Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-11-03

The liver Parry of Nevada in convention
assembled at Carson City. on the 4th day o.
eptember. rs T. dc, lare that platforms should
assert ardinal principles OF political faith con
cernng questions of politi, al interest and pres
ent moment without equivo, alton or evasion
We hold that history has demonstrated that
these prin, iples are right and equitable, and
their Observance necessary TO secure the wei
are and individual happiness for which this
Government was established.
SILVER.
We deny the right or authority of the Govern.
ment OF the United States In pass any law re-
,tricting or abridging the piiv, lege OF any citi
zen tn the free coinage OF silver into standard
money at the legal ratio of IL TO | Independent
of any other nation, and we demand the repeal
o all laws denying or abridging that right.
We A. ert that any law denying or abridging
the right of free coinage of gold and silver into
standard money at the legal ratio OF Ii to /. in
dependent of any other nation, is denial OF
the sovereignty of the people OF the United
states as nation ard independent state, and
law in restraint and ab-idgment of production
aud commerce,
We assert that from 1861 to 1894 inclusive a
period o. "a years last past the Democratic par
~ and the Republican party have made and
administered the law of this nation; that that
period has been characterized As of uninter-
rupted bountiful harvests and bountiful pro
du,tiunS from all our great natural resources
and that our people have made unparalleled
advances in skin, in every branch of manu-
acture and ari>anship, that the period has
been one OF general health and notwithstand-
ing the civil war. a period of unparalleled pros
perity from 1861 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 pot ket of every citzen 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
nI every production of labor, by forest field
mine and manufacture. have fallen parallel
with the deCadence of silver which to day is
worth less than 50 per cent. OF its standard
coinage value at the legal ratio of l6 tol.
three millions of our people are without the
, emfort, 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
equate for the requirements of business. That
all money should be legal tender for debts
both public and private That no nancy should
exist except such rs issued directly by the Ma
tional Government aud nothing should be mon
ey except gold. silver and Government paper
We iavor the redemption of Government
bonds and the prohibition of any further issue
thereon in time of peace,
We demand the abolition of National banks.
We demand the collection of the indebtness
of the Pacific railway companies TO the United
states rs II natures without any extension OF
time or change OF terms or conditions
public Office is a public trust. No person
or party should be trusted who has once violat-