The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-11
The following is the Platform the Republicans
are standing on:


The representatives of the Republican party of
the State of Nevada, in convention assembled,
enter upon the campaign of 1894 with no aim save
the good of the State and Nation, devoted to the
best interests of all firm in the conviction OF the
Justice of their cause, and supremely confident
that while the minds of men may, at times be
blinded by passions and the teachings of false
prophets, they cannot remain permanently cloud
ed, and that the right will ultimately prevail.
FIRsT-The "silver question" is by far the most
important issue before the people of this country
to-day. We believe that the destruction ot tne
true standard of value by the demonetization OF
silver in 1873 was grave wrong to every silver
mining State and Territory in the Union; that II
increased the burden of all debts and enriched the
creditor classes at the expense of everybody else;
that it paralyzed the productive energies OF the
entire country, depressed business OF every KIND
except that of money lending, and that there can
be no permanent return of prosperity 10 our
country until silver shall have been restored to its
full use and highest position as a money metal
and as tho only perfect mode of 30 restoring 1t we
demand the free and Unlimited coinage OF both
gold md silver at the ratio of l6 ounces of silver to
/ ounce of gold, with full legal tender functions
accorded to each and no discrimination against
either. This action we demand by the unteu
States acting independently and wholly regardless
of what any other nation may or may not do. we
hereby pledge our candidate for Congress and re-
quest our United States Senators TO make tne
question Of silver paramount to every other, to
treat il az strictly nOn-partisan, which 1t ls; 10
hold themselves free from all party dictation con-
| cerning it, and to all honorable means TO
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sEcoND-we believe that under any monetary
| system that can be adopted the protection OF the
American producer against the nlghting ana oe,
structive competion of cheap labor abroad is also
matter of vast importance to the great body OF the
American people. Upon this question we are IN
hearty accord with the principles OF the Natlohal
Republican party. We believe that the WOOL
grower, the silver-lead miner, the sulphur MINER
the borax maker and all other producers are enti-
tied to live as BELTS American freeman, wltnout
being brought down to the wage level ana SOCIAL
cond tions of the poorest paid labor in the world
THIRD-We arraign Senator stewart for his Iail.
ure to vote on the motion to strike out the differ
entail duty refined sugar. thus not only showing
his disposition to favor the gigantic sugar trust,
but failing to kill at blow the obnoxious Wilson
bill which is now threatening the very existing OF
some of the most important industries IN the state
of Nevada, including that Of wool production
which even now furnishes subsistence to . large
number of our people.
market is overstockedif there are millions OF idle
men clamoring for work, the employer is gwen al
undue advantage and despite the best directed and
best intended efforts of labor organization to pre-
| vent It, the price of labor Ia bouud to fall.
This condition exists genera.-y throughout thu
United States at the present time, ana is largel.
owing, as we believe. to the vast. TIDE OF immi9r
tion constantly rolling into the country Ihere
fore we favor wise restriction of Immigration no
in the spirit of prejudice not upon the heory Una
the respectable foreigner is an unworthy person
but solely with view OF renewing the iapo
whether native or foreign born, an honest DAY
pay for an honest day. work,
FIFTH-Recognizng the Importance ana neoess
itv of providing means whereby honest iaoo
may enforce recognition Of its just demands froI
all classes and conditions Of employers engaged !
a business o: public nature and believing that arp
tration based on full information oil all me rae,
in each case, will secure justice to all concerned
We hereby demand that our Representatives
Congress use all honorable means to secure th
passage, at the earliest possible moment, & OF NJ
tional Labor Arbitration Law, providing fully ft
between labor and its employer and clothing sue
Act with such proper and adeqeate vindicatory an
v penal causes as will enable those interested
compel a compliance with its provisions.
We also favor the creation Of State Board
Arbitration of like character for the same purpo
and clothed with similar powers.
tionsl repeal of the suspensory clause of the Int
O state Commerce Law, 30 that said law may opera
Justly and uniformly in every State OF the Unio
and Nevada receive her share of the benefits.
SEVENTH solemly declare that the attitu
of the silver party OF this State presents fal
issue and conveys the impression abroad that
=, are divided upon the silver question, when
" truth and in fact there Is sentiment In the Sta
adv, rae to the complete restoration of silver.
- In this behalf we deem 1t proper to point to I
record made by the Legislature Of 1893. Elect
upon the silver issue alone, that legislature pro
ed itself the most servile to the Southern Paci
railroad Company of any that ever convened
this State, AZ was conclusively SHOWN IN the ado
tion by an almost unanimous vote OF inc inehips