The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-14
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

We hail with satisfaction the nomina
, ton of William Jennings Bryan and
Adlai Il. Stevenson for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency of the United States
by the action of the Democratic, Silver
Republican and Populist parties of the
United States.
!, We rejoice that the new Democracy oil
1896, which was the old Democracy OF
Jefferson, and is closely allied in faith
and purpose to the Republicanism OF
Lincoln, has again been re- asserted in
1900, and that 1t 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 that
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 that is needed in. the enforcement OF
our traditional principles oil government,
and 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
high 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 enlisted under
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, and
particularly those relating to the silver
and monetary question, and also i'm
perialism and the trusts, the natural Off
spring of the plutocratic policy of the Re-
publican party, which has increased in
holiness and intensity since the demon
etization 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 ii 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 to 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 ii contains not a
word, the elimination of which would add
an iota of strength 10 the local nominees.
Trusts-We oppose the trusts and conf
/ DlildllOuS WHICH COHlTOi lut DTOuutlH
industry and levy tribute upon the people,
and we denounce the Republican party
which creates and fosters them. We es-
pecially denounce the scheme OF the Re
publican Administration to create the
greatest of all monopolies, in delegating
To the national banks the exclusive right
To make and issue the peoples money.
Our Flag-We condemn the cowardly
and inconsistent course of the Republic
can Administration, which plants our
! flag of freedom, defiantly in the faces of
those struggling for liberty in the Philip
pines, yet hauls II down from where it
has honorably and rightfully been for a
third of century, in the Porcupine Min
ing District of Alaska.
The Boers-We extend to the brave
Beers of South Africa, our sympathy and
moral support in their patriotic struggle
for the right of self-government, and 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 oil the territory of the
United States, and by denying freedom
of trade between that island and the
United States and placing upon it the
burdens of certain duties, as well as by
denying its people delegate TO Congress
the Administration has VIOLATED the
Constitution, abandoned the fundamental
principles of American liberty, and has
striven to give the lie to the contention
of our fore-fathers that all men are created
equal, that government rests for its sane
ton upon the consent of the governed
and that representation and taxation are
inseparable.
Lotteries and Prize Fighting-We re-
Ject the proposed constitutional amend
ment removing the prohibition as to lot
teries. We also favor the repeal of the
statute licensing prize fighting in Nevada
and pledge orr legislative nominees 10
vote in accordance with the IetLer anu
spirit of both of the sections of this reso-
luton.
Labor-we believe in the regulation OF
the hours of labor by the State, and that q
shortening OF such hours will tend TO the
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-hour law
applicable 10 all labor in mines, mills
smelters and other works for reducing Oh
refining ores, and to extend such law &c
: other classes of labor to which ii is appli.
cable, after hearing and consulting with
the representatives of such classes, and to
provide by law for adding to the duties
of one of the State officers, without addi.
tional salary, the duty of a Commi ssionel
of Labor, who shall collect all statistics
relating TO labor in this State, and who
shall make recommendations to the Leg.
isiature from time to time as to appro.
pirate legislation.
Water Storage-We believe that water
storage for ard lands should be recog.
nized by the general government as
part of its internal improvement system
and that liberal appropriations should b,
made for that purpose, and we call atteu
ton to the specific declaration III this be
halfin the National platform, favoring
an Intelligent system of improving thu
arid lands of the West, storing the waters
for the purpose of irrigation, and tn,
holding of such lands for actual settlers
We believe that the development of tn,
republic within the arid regions, by
proper system of internal Improvement
will build up AN empire based on equa
citizenship, far surprising the power anC
glory of any empire based on the acquis
ton of distant countries and the subjec
ton of inferior races
University and Schools-We recognize
the high efficiency and usefulness Of oul
University, and favor legislation whicl
will advance its aims and purposes WI
also recognize the necessity of maintain