Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-04
Platform.

I'll" Slvcr Patty Of Nevada pledges Il. IN.
"av''ing devotion To- tho prime pl.- Of govern.
mont G:d down 10y jefferson and Lincoln,
That tn highest duty Of GoY0l nincnt Is to 20
r"Eul't" its laws that the spirit Of equality
'''"l! follow mcu tlruugh life. giving each amp
lot opportunity - work Uut 10 the fullest
1"NaITr h!s possibilities. unrestricted 10y law,
md unaffected hy To" couquC-t Of his domin.
on ~ eli .'tWu ~ Icy other mon. We inIorsa.
- cATro-- AZ the demands Of tho American
people In COr.-pnancn with The foregoing, tho
Platform - ia" National silver party fnrmu.
.ht,dH 81. Louis, July e, $50, and the hnan.
-'HI ll"i!" OF III" National Democratic party
I'rI ted At Chicago. July :. 4Sgi.
TIL" history nf tho movement FOR tho rcsto-n-
non 81 LiiHDiTllisIn In tho g!"TiOus story Of Nc.
vadI's lUaaCrship. Tho educational work so
p'iii"ucIlIY undertaken ak years ago has
spread throughout the entire country, ON tho
t-suc that tho value 81 money lis qnant,tativo
au' not TuHlita i've, the intellectual and politI.
ral tprco'"f nations are now battling. Mind.
tnl ui her glorious record Nevada will take her
T!a"" again In tho COZ flict. not rs tho ally Of
t"Id. hut ON tho side Of those who struggle In
The fields II ndvoTE.ty.
We r"aiilrm our devotion to tho FREQ md I'M.
limited cO!unRc Of silver at tn. ratio of Id 10 I
by tho independent action 81 the United States,
and NO are una tcTahly opposed to the Ropul,.
hran FOLEY of increasing tn" bonded debt OF
Transforming the sovereign power OF tho GOV.
eminent to Issue money To- banking instiru.
tons: OF contracting tho circulating medium
- 'AN tAF " k'lAl HAutit'hlAs ana oil lnIEpuNlnu
~'aNntion while contraction IL diminishing tho
means Of payment.
Cur fnitn In tho loyalty. ability. and wise lead.
arship 81 William j. Bryan il uudiminIshoJ
ana We" predict for tho silver forces of tho Uni.
t"h states. with 10 tn f! g. their motto. and
wiIInn ). Bryan ns Their standard bearer, nm
Overwhelming victory In 100.
Wo invite III" corporation Of the Republican
party OF Nevada who declared in their plat.
form VI May ~, IL q. ns follows:
'tE-DtNEn Tint thn Rappt1l... 49,. -
This stat" IL IL favor Of FREQ and unlinitnl coin,
age OF 10th gold AMI silver: that IL holds 10 mi,
principle IA n tenet Of party faith and n test az
party allegiance; that II will ror,nIt OF M
abandonment or modification Of this doctrinn.
'h"i lot whOs0"v"r provo r"crcAnt 20 tho prin.
ciipI" 81 bimetallism 1t will remain s~tcadfnst
thereto"
And who on May 0, 1900, at Virginia CITY, dc.
c'arcd ms follows:
We again roitcrnto our sto1dfns, d.yn,bo,
TO the cause % tho FREQ AMI Unlimited cniunrr
OF silNc", aud declare that In nur Judgment d.,
restoration Of the true bimrtalliG standard 81
,hih" hF u existed previous to 1874. namely M
tho ratio ot iGto I. IL an absolute nnd I,Iis,o,'
tlhlo requirement before tho financial svu,cu,
OF Our government will afford tho ,,rn,I, .
Sniu" nt = all" circulating money sunicinnt IN
80, tnv business nt III" country on n pOriua.
hcniiy prO9pcrUus basis"
we inhorSc Tho acton 81 NOWADAYS rcrrc,,n.
,'''N'7 WIN respect To tariff and financial loo.
iSlation; commenting thci untrIo,Ic .,,r,,rr,
OF tn" administrator In tItno of wnr ,rrhii,,
using all efforts "a prevent tho its,,nnco nf
! bonds. "''"'o' ~
We say ~ tho Republican Marty nf Nevada,
20 not III" h"nilccnt recruits OF tho tarIn scI,c,i,
nl"s OF III" Dinghy Till which affect Scyn,I,
nnd VII a EcvRdn's silver roprcsontn,iyra So
cured namely wool. cattle hides. cyanide. n,l
oorhN' ihli upon y"n ma thu rain falls upOn Tho
~ 'nu ,hc uhjustT And " ~. In what man.
nor could Republican Representative hn,o
done mnroy h"'o
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Wc say to tho Democratic party 81 Nevada,
H's NOT thc ncsiOnO f EOvain'a nCprns0utotivo,
on nhnh'Ihl legislation l--cn IN keeping Win
tle democratic platform 81 u q. aud. In III,
,''P C'' could Democratic Eoprca"nta,I,n,
have done more!
W" oTptos' our profound nrrro-ja,i,, -, a..
..!'i"sS Efforts "t S~ovnfa'a grand ali 800
WIN NJ. stewart. not only A. tho ,r,Icr ~ a..
.'y't chnR" IN America, but for bi. o,o,, ,a'
Notinil TO tho local interests Of tho S,a,o 80
oinrihcd by tho fact that 10 haa I,cn 30 ~. w
tlor OF many ~ tho impp,,,ut m.ar,"".
hficoting N"radn's interests wbloh Ln.a -
.,".,y' Wy congress: namely. tho mining lac,
q, 'uo 'iit"H State, tho Carson Min, ,ho
.'H"t lh.'liu'". tho Embellishments NJ ,kn
.E'' u'HfAI Experiment Station. ohiob an,
,"' "'"'" University - rrcoIvo si,OpIn
80 '"'.fhhl"ni aid. and IN, sornrino Of a
,m,.''''fy instructor nt tho state tTniyc,.i,y
w lur'h"r commend hi4 prurta u,vv iIkciy
.''n 10 10 crowned with success. TO srcure Tho
payment 70 tho state and citiEona OF Nevada
OF nearly half a million dollars for mon.varr
'V"'ao IN 'he tupprs'slon OF tho war Of the