Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-10-24

The silver party of Nevada. in state conven-
ton assembled, does affirm its allegiance to
those great essential principles of justice and
liberty upon which our institutions are found
ed, viz Freedom of speech, freedom of the
press, freedom of conscience, the preservation
of personal rights, the equality OF all citizens
before the law and the faithful observance 0
constitutional limitations.
We pledge our earnest and active support to
William J. Bryan for President, and to Arthur
SeWall for Vice President of the United States.
We heartily endorse the platform of the Ma
tional Silver party adopted at st Louis, July
25th, 1896.
We declare the restoration of Silver to the
place accorded it as money metal by the
founders of the government to be the para
mount issue.
We demand the re monetzation of silver at
the legal ratio of Is to /, without waiting for
the aid or consent of any other nation. We
demand that the standard silver dollar shall be
public and private. and we favor such legisla-
tion will prevent for the future the de-
monetization of any kind OF legal tender
money by private contract
We are opposed to the issuing of government
interest bearing bonds in time of peace, and
demand that the government officials, the
servants of the people, shall use the option
given them by law to redeem all obligations in
gold or silver coin.
We demand the abolition of national banks,
and the issuance OF all money direct by the
government.
We demand the collection of the indebted
ness of the Pacific railway companies to the
of time or change of terms or conditions.
We demand government ownership of tele-
graph lines and railroads.
We demand the enforcement OF the interstate
commerce act.
We demand legislation excluding foreign
paupers, criminals and contract labor
We pledge the fostering of the State to
our public schools aud the State University of
which we are justly proud. and favor such
We cordially invite the cooperation of all
true silver men of all parties In the ensuing
election. and hereby pledge the electoral vote
OF Nevada to Thomas +. Watson, should it APP
pear that the election for the vice presidency
be between him and Garrett A. Hobart, the gold
trust nominee.
We denounce the hypocrisy and double deal
ing OF the Republican party OF Nevada, which,
on May 10th, 1896, declared for free coinage at
the ratio of 16 TO l. independent OF any other
nation as the only means of restoring prosper
ity to the country, and on June 18th, 1896, de
clared that the restoration of silver would Gre
ate panic and demoralize the business OF the
country.
we approve the bill passed at the last session
OF the United States Senate now pending in
the House of Representatives, relative to con-
tempts in federal courts and providing for
trials by jury in certain cases of contempts.
We are In favor of the arbitration Of the differ
ences between employers and their employees,
and recommend such legislation as is neceS-
sary to carry out this principle.
Recognizing the just claims of deserving
Union soldiers, we heartily ndorse the rule of
the present Commissioner of pensions that
name shall be arbitrarily dropped from the PEN
sion roll, and that the fact Of enlistment and
service should be deemed conclusive evidence
against disease and disability before enlist
ment.
WATERWAYS AND RAILROADS.
The federal government should care for and
improve the Mississippi river and other great
waterways and should own the great trunk
lines of railway and improve and operate
them so as to secure for the interior States easy
and cheap transportation to tide water. When
any waterway or trunk line railway is of suf-
fcient importance to demand aid of the gov
eminent, such aid should be extended upon
definite plan of continuous work until perma-
nent improvement is secured.
VOLUME OF MONEY.
The volume OF money In circulation should
be speedily increased and always be fully ade-
should be increased to an amount that will en-
able us to build our railroads, open our mines
and develop our vast resources without de-
pendence upon the money lenders of Europe.
PUBLIC OFFICE.
public office is public trust. No person
or party should be trusted who has once vi
olated that trust.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
We denounce the purchase and sale of the
elective franchise as destructive of our liber-
ties and favor the strict enforcement at all
future elections of the law passed at the last
session of the Legislature, known as "The
Purity OF Elections Law, and recommend
quired by their constituents to pledge them
selves against the repeal of the law or any
modification that will Impair its efficiency.
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
We are in favor OF an amendment to the con-
stitution OF the United States, providing. for