Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-15
Democratic
Platform of the State
of Nevada.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

and to the Constitution Of the United
States and its amendments, and hereby
readopts the principles Of constitutional
government promulgatedby the Democratic
National Convention of 1884 and affirmed
by the people in the election OF Grover
Cleveland aud Thomas A. Hendricks,
President and Vice President Of the
United States.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ~INDoRsED.
We congratulate the country upon the
successful administration OF President
Cleveland.
lie has maintained the peace and dig.
nifty Of the nation; has upheld Public
Credit; has reduced public expenses; has
restored millions Of acres to the public
domain, and has impartially enforced the
laws throughout the length and breadth OF
the land.
Under his wise and benifcent administra-
ton 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 liberal
minded men, irrespective Of past party
predictions, TO unite with them In re-
e~lecting him.
H 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 I'M
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
nrotQotad Eaofapn pannfQrturopa NJ for
every dollar that goes into the Treasury.
and which does not protect the laborer.
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 MINIS 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 a legal
tender for all debts, and the depositorto 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 half grains
Of standard silver so deposited, and we in
| struct the delegates appointed by this con-
| vention to the National Democratic 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-
| ton lately assembled at Winnemucca, In
its false charge against the President OF the
| United States, has been obliged to resort
| to the record of the Republican party in its
| infamous characterization OF silver as an
| illustration in its attempt to sustain its
false charges.
THE FRIEND OF LABOR
That we recognize the right of all men
| to organize for social or material advance
| ment; the right of wage-workers to use all
lawful means to protect themselves against
| the encroachments Of moneyed monop-
| lists, and the right TO fix a price for
| their labor commensurate with the labor
required Of them, and we hold that every
man has the right to dispose of his own
labor upon such terms az he may think
will beat promote his interest. In rela-
lions between capital and labor, the Dem
ocratic party favors such measures and
policies as will promote harmony be-
tween them, and will adequately protect
1 IL ElkHlc III VI OOtAs NC
freely indorse and approve the laws passed
pursuant to the demands of former Demo-
cratic Conventions making provision for
the safety and protection of iaborers and
miners, and provision for the collection OF
their wages, and are In faver of all other
enactments to that end which may be
necessary and proper.
CHINESE REsTRIcTED.
We commend the successful negotiation OF
the recent treaty by President Cleveland
with the Emperor of China, by which the i'm
migration to this country OF Chinese
laborers has been stopped.
We are opposed to the further immi-
grafton Of Anarchists, Nihilists and other
undesirable persons who have no just ap-
probation Of our institutions, nor the du-
ties Of American citizenship, and we favor
preventive legislation therefor, and ap-
prove the action of the present Admins
tration in rigidly enforcing the law pro-
hibiting the importation OF foreign con-
tract labor.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Democratic party Of Nevada ia
vors rules and regulations for the civil serv-
ice as will secure honest, capable q
deserving public officers; but where
honesty, ability and merit are equal, We
believe that there would be both justice
and wisdom in giving preference to those
who would harmonic in principle n
policy with the party having the respons-
bility of administration.
THE PUBLIC "
II is the duty of the Government to re-
possess itself Of all public lands heretofore
granted for the benefit of corporations,
which have been forfeited by non-com-
pliance with the conditions of the grant,
and should hold the same for the use and
benefit of the people.
Laws should be passed to prevent the
ownership of large tracts OF and by cor
portations, or by persons not citizens OF
the United States, or who lave not de-
clared their intention TO become such as
provided by law. Congress should dis.
courage the purchase of public land in
' large bodies by any parties for specula-
tive purposes, but should preserve the
same as far as possible for actual settlers,
and TO that end all subsidies OF land. as
well as money to corporations and specu'
lators should cease forever.
LIBERALITY TO VETERANS RECOMMENDED
The Democratic party is the faithful
10 friend of the soldiers, and their widows
and orphans, and in appreciation OF thu
heroic and unsel6sh service of the Unior
soldiers and sailors, we declare in favor Of
= liberal legislation in their behalf, as Q re
cognition of patriotism, and reward FOL
: honorable services rendered the Govern
/, ment.
~DRoGR SURVEY.
We favor the development Of the re
sources Of cur State, and approve all ef
forts to advance its material prosperity