Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-06-04

National Treasury. BY taxing the ever,
Necessities OF our farmers, miners and =,
ers Tor the beneht Of protected Eastern
factnrers % for every dollar that Roe. ,nts :
Treasury, and which does not protect A..
oorer. We declare that taxation sbon,s
limited to the requirements Of Royernm..
and that the burden OF taxation shou,d
upon those who use lnxuries rather than =.
those who use only the necessaries of life
FnEE COINAGE OF sIIyER ADVOCATED
< We favor the free coinage Of silver NOV
joyed by gold, or. in lieu thereof. the rio,,
deposit in all of the MINIS Of gold and az.
bull Ion, for which certifc stes shall lie e..
payable In coin in the same manner that r.,
ed states notes are now payable; said ce,t,
Gates to be legal tender for all debts. ana a
depositor to be entitled to receive in Co.'S,
Gates Of such denomin alton as he prefer.
dollar for every twenty-five and eigbt.t.rn
grains Of standard gold and one dol,,,
every four hundred and twelve and
grains Of standard silver 80 deposited IA
instruct the delegates appointed by this n,
vention to the National Democratic Co..
ton to use all honorable efforts to have a,
reSolution adopted rs part Of the platform
the National Convention. ~.
We congratulate the people of this sts+o q
the Republican party, in its convention I,t
assembled at Winnemucca, in its false 81, =.
against the President of the United Si,tav !,
been obliged to resort to the record OF tbs
publican party Units infamous demoneti,,H]
or silver, az all illustration in its attemn,
sustain its false charges.
THE FRIEND OF LABOR.
Thht'we recognize the right of nil me-,
organize for social or material adyancsr,.
the right of wage-workers to use all Law
means to protect themselves against the ).
croachment of moneyed monopolists. and
right to fix price for their labor comm.r.N
rate with the labor required of them, and y
mold that every man has the right to dirtcI
OF his own labor upon such terms as he hi
think will best promote his interest. In tb,,
lations between capital and labor. the ns.
cratic party favors such measures and noi,a,l
as will promote harmony between them III
viii adequately protect The rights and inter,k
OF both. We FIRE, ly indorse and approve NJ
laws passed pursuant to the demands Of n
mer Democratic Conventions making pruriA
ION Tor the safety and protection Of lnbruk
and miners, and provision for the coIlersI
OF their wages, and are in favor Of all 81
enactments to that end which may be n.r,,I
~ and proper. s .-,. -
i CHINESE nGMIsRATIoN RESTRICTED.
we com .nend the successful negotiation =
the recent treaty by President Cleveland ~
the Emp jror of China, by which the .imm,rb
hon TO this country Of Chinese Iaborers y
been sto Iped.
we are opposed to the further inmiprabi
OF Anarchists, NihiliBts and other uudesir,sI
persons, who have no just appreciation Of ,,E
Institutions, nor the duties Of American I'll.
zenship, and we favor preventive leGslais
therefor, and approve the q tion OF the pr1sI
Administration in rigidiy enforcing the n
prohibiting the Importation of foreign cUnt.F
labor. ~tI
f.. CIVIL SERVICE REPoRs.. , .
The -'mocratio party Uf Ney ada fayors rv
rules al regulations for the civil seryie, d
will secure honest, capable and deserying1bI
lie othcersi but where honesty, ability N
merit are equal, we believe tlatthere, void
! DO both justice and wisdom in giving prthrI
encc to those VINO would ,LsrmoniAe in pris
pie and policy with The party having the I'd
possibility Of administration sp3
5# a. THE PUBLIc DOMAIN.
1t IL the duty of the Government 10 reIa
sess itself of all public lands heretofore grrl
ed the benefit of corr orations, which Ii
been forfeited by Noncompliance with "
conditions of the grant, and 1t should hold 4
same for the use and beneHt Of the people
Laws should be passed to prevent tile uxrdz
ship Of large tracts OF lund by curpol ations,
by persons not citizens Of the United Sstaz
Or who have not declared their intention
become such us provided by law. CoDErs
should discourage the purchase of public lis
In large bodies by any parties for speculAtF
purposes, but should preserve the came as Z
as possible fer actual settlers, and to that a
all subsidies Of land, as well as money
corporations and spectators; should cease ia
ever.
ps LIBERALrrY TO VETERANS REcoMMENDED.
The Democratic party is the faithful fn,n
of the soldiers and their wild WIS and orph,S1
and in appreciation Of the heroic and unsd
ish service Of the Union soldiers and ssila'
we declare in favor of liberal Legislation
their behalf, as recognition of patrigtH
and xnr-n.1 T.>- ho,,o..kt. .a,dfy9i