Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-05-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

cratic State Convention at Winnie
mucca, yesterday, is short and has
bl-metallic ring about it that cannot
fail to arrest the attention of the peo-
pie Of this State. 1t breathes in
every line, a devotion to Nevada and
her interests that should prove to the
gold-bugs of the East that the Demo
cratic portion OF her people are ter
ribly in earnest on the silver question.
It is az follows:
The Democratic party Of the State
Of Nevada, in delegate convention as
sembled at Winnemucca, May Goth,
1892, declares it's fealty to Democratic
principles and it's unalterable devo-
ton to bi-metallism and the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
We, the accredited representatives
of the Democracy of Nevada, denounce
the decentralization act of 1873, and
Rrraign it's authors and maintainers,
their aiders and abettors in Europe
and America as enemies of the pub
lie veal, co-workers in the crime Of
legislating for the favored classes to
the detriment of the toiling masses.
We denouuce the characterization of
silver as having no parallel in the
wickedness of it's conception, or in the
atrocity of its consummation, except
in the methods used by class of big
and little politicians, the puppets of
the gold-bug oligarchy, to defeat the
restoration Of it's use as money.
In this great contest between the
people and the foreign and domestic
gold trusts and combines, We hold all
free coinage men and parties as
friends, all others as enemies.
Therefore, ResolUed, That our dele
gates to the Democratic National
Convention, to be held on the Dist day
of June next, ensuing, at the city Of
Chicago, are hereby instructed 70 use
all honorable means to secure the
adoption Of PLANK in the national
platform declaring explicitly and un-
reservedly in favor of the free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to of gold,
and under no circumstances to vote
for any man for the nomination to the
Office of President or President
Of the United States unless he shall
be unqualltiedly in favor of free coin
aye and shall stand upon a free coin
age platform.
ResOLUed, That the Democratic
party, adhering to its traditional
monetary policy, demands the enforce
ment OF that provision of the consti-
tuition OF the United States, which
declares that Congress shall "coin
money! and REGULATE the value
thereof" and pledges itself to favor
the repeal Of all laws which disrrjmi-
nate between the coinage and use of
gold and silver money, and to favor
the enactment of law providing for
the free coinage of gold and silver,
each to be legal tender for public
dues and all private and public debts.
Resolved, That we favor "revenue
REFORM" including revision of the
tariff laws, so that taxes will be re-
duced the burdens of the consumer
ligbaened, wealth compelled to con-
tr'or,e its just portion IT, the support
OF the government, and protection
given to tho labor, instead of the
capital employed in American in.
dusJry.
Resolved, That we favor most un-
equivocally competing railroad line
through the State to Western tide
water, and we demand that our Sen
ators and Represea tatives ia Congress
use all honorable means to furnish
such an enterprise. We furthermore
recommend that the Democratic
County Conventions pledge their
Legislative nominees to vote for no
man for United States Senator who
will not pledge himself 10 use Ills ut