Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-07-31
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted at the Democratic state
Convention in Virginia City,
Nevada, May II, 1888.

The Democratic party of the State Of Neva-
da, in Convention assembled, reaffirms it's de-
votiop to the Federal Union, and to the Con-
stitution of the United States and its amend
ments, and hereby resdopts 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 Vice-President of the United
States.
PRECEDENT CLEVELAND INDoRsED.
We congratulate the country upon the sue
cessful administration Of President Cleye-
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He has maintained the peace and dignity Of
the nation; has upheld Public Credit; has re-
duce public expenses; has restored millions
OF acres to the public domain, and has impar-
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 has been
obliterated
The Democracy of Nevada recommend hi
denomination, and invite all iberal-Ininded
men, irrespective of past party predilec tions,
to unite with them in re-electing 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-
heved of onerous and unnecessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff system, which
creates Rn annual surplus of 1856 900 900 in the
National Treasury, by taxing tho every day
necessities of our farmers, miners and labor
ers for the benefit OF protected Eastern manu-
facturers 50 for every dollar that goes into the
Treasury, and which does not protect the la
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 Injuries rather than upon
those who use only the necessaries 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 Mints of gold and silver
bul ion, for which certificates shall be issued
payable in coin in the same manner that Unit
ed States notes are now payable; said certih-
Gates to be o legal tender for all debts, and the
depositor to be entitled to receive in certih-
Gates Of such denomination as he prefers ono
dollar for every twenty-five and eigbt.tenths
grains Of standard gold and one dollar for
every four hundred and twelve and half
grains of standard silver 80 deposited, nnd We
instruct the delegates appointed by this Con-
yention TO the National Democratic Conven-
tion TO use nil honorable efforts to have this
resolution adopted as part of the platform of
the National Convention. ........ ...
We congratulate the people ofthis State that
the r publican party, In It's convention lately
assembled al WinnemuccA, in It's fslse charge
against thx President OF t&a United States, bas