Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-10-20
Democratic
Platform of the State
of Nevada.
PLATFORM AND kRsoLurross

ShssNa hSsosSss
PRECEDENT CLEVELAND ISDoRsRD.
We congratulate the country upon the
successful administration Of President
Cleveland.
He has maintained the peace and dig
nifty of the nation; hes upheld Public
Credit; has reduced public expenses; las
restored millions Of acres TO the public
domain, and has impartially enforced the
laws throughout the length and breadth Of
the land.
Under his wise and benifcent administra.
tion the whole country is enjoying remark
able prosperity and all sectional feeling has
been obliterated.
The Democracy OF Nevada recommend
his denomination, and invite all liberal
minded men, irrespective OF past party
predictions, to unite with them in re.
electing him.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Wefully approve of the efforts Democratic
Representatives In Congress TO perform the
pledge made by the last National Demo-
cratic Convention to reform and remove
taxes, to the end that the labor of the
country be relieved Of onerous and un-
necessary burdens.
We denouDce the present tariff system,
which creates an annual surplus Of $780,
00O, 900 in the National Treasury, by tax
ing the every day necessities of our farm
er-, miners and laborers for the benefit of
protected Eastern manufacturers 50 for
every dollar that goes into the Treasury,
and which Goes not protect the laborer.
We declare that taxtation schould be
limited to the requirements Of government,
and that the burden of taxation should
rest upon those who use luxuries rather
kat h..
Of life.
FREK COINAGE OF SILVER ADVOCATED.
We favor the free coinage Of silver now
enjoyed by gold, OF, in lieu thereof, the
right of deposit in all the Mints of gold
and silver bullion, for which certificates
shall be issued payable in coin in the
same manner that United States notes are
now payable; said certiices to be q legal
tender for all debts, and the depositor to be
entitled to receive In certificates of such
denomination as he perfers one dollar for
every twenty-five and eight tenths grains
Of standard gold and one dollar for every
four hundred and twelve and half grains
of standard silver so deposited, and we in
struct the delegates appointed by this con-
vention to the National Democratic Con-
vention to use all honorable efforts 10 have
this resolution adopted as part of the plat
form Of the National Convention.
We congratulate the people of this State
that the Republican party, in its conven-
tion lately assembled at Winnemucca, in
its false charge against the President OF the
United States, has been Obliged to resort
to the record Of the Republican party In its
Infamous demonetization Of silver as an
illustration In its attempt to sustain its
false CHARGES.
THE FRIEND OF LABOR.
That we recognize the right Of all men
to organize for social or material advance
ment; the right of wage-workers to use all
lawful means to protect themselves against
the encroachments of moneyed monop-
lists, and the right to fix a price for
their labor commensurate with the labor
required Of them, and we hold that every
man has the right to dispose of his own
labor upon such terms as he may think
will best promote his interest. In rela-
tions between capital and labor, the Dem
ocratic party favors such measures and
policies as will promote harmony be-
tween them, and viii adequately protect
the rights and interests of both. We
freely indorse and approve the laws passed
pursuant to the demands OF former Demo-
cratic Conventions making provision for
the safety and protection OF laborers and
miners. and provision for the collection Of
their wages, and are in faver Of all other
enactments to that end which may be
necessary and proper.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION REsTaIoTED.
We commend the successful negotiation OF
the recent treaty by President Cleveland
with the Emperor Of China, by which the inn
migration to this country Of Chinese
laborers has been stopped.
We are opposed to the further immi-
grafton of Anarchists, Nihilists and other
undesirable persons who have no just ap'
probation of our institutions, nor the du-
ties of American citizenship, and we favor
preventive legislation therefor, and ap.
prove the action of the present Admins
tration In rigidly enforcing the law pro-
hibiting the importation of foreign con.
tract labor.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Democratic party of Nevada fa
vors rules and regulations for the civil serv
ice as will secure honest, capable an6
deserving public officers; but wher'
honesty, ability and merit are equal, W.
believe that there would be both justic'
ani wisdom in giving preference to thoss
who would harmonize In principle ant
policy with the party having the respons
bility of administration.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
1t is the duty of the Government to re
possess itself Of all public lands heretofor
granted for the benefit of corporations
which have been forfeited by non-com
pliance with the conditions of the grant
and should hold the same for the use an'
benefit of the people.
| Laws should be passed to prevent tn
ownership of large tracts of land by cor
portations, or by persons not citizens o
the United States, or who have not de
clared their intention to become such a
provided by law. Congress should dis
courage the purchase of public land il
large bodies by any parties for specula
tive purposes, but should preserve tn
same as far as possible for actual settlers
and to that end all subsidies of land, a
well as money to corporations and specu
lators should cease forever.
LIBERALITY TO VETERANS EooAAENDED
The Democratic party is the faithful
friend Of the soldiers, and their widow
and orphans, and in appreciation OF tn
heroic and unsel6sh service OF the Unio
soldiers and sailors, we declare in favor G
liberal legislation in their behalf, as a n
copnition of patriotism, and reward fo
honorable services rendered the Govern
ment.
HYDRoGRAPIo SURVEY.
We favor the development of the n
sources of our State, and approve all e
forts to advance its material prosperity
and TO this end indore all legitimate Ell
deavors that may be made for the advar
tage Of the State in securing more goo
citizens, and the investment OF capital
our midst.
We also favor suitable appropriate
by Congress for photographic survey.
the State, for the purpose OF determiniI
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