Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-05-26
FLATroasM AND RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted nc the Dem0cRatic state
COnventAon I'm Virginia City,
Nevada, May II, 1855.

stitution OF the United States and its amend
ments, and hereby reHdopts the principles OF
constitutional government promulgated by
the Democratic National Convention Of 1884
aud affirmed by the people in the election of
Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks,
President and Vice-President Of the United
States.
PRESIDENT cLEvELAHD nDoRsED.
We congratulate the country upon the sue
cessful administration Of President cleve-
land.
He has maintained the peace and dignity of
the nation; has upheld Public Credit; has re.
duced public expenses; has restored millions
of acres to the public domain, and has impair.
TALLY enforced the laws throughout the length
and breadth Of the land.
Under his wise and benehcent administers
ton the whole country is enjoying remarkable
prosperity and all sectional feeling has been
obliterated.
The Democracy of Nevada recommend h Q
denomination, and invite all liberal-minded
men, irrespective Of past party predictions,
to unite with them In rejoicing him.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
We fully opprove of the efforts Of the Demo-
cratic 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 re-
lieved Of onerous and unnecessary burdens.
We denounce the present tarIf system, which
creates an annual surplus Of S155 600 900 In the
National Treasury, by taxing the every day
necessities Of our farmers, miners and labor
ers for the beneht Of protected Eastern manu-.
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Treasury. and which does not protect the Ia
borer. We declare that taxation should be
limited to the requirements of governments,
and that the burden of taxation should rest
upon those who use luxuries rather than upon
those who use only the necesssries of life.
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER ADVOCATED.
We favor the free coinage of silver now en-
joyed by gold, or, in lieu thereof, the right OF
deposit in all Of the Minis OF gold and silver
bull ion, for which certificates shall be issued
payable In coin in the same maaner that Unit
cd States notes are now payable; said certia-
Gates to be legal tender for ell debts, and the
depositor to be entitled TO receive In certifi-
Gates of such denomination as he prefers one
dollar for every twenty-five and eight-tenths
grains of standard gold and one dollar for
every four hundred and twelve and 6 half
grains Of standard silver 80 deposited, and We
instruct the delegates appointed by this Con-
ventlon to the National Democratic Conven-
ton to use all honorable efforts to have this
resolution adopted rs part Of the platform Of
the National Convention.
We congratulate the people of this State that
the R publican party, In It's convention lately
assembled ut Winnemucca, in its false charge
against the President of the United States, has
been Obliged to resort to the record Of the Re.
publican party in its infamous demonstration
of silver, - an illustration In fits attempt 10
sustain its false charges.
THE RRIEND OF LABOR.
That we recognize the right Of all men to
organize for social material advancement;
the right of wsge-workers to use all lawful
means to ProtecI themselves against the en-.
croachment OF moneyed monopollsts, and tn
right to fix price for their labor commensu-
rate with the labor required Of them, and we
hold that every man has the right to dispose
of his own labor upon such terms a. he may
think will best promote his interest. In the re-
lations between capital and labor, the Demo,
cratic party favors such measures aud policies
as will promote harmony between them, and
will adequately protect the rights and interests
of both. We freely indorse aud approve the
laws passed pursuant to the demands of for.
mer Democratic Conventions making provis.
ion for the safety and protection of laborers
and miners, and provision for the collection
of their wages, aad are In favor of all Other
ensctnents to that end which may be necessa-
ny and proper.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION RESTRICTED Is
We commend the successful negotiation of
the recent treaty by President Cleveland with
the Emperor Of China, by which the immigrA-
ton TO this country of Chimes laboFers has
been stopped.
We are opposed to the further Immigration
Of Anarchists, Nihllists and other undesirable
persons, who have no just appreciation Of our
institutions, nor the duties Of American citi-
zenship, and we favor preventive legislation
therefor, and approve che action of the present
Administration in rigidly enforcing the law
prohibiting the importation Of foreign contract
labor.
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM.
The Democratic party of Nevada fayors such
rules and regulations for the civil service AZ
will secure honest, capable and deserving pub.
lie officers; but where honesty, ability and
merit are equal, we believe that there would
be both justice and wisdom In giving prefer
ence TO those who would hsr1nonize in princi-
pie and policy with the party having the res.
possibility Of administration.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
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