Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-11-06

NAlV
letter of acceptance OF President HAIR
risen Tor opi:osing independent action
on the part VI the United s .ates and
for advocating the submission of tho
tinancial policy Of the Initial States
To- the dictates OF the bnukers OF Great
britain and the gold advocates of Eu-
rope and condemn his suggestion To
toreign powtr RS SD to charge the ratio
between gold and silver that silver
can no longer be used rs money.
This convention recognizes james
Is. Weaver, OF Iowa. and james q.
Field, OF Virginia, as the only caudi-
dates for President and Vice-Prcsi-
dent who arc friends to tho use OF
silver ns money, aud the FREQ and UNI
limited coinage OF that metal; and We
heartily and u~ncluivocaily indorse
4 cuvcr ard Field MS the standard
bearers al she Silver party Ct Nevada
ana pledge hem cur support. The
nominees Of this convention are also
hereby pledged 10 work and vote for
h STANDARD bearers of our cuuse,a and
to uso every honorable means to do
fSat tho enemies OF silver-liarrisur
aud Cleveland.
This convention repudiatcs the
sham pretense that Weaver will be
defeated and hat votes for him will
ho lost. Erery lTcat reform must
have u beginning. Too much time
has already been lost in voting for
the agents OF the gold trust, winch
action has parulyZed the Industries OF
the country and ruined silver mining
in Nvvudn. The Endorsement already
given by the silver states Of the adj
vocates Of gold in former elections il
ugcd rs an argument to show that
the silver state themselves arc on.
posed Ia tho free and unlimited coin
ago .! silver. Tho movement for sill
yer is now advancing with rcsistlcss
force under the lead OF our gallant
standard bearer, jrmcs II. Weaver
the people OF Nevada will rot sta
the tide by voting for either Harrison
or Cleveland, the representatives Of
gold monopoly, but will proclaim To
their friends throughout the country
thH, Nevada stands firm against tho
l~Isurpalion of federal power in local
elections and against the gold mUu-
ornly OF Europe and America.
The platform n d resolutions Of the
convention al the Silver party OF Ne
- NUM- az tN'tlp III VIC .liub l JlltN,
lS11, are hereby approved and
adopted, AID Hon. ThUmus Wren Of
Eureka, Hon. NJ. =. BpnniticId OF
Ninncmmccu and Hon. &. &. Pown-
ing OF IN.nO, who weTa nominated at
that convention as presidential elec.
tors, are hereby directed 10 east their
vote IN the electoral college for
James i. Weaver Of Iowa for Prcsi.
dent aud james &. Field Of Virginia
Tor Wee President.
This convention indnrscs the course
~ u senator, tho Hon. VIM. NJ.
Stewart, u his untiring and sncccss.
tul Efforts IN the cause Of silver. ana
IN securing the defeat Of the force bill,
the pet measure of the Harrison al
mInIstrntIOu. We tender him our
thnukS for his efficient services IN
obtaining legislation beneficial to our
state; in aiding to cndUw the state
unircr' itv; in ~rCopcniug the mint; in
securing the completion OF the cov-
eminent building; in establishing the
Indian school; in procuring the rec.
oInInrndhtiOn OF the interior depart
mcnt for the Abandonment OF the
Waller River reservation: in limiting
the extent IL the PNTumid Lake In
dian reservation to tho legitimate re-.
quircmcnts of tho Indians and bro
viding them with the means OF irriga.
ton 10y the construction of an irriga-
ting canal; in o%biainin. the passage Of
tho bill providing FOR tho payment Of
tho Pluto war GLAZING repeatedly
through the Senate; in compiling tho
evidence and securing the adjustment
IN the war department Of the rcbol-
lion claims. amounting to over 800,
roc in occurring favorable reports ir
both houses Of congress FOR the pay.
mont Of the same and in having a bill
pnascd through thc Senate for that
purpose; in taking advantage Of n
favorable moment to secure the pas.
sago OF the Scott law for the exclusion
Of Chinese, and for his fidelity in H,.
tending tn all tie business aud inter
csts OF tho people Of Nevada.
This convention indursrs and rec.
ommcndS his r.. election 10 tEr.Uniic.I
Stnics Senate as N.vada'y champion
IN the cause OF silver.
All nominees OF this convention aro
required 10 accept this platform md
resolutions, and pledge themselves III
good faith To adhere 10 and hc bound
by III" principles herein cnuuCiatud.
ltrSOi"cd, That the railroad ns u
factor IN our civilization IL only valu-
able nR a sale, cheap and rapid meana
of transportation for persons and
property. That In" monopoly Of rail
rOads ! MS smbvcr,cl their usefulness
To tho people 10y mismnnagcmcnt in
operation, converting them into u
urhr means OF transportation. We
hpTpTnFn- hp1rtilu in,l.rg, ia, ,,l,.,,o
al Tho San Francisco and Great Salt
Lake railroad company To construct n
competing line III road across our
state md cOuHiry.
WHEREAS, Certain enemies Of tho
free and Unlimited coinage nf silver
ut the ratio Of lG To ! ugsamblcd ai
iteno ON tho 3lst. day OF August last,
styling themselves II Republican ION.
vcntton, nominated anti silver ~lInrti.
Snn Presidential electors and an nnti.
silver candidate Tor CongrCssRnd INIT.
silver Harrison candidates. for regents
'f Tho state University; and
WHEREAS. Ccrtnin other cncmiCs OF
tho FREQ and unlimited coinage ct
silver Mt tho rhtio Of lGtO | assembled
Mt Carson City on tho nth ins,nnt.
styling thomso'vcs tho Democratic
state Central committee, nominated
anti silver Cleveland Presidential
electors and nm aLti.silvcr Cleveland
candidate Ter congress mud auii.silycr
Cleveland candidates for regents Of
the state university; and
WuEuEAs, Tho present Secretary
OF State ~ believed 10 DO in full sym.
ptthy md IN accord with boil, Of
these organizations. and viii probably
recognize uech na tho regular repro.
scntativcs OF thor respective parties
and place their nominees on tho
Stale ticket as such; and
WHEREAS, IL viii DO necessary Tor
the Silver party az Ncyndn Ia nomi.