Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-08-11
PLATFoItr1 AND RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted at the Democratic state
Convention in Virginia City,
Nevada, Mny II, 1888.

Inc DeHOcrauc party OF the state OF NeVa-
da, in Convention assembled, reaffirns it's de-
votion to the Federal Union, and to. tae Con-
stitutIon Of the United States and it's amend
ments, and hereby rcadopts the principles of
constitutional government promulgated by
the Democratic National Convention of 1884
and affirmed by the people in the election of
Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks,
President and Yice-Prcsidcnt of the United
States. -.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND INDoRsED.
We congratulate tho country upon the sue
ccssful adminisiI alton Of President. Cleve-
land. --
He has maintained the peace and dignity of
the nation; has upheld Public Credit; has re-
duce.i public expo Cnses; ms restored millions
of acres to tho public domain, and has iInpar.
tally enforced the laws throughout the length
and breadth of the land.
Under his wise and bencfcent administrs-
tion the whole country Is enjoying remarkable
prosperity and all sectional feeling las been
| oblitersted. ..--
The Democracy of Nevada recommend hi
denomination, and invite all liberal-mihdcd
men, irrespective of pust party predilecticns,
! to unite with them III rc-electing him.
THE TAnlrP QUESTION.
We fully 0pprove of the efforts of the Demo-
cratic Representatives i'll Congress to perform
the pledge made hy the last National Demo-
cratic Convention to reform and remove taxes,
to the end t,.at the labor of the country be re-
| Iicvcd Of onerous and unnecessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff sys tom, which
creates an annual surplus of S155 600 OO0 in tho
National Treasury, by taxing the every. day
necessities of our farmers, miners md labor
ers for the benefit of protected Eastern manu-
fscturers 50 for every dollar that goes int the
Treasury, and which does not protect the la
| borcr. 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
thoso who use only the neceEsarics 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 i'll all Of tho Mints of gold and silver
1 bul ion, for which certificates shall bc issued
| payable In coin in the same Irsnncr that Unit
ed States notes are now payable: said ccrtif-
| Gates to be legal tender for all debts, and tho
| depositor to be entitled to receive i'll certih-
Gates of such denomination as he prefers ono
] dollar for every twenty-five and cigbt.tenths
grains of stnndard gold and one dollar for
| every four hundred and twelve and half
grains Of standard silver so deposited. and wo
instruct tho delegates appointed BY this Con-
vention to the National Democratic Conven-
| tion to use all honorable efforts to have this
resolution adopted as rsrt of the platform Of
the National Convention.
We congratulate the people oftbis State that
tho Republican party, in it's convention lately
assembled ct wiInemuccs, in it's false charge
against the PreslLont OF the United states. has