The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-02
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The Revolutions Adopted at the EN-.
reka Convention.

The Democracy of the State of Ne
vada, in convention assembled, declare
the following to be the principles of
their political creed, and the grounds
upon which they ask the support and
cooperation of their fellow citizens;
Believing the declaration Of princi-
Piles adopted by the last National Dem
ocratic Convention to be worthy the
approval Of every true American citi-
zen, we hereby re-affirm our fealty to
and Endorsement of those great national
principles.
Resolved, That the financial affairs
of our State require many economical
changes beyond the power of statutory
regulation, and We therefore favor the
calling of a constitutional convention,
for the purpose OF making such changes
in the organic law of the State as will
relieve the people from large portion
of the present unnecessary and burden
some expenses of the State and county
governments; and We urge, in the mean
time, the necessity of rigid retrench-
ment in all branches of the public SER
vice.
Resolved, That we favor the crea-
tion of State Board of Equalization,
for the purpose of regulating and fairly
adjusting taxable values, to the end
that railroad corporations may be COM
PEELED to bear their just proportion of
the cost of maintaining the State and
county governments.
Resolved, That we condemn the
persistent efforts of the Republican
party to destroy the dominant industry
of this State, as evidenced by its past
attacks upon silver.
Resolved, That we arraign the Re-
publican party, both National and
State, for its broken promises to the
people, and gross extravaganza in the
disbursement of public moneys. 1t
promised Congressional interference to
protect the people against unjust rail.
road exaction, but its representatives
IN Congress defeated every effort at the
last session to bring forward and pass
the Reagan bill--the only pending mea-
sure which could give any relief. The
great majority of Republicans in Con-
gress used every effort to defeat re-
strictive legislation on the Chinese
question; aud the people of the Pacific
Coast are indebted for the passage of
the ten-ycar restriction law now in
force to the gallant and almost unani-
nous stand made by the Democratic
members in both Houses. With hun
dred and fifty million dollars of over
plus revenue annually flowing into the
Treasury. the Republican party has
done nothing to tighten the unnecessary
taxation burden OF the people, but has
sought to empty the Treasury by eDor-
nous appropriations, by swindling star
route contracts, and by general waste
full expenditures.
Resolved, That although Congress
has thus far turned deaf ear to the
oft-repeated demands of the people of
Nevada for governmental protection
against the outrageous discrimination
and exortionate charges of the Central
Pacific Railroad, we reiterate our de-
mand for the passage by Congress OF
the Reagan bill.
Resolved. That the maximum rate
now permitted by our statutes of TWEEN
ty cents per mile for each ton of freight
aud ten cents per mile for each passen-
ger carried by railroads between points
in this State, Is an exorbitant rate and
should be reduced at least one-half.
Resolved, That the State Legisla-
ture should forthwith enact such laws
as will protect individuals and locali-
ties against unjust discrimination, linn
ting all railroad charges to what is re-
quired to meet operating expenses and
fair interest on their actual values,
such values to bear the same relation to
their assessed value as does the value
of all other property to its assessed
value.
Resolved, That from all nominees
for the Legislature solemn pledge
should be exacted that they will, II
elected, well and faithfully carry out
the foregoing resolution, in their letter
and spirit. and that all legislators
proving recreant to such pledge should
be held up for lasting scorn and exc
Grafton.
Resolved, That the Democratic rep
reseDtatives in Congress from Nevada,
Senator James G.. Fair and Hon.
George w. Cassidy, have we'll and
faithfully executed the trust reposed in
them by their constituents, and they
are entitled to our hearty acknowledge
ments therefor.
Resolved, That the platform adopted
by the Republicans of this State and the
candidates nominated by their conven-
tion at Reno fully warrant us in charg-
ing that both platform and ticket have
been constructed at the dictation and in