Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-10-31

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 o.
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 a money metal by the
founders OF the government to be the para
mount issue.
we demand the re monetization 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
full legal tender equally with gold for all debts
ton as 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
United States, as 1t natures. without extention
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
We demand legislation excluding foreign
paupers, criminals and contract labor.
We pledge the fostering care OF the State to
our public schools and the State University, OF
which we are justly proud, and favor such
legislation as will increase their efficiency.
We cordially invite the cooperation of all
cnf1x IF a11 Nortfn In hn iTc
election, and hereby pledge the electoral vote
OF Nevada to Thomas K. Watson, should it APP
pear that the election for the vice presidency
be between him ana Garret A. Hobart, the golu
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.
Union soldiers, we heartily indorse the rule of
the present Commissioner of pensions that no
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..
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-
ficient importance to demand aid of the gov
eminent, such aid should be extended upon a
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-
quate for the requirements of business. 1t
should be increased to an amount that will en-
able US to build our raj lroads, open our mines
and develop our vast resources without de-
pendence upon the money lenders OF Europe.
PUBLIC OFFICE.
public ONCE is public trust. No person
or party should be trusted who has once vi
olated that trust.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
elective franchise as destructive of our liber-
ties. and favor the strict enforcement at all
future elections of the law passed at the last
Purity or Elections Law" and recommend
that all candidates for the legislature be re-
quired by their constituents TO pledge them
modification thai win Impair its efficiency.
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
We are in favor of an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States, providing for
the election of United States Senators by direct