Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-10-14
SILVER.

NAAN ~
to pass my law restricting or abrldg.
ing the privilege OF any citizen to the
free coinage OF silver into standard
money at the legal ratio of l6 to i III
dependent OF my other nation, 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
gold and silver into standard money at
the legal ratio Of OF lG to / independent
Of any ather nation. Is Il denial OF the
sovereignty Of the people OF the Unit
edStatcs rs Il nation and independent
State, and Il law i'll restraint and
abridgment Of production and com
merce.
We assert that from 1851 20 1891 i'll
elusive. II period Of 81 years last past
the Democratic party and the Rcpubli-
can party have maize and al mustered
the law of tins nation: that that period
has been characterized rs OF un;ntcr-
ruptcd buuntiful harvcSts aud bounti
fui production From III III great nat
ured resources and that ouc people
have made unparalleled advances III
skill. III every branch of manufacture
and craftsmanship, that the period has
been one Of general health, and not.
witlistanding the cival war Il period
Of unparalleled prosperity from 1851
down to 1919. In 1878 the Republi.
den party passed laws in restraint Of
the coinage Of money. denying min
tagc to SILVER, the money we need i'll
the pocket Of every citizen and till OF
every store. The decadencc OF silver
has been steady, gradual and unre-
len,ing rs the grip OF the gold stand
ard of money has closed around our
industries and labor. and the price Of
every production of tabor. by roraStC,
field, mrnc T.,,.i M. .ufacturc; have
fallen parallel with the dccadence OF
aiivcr, winch To day IL worth le II in N
30 per cent OF its standard coinage
value ut the legal ratio Of IL to /.
Three millions of iii people are
without the comforts and dQccncics Of
life, every industry Ill our nation
IL restrained, punched and dwarfcd
by the decentralization Of silver, to
the grcnt injury OF every laborer,
producer and tradesman i'll the M
ton.
The volume Of money in circulation
should be speedily Inc ,ased and al
ways be fully adequate for the re-
quIrcments of business. That all
money should be II 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,
ment paper.
We favor the redemption Of Govern.
ment bonds and Il prohibition of II
further issue thereof in the time Of
peace.
We demand the abolition OF Ma.
tiOnal banks.
We demand the collection of the in.
debtedness of the Pacific raiiwa,
companies To the United Suites is
1t natures without any extension OF
time or change of terms or condi-
tons.
y public Office is Il public trust.
No person or party should be trust
ed who has once violated that trust.
Every citizen should contribute to the
SUPPORT Of the Government III proI or
ton to his meahs and III accordance
with the necessity OF good govern.
ment, but no Government should
augment this burden or enlarge
it's necessities by unnecessary
needless interest bearing debts max.
ing useless expenditures. or by faiiing
to promptly collect what is Justly due
1t whether 1t be a loan, Il tax of IL tar
iiT.
No grant should he made Of public
propcri! for amy other than II public
purpose, and 1t is the duty Of the Gov
ernlncnt To secure to the public the
enjoyment OF the bcncnt which
was the consideration Of the grant
or declare it for -"itv.l.
We demand Government owner.
ship of telegraph lines and Govern.
mrnt Subsidized railroads.
LABOR.
We demand that no law shall ever
be enacted restraining or abridGing
the devc.Opement Of our natural re-
sources and We guarantee To the PEG.
pie Freedom OF purs nit and the mal-
icnablc right to enjoy the fun value
Of all property that their labor pro.
duces. We hold 1t IA one OF the tru.
isnIs OF human existence and modern
progress and enterprise, that capital
"hAN ~ tliOtiN ~ llhiiu III iihIlu III
the general advancement, happiness
and good Of tins great common wealth.
Therefore we claim that capital and
labor should stand on an equal foot.
ing before tho law. and that the la.
bOrcr shOuid Always receive Il fair
compensation for II faIr day Il wOri
That both capital and labor nave the
legal and unqucstiOndblc right to or.
game Tor mutual protection and self
preservation.
We believe that a national and a
state Board OF Labor Commissioners
should be created by law and made
elective by the people to whom all
questions IN dispute between capital
mud labor should be referred and that
both parties concerned be compelled
to nrbitratc and mat the decision OF
such BOard OF Labor Commissioners
be iinal and binding alike on the en-.
pioycr and the cmpIuyes.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS REQUIRED ny
ALI.
We denounce the criminal suspen.
sion Of the laws of Congress by tho
President, such MS tho purchasing
clause OF the sherman Silver Bullion
Purchasing Act; the Gcary Act pro.
viding for the deportation Of unrcgis.
tered Chinese, wncn Its constitution.
nifty has been affirmed by tho ou.
preme Court, and his neglect and
refusal to enforce tho Anti trust and
Interstate u mmerco Acts against
wealthy offenders.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
We denouncc tho purchase and salo
Of the Elective Franchise us dcstruct.
I've of our liberties and treason to our
government. We demand the dir.
reimbursement OF both parties to tho
crime, and the punishment Of the
prisoner by iinc nnd Imprisonment.
ilie franchise once sold shall Jo gone
forever.