The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-10-19
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.


We hail with satisfaction the nomlna-
ton Of William Jennings Bryan ard
Adlai e. Stevenson for tie Presidency
aud Vie Presidency of the United States,
by the action of the Democratic, Silver
Republican and fopulist parties Of the
United States.
We rejoice that the new Democracy of
ls96 which was the old Democracy OF
Jefferson. and Is closely ailied in faith
and purpose to the Kepublicanism of
Lincoln has again been re-asserted in
1900, and that II Is receiving the united
support OF the reform forces. We declare
our belief that no reason now exists for
the division of the reform forces into
three Independent organizations, and thai
unity of organization. as well as unity OF
purpose is The demand of the hour.
We believe that the doctrines of the
/ Chicago and Kansas city platforms cover
all tina. is needed in the enforcement of
our traditional principles OF government.
aud all that IS now attainable in the line
of reform, and should.satisfy the reason
able expectations OF all reformers and
lovers of their country, that the pure and
exalted character, the marked ability and
hi9h patriotism of William Jennings
Bryan, fill every requirement. of leader
ship, and that patriotic duty demands the
perfect union into one political organiza-
ton of all the parties now eniistled undor
his leadership.
| National Platform - We endorse the
platform of the National Democratic
party, adopted at Kansas city, and pledge
| our support To all of its declarations, aud
particularly those relating 10 the silver
and monetary question, and also inn
perialsm and the trusts, the natural Off
spring of the plutocratic policy of the Re
publican party, which has increased in
boldness and intensity since the demon
citation of silver in 1873, until now, in
| 1900, it has practically substituted for the
Declaration of independence, the methods
of imperialism in the Administration Of
our national government.
Silver Question-We hold that the Sill
yer question is still one of the important
issues of this campaign, and that it will
never be permanently settled until our
minis are opened to the free and un
limited coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of sixteen t. one, regardless Of the
consent of other nations. We congratu-
late the supporters Of Bryan and Steven
son in Nevada that they are not sub
jected to the humiliating necessity OF
abrogating or modifying any plank in
their national platform for the accommo-
dation of their Congressional nominee.
The platform as adopted at Kansas City,
is broad enough for our national and
State candidates. and it contains not a
word, the elimination of which would add
an iota of strength to the local nominees.
1IurtS- W = oDItgNt Iiit u halS anu tBiil-
binations which control the products OF
industry and levy tribute upon the people,
and we denOunce the Republican party
which creates and fosters them. We es-
pecially denounee the scheme OF the Re-
publican Administration to create the
greatest Of all monopolies, in delegating
10 the national banks the exclusive right
to make and issue the peoples money.
Our Flag-We condemn the cowardly
and inconsistent course OF the Republi-
can Administration, which plants our
flag of freedom, defiantly in the faces OF
those struggling for liberty in the Philip
pines, yet hauls il down from where il
has honorably aud rightlully been for a
third of a century, in the Porcupine Min
ing District of Alaska.
The BoeTs-We extend to the brave
Beers of South Africa. our sympathy and
moral support in their patriotic struggle
for the right Of lf-goyernment, ana we
are unalterably opposed To any alliance
open or covert, between the United States
and any other nation, which will tend to
the destruction or abridgement OF human
liberty.
Porto Rico-The Declaration of Inde-
pendence, the Constitution and the Flag
are one and iuseparable. The island OF
Porto Rico is a part OF the territory of the
United States, aud by denying freedom
of trade between that island and the
United States, and placing upon it the
/ Dufucie OF ttfttin duties, as Well as ly
denying its people a delegate ID Congress
the Administration has VIOLATED the
Constitution, abandoned the Fundamental
principles OF American liberty. and has
striyen to give the lie TO the contention
of our fore-tatbers that all men are created
equal, that government rests for its sane.
ton upon the consent of The governed
and that representation and taxation arc
inseparabie.
Lotteries and Prize Fighting-We re
ject the proposed constitutional amend
ment removing the prohibition as to rotp
teries. We also favor the repeal of the
statute licensing prize lighting in Nevada
and pledge our legislative nominees L
vote in accordance with the letter and
spirit Of both OF the sections u this reso.
luton.
Labor-We believe in the regulation ot
the hours Of labor by the State, and that d
shortening of such hours will tend to thu
material advancement, prosperity and
happiness Of those who labor. We there
fore pledge our candidates for the legisla.
ture TO the passage Of an eight honr law
applicable to all labor in mines. mills
smelters and other works for reducing on
refining ores, and to extend such law IL
other classes of labor to which il is appli.
cable, after hearing and consulting Will
the representatives of such classes. and L
provide by law for adding to the duties
of one of the State officers without aAdi
of Labor, who shall collect all statistic,
relating TO labor in this State, and who
shall make recommendations to the Leg
islature from time TO time as to appro
pirate legislation.
Water Storage-We believe that waite
storage for arid lands should be rccog
nized by the general government as
part of its internal Improvement system
and that liberal appropriations should b.
made Tor That purpose, aud we call atten
ton to the specific declaration in this be
half in the National platform, fayorinI
an intelligent system of improving IN
, arid lands of the West, storing the water
; for the purpose of irrigation, and Ia
holding of such lands for actual settlers
We believe that the development of III
republic within the arid regions, by
proper system of internal impro, einen
, Will build up an empire based OH eaua
citizenship, far surprising the power an
glory of any empire based on the acouisi
ton of distant countries and the slibie,
ton of inferior races.
University and Schools--We reeopniz
the high efficiency and usefulness OF on