The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-11-01
PLATFORM.

The Silver Party of Nevada, in Convent on
assembled, at Carson City, on the 4th day of Sep
TENDER, 1894, declare that platforms should assert
cardinal principles of political faith concerning
questions of political interest and present moment
without equivocston or evasion. We hold that
history has demonstrated that these principles
are right and equitable, and their observance
necessary to secure the welfare and individual
happiness for which this Government was estab-
lished.
SILVER.
We deny the right or authority of the Govern
ment of the United States to pass any law restrict
ing or abrdgng the privilege of any citizen to the
free coinage OF silver into standard money at the
legal ratio of Is to Independent of any other
ton, and We demand the repeal of all laws deny
ing or abridging that right.
We assert that any law denying or abridging the
right of free coinage of silver into standard money
at the legal ratio of 16 to Independent of any
other nation, is denial of the sovereignty Of the
people OF the United States nation and
Independent State, and law in restraint and
abridgment of production and commerce.
We assert that from 1861 to 1894 Inclusive, a
period of 81 years last past, the Democratic party
and the Republican party have made and admins
tered the law Of this nation that that period has
been characterized as OF uninterrupted bountiful
harvests and bouDtiful production from all our
great natural resources and that our people have
made unparalleled advances in skill, in every
branch OF manufacture and ardzanship, that the
period has been one of general health, and not
withstanding the civil war, period of unparalle-
ed prosperity from 1861 down to 1878. In 1873 the
Republican party passed laws in restraint of the
coinage OF money, denying mintage to silver. the
money we need in the pocket of every citizen and
till Of every store. The decadence OF silver has
been steady, gradual and unrelenting as the grip
Of the gold standard of 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 deca.
dence Of silver which to-day is worth less than so
per cent of its standard coinage value at the legal
ratio Of 16 tol.
Three millions Of our people are without the
comforts and decencies of life, every industry in
our nation Is restrained, pinched and dwarfed by
the demonstration of silver to the great injury of
every laborer, producer and tradesman in the
nation.
The volume of money In circulation should be
speedily increased and always be fully adequate
for the requirements of business. That all money
should be legal tender for debts both public and
private. That no money should exist except such
as is issued directly by the National Government,
and nothing should be money except gold, silver
and Government paper.
We favor the redemption OF Government bonds
and prohibition Of and further issue thereof in
the time of peace.
We demand the abolition of National banks.
We demand the collection of the Indebtedness
Of the Pacific railway companies of the United
States as 1t natures without any extension of time
OF change of terms conditions.
public Office is public trust. No person or
party should be trusted who has once violated
that trust Every citizen should contribute to tho
support OF the Government in proportion to his
means and in accordance with the necessity Of good
Government, but no Government should augment
this burden or enlarge Its necessities by unnecess
airy, needless interest bearing debts making useless
expenditures, or by failing to promptly collect
what is Justly due it, whether it be loan. tax OF
| tariff.
No grant should be made Of public property fol-
any other than public purpose and IL Is the
duty OF the Government to secure to the public
the enjoyment Of the benefit which was the con
sderation OF the grant or declare 1t forfeited.
We demand Government ownership of telegraph
| lines and Government subsidized railroads.
| LABOR.
We demand that no law shall ever be enacted 70
strsining or abridging the development of ouI
freedom OF pursuit and the inalienable right &c
enjoy the full value Of all the property that thei
labor produces. We hold 1t o. one of the truism,
or human existence and modern progress and en-
terprise, that capital and labor should 20 hand In
hand In the general advancement, happiness an(
| good OF this great commonwealth Therefore w,
claim that capital and labor should stand on AZ
equal footing before the law and that the laborel
/ should always receive q fair compensation for ,
fair days work. That both capital and labor nav,
the legal and unquestionable right to organize fo
mutual protection and self preservation
we believe that National and u 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 Iabo,
should be referred and that both parties
DC compelled TO arbitrate and that tho decision Of
sncn board OF Labor Comm issioners be final and
binding alike on the employer and employees.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS REQUIRED by
ALL.
W.. we denounce the criminal suspension of the
ave OF congress by the President, such ~ the
purchasing clause Of the Sherman Silver Butler
I purchasing ACT. the Geary Act providing for The
aeportation OF UNREGISTERED Chinese, when Its con.
C n,,a has been afirmed by the Supreme
court. and his neglect and refusal to enforce tbs
AhtLtrust and Interstate Commerce Acts apainsi
wealthy offenders. -e"-"''