Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-10-24

preme court, and his neglect and
refusal to enforce the Antitrust and
Interstate Commerce Acts against
wealthy offenders.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
We denounce the purchase and sale
OF the Elective Franchise as destruct-
I've or our Liberties and treason to our
government. We demand the dis
reimbursement of both parties to the
crime, and the punishment of the
prisoner by fine and imprisonment.
The franchise once sold shall l., cone
forever.
LOTTERIES.
The estaEtisL ment of a lottery in
this State would be a blot uEon the
people and would result in financial
and moral degradation. Therefore,
III the language of our Constitution
mo lottery ticket shall be authorized
by this State, nor shall the sale of lot
terry tickets be allowed" We con-
denim in equal terms all Legislatures
OF this State which have attempted to
legislate or authorize lotteries or the
sale of lottery tickets.
We are unalterably opposed to the
ratification of the proposed amend
ment to Section l, Article IL, of the
Constitution of our State, wherein it
ignores all questions of amnesty to
persons who after arriving at the age
OF eighteen years, bear arms against
the United States Government, for
the reason that the same is un-Amer
lean in spirit and contrary to the
clemency already extended to such
persons for over thirty years, and we
therefore recommend to the voters of
the State to vote @No" on this propo-
sition.
SCHOOLS.
We are justly proud of the public
schools and State University of Ne
vada; we believe they should be fost-
cred and protected above all other in
stltutione, as upon them rests the per-
petuity of our Government and the
securities of our liberties. We are in
favor of such legislation as will in
crease the efficiency and raise the
standard of the public schools and
State University, until a thorough
education, without expense, is placed
1 within the reach of every child in
Nevada.
We denounce in the strongest
terms the Constitutional amendment to
be submitted to the people at the en-
, suing election, providing for the in
vestment Of school moneys in other
securities than u. S. Government or
| Nevada State bonds, and recommend
to the electors of this State that the
amendment referred to which pro-
vides [among other thlngsl that our
school moneys may be invested in any
other bonds than National and Ne
vada State be voted against and de-
feated, and our million of schoyl mon
ey saved from loss by an unsafe IN
| vestment.
We look to the Peoples party of
America as the only national party in
existenc &c to-day, honestly in favor Of
any OF the above principles and re-
forms, and we pledge it the hearty
support and cooperation of the peo-
pie of Nevada in its effort to maintain
and carry out the same, and the nomi.
nee Of this convention for Congress-
man, in the event that he shall have
a vote for President of the United
States as a member of the House of
Representatives, is hereby PLEDGE to
vote for the nominee of the Peoples
party, unless subsequently instructed
otherwise by the Silver. party of this
State.
We demand the enforcement of
the Interstate Commerce Act every
where. '...r." &c. '
We are in favor of an amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States providing for the election Of
United States Senators by direct
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 psupers, criminals and contract
labor. .a
The able and efficient services Of
Senators Stewart and Jones and Con-
gresham Newlands in the Congress
Of the United States in behalf of all
interests that promote the welfare OF
our people, are worthy the endorse
ment Of every patriotic citizen of our
State. 7......,...
RESOLVED, That as large expendi-
lures are made by the General Gov.
eminent in improving the harbors and
rivers of the coast States and the ag-
ricultural States Of the Ohio and