Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-10-28

EilVcr ms q We srOunce tba
letter OF acceptance of President Hpr.
rison for opposing independent action
gu the part Of the United s .ates and
for advocating tho submission OF the
financial policy Of tho Uniiad States
IL the dictates OF the bankers OF Great
Britain and the gold advocates of Eu-
ro?e mud condemn his suggestion To
foreign power 20 10 change the ratio
between gold AMI silver that silver
d no longer DO used as money.
This convention recognizes Jnnles
Is. Weaver, OF Iowa. and Jnu,es G.
Field, OF Virginia, ns the only candi.
dates for President and Vice. Presi.
dent who nte friends To tho use OF
silver as money, mud the free and un.
limited coinage of that metal; and we
heartily and uncquivocalIy indorsa
y aaver and Field us the standard
brarefS of h Silver party Of Nerada
ana pledge them our SUPPORT. The
nominees OF this convention are also
hereby pledged to work and vote for
III" staHGnTd bearers of cur cause, and
10 use every honorable mruDs 10 ,l,,-
feat the enc,hic3 OF silver-iIarrisor
ahd Cleveland.
This convention rcpudiates tho
sham pretrnse that Weaver will 10
defeated and that votes for him will
le lost. Every lrrat reform must
have Ii beginning. Too much time
has already been lost in voting for
the agents OF the gold trust. which
action has paralyzcd the Industries of
the country and ruined silver mining
in Nevada. Inc Endorsement already
rtkAn sly tlA kIlNnr GtntAz - a., Il
rocat"s Of gold Ia former elections is
used hs an argument Ia show that
the silver state themselves ars Oh
posed tu the free and Unlimited coin.
~" Of silver. the movement for sill
yer is uow advancing with rrsistlcss
force under tie lead OF our gallant
standard bearer, James i. Weaver
the people OF Nevada viii rot sta
ihc It'd" 10y voting for either Harrison
or Cleveland, the representatives Of
gold monopoly, but will proclaim to
, their friends throughout the country
that Nevada stands trim against the
u~surraiion Of federal power IN local
elections and mgaiust the gold inun-
! oIoiy nf Europe aud America.
III" platform a ii resolutions ~ tho
contention Of the Silver party Of Ne
vnda held at Reno on the nth Of July,
81, are hereby approved and
adopted, ard Hon. Thomus Wren Of
EurriSa, Hon. VI. \. BDunriicid Of
NIur"nlICca and Hon. &. G.. pown-
M OF lVcnO, who were nominated 1T
TINT convention rs presidential Circ.
tors, are hereby dIr, etc Ia cast their
y"t" III the electoral college for
James Is. Weaver Of Iowa for pr.si.
dent aud James &. Field Of Virginia
for Vice President.
This convention ind0rscs the course
~ Il senator, the lion. Vim. NJ.
Stewart, n hiS unIiring and snrccs,-
lui Efforts In tEo cause Of %sIlvcr, und
~ securing the defeat Of the force bill,
Inc pet measure Uf tho Harrison ni
GiinlstratiOn. We tender him our
thanks for his efficient scrvlr.s nm
obtaining legislnilOn hcnc:irIul To our
Stale; IN aiding 10 cuhOw the stat,
uhIvcrsitN; III rcnpcning the mint; i'm
securing the completion az the gov
eminent building; ia establishing the
Indian school: in procuring tho roc.
omm"rd"tlDn Of the interior drpnrt.
mnnt Tor tha abandonment Of tho
Walter River reservation; in limiting
the extent Of the Pyramid Like In
dian reservation To tho legitimate RI.
~quircments of tho Indians and bro.
rlding them with III" means Of i~rrira.
tIDn 10y ia" construction OF an iTripu.
ting canal; in obtaining the uuasagc Of
the bill providing for the pnymcrt of
the Pint" war Glazing repeatedly
through the Scaats; in compiling tho
evidence and securing tn" adjustment
in the war department Uf ih., Tol,cl-
hon claiins amounting to over 500.
COO III securing favorable REPORTS IN
bp,l' houses nf congress !ur the nav.
mrDt ut the same and in having a bill
passed through the Senate for that
purpose: in taking advantage Of n
favorable moment Ia secure tho pas.
sage nf the Scott Law for the exclusion
OF Chinese, und for his fidelity IN H..
tending la ali tnc business and inter.
rsis OF tho people of Nevada.
This convention indursrs and rec.
ommouds his re- election la the Uuiir.I
STATES Senate as Nnvada's champion
in the cause Of silver.
All nominees of this convention aro
required to accept thIs platform and
resolutions, and pledge themselves in
good faith to ndhcrc to and be bound
by The principles herein cnuuciatrd.
RcsDircd, That tho railroad as a
factor III u civilization rs only vnlu-
able ms II fafc, cheap aud rand means
OF transportation for persons and
property. That the monopoly 81 rail.
roads ! is subvcrtcd their usefulness
to tho people by acknowledgement in
operation, converting them into q
f"nr means of transportation. We
hcrcfur", heartily indursn tho scheme,
of the San FrancIscO aud Great Salt
Lake ralIrOad company TO construct n
competing limo OF rOnd across our
state and country.
WHEitEAs, Certain enemies of tho
FREQ aud unlimited coinage of silver
ut tho ratio of IL 10 | nssnmblcd NJ
Reno on tho 3l8t. day Of August last,
styling Themselves n Republican con.
ventl"n. nominated anti silver %fInrri.
son Presidential electors nnd an anti.
Eiiv"r candidate for congress and aHti.
silver Harrison candidates for regents
OF The GtatO University; and
WHEREAS. Certain either enemies of
tho FREQ and unlimited coinnpn Of
silver ut tho ratio Uf 1GtO | assembled
M Carson City on tho nth instant.
styling themselves tho Democratic
stat" Central committee, nominated
anti silver Cleveland prcmdcn,inl
electors md mn aLti.silvcr Cleveland
cnnhidnto for congrcFs and anii.gilvcr
Cleveland candidates for rcgcnts Of
tho state unworthy; and
WnEWEAa, Tho present sccrctnry
of state iR believed 10 be in full Rym-
pnihy md in uLcord with both of
tl'cnc organizations, and will probably
recognize "rch M tho regular repro
scntaiivca Of their respective parties
and plncc their nominees on tho
State ticket ~ such; and
WHEREAS. f. will In nnccsaory FOR