Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-07-07
Democratic
Platform of the State
of Nevada.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

IgAlFOhh
The Democratic marty Of the State OF
Nsvada- in Invention assembled, re-
affirm its devotion TO the Federal Union,
and 10 the Constitution OF the United
States and its amendments, and herebI
readopts the principles of constitutional
government promnlgatedb by the Democratic
National Convention Of 1884 and affirmed
nv the people in the election OF Grover
Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendrieks,
President and Vice President OF the
United States.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND NDoRsED
We congratulate the country upon the
successful administration OF President
Cleveland.
He has maintained the peace and dig
nity of the nations; has upheld Public
Credit; has reduced public expenses; has
| restored millions Of acres to the pubic
domain, and has impartially enforced the
laws throughout the length and breadth oil
the land.
Under his wise and benifcent administra.
tion the whole country Is enjoying remafk-
| able prosperity and all sectional feeling has
been obliterated. 4,
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.
We fully approve Of the efforts Democratic
| Representatives in Congress to perform the
nledCe 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 I'M
necessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff system,
which creates an annual surplus OF $780,
OOO. 900 in the National Treasury, by tax
ing the every day necessities Of our farm
err. miners and laborers for the benefit OF
protected Eastern manufacturer 81 Tor
every dollar that goes into the Treasury,
and which Goes not protect the laoorer.
We declare that taxation sehould be
limited to the requirements OF government,
and that the burden Of taxation should
rest upon those who use ~luxuries rather
than upon those who use only the necessaries
Of life.
FREE oISAcE OF SILVER ADVOCATED
We favor the free coinage of silver now
enjoyed by gold, or, in lieu thereof, tbs
right Of deposit IN all the Mint 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 a legal
tender for all debts, and the depositor to BE-
entitled to receive in certificates Of such
denomination as he perfers one dollar foI
every twenty-five and eight tenths grains
of standard gold and one dollar for every
four hundred and twelve and a half grains
of standard silver so deposited, and we in
struct the delegates appointed by this con
~vention to the National Democratic Con
v~ention to use all honorable efforts to have
this resolution adopted as part of the plat
form Of the National Convention.
We congratulate the people Of this Stat
that the Republican party, in its conven
ton lately assembled at Winnemucca, il
its false charge against the President Of thu
United States, has been Obliged to resor
to the record Of the Republican party in it
infamous characterization of silver as oil
illus tration in its attempt to sustain it
false charges.