Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-05-30
AND RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted at she Dem0cratIcU state
COnvcntlOn In vIrEinIa CITY,
Nevada, may IL, 1855.

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 Thomas A. Hendricks,
President and vice-President Of the United
States.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND INDoRsED.
We congratulate the country upon the sue
cessful administration Of President Cleve-
land.
He has maintained the peace and dignity Of
the nation; has upheld Public Credit; has re-
duced public expenses; has restored millions
of acres to the public domain, and has impair
TALLY enforced the laws throughout the length
and breadth of the land.
Under his wise and benefcent administra-
ton the whole country is enjoying remarkable
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-electing him. =
... THE TARIFF QUESTION.
We fully approve 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 taxes,
to the end that the labor of the country be re-
neved Of onerous and unnecessary burdens.
We denounce the present tariff system, which
creates an annual surplus of S155, 900 900 in the
National Treasury, by taxing the every day
necessities Of our farmers, miners and labor
ers for the benefit of protected Eastern manu-
facturers 50 for every dollar that goes into the
Treasury, and which does not protect the Ia
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 necesssries 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 Minis of gold and silver
bull ion, for which certificates shall be issued
payable ia coin In the same manner that Unit
ed States notes are now payable; said certih-
Gates to be legal tender for all debts, and the
depositor to be entitled to receive in certifi-
Gates Of such denomination as he prefers one
dollar for every twenty-five and eigbt-tenths
grains Of standard gold and one dollar for
every four hundred and twelve and half
grains Of standard silver so deposited, and we
instruct the delegates appointed by this Con-
vention to the National Democratic ConVen-
ton to use all honorable efforts TO have this
resolution adopted as part Of the platform of
the National Convention.
We congratulate the people of this State that
the publican party, In its convention lately
assembled ut Winnemucca, in it's false charge
against the President of the United States, has
been obliged to resort to the record Of the Re-
publican party In its infamous decentralization
of silver, rs 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 advancement;
the right Of wR2e-workers to use all lawful
means to protect themselves against the ell
croachment of moneyed monopolists, and tn o
right to Ak price for their labor commensu.
rate with the labor required of them, and we
hold that every man has the right to dispose
of his own labor upon such terms rs he may
think will best promote his interest. In the re-
lattons between capital and labor, the Demo-
cratic party fsvors such measures and policies
rs win promote harmony between them, and
will adequately protect the rights and interests
Of both. We freely indorse and approve the
laws passed pursuant to the demands of for.
mer Democratic Conventions making provis-
ion for the safety and protection OF laborers
and miners, and provision for the collection
Of their wages, and are in favor of all other
enactments to that end which may be necessa-
ry and proper,
CHINESE IMMIGRATION RESTRICTED.
We commend the successful negotiation OF
the recent treaty by President Cleveland with
the Emperor OF China, by which the immigra-
tlon to this country of Chinese laborers has
been stopped.
We are opposed to the further immigration
Of Anarchists, Nihilists and other undesi rable
persons, who have no just appreciation Of our
institutions, nor the duties vf American citi.
zenship, and we favor preventive Legislation
therefor, and approve the alton of the present
Administration in rigldly enforcing the law
prohibiting the importation Of foreign contract
labor.
OWL SERVICE REFoRN.
The Democratic party ofNetada favors such
rules nnd regulations for the civil service as
! will secure honest, capable and deserving pub.
lie officers; but where honesty, ability and
merit are equal, we believe that there would
be both justice and wisdom in giving prefer.
enco TO those who would hsrmouize In princi.
pie and policy with the party having the res.
possibility of administration.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
It IL the duty Of tho Government to re.poi.