Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-11-06
SILVER PARTY
STATE PLATE ORM.

The Silver party OF Nevada in ron
vcutlun uss"mblcd at " iunrmucca,
Nevada, declares us follows:
WHEREAS. MIR. Cleveland was
elected in lSSiDn the following silver
platform: I'VE believe in honest
money, the gold and silver courage OF
the constitution. aud n circulating
medium convertible into srch money
without loss;" and Immediately utter
the election recommended t!I.. repeal
OF tho Bland act aud the utter demon
citation o; silver. and Used the en-
tire Influence of his administration Ia
Reduce In" monty uf tie world To the
single gold standard, AMI WAS defeated
by the pcopio IN 1855; and
WELnEAs, Mr.. IIarriaon in 1855
was elected on the following platform:
y he Republican rurty il in favor of
the Use OF both gold and silver rs
money, and condemns the policy Of
the Democratic administration in lis
cllort; To d~cm"mctiae silver" and
after his election insisted upon the
repeal OF tho Bland act and tn. sub.
sii,u;lon therefor ui the celebrated
Window silver bullion bill, by the
terms which bullion was 10 be de-
posted IN tho treasury md cerliti.
Gates issued therefor, ~rcdcrmable in
bullion. not IN money, which would
have placed silver upon a like footing
win wheat, corn or II other com.
mOuity deposited and warehouse re-
cr'pts Issued thereon. The cumpro.
mIsc act of 1880 was cXtortcd from
him To save the tariff. and since its
passage every beneficial feature il con-
GAINED has been thWartcd by the adj
m'nis;rHtiyn OF the government and
th" refusal Of tho tr-iury department
by direction Of the President, To USE
silver ns money or To coin silver, as re-
qni:ru by the net, TO provide for the
redemption OF the TREASURY notes is
sued II the purchase of bullion: and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Harrison has repu.
di,.eI the platform Of his party mnde
ut Minneapolis, which was sufficiently
radical for gold 10 satisfy the god
press, and noH declares in his letter
OF acceptance that he is opposed 10
Independent action on tho part Of the
United States. bnc Is in favor Of AN
international conference, provided the
ratio can he sO changed as 10 make
the commercial vHlge 81 tho SILVER
dollar equal To the commercial value
Oi the gold dollar. which would make
it impossible for the market price Of
silver ever hereafter 10 advance. He
would thus tnko advantage ut tho
bear" movement Of tho conspiracy
between England and the treasury
department 20 dcprcss the price OF
Eiiynr and I,y np,Iiputiy i'm - 81. -.
lions Of the world maintain for the
benefit OF tho owners Of gold such de
pressed price; and
WHEREAS, The administration and
tho gold men in tho Republican pnrty
in the Dist Congress c]cnspircd to on.
Solidatc the rOvCrHm Mt by dopriviug
the people OF a free ballot by the mas.
sage Of tho odious force bill, which
provided for the appointment OF an
unlimited number Of Supervisors Of
election and deputy m%nrshais, To Lc
pnid out of tho treasury Of tho United
States from a standing appropriations.
This measure would have enabled tho
executive to have hundreds Of thous.
ands OF political workers ut the polls,
with power OF supervision Of tho re
turns OF elections throughout tho
United States; aud
WHEREAS, All the silver men in
tbs House OF Representatives,, except
those from the mining States. wrrc
bitterly opposed To tk" force hill and
regarded IL az destructive Of frnc gov.
eminent aud designed to secure negro
domination in the South; aud
WHEREAs, The force bill passed
tho House oi Representatives. by only
six MINORITY, aud the following 20.
chilled silver Republicans, namely:
llos,a Townsend, Of Colorado; II. f..
Bnrtlno, Nevada; Binger Hermann,
Oregon, aud Thus. If. Carter, Mon.
tan2, had the power To defeat IT, by
covering themselves from tho gold
advocates and joining with the friends
of silver, but they refused to do so,
and thereby created n breach between
tho silver producing States and tho
grcn, mass Of silver men in tho West
and South, which has ever since con.
iributcd to prevent tho pissHgo Of u
fccc coinage bill IN the House; and
WHEREAS, WIN. NJ. Stewart was
the lirst Republican IN the Senate to
join hands with tho silvcf men In the
Democratic purity in tho dcfcnt ~ tho
force hill IN tho Senate aud by his Of.
forts, with iiio aid OF Il portion Of Tho
silver Republicans, rescued tho
try from tho calamity which thRt
revolutionary measure would have
caused, and asilvcr party wns created
in tho Senate sufficiently strong 10
pass through that body in tho last
aud in the present Congress n free
coinago bill, pu-e and simple, Tho
bill when pissed in tho G2nd Con
gress was postponed In tho House aud
IN EtilI pending for action; and
WHEREAS. The indOrsemcnt Of tho
Harrison policy Of tho federal inter.
ference IN local olcctiOna. IA cxempli-
lied In tho force bill, would place tho
State Of Nevada il opposition to tho
friends Of silver throughout tho coun.
try: therefore, DO 10
Rcs0ircd, That tho Silver party Of
Nevada condemns tho policy OF tho
Cleveland administration for It's Of
forts 10 demonetizc silver, and do
bounccs the Republican hdministra.
ton for lts attempt " deprive the