Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-10-20


assembled, at carson City, on the 4th day Of
-epiembtr, Is 4, ue, lare that platforms should
assert ardinAl principles of political faith con
cerning questions OF political interest and pres.
ent moment without equivocatiou or evasion
We hold thar history has demonstrated that
these prlue iples are right and equitable, and
their Observance necessary 10 secure the vel
fare and individual happiness for which this
Government wac established.
SILVER.
We deny the right or authority OF the Govern.
ment of the United states to pass any law re-
stri,ting Or abridging the privilege OF any cti.
money al the legal ratio of l6 10 independent
of any other nation, and we demand the repeal
of all laws denying or abrdging that right
We aS ert that any law denying or abridging
the right of free coinage of gold and silver into
standard money at the legal ratio of l6 to !. in
dependent of any other nation. is denial Of
the sovereignty of the people OF the United
sletes a. nation ard independent state, and
law in restraint and ab-idgment of production
and commerce,
We assert that from 1861 to 1894 inclusive a
period oi "a years last past the Democratic par
~ and the Republican party have made aud
administered the law OF this nation; that That
period has been Characterized rs of uninter-
rupted bountiiul harveSts aud bountiful pro
duetons from all our great natural resources
and that our people have made unparalleled
advances in skin, in every branch Of manu-
iacture and artisanship, that the period has
been one of general health and nOtwithstand-
ing the civil war period of unparalleled pros
peflty from 1901 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 pO, kei of every citizen and till
OF every store. The devadeuce of silver has
been steady, gradual and unTeenting 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 manuia,ture, have fallen parallel
with the decadence of silver, which to-day is
worth less than % per cent of its standard
coinage value at the legal ratio of III to l.
Three millions of our people are without the
cemiort, and decencies of life, every industry
in our nation is restrained. dinched and dwarf
ed by the decentralization OF silver to the great
injury OF every labOrer, producer and trades.
man in the nation.
The volume of money in circulation should
be speedily increased and always be fully ad
equatc for the requirements of business. That
all money should be legal tender for debts
both public aud private, 7 hat no nancy should
exist except such as issued directly by the Ma
tionsl Government. and nothing should be mon
ey except gold, silver and Government paper
We favor the redemption of Government
bonds and the prohibition Of any further issue
thereof in time OF peace
We demand the Ambition Of National banks,
We demand the colleaiinn of the indehtueos
of the Pacific railway companies 10 the United
States as IL natures without any extension oi
time or change OF terms or conditions.
public office Is public trust No person
or party should be trusted who has once Ni>lat'