Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-10-21
SILVER.

MIN ~
to pass ~ law restricting or abridG-
ing the privilege OF any ctizen to the
free coinage OF silver into standard
money n, the legal ratio Of l6 to l in.
dependent OF any other nation, and We
demand the repeal OF all laws deny
ing or abridginE that right.
We assert that any law denying or
abridging the right OF free coinage OF
gold and silver into standard money at
the legal ratio of Of l6 ~ independent
( of any ather nation. is Il denial Of the
sovereignty uf the people of the Uni;
J elStatcs rs = laLiCn and independent
Stale. and l. law - scs..anlt H!i
. abrIdEaeIs 81 rr-:.cJDG and TTsw-
E!.-"r.
~ ,--..t rilai ;.eu l-Gi 60 1891 in.
! elusive. - FCr,pJ 80. 81 :INrs last past
the lie cGors.t:S. iT.y Fnr. the i;spubii-
can la:ty h:..C I'Gac a,.t al mustered
tnc i.w of Thia bitten, ;i'Gt that r"I;ci
has been characterised - II uiiiui'?.
: ruy;ed bcuati,Di N&rG@.s JTd in''"r,-
iuI production :f";A ah .nis Lrvut nai-
urSd resources and t,!s: our people
have made unparalleled advances Ia
skill. lii every branch Of manufacture
and craftsmanship. that the period has
been oue Of general health, and not
witLs:anding tile ciyal Val "a period
of unparalleled prosperity from ISL
down to 1873. In lSI3 the ltcpuBli.
den party passed laws III restraint OF
the coinage of money. denying min
rage to silver, the money We need in
the pocket Of every "itizcn and till of
ever. store. Tie decadence Of silver
has been steady. gradual ind unre.
Ieniing rs the grip OF the gold stand
ard of money has closed around our
industries and labor. and the price OF
very production of labor, by forests.
field. mine and manufacture: have
fallen parallel with the decadcncc of
liver, which to day is worth less than
- per cent Of it's standard coinage
value at the legal ratio of 10 to l..
Three millions OF our people are
without the comforts and deccLcics of
nfc. every industry iii our nation
IS restrained, pinched and dwarfcd
by the decentralization Of silver, to
the great injury Of every laborer.
producer and tradcsman i'll the ma
ZION.
The volume Of money i'll circulation
-hould be speedily Tic 4. ased and al
ways be fully adequate for the re-.
~IuITements Of business. That all
money should be "A legal tender for
debts both public and private. That
no money should exist except such rs
Is issued directly 10y the National
Government and nothing should he
money except gold, silver and Govern.
mcnt paper.
We favor the REDEMPTION of Govern
[ mont lnplS mud ,r,IiItt,,, 80 $50,
further issue thereof III the time OF
peace.
We demand the abolition Of Ma.
tiOnal banks.
We demand the collection Of the in.
~debtedncss Of the Pacific railwa,
companies Ia the United States rs
II natures without any extension Of
time or change of terms or coudl-
tons.
y public office is II public trust
No person or party shOuid be trust
ed who has one violated that trust
Every citizen should contribute To- the
sup Ort Of the Government i'll prOEor.
ton Ia his meaIs and Ill accordance
with the necessity Of good govern.
iGcBt. but no Government should
augment this burden or enlarge
its necessities by u~nneccssary
needless interest bearing debts max.
ing useless expenditures, or by failing
10 promptly collect what is Justly due
1t whether il bc - loan. Il tax Of a tar.
If.
No grant should he made Of public
property for any ether than "A public
purpose, and 1t is the duty Of the Gov.
eminent to secure tO the public the
enjoyment Of the bcnciit which
was the consideration Of the grant
or declare it forfeited.
We demand Government owner.
ship Of telegraph lines aud Govern.
mcnt subsidized railroads.
LABOR.
We demand that 10 law shall ever
he enacted restraining or abridging
the dew opponent of our natural re-.
source anu we guarantee Ia the PEG.
pa T.rCdOm of pursuit and the inal
icnahle right to enjoy the full value
OF all property that their labor pro.
dIIcCs. we hold II as one Of the tTu.
lsnIs of human existence and modern
progress and enterprise. that capital
and labor should go hand in hand in
the general advancement, happiness
and good of this great commonwealth,
Therefore We claim that capital and
labor should stand on an equal foot.
ing before the law. and that the la.
bOrcr should Always receive Il fair
compensation for Il faIr days work
That both capital and labor have the
legal and unqucstionablc right Ia or.
gaIizc for mutual protection and self,
preservation.
We believe that q national and q
State Board Of Labor Commissioners
should lie created hy law and made
elective by the people to whom all
questions III dispute between capital
and labor should DO referred and tina,
both PARTIES concerned he compelled
Ia arbitratc and that the decision al
such Board Of Labor Commissioners
be final and binding Mike on the rm
pl"ycr and the employees.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS REQUIRED nl
ALL.
We dcnouncc the criminal suspen
sion Of the laws OF Congress 10y thu
President. such n s the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman Silver Bullion
Purcha. ing Act: the Geary Act pro
viding for the dcpor ton 81 unrcgis
tered Chinese, When it's constitution
atty has been affirmed by the Su
prcmc Court, and Ing neglect and
refusal tO enforce the Antitrust and
Interstate & mmcrcc Acts against
wealthy offenders.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
We dcno,incc tic purchase md sale
Of the Elective Franchise ~ destrict
i've 0f our liberties and treason Ia O,ir
government. We demand tho dis.
reimbursement Of both parties To the
crime. and the punishment uf tho
prisoner 10y line and imprisonment
Tho franchise once sold shall be gone
forever.