Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-10-28

ing the privilege Of any { lien to the
free coinage OF silver into standard
money at the legal ratio OF IL To l in
dependent VI any other nation. and we
demand the repeal NJ all laws deny
ing or abridsing that right.
We assert that amy law denying or
abridging the right Of free coinage Of
gold and silver into standard money mt
the legal ratio of OF III to independent
OF any atlier nation. is Il denial Of the
sovereignty Of the people Of the Unit
ell States Us 4 nl''un and independent
State. and Il law - restraint and
u"brIiguCnt Il p,""tG":ivE .nd cULL.
mere.
", uyse, ti,at .rnn l".i t. lsYi IN.
elusive. 4 Te.iui 81 - !'ur, !:ss: past
the !"m"crTIlc pant! U!id the ls"puhli-
can Part! have mode ana administered
the law al ,!iIS I~i.iiJr. :hlt that period
has been c~!IIriCtCriZy,! az Il: UElttcr-
ruItcd b"'iDtIfvl lrarNvsls and tIUutI.
fu! production from al GuG Erri,L Tat
nTCNt r,sOHrCyS and that our people
have made unparalleled advances III
skill. III every Tr"IciI at manufacture
II ur~tlshnshlp, that the period has
been one 81 general health. urL not.
wlti!standInG the cival war Il period
of unparalleled prosperity from ls6l
down to 1919. In 1915 the Republic
den party passed laws i'll restraint OF
the coinage OF money. denying min
tuEc tn SILVER, the money We need i'll
the pocket of every citizen and till Of
ever! store. Tine d]ccadcncc Of silver
has been steady. gradual and unr,-
l~cniing us the grip Of the gold stand
ard oi 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 deradencc Of
silver, which to day is worth less than
30 per cent of its standard coinage
value at the legal ratio Of Ii Ia |.
Three millions OF our people are
without the comforts and dcccncics Of
life. every industry in our nation
is restrained, pinchcd and dwarfcd
10y the decentralization of silver. to
the great injury uf every laLOrcr.
lr0uuccr ana triIdcsman i'll the ia
tiOI.-
The volume Of money in circulation
should be speedily inc ascd and al.
ways be fully adequate FOR the re
quIrcmonts of busincss. That all
money should be ii legal tender for
debts both public and private. That
no noncy should exist except such as
is issued directly hy the National
Government and nothing ,hOuid he
money except gold, silver and Govern
mcnt paper.
We favor the redemption 81 GDvcrn.
mcn; bonds and prolIbition of nny
further Issue thereof III the time OF
peace.
We demand the abolition of Ma.
tional banks.
We demand the collection or the in.
dehtcdncss Of the Pacific raiiwa,
companies To- the United Suites rs
II 'naturcS without any extension of
time Or change Of terms or condI-
tons.
y public office is a public trust.
No per: on q n party should he trust
cd who has once violated that trust.
Every citizen ,houid contribute To- the
support Of the Government III propOr-
tion tO his means and III accordance
with the necessity Of good govern
mcnt, but no Government should
augment this burden or enlarge
It's necessities by Unnecessary
needless interest hearing dc Its max.
ing useless expenditures. or by failing
I" promptly collect what Is Justly due
1t Whether II he Il loan. II tax OF a tar.
iiT.
No grant should he made Of public
property for any other thar Il public
purpose, ana II Is the duty Of the Gov
crnmcni ;u secure 10 the public the
enjoyment of the benefit which
was the consideration Of the grant
or declare il forfeited.
We demand Government wnr
ship of telegraph lines and Govern
mcnt subsidized railroads.
LABOR.
We demand that no law shall ever
be enacted restraining or abridging
the dcvciUpcmcnt OF our natural re-
(, ourcca AMI we guarantee to the PEG.
pie freedom of rur' nit and the inal-
Ienablc right to enjoy the full value
of all property that their labor pro
duccs. We holt IT as one of the tru-
isuIs OF human existence and modern
progress and enterprise. that capital
and labor should go hand in hand in
the general advancement. hnppiucRs
and good of this great commemorative.
Therefore We claim that capItal and
labor ,houid stand on an equal foot.
ing before the law. and that the la.
bOrcr should always receive a f,Ir
compensation for Il far days WORK
That both capital aud labor nave the
legal and unqucstiOnablc right tu or.
ganiZc for mutual protection and self.
preservation
We believe that a national and "A
State IGari Of Labor G.: mIasionrrs
should he created by law and made
elective by the people TO whom ali
questions III dispute between CAPITAL
and labor should he referred and that
both parties concerned be compelled
tO HrDItratc and tnat the dcCiso of
such ijOard Oi Labor Commissioners
he iinal and bIniing alike OH the en-.
r!uycr and the cmmulca
untDIE%CE 10 TIE LAws HEQuIIED uY
ALL.
We d]cnOuncc the criminal suepcu.
sion of the laws of Congress by the
President. such u - the purchasing
clause OI the sherman oliver tuition
Purchasing Act: the Grary Act pro.
vidIng Tor the deportation Of untcsis.
tcrcd Chinese, when lts constitution
nifty has been affirmed 10y the ou
prcnIc Court. and hiI neglect and
refusal Ia enforce the Antitrust AMI
lntcrstai, Commerce Acts against
wealthy offenders.
ELECTIVE FRAaUuIsE.
We dcnOuncc the purchase aud sale
of the Elective Franchise a. dcatruci.
i've Of Onr liberties and treason to our
Government. We demand tho drs.
reimbursement Of both parties 10 the
crime. and the punishment Of the
prisoner hy line and imprisonment.
The franchise once sold shall les gone
forever.
LOTTERIES.