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

The silver Party OF Nevada, in convention
assembled, at Carson City, on the 4th day OF
September, 1894 declare that platforms should
assert cardinal principles of political faith con
cerniug questions of political interest and pres
ent moment without equivo, alton or evasion
We hold that history has demonstrated that
their observance necessary to secure the vel
fare and individual happiness for which this
Government was established.
SILVER
We deny the right or authority of the Govern
ment of the United States To pass any law re-
stricting or abridging the privtleg OF any citi
zen to the free coinage OF silver into standard
money at the legal ratio. Of l6 to independent
of any other nation, and we demand the repeal
of all laws denying or abridgng 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 ID to |, in
dependent of any other natl N, is a denial of
the sovereignty of the people of the United
states rs nation and independent state, and
law in restraint ana abridgnient of production
and commerce.
We assert that from 1861 to 1894 inclusive, a
period OF "a years last past the Democratic par
ty and the Republican party have made and
administered the law of this nation; that that
period has been characterized a. of uninter-
rupted bountiful haryests aud bountiful pro-
ductions from all our great natural resources
and that our people have made unparalleled
advances in skill. in every branch of manu-
facture and artisanship. that the period has
been one of general health and notwithstand-
ing the civil war II period of unparalleled pros
perty from 1861 to 1873. In 1873 the Republican
party passed laws In restraint oi the coinage of
money. denying mintage t. silver. the money
we need in the pocket of every ctizen and till
of every store. The de, adence OF silver has
beep steady. gradual and elenting the
grip of the gold standard money has closed
around our industries and labor, and the price
of every production of labor. by forest field
mine and manufacture, have fallen parallel
with the decadenee of silver. which to-day is
worth less than so per cent. of its standard
coinage value at the legal alto of l6 to L.
Three millions of our people are without the
comforts and deceneies Of life, every industry
in our nation is restrained dinvhed and dwarf
ed by the decentralization % silver to the great
injury Of every laborer producer and trades
man in the nation.
The volume of money in circulation should
equate for the requirements of business. That
all money should be legal tender for debts
both public and private, hat no nancy should
exist except such as issued directly by the Ma
tional Government and nothing should be mon
ey except gold, silver and Government paper
We favor the redemption of Government
bonds and the prohibition of any further issue
thereof in time of peace
We demand the abolition of National banks
We demand the collection OF the indebtness
of the Pacific railway companies TO the United
States as II natures without any extension OF
time or change of terms or conditions
public office is public trust. No person
or party should be trusted who has once violat-