Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-07-30
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F. M EDMUNDS,
OF Storey County.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted nt the Democratic state
Convention in Virginia City,
Nevada, May II, 1883.

The Democratic party of the State of Ncva-
da, i'll Convention assembled, reaffirIus its de-
votion to the Federal Union, aud to the Con-
stitutlon of the United States and its amend
ments, and hereby readopts the principles OF
constitutional government promulgated by
the Democratic National Convention of 1881
and affirmed by the people in the election OF
Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks
President and Vice President of the United
States.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ISDoRsED.'
We congratulate the country upon the sue
cessful administration of President Clevc-
land. -.
He Las 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.
italy enforced tpe laws throughout the length
and breadth of the lmd.
Under his wise and bencfccnt administra-
tion the Whole country is enjoying remarkable
prosperity and all sectional feeling has been
Oblitcrated.
The Democracy of Nevada recommend hi
denomination, and invite all liberul-minded
men, irrespective of past party predictions,
to unite with them in re-clcCting him.
THE TAItifF QUESTION.
We fully opprove of the efforts of the Demo-
cratic Representatives in Congress to perform
the pledge made l,y tne last National Demo-
cratic Convention to reform and remove taxes,
to the end that the labor of the country be re-
ltoved of onerOus and unnecessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff system. which
creHtes annual surplus of $l55, ,000, 900 in the
National Treasury, by taxing the every day
necessities of our farmers, miners and labor
ers for the benefit OF projected Eastern manu-
faaturers - 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,
aud that the burden of taxation should rest
upon those who use luxuries rather thnn upon
those vino use only the necessnries 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
hui ion, for which certificates shall be issued
payable In coin in the came manner that Unit.
ed States notes are now payable; said certif-
Gates to be n legal tender for all debts, and the
depositor to be entitled 10 receive I'm cerif-
Gates Of such denomina alton as he prefers one
dollsr 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 30 deposited, and we
instruct the delegates appointed by this Con
ycntlon TO the National Democratic Conven.
tion to use all honorable efforts to have this
resolution adopted as part of the platform Of
the National Convention.
We congratulate the people ofthis State that
tho II publican party, in It's convention lately
assembled At winnemuccs. in it's false charge
against the President Of the United states, hsS