Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-05

preme Court, and his neglect ana
refusal to enforce the Anti trust anu
Interstate Commerce Acts againS,
wealthy offenders. ''
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
We denounce the purchase and sal.
OF the Elective Franchise as destrmr,
i've Of our liberties and treason IN ~.
government. We demand the di.
reimbursement Of both parties to tho
crime, and the punishment of tbS
prisoner by fine and Imprisonment
The franchise once sold shall be gons
forever. 'r.. o"D'
The establishment of a lotterv,,
this State would be a blot upon tba
people and would result in financi.I
and moral degradation. TherefGra
in the language of our ConstitutioD
HNo lottery ticket shall be authors
by this State, nor shall the sale of If,
terry tickets be allowed" We con-
denim in equal terms all Legislature,
OF this State which have attempted II
legislate or authorize lotteries or fbs
sale of lottery tickets.
We are unalterably opposed to II,
ratification of the proposed amend
ment to Section 1, Article IL. of n.
Constitution Of our State, wherein i
ignores all questions of amnesty II
persons who after arriving at theaps
OF eighteen years, bear arms agains
the United States Government n,
the reason that the same is un-Ams,
lean in spirit and contrary TO n.
clemency already extended to such
persons for over thirty years, and v,
therefore recommend to the voter n
the State to vote "No" ON this pror@
sition.
SCHOOLS.
We are Justly proud of the pubE
schools and State University of M
vada; we believe they should be foI
cred and protected above all other in
situations, as upon them rests the pe,
petuity of our Government and I'm
securities of our liberties. We are
favor of such Legislation as will in
crease the efficiency and raise th
standard OF the public schools and
State University, until Thorough
education, without expense, is PLACED
within the reach Of every child in
Nevada.
We denounce in the stronpes
terms the Constitutional amendments
be submitted to the people at the en-
suing election, providing for them.
vestment OF school moneys in otbs,
securities than U. S. Government o. /
Nevada State bonds, and recommend
to the electors Of this State that th
amendment referred to. which prp
vides tamong other thlngsl that ou
school moneys may be invested in am
other bonds than National and Ne
vada State be voted against and de
feated, and our million of schoyl mon
ely saved from loss by an unsafe ID
vestment.
We look to the Peoples party d
America as the only national pariyh
existence to-day, honestly in favOrd
any Of the above principles and II 2
forms, and we pledge it the heaty
support and cooperation of the po ;
pie OF Nevada in it's effort to MAINTAIN
and carry out the same, and the nOm
nee of this convention for COngrea
man, in the event that he shall haa
a vote for President of the Unita
States as member of the House
Representatives, is hereby pledge ~
vote for the nominee of the People,
party, unless subsequently INSTRUCT
otherwise by the Silver party Of thi
State.
We demand the enforcement
the Interstate Commerce Act ever
where.
We are in favor of an amendns
to the Constitution of the Unit
States providing for the election
United States Senators by diTs
vote of the people of their respecH
States.
We are in favor of the furb
restriction of foreign immigrah1
and demand the entire eXclusI
OF paupers, criminals and contrS
labor.
The able and efficient services
Senators Stewart and Jones and "a
gresham Newlands in the Congd
OF the United States in behalf OIL
interests that proroSs the welfare
our people, are worthy the endcl'
ment OF every patriotic citizen Of
State.
| RESOLVED, That as large ezpeGn
lures are made by the General "
eminent in improving the harborsp