Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-09-07
Silver Party Platform.

by the OllNoh party NJ VIC Sd16Ou COL
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The Silver Party of Nevada, in Con-
,eation assembled at Carson City on
be 4th day Of September, 1894, declare
hat Platforms should assert cardinal
principles Of political faith concern
ng questions of political interest and
present moment without equivocation
Dr. evasion. We hold that history has
demonstrated that these principles are
!ht and equitable, and their observ-
bnce necessary to secure the well
ARE and individual happiness for
which this Government was establish
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SILVER.
We deny the right of authority Of
she Government of the United States
30 pass any law restricting or abridg-
ing the privilege of any citizen to the
Tree coinage Of silver into standard
4 money at the legal ratio of 16 to 1 in
dependent of any other nation, and we
demand the repeal of all laws deny
ling 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 16 to 1 independent
of any ather nation, is denial of the
sovereignty of the people of the Unit
ed States as nation and independent
Estate, and law in restraint and
abridgment of production and COM
s merce.
We assert that from 1851 to 1894 in.
Sclusive, period of "a years last past,
8 the Democratic party and the Republi-
can party have made and administered
the law Of this nation; that that period
has been characterized as of uninter-
rupted bountiful harveste and bounti-
full production from all our great nat
q ured resources and that our people
have made unparalleled advances in
skill, in every branch OF manufacture
and craftsmanship, that the period has
{ been one Of general health, and not
outstanding the cival war q period
Of unparalleled prosperity from 1861
down to 1873. In 1878 the Republi.
den party passed laws in restraint Of
the coinage ofmoney. denying min.
tage 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 unre.
lenting as the grip Of the gold stand.
ard of money has closed around our
industries and labor, and the price OF
every production of labor, by forests,
field, mine and manufacture; have
fallen parallel with the decadence oil
silver, which to day is worth le 30 tn IN
5O per cent of it's stand lFd coinage
value at the legal ratio of 16 to1.
Three millions of our people are
without the comforts and decencies Of
lite, every industry in our natior
Is restrained, pinched and dwarfed
by the demonstration OF silver, II
the great injury of every laborer
producer and tradesman in the ma
ton.
The volume of money in circulation
should be speedily inc"eased and al
ways be fully adequate for the re-
quirements of business. That ali
money should be a legal tender fol
debts both public and private. That
no money should exist except such az
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 a prohibition of AM
further issue thereof in the time Of
peace. .......>
We demand the abolition of Ma
honal banks. -.
We demand tho cSsllactior, ~ kl1a IN