Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-10-27
Democratic
Platform of the State
of Nevada.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

President and Vice President Of th'
United States.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IsDoRsKD.
We congratulate the country upon th,
successful administration Of President
| Cleveland.
He has maintained the peace and dig
nifty. Of the nation; has upheld Publ
Credit; has reduced public expenses; hal
restored millions Of acres 20 the publ,
domain, and has impartially enforced the
laws throughout the length and breadth oi
the land.
Under his wise and benificent administra
tion the whole country Is enjoying remark
able prosperity and all sectional feeling has
been obliterated.
The Democracy Of Nevada recommend
his denomination, and invite all liberia
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
pledge 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 un
necessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff system,
which creates an annual surplus OF $780,
00O, 900 in the National Treasury, by tax.
ing the every day necessities of our farm
ers, miners and laborers for the benefit Of
protected Eastern manufacturers 50 fol
every dollar that goes into the Treasury,
and which Goes not protect the lsborer
We declare that taxtation schould 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 COINAGE OF SILVER ADVOCATED.
We favor the free coinage Of silver now
enjoyed by gold, or, in lieu thereof, the
right of deposit in all the Mints 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 certifces to be q legal
tender for all debts, and the depositor to be
entitled to receive in certificates Of such
denomination as he perfers one dollar for
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 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 State
that the Republican party, in its conven
tion lately assembled at Winnemucca ir
its false charge against the President Of tn,
United States, has been obliged to resor
to the record of the Republican party in IT
infamous demonetization Of silver as ar
illustration in its attempt TO sustain 1t.
false charges.
THE FRIEND OF LABOR.
That we recognize the right Of all mel
TO organize for social or material advance
ment; the right of wage workers to use al
lawful means to protect themselves agains
the encroachments of moneyed monop
lists, and the right to fix price fo
their labor commensurate with the labo
required of them, and we hold that ever,
man has the right TO dispose of his owi
labor upon such terms as he may thinl
will best promote his interest. In rela
tions between capital and labor, the Dem
ocratic party favors such measures anc
policies as will promote harmony be
tween them, and will adequately protec
the rights and interests of both. w
freely indorse and approve the laws passed
pursuant to the demands OF former Demo
cratic Conventions making provision TO
the safety and protection of laborers an'
miners, and provision for the collection o
their wages, and are in favsr Of all othe
enactments to that end which may b
necessary and proper.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION RRsTaIcTRD.
We commend the successful negotiation o
| the recent treaty by President Clevelan
with the Emperor Of China, by which the i'm
migration to this country Of Chimes
laborers has been stopped.
We are opposed to the further immi
| grafton Of Anarchists, Nihilists and othe
| undesirable persons who have no just al
probation of our institutions, nor the dr
| ties of American citizenship, and we favo
preventive legislation therefor, and al
| prove the action of the present Admins
tration in rigilly enforcing the law pre-
| hibiting the importation of foreign cor
tract labor
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Democratic party of Nevada Fl
| vors rules and regulations for the civil SER
ice as will secure honest, capable an
deserving public officers; but whel
honesty, ability and merit are equal, v
believe that there would be both justi'
and wisdom in giving preference 20 tho
who would harmonic in principle an
policy with the party having the respon
bility Of administration.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
It is the duty of the Government to r
possess itself Of all public lands heretofo
granted for the benefit of corporation
which have been forfeited by non-cor
pliauce with the conditions of the gran
and should hold the same for the use al
benefit of the people.
Laws should be passed to prevent Il
ownership of large tracts OF Land by &C
portations, or by persons not citizens
the United States, or who have not d
clared their intention to become such
provided by law. Congress should d
courage the purchase Of public land
large bodies by any parties for specul
tive purposes, but should preserve Il
same as far as possible for actual settler
and to that end all subsidies of land.
well as money to corporations and spec
lators should cease forever.
LIBERALIrY TO VETERANS EcoMMESDE
The Democratic party is the faithf
friend Of the soldiers. and their wido
and orphans, and in appreciation Of I
heroic and unsel6sh service OF the Uni
soldiers and sailors, we declare in favor
liberal legislation In their behalf, as a
cognition of patriotism, and reward
,, honorable services rendered the Cover
ment.
/. HYDRoGRAPIo SURVEY.
. We favor the development OF the |
! sources of our State, and approve all
: forts to advance its material prosperii
, and to this end indore all legitimate I
3 deayors that may be made for the advs
tage of the State in securing more go
citizens, and the investment OF capital
our midst. =.
, We also favor suitable appropriate
by Congress for photographic survey