The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-25
PLATFORM.

The Silver Party of Nevada, in Convent on
assembled, at Carson City, on the 4th day Of Sep
tember, 1894, declare that platforms should assert
cardinal principles of political faith concerning
questions of political interest and present moment
without equivocaiion evasion. We hold that
history has demonstrated that these principles
necessary to secure the welfare and individual
happiness for which this Government was estab.
lished.
SILVER.
We deny the right or authority of the Govern
ment of the United States to pass any law restrict
ing abrdging the privilege of any citizen to the
free coinage Of silver into standard money at the
legal ratio of l6 to independent of any other
ton, and we demand the repeal of all laws deny
ing or abridging that right.
We assert that any law denying or abridging the
right of free coinage of silver into standard money
at the legal ratio of 16 to independent of any
other nation, is denial of the sovereignty Of the
people Of the United States as a nation and
independent State, and law in restraint and
abridgment of production and commerce.
We assert that from 1861 to 1894 Inclusive, a
period Of "a years last past the Democratic party
and the Republican party have made and admins
tered the law of this nation; that that period has
been characterized as OF uninterrupted bountiful
harvests and bountiful production from all our
great natural resources and that our people have
made unparalleled advances in Skill in every
branch Of manufacture and artizanship, that the
period has been one of general health. and not
withdrawing the civil war, period OF unparallel-
ed prosperity from 1861 down to 1873. In 1873 the
Republican party passed laws in restraint of the
coinage OF money, denying mintage to silver. the
money we need in the pocket Of every citizen and
till Of every store. The decadence Of silver has
been steady, gradual and unrelenting as the grip
Of the gold standard Of money has closed around
our industries and labor, and the price of every
production OF labor, by forest, field mine and
manufacture, have fallen parallel with the deca-
dence Of silver which to-day is worth less than 50
per cent OF Its standard coinage value at the legal
ratio Of 16 toll.
Three millions of our people are without the
comforts and decencies of life every industry In
our nation IL restrained, pinched and dwarfed by
the decentralization Of silver to the great injury OF
every lsborer, producer and trsdesmsn in the
nation.
The volume Of money in circulation should be
| speedily increased and always be fully adequate
for the requirements of business. That all money
should be legal tender for debts both public and
| private That no money should exist except such
as is issued directly by the National Government
| and nothing should be money except gold, silver
| We favor the redemption Of Government bonds
and prohibition Of and further issue thereof in
the time Of peace.
We demand the abolition Of National banks.
We demand the collection of the indebtedness
| OF the Pacific railway companies of the United
States as 1t natures without any extension of time
or change Of terms or conditions.
public ONCE Is public trust. No person OF
party should be trusted who has once violated
that trust. Every citizen should contribute to tn,
support OF the Government in proportion to hi
| necessity
Government, but no Government should augmen
this burden or enlarge its necessities by unnecess
airy. needless interest bearing debts making useless
| expenditures, or by failing to promptly collec
what 10 Justly due it, whether it be loan. tax o.
| tariff.
No grant should be made Of public property To-
any other than public purpose, and 1t Is tn
duty OF the Government to secure to the publi
the enjoyment Of the benefit which was the con
| sideration OF the grant or declare It forfeited
We demand Government ownership Of telegraph
lines and Government subsidized railroads.
LABOR.
We demand that no law shall ever be enacted re
straining or abridgng the development Of on
| natural resources and we guarantee to the peopl
| freedom Of pursuit and the inalienable right l.
enjoy the full value Of all the property that thei
labor produces We hold 1t ~ one of the trusm
or human existence and modern progress and en-
terprse, that capital and labor should go hand fl
hand In the general Advancement, happiness an
good Of this great commonwealth. Therefore W
lsclAim that capital and labor should stand on
equal footing before the law and that the Lahore
should always receive o fair compensation for
fair days work. That both capital and labor hav
the legal and unquestionable right to organize 10
mutual protection and self preservation.
We believe that National and State Board O
LABOR Commissioners should be created by 10,
and made elective by the people to whom al
questions In dispute between capital and labo
should be referred and that both parties concerne
De compelled to arbitrate and that the decision @
suon board OF Labor Commissioners be final an
binding alike on the employer and employees.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS REQUIRED b
ALL.
We denounce the criminal suspension Of tn
laws OF Congress by the President, such az tn
purchasing clause OF the Sherman Silver Bulio
purchasing Act; the Geary Act providing for tn
deportation OF unregistered Chinese, when Its con
M1utionaiisy has been affirmed by the Suprem
court, and his neglect and refusal TO enforce IN
antitrust and Interstate Commerce Acts agains
wealthy offenders.