Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-10-27

ed that trust Every citizen should contribute
to the support of the Government in proportion
to his means and in accordance with the neees-
sity of good Government, hut no Government
should augment this burden or enlarge Its ne
cessities by unnecessary needless interest bear
ing debts making us less expenditures, or by
failing to promptly collect what is justly due it,
whether ii be loan tax or tariff.
No grant should be made of public property
for any other than public purpose, and it is
the duty of the Government to secure to the
public the enjoyment of the benefit which was
the consideration of the grant or declare it for
feited.
We demand Governmet ownership of tele
graph lines and Government subsidized rail
roads.
We demand that no law shall ever be enacted
restraining or abridging the development of
our natural resources and We guarantee To the
people freedom OF pursuit and fnalienable
right to enjoy the full value OF ali the property
that their labor produces. We hold 1t As one OF
the truisms of human existence and modern
progress and enterprise, that capital and labor
should go hand in hand in the general ad
vancement happiness and good OF this great
commonwealth. Therefore we claim that cap
tal and labor should stand on an equal footing
before the law, and that the laborer should al
ways receive a fair compensation for a fair
day work. That both capital and labor have
the legal and unquestionable right to organize
for mutual protection and self preservation
We believe that a National and State Board
of Labor Commissioners should be created by
law and made elective by the people to whom
all questions in dispute between capital and
labor should be referred, and that both parties
concerned be compelled to arbitrate, and that
the decision OF such Board of Labor Commits
sioners be final and binding alike on the EN-
ployer and employe.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS REQUIRED OF ALL
We denounce the criminal suspension of the
laws of Congress by the President such As the
purchasing clause OF the Sherman Bullion Pur-
chasing Act; the Geary Act, providing for the
deportation OF unregistered Chinese, when Its
constitutionality has Ueeu affirmed by the Su-
preme Court, aud his neglect and refusal to en-
iorce the Anti trust and Interstate Commerce
Acts against wealthy offenders.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
We denounce the purchase aud sale OF the
Elective Franchise as destructive of our liber-
ties and treason to our Government. We de
mand the Acknowledgement of both parties to
the crime, and the punishment of the prisoner
by fine aud imprisonment The franchise once
sold shall be gone forever
LOTTERIES.
The establishment of lottery in this State
would be blot upon the people and would re
suit in financial and moral degradation. There
fore. in the language of our Constitution. No
lottery ticket shall be authorized by this State.
nor shall the sale of lottery tickets be allowed.
We condemn in equal terms all Legislatures of
this state which have attempted to legislate or
authorize lotteries the sale of lottery tickets.
We are unalterably opposed to the ratification
of the proposed amendment TO Section !, Ar
ticle H. of the Constitution OF our state. where.
in ii ignores all questions of amnesty TO per
sons who after arriving at the age of eighteen
ernment. for the reason that the same is un-
American in spirit and contrary To the clemen-
cy alresdy extended TO such persons for over
thirty years. and we therefore recommend to
the voters of the State to vote NO on this
proposition.
SCHOOLS.
We are Justly proud of the public schools aud
State University of Nevada; we believe they
should be fostered and protected above all
other institutions. As upon them rests the per
petuity Of our Government and the security OF
thoF q ire in pf Ep4.hi iaufs la
tion as win increase the efficiency aud raise
the standard OF the public schools and state
University until thorough education, with.
ont expense is placed within the reach of
every child in Nevada. ..s-s
We denounce in the strongest terms the con
stitutional amendment to be submitted TO the
people at the ensuing election, providing for
the Investment of school monies in other secu
rites than U ). Government or Nevada state
bonds, and recommend to the electors OF this
state that the amendment referred to, which
provides among other things that our school
monies may be invested in any other bonds
than National and Nevada State be voted
against and defeated and our millions of
school money saved from loss by unsafe in
vestment.
We look to the Peoples Party of America as
the only national party in existance to day
honestly in favor of any of the above princi-
pies and reforms and we pledge II the hearty
support and co operation OF the people of Ne
vada in its efforts to maintain and carry out
the same, and the nominee of this convention
for Congressman in the event that he shall
a member of the House of Representatives,
is hereby pledged TO vote for the nominee OF
the Peoples Party, unless subsequently in
structed otherwise by the silver Party OF this
State.
We demand the enforcement of the Inter
state Commerce Act everywhere
We are in favor OF amendment to the
Constitution of the United States providing for
the election of United States Senators by di-
rect vote of the people of their respective
States.
We are in favor of the further restriction of
foreign Immigration, and demand the entire
exclusion of paupers criminals and contract
labor.
The able and efficient services of Senators
Stewart and Jones and Congressman Newlands |
in the Congress of the United States in behalf
of all interests that promote the welfare of our
people, are worthy OF the endorsement of every
patriotic citizen of our State.
Resolved That as large expenditures are
made by the General Government in improv
ing the hsrbors and rivers of the coast States
and the agricultural States of Ohio and Missis- |
sippi valleys equality and justice demands sim, |
liar appropriations for public uses In the arid |
regions, and we call on the Genera, Govern |
ment for liberal appropriations for storing and |
conserving at their sources the waters of the |
streams and rivers of the ard region This |
being done the reclamation of arid lands can |
be conducted by the State or by private enter
prise.