Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-12
Democratic Platform.
Adopted by the Democrats STATE
Convention at Reno. Nevada.
September ~. 1890.

cratic principles, and pledges its fdel-
ity to elective institutions, a govern
ment u the people, honestly admin
istered by Representatives Of the
people, freely chosen, without bribery,
Intimidation or corruption, The dc
voted and rcsolutc advocate of popular
rights; the friend and defender OF the
poo. and weak, against the a~ggrcssions
and usurpations Of tho rich and strong;
the advocate OF tho equality Of all be-
fore the law.
The Democratic party is the relcnt-
less foo OF oppression and wrong, and
the uncompromisiug enemy OF nonop-
olies and privileged classes. We are
in favor OF electing honest and capa-
bio citizens of tho State to office: OF
economy and fidelity. and restraining
extravaganza and corruption; Of secur-
ing n FREQ and intelligent exercise OF
the ballot; OF restraining corporate
abuses and usurpations; OF destroying
m~onopolies and trusts; OF preventing
class legislation and abolishipg special
privileges; OF reducing, adjusting and
equaliZing taxation; of securing equal
civil rights and privileges to all; OF
fostering the industries OF the State
and encouraging the development Of
it's RESOURCES.
The Democratic party Of Nevada, cs
in every State in the Uniou, is unul-
terably opposed to Chinese immigra-
tion. The Restriction Act, passed
mainly by Democratic votes, is about
to expire, and it is the duty al Con-
gress to enact q law perpetually c1-
Guiding Chinese from the United
States.
We declare for tho free and urlim-
tied coinage OF standard silver dollars
OF the present weight and tinenesJ, to
be a legal tender for all debts, public
and private, equally with gold, and
the Democratic party throughout
the whole country is in accord with
us.
We insist upon the rigid enforce
ment OF the long and short haul fea-
ture OF the Interstate Commerce Act.
The Republican party has had con-
troll Of this State Government ever
since its admission into tho Union,
about twenty-siH years. The Demo
cratic party never has had control Of
the executive and Legislative depart
ments Mt any one time. Therefore the
Republican party il responsible for
whatever evil has resulted from bad
laws, OIL from the failure to pass good
laws.
AT the end OF this long period the
people OF the State find themselves
face to face with a larger expense, to
DO borne by fewer people, and q
smaller amount of assessable property.
Careless and cxtravagant financial
methods and measures characterize
tho State administration; necessary
amendments to the constitution have
failed OF passage, either through neg,
lect, ignorance or OF purpose.
Up to this tinlo no practical mean,
OF storing the waters OF tho streams
OF the State, which annually Il tc
waste, has been provided or proposed
This can only be done by and through
the State. We favor the acquisition
OF the public lands from tho National
Government, and the salo OF such
, lands TO raise tho mean to provide
funds OF sufficient amount to construct
permanent storage reservoirs and
means Of irrigation, to be owned and
controlled by tho people Of the State
We denounce tho present State Ro
publican Government for passing tn,
ill-alvised and disastrous law rcgnlat-
ing tho uso Of water for irrigation anC
for settling tho priority of rights there
to. II has involved the owners o.
water rights in useless and expensive
litigation, &c oncrous, tedious and ri,
nous that tho farmers OF the State
will bo reduced to bankruptcy in pay
ing for attorneys fees alone. We ia
vor tho repeal Of this law.
W. favor fhu A not rolian IaIlof o,.y
tom as enacted by the State OF Massl
chusetts.
We favor tho calling OF n Constitu,
tional Convention to revise tho pres
ent Constitution, to tho end that re,
trcnchment in State and County Gov.
eminent may be effected, md rec,
ommend tho Central Committees o.
tho several counties to cause Demo,
cratic tickets to DO printed with thr
words Unconstitutional Convention -
Yes" in the proper place thereon.
Wo arc in favor OF tho election oil
United States Senators by tho people
and earnestly urge tho adoption OF
such nm amendment to tho Constitu,
ton OF the United States AZ will nc,
complish that result.
We most cordially invite NIL citizons
who consider tho free coinage ct sill.
yer M Of greater Importance to Neya.
da than q high protective tariff for
tho benefit OF Eastern manufacturers;
and Hll who arc weary OF corporate
detection and "boss rule" such as waa
go glaringly apparent in tho late Re.
publican State Conventions; and all
who disapprove OF bribery ut elections
and nro willing to mako an effort 10
purge Nevada OF the unsayory namo
OF "rotten borough" to join with us
in indorsing tho principles and
eleoting tho candidates OF this Con.
vention.
We accuse and arraign tho Repub.
lican party, State and National, for
every crime possible to 10 committed
against u FREQ people. Whom tho war,
waged 10 Prevent States from seced-
ing. was ended, for the shameless u
pose OF porpetuating It's power, II falsc-
ly and contrary to principles upon
which the war was wagcd, assumed
and declared that tho rebclling Suites
were not members OF tho Union; dc.
priycd Thorn ut sclf-govorninont;
erected military despotisms over thom;
established the rulc OF tho bayonst:
%snbyerted the civil powers; deprived
tho inhabitants Of civil md political
rights, and finally get up carpet bag
governments; put tho ballot In tho
hands OF tho negro, and through his
Ignorance, prejudice, and tho oriminal
rapacity of white Republican leaders,
plunged this already impoverished
country into S300,OO0,0O0 Of uselcss
dobt. After peace wus restored, and
when the people wero borne down by
debts burdcnod by heavy taxes TO