Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-09-25
HE wINSEMUCCA rf.ArFOI,aI

Following is the platform adopted
Mt WInnemncca:
The Srivc! party % N,va1l in rou-
ventIon assembled ut Winucnucca.
Nevada, h~ec.ar-s as follows:
WHEREAS. Mr.. Cleveland Wis
elected ia lS3ivn the fuliuwin: silver
Platform: I'VE believe in honest
u.oney, the gold "ul silver cuiracc Of
n" constitution, and Il circulating
medium convertible into such munry
withOu, loss" and immediately hf;vr
the election Teconmende ti!- repeal
OF the Bland act and lhy tutor druun.
etizaiIun Of silver, and Used The cu.
tire influence OF his udmini strai on To-
reduce The mun,y VI tie void - IN"
sInei. gold standard, and wusdriv,ud
by In" people IN 1888; aud
WHhKEAs, Mr.. Hurr.son IL 1858
wac elected on the fJiiuwin. p,r;ipIn:
"Ihc Republican irrl! II IN favor 81
the use Of both gold and siyvr "a.
money, ind condemns TIE policy 81!
the Democratic administration IN it,
eliot: 10 demuuctize silver" aud
after his election insisted UPON Thu,
repeal Of the Bland act AMI tn. sub
siituti0n therefor OF the celebrated
Win lon! Eilvor bullion bill, Uy the
terms which bullion Was TO bo ,te
posted ia the treasury AMI Ccrt!li.
cI,eG Issued therefor, reiecmablo IN
bullion, not IN money, which would
have placed silver upon = like footing
with wheat, corn or any other com
modify deposited and Warehouse re-
CO. pts isswed thereon. The cUmpru.
mise act VI 1890 WIS extUTted from
him 10 save the tariff, and sncu its
pnssngc ovory beneficial feature i, on.
saiDed has been ihwarled 10y the al.
minis'ratipn Of the government and
the refusal Of the treaury department
10y direction OF the President, u USE
SILVER NJ money or 10 coin silver, "a re.
CURED by tn" aci, TO provide for the
redemption OF the treasury notes is.
sued IN tho purchase Of bullion; and
WHffEAs, Mr.. Harrison has Tepu.
diited Tho platform OF hia party nude
at Minneapolis, which was sufficiently
radical 'orGJld TO satisfy the god
press, and nov declares in his letter
o! acrcp;once that hs Is opposed To
Independent action on tho pIrt OF The
UniteI Statea, hnt is in favor vi nu
internltiOna. cuDfereucu. pruyiicd the
ratio Gun he 80 changed as 10 make
tho OmmCrcinl yaiuo Of the SILVER
dollar equal To tho commercial value
OF the gold doi!mr, which would make
1t impossible fnrtho market price uf
silver ever hereafter TO advance. He
would thus tahO Advantage vt tho
"boar" movement of tho conspiracy
between England aud tho trensufy
depurtGiont u doprnss tho price Of
silver, nni ny combination Of tho ma.
tons VI tho world na,niuin for the
bone6t OF the ownotB Of gull su.!, do.
pressed price: and
WhsREAs, Tho administration and
tho gold men ~ tho Republican puriy
~ thc Jiai C'DErcas censpircd u Goa.
solidate tho govetnm Mt by deprrvinn
tho people OF a FREQ bnllOt b. tho ple.
eugo Of tho odiors force bill, which
provided Tor tho appointment -! an
unlimited number IL snprr,ihura ri
election aud deputy maigha.g. IL DO
pail out oi tho trensury u tho United
Statos from n standing appropriation.
Ihia monsuro would havo enabled tho
executive To have hundreds Of thous.
nnds oil political workers a. Tho polls,
WITH power OF supervision Of tho r.
tufos OF elections throughout Ito
United Staios; and