Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-23
Democratic
Platform Of the State
of Nevada.
AND RESOLUTIONS.

Ant to the CouStltutith Va sly
States and It's amendments. and hereo1
readopts the principles 81 constitutional
government promulgatedby 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 INDoRsKD.
We congratulate the country upon the
successful administration OF President
Cleveland.
He has maintained the peace and dig
nifty Of the nation; has upheld fuohc
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 oil
the land. -.
Under his wise and beniicent administra-
ton the whole country is enjoying remark
able prosperity and all sectional feeling has
been o~bliterated.
The Democracy Of Nevada recommend
his denomination, and invite all liberal
minded men, irrespective OF past party
predilections, to unite with them in re-
electing him.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Wefully 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, 10 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 Sloo,
! CO... 600 in the National Treasury, by tax
| ing the every day necessities of our farm.
| err, miners and laborers for the benefit oil
| protected Eastern manufacturers 50 for
| every dollar that goes into the Treasury,
aud which does not protect the laborer.
We declare that Taxation 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 necessarie'
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 certi6ces to be a legal
| tender for all debts, and the deposition to be
| entitled to receive in certificates OF such
| denomination as he perfeIs one dollar Tor
| 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 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 It's conven'
ton lately assembled at Winnemucca, In
| its false charge against the President OF tn,
| United States, has been obliged to resorf
to the record of the Republican party in it
| Infamous demonstration Of silver as al
illustration in its attempt to sustain it.
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 a price TO
their labor commensurate with the labo
| required of them, and we held that ever,
man has the right to dispose of his owl
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 an
| 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 passe'
pursuant to the demands of former Demo
| cratic Conventions making provision f.
| the safety and protection Of laborers an
miners, and provision for the collection c
| their wages, and are in favsr of all othe
| enactments to that end which may b
necessary and proper.
HINEs IMMIGRATION REsTRIcTRD.
We commend the successful negotiation {
the recent treaty by President Clevelan
with the Emperor Of China, by which the in
migration to this country Of Chimes
laborers has been stopped.
We are opposed to the further imm
grafton Of Anarchists, Nihilists and otht
undesirable persons who have no just 81
probation of ouI institutions, nor the d.
ties of American citizenship, and we fave
preventive legislation therefor, and al
prove the action Of the present Admin
tration in rightly enforcing the law PR
hibiting the importation OF foreign col
tract labor.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Democratic party of Nevada Il
vors rules and regulations for the civil ser
ice as will secure honest, capable an
deserving public officers; but whel
believe that there would be both iustis
and wisdom in giving preference to tho
who would harmonic in principle an
policy with the party having the respon
bility Of administration.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
1t is the duty Of the Government to r
possess itself Of all public lands heretofoI
granted for the benefit of corporation
which have been forfeited by non-con
pliance with the conditions of the gran
and should hold the same for the use ar
benefit of the people.
Laws should be passed to prevent Il
ownership of large tracts of land by co
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 III
courage the purchase Of public land
large bodies by any parties for speculi
tive purposes, but should preserve tn
same as far as possible for actual settler
and to that end all subsidies OF land. q
well as money to corporations and spec
lators should cease forever.
LrBERALITY TO vETRRAN REco MMENDEr
The Democratic party is the faithful
friend of the soldiers. and their widow
and orphans, and in appreciation of ii
heroic and unsel6sh service Of the Unto
soldiers and sailors, we declare in favor {
liberal legislation in their behalf, as a r,
cognition Of patriotism, and reward fC
honorable services rendered the Cover
ment.
HYDRoGRAPIc SURVEY.
We favor the development OF the r,
sources Of our State. and approve all Ell