Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-07-17
Adopted at the Democratic state
Convention in Virginia cry,
Nevada, Many IL, 1888.

The Democratic party of the Stat, of Neva.
da. In Convention assembled, reafirms its de-
votion to the Federal Union, and to the Con-
stitution of the United States and its amend
ments, and hereby readopts 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 Thomns'A. Hendricks,
President aud Vice President of the United
States.
PREsIDENT CLEVELAND ENDORSED.
We congratulate the country upon the sue
cessful administration Of President Cleve-
land. '.... d, -rr .~'..#..n... f--'>-,
He has maintained the peace and dignity of
the nation; has upheld Public Credit; has re-
ducei public exptnses; has restored millions
of acres to the public domain, and has inllar-
TALLY enforced the laws throughout the length
and breadth of the land. y.-.......t
Under his wise and beueficcnt administra-
tion the whole country is enjoying remarkable
prosperity and all sectional feeling has been
obliterated. ...... ..
The Democracy of Nevada recommend his
denomination aud invite all liberal-minded
men, irrespective Of past party predictions,
10 unite WIFI Inem III re-elect1nR MIN.
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 take :,
to the end that the labor Of the country be re-
lieved of onerous and unnecessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff sy stem, which
creates an annual surplus of $156 900 900 in the
National Treasury, by taxing the every day
necess.t ties of our farmers, miners and labor
ers for the benefit Of protected Eastern man :.
faaturers 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 luxuries rather than upon
those who use only the necessarfes Of life.
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER ADVOCATED.
We favor the free coinage OF silver now en-
joyed by gold, or, in lieti thereof, the right Of
deposit in all Of the Mints of gold and silver
bul ion, for which rtifcates shall lie issued
payable in coin in the same manner that Unit
ed States notes are now payable; said certin-
Gates to be legal tender for all debts, and the
depositor to be entitled to receive In certif-
Gates of such denomination a. he prefers ono
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 30 deposited, and we
instruct the delegates appointed by this Con-
ventlon TO the National Democratic conven-
lion to use all honorable efforts to have this
resolution adopted as part Of the platform Of
the National Convention. .. ....,.... ......
We congratulate the people or this Slate that
tho publican party, in its convention lately
assembled at wipnemrccs, in, its false charge
against tho President Of tho United STATES, has