Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-10-13

destroyed the prosperity and nearly ruined
the State of Nevada. and in view of This, be-
fore the hope of Office had clouded the minds
OF our citizens the Republic aD Convention ar
sembied at Virginia City on the 3Oth day of
Aprtf. 1892, had the manhood to adopt the
following resolu ion the fundamental creed
OF that party, to-wit:
"RKsoLvED, That the people of Nevada are
in favor of the coinage of silver upon the same
CONDITIONS which apply to The coinage OF gold,
TO once who Is not known b. be intentionally
In favor OF opening the minis If the uni Sed
States to the free and unlimited COINAGE OF
silver"
And on the 2sth day of last MAY the Demo.
cratic party assembled In convention at Win.
nemucca, gave TO it's delegates to the National
convention the following instructions:
under no circumstances TO vote for eny man
for the nomination to the Office Of President
or VicetPresident OF the United States unless
he shall be unqualified ly in favor of free coin.
age and ahan stand upon free coinage Mat
form"
the democratic National Conventions romi-
dated candidates. for President and Vice-Presi.
dent who are opposed to free coinage and I'm
favor ofthe single gold standard We believe
that no Democrat or Republican can vote for
either Harrison or Cleveland without violating
the principles of his party as declared in the
Virginia Jity and Winnemucca Conventions.
The strength Of the gold monopoly is repre-
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mercial cities of the world. That mopopoly
or trust is reducing the producing sections Of
this Countrywide South and the West TO
poverty and want. The south and the West
nave common cause md q common induce
ment 70 resist the encroachments of IL @ bon.
holding aud money-loaning East. Every effort
has been and Is being made to separate the
west from the South and by that means divide
the friends Of silver and secure the triumph of
gold monopoly. One of The recent sche mf q for
that purpose was the Infamous "Force Bill"
which, by 1t. provisions, conferred upon the
Federal Administration the power to control
local elections, both State and Federal
throughout the United States. The friends Of
silver were opposed to this scheme of estab-
Iishing monarchy to strengthen the gold
ombinstion, except the Members of Congress
from the silver States, who, under party lash
Joined the gold combination and passed
through the House Of Representatives the OBJ
noxious Force Btll' by six majority. A por-
ton Of the Senators from the silver States re.
fused to support the administration and tn
Republican party In their efforts to subvert
the government, and assisted the frienas of
silver In dc feating the bill and saving the
country from its calamttous consequences.
Senator VIM. M. Stewart was the most active
and effective in accomplishing that result.
He has been true and faithful to all the inter.
ests Of Nevada. He is the recognized cham
pion of the silver cause not only in the United
States, but throughout the civilized world.
ana ID emitted to the cordial support of every
friend of silver without regard to party
This convention denounces secret COM
binations emanatiDg from the gold monopoly
OF from any other source which have been or
shall hereafter be formed to defeat his re-
election to The Senate OF the United States
Therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, That VIM. M. Stewart has served
she people of this State ably, honestly faith
fully and well, and that he deserves the graft
tude and cordial support Of all honest and
fatr-minded men.
RESOLVED, That the nominees OF this Con.
ventton for the Legislature are hereby, nj edged
70 vote for In tho Legislature and support
VIM. III. Stewart for United States Senator
frat, last, and all the time, aud that each can
dtdate for the Legislature be required TO come
before the convention and adopt and indorse
this pledge.
The Importance of q Representative in Con
gress who will make the free coinage of silver
paramount to all other considerations with
energy and capacity sufficient to mako his
work effective can hardly be oyerestimated.
We recognize In the Hon. Francis q. New.
lands man willing, able and competent 10
represent the interests OF Nevada not only ON
the silver question, but on all other matters
that may come before Congress or the Depart-
ments at Washington. We believe bis cleo
ton essential in the pending contest for free
and unlimited coinage, and we hereby pledge
him our earnest aud united support.
Believing that able and upr ght men should
always occnpy the Judicial Bench. we hereby
tender TO Hon. c. II. Belknap orr stendfast
airport We alHo indoTse the nomination Of
III. l.. Fish and O. X. Mack for Regents of the
state University.
Believing that oil classes of property should
pear tta equal and just burden OF public tax
alton we hereby denounce the recent action
OF the State Board of Equalization IN it's nm.
warrantable discrimination in favor OF cor
porate property and we hereby demand Che
repeal OF the law crossing that Board.
n, r,,,.,, II. III. cATLIN,