Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-11-04

we deny the right OF authority OF
the Government ot the United States
tn PASS any law restricting or ahridg-
ing the privilege or any citizen to the
free coinage OF silver into standard
money at the legal ratio VI 10 TO l in
OF any other nation. and We
demand the repeal Of all laws deny
ing or abridging that right.
We assert that any law denying or I
a~hridsiug the right Of free coinage OF
gold and silver into standard money at
the legal ratio ofof l6tol independent
VI any athcr nation. Is u denial OF the
sovereignty VI the people of the Unit
eiSt0tcS us u nation and independent
S'stc, AMI Il LAM III gC-tTaiut aud
ahTtlGment of rO0 ;sciIuu aud com.
uICrN,,
Ne assert ibai irun lSta - ssii in
elusive, i ieyt,Ni q. ~ NyStTs ,as: pas,
the DVIuurrHEcTUrjs aat tLrstruhii-
can party lave I4s.Ur KIND administered
II law Uf this u.ti0u: :SIt that period
has lNtvn characterised - az Uuintrr-
rup.vI lNuuti;Ul lu.VCs;S Gl,i lo;inti.
tut Induction lrNa al OUg Isc..i nat
orSu resources ami tlla' our people
have made unparalleled advances, III
skill. III every hTHuch Of manufacture
AMI a~rtisanship that the period has
been II ot general health. and not
w~i;hS;andinc the civul war Il period
of unparalleled prosperity from 1851
down to lSia. In 1873 the Republic
den party passed laws in restraint of
the coinage Of money. denying min
tagc to silver. the money we need in
the pocket of every citizen and till of
every store. The decadencc of silver
has been steady, gradual and unre.
lentlng rs the grip of the goIu stand
ard al money has closed around our
industries and labor. ami the price Of
every production of labor. toy forests.
field, mine and manufacture: have
fallen parallel with the dccadencc OF
silver, which To day is worth less than
81 PEI cent OF its standard coinage
value mt the legal ratio of Ii tn |.
Three millions OF our people are
without h comforts and decrncies of
life. every industry i'll our ration
Is restrained, pinched and dwarFed
by the decentralization of silver. To-
the great injury of every laborer.
producer and tradesman IN the na
ton.
The volume Of money i'll circulation
should be speedily inc, ased and. al.
ways bc fully adequate for the re-.
qulremenis of business. That all
money should he Il legal tender for
debts both public and private. That
no money should exist except such rs
Is issued directly by the National
Government and nothing should be
money except gold. silver and Govern
men paper.
We favor the redemption Of Govern.
ment bonds and prohibition of n
further Issue thereof III the time OF
peace.
We demand the abolition OF Ma
tional banks.
We demand the collection of the i'll.
dcbtedness of the Pacific railway
companies to the United States as
II natures without any extension Of
time or change of terms or condI-
tons.
\ public Office is a public trust.
No person or party should be trust.
ell Who has once violated that trust.
Every citizen should contribute To the
support of the Government i'll proper
ton To his means and III accordance
with the necessity of good cover
mfnt, but no Government should
augment this burden or enlarge
It's necessities by unnecessary
needless interest bearing debts max
ing useless expenditures, or 10y failing
to promptly collect what is Justly ,iue
II whether II be Il loan. Il tax of a tar.
iif.
No grant should be made OF public
property for any other than Il public
purpose, and il is the duty Of the Gov.
eminent To sccurc to the public the
enjoyment of the benefit which
was the consideration OF the grant
or declare it forfeited.
We III mand Government. owner
ship Of telegraph lines and Govern.
ment subsidized railroads.
L,BoR
We demand that no law shall ever
be enacted restraining or abndging
the GSSc.Opemcnt Of our natural re.
sources ami We guarantee 10 the PEG.
pie freedom Of pursuit and the inal.
IsnabIe nigh! To- enjoy the full value
% all property that their labor pro
dCccS. We hold II as n Of the tru-
SuEs - human existence aud modern
p7EEsS and enterprise. that capital
and labor should 20 hand in hand IN
TIE ESEsr.! adysnCvuleui, happiness
and good Ut this great commonwealth.
4esEsto-e We claim that capital and
At.r- shoUaa stand M an equal foot
n before the AE. and that the la
r"-- should H'EsyS receive a fair
Compensation Tor a iaIr days work
HAT hrtA capital and labor have the
.sSa- aid Ca4UesiiouaL!s right to or
|z'zs E- mutual protection and self
E~rz-rrTz-goc
#e tsEeTs tat Z national and a
SslE- EIGrc x Lake, Goa nrss:oaer
sIJsrlgt Is Crs@ts1 by hx and made
ebAtrI79 & Tie Feur!e Co EhOm all
VIssEEU - GEsEE:e CesESn csuitaI
tlis GiaT:t st,yzEi {. referred and that
tErt SH-rAs EuEce-Es5 H. cpnr4IIt,i
81 t-srz--s E1,5 iEG tie dscs.ua q
ccH-5 g Lstc= Commissioners
- irL. iDt EGlZ-E 1iICs On tie en-
JtH@sr III: uIs sz1Iygss-
~tnaSC1Is,s TO 7zI LAYS zEavTzxD Ell
n SfutEErS tss criminal Ess,eD.
m9u q ihs azUs . Coagryss bt The
Ecsssr9tt+ EsA Us the purchasing
tit'u,.s e Gss S5tsTzEn silver Bullion
EurcaIafErE Asf- The Eesr Act pro.
rn.tr2c inf ihs GsPuriauon - IN
tfaS SaGGss@- when its constitution.
at! hIs tssa Affirmed 10y the Su.
pt1pe Cont. and ms ncElec; and
refusal 20 enforce the Anti trust and
Interstate Commerce Acts against
wealthy offenders.
E%LsrTIvE FRANCHISE
We SspcuBcc the purchase and sale
81 the Elective Franchise as dcxirvct.
iyc 81 onr liberties and treason To- n
Government. Ne demand the dis.
'f~auchlS5psnt 81 both lar;ics 10 tho
Snue, SRd the punishment q. the