The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-09-18
WHITE PINE NEWS
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rae DkMOCRATIc PLAFso"".
,.r..,ea Of Principles Formulated
Nv the EIkO Convention, 80 Which
avssy Tsas Democrat chssrfally
subscribss.
The Democratic party Of the State of
Nevada, through its representatives IN
.onven,lon assembled. at Elko, On the
9th dsy of September. 1886, rc-atfirms
n, hearty Endorsement of ille declara-
lion of principles adopted by the Ma
,iaual democratic party at the city ut
Chicago in 1884, among which, upon
,he question of coinage and currency,
are the following plain statements Of
Democratic faith aud the principles
man which the party appealed tn the
,uffrsges of the people of the several
states in the late Presidential cam.
paign, I" VII:
"WR BELIEVE IN HONEST MONEY
THE ooLuA AID SILVER COINAGE OF THE
CONSTITUTION, AND A CIRCULATING
MEDIUM coNvERTABLE INTO SUCH
noEKY WITHOUT LOSS.
We therefore demand that good faith
shall l,e observed with the people by
the Democratic Administration, 10y re-
ligiously adherlng To tile money plank,
Ms il does to every other plank of the
Democratic platform.
IL.
President Clcveiand in his wise con-
ssrvatiye aud patriotic administration
uf our public affairs, bath foreign and
domestic, challenges oar highest al
miration, except III following the beat
sn path of his Republican predecessors
and the policy III the RepuOIican party
on the silver question, IA disregard oI
ine cherished principles ot the National
Dcm"crstlc party.
III.
We demand of tnc Administration,
at Washington, that II shall second the
efforts ut the Dem1cratic Represeuta
llves 10 Congress 10 give the people
Tree coinage Of silver, Notwithstanding
the formidable combinations existing
between the gold rings, national banks
and the National Republican party To
maintain the single gold standard.
The action of the Republican party in
California refusing to insert n silver
plank In their platform, deserves the
condemnlng Ot the silver producing
people of the mining regions OF the
Pacific Coast.
".
We indorse the policy of applying
the surplus in the national treasury, as
last rs II may accumulate, To the pay
hlent OF ths national debt, retiring ~
rapidly - practicable tue national
Dank circulation, aud the direct issue
W the national government "f legal
tender treasury notes, gold and silver
coin aud coin certificates.
v.
We arraign the Republican party be-
fore the bar OF an enlightened public
splnion for its high crime committed
against the public peace. and against
tue best interests nt the white labOring
Classes sf both sexes, by It's inviting
and encouraging the Influx of Asiatic
hories to our shores under treaty stipu-
ia'lons and under the crazy party shlb
boleth of THE Fatherhoud of God aud
the Brotherhood ot Man." until there
are planted among the people of the
raclnc States aud Territories, like So
many leeches sucking the life blood of
"ur substance, one hundred and hfty
thousand Chinese Coolies.
VI.
We demand the immediate abroga-
lion OF the Burlingame treaty, and the
Total suppression of Chinese lmmigra.
ZION to American soil, and we favor leg
's!aiion providing for the deportation
OF all Chinese in the United States, and
w recommend the excl usive patronage
o' white labor aud its product.
VII.
Inc introduction by Senator Fair of
MS Chinese Restriction Bill and his
success In passing the same deserves
me approval of the entire people of the
Pacific Coast.
VIII.
a proper regard for the welfare of
'ueworkingman being inseparably y con-