Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-06-30
Democratic
Platform Of the State
of Nevada.
PLATFORM AND kEsoLUrroSs.

The Democratic party oi the D,"Se
Nevada, in convention assembled, re
affirm its devotion 70 the Federal Union,
and to the Constitution OF the Inlteu
States and its amendments, ana hsreD1
readonts the principles of constitutional
government promulgated by the Democratic
National Convention Of 1894 and affirmed
bv 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
successful administration OF President
Cleveland. a.
He has maintained the peace and dig
nity 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 benihcent administra'
tion 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, 10 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, to 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 Sl5o,-
0OU, 900 in the National Treasury, by tax
ing the every day necessities OF our farm.
err, miners and laborers for the benefit OF
protected Eastern manufacturers 50 Tor
every dollar that goes into the Treasury,
and 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 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 certitces to be legal
tender for all debts, and the depositor to 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-
tion lately assembled at Winnemucea, in
its false charge against the President Of the
United States, has been Obliged to resort
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 or 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 against
the encroachments of moneyed monop
lists. and the right to fix price fo
their labor commensurate with the labo
required of them, and we held that every
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 fayors such measures anC
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 passed
pursuant to the demands OF former Demo
cratic Conventions making provision TO
the safety and protection Of laborers ant
miners, and provision for the collection 0
their wages, and are in faver OF all othe
enactments TO that end which may b
necessary and proper.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION REsTRIcrED.
We commend the successful negotiation o
| the recent treaty by President Clsvelan
with the Emperor of China, by which the i'm
migration to this country of Chimes
laborers has been stopped.
We are opposed to the further immi
grafton of Anarchists, Nihilists and othe
undesirable persons who have no just al
probation Of our institutions, nor the du
| ties Of American citizenship, and we favo
| preventive legislation therefor, and ar
prove the action OF the present Admins
tration in rightly enforcing the law pro
hibiting the importation Of foreign con
| tract labor.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Democratic party of Nevada ia
yors rules and regulations for the civil sery
| ice as will secure honest, capable an
deserving public officers; but wher
honesty, ability and merit are equal, W
believe that there would be both justic
and wisdom in giving preference TO thos
who would harmonic in principle an,
policy with the party having the respons
bility of administration.
| THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
II is the duty of the Government to re
possess itself Of all public lands heretofor