The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-29
The Platform.

is not so long. It will appear in the
COURIER next week.
The Representatives of the Democratic
Party of the State of Nevada in conven
ton assembled, endorse the principles of
the National Democratic Party as ex
pressed in the Kansas City platform, more
especially those relating to the monetary
question, imperialism, militarism and
the trusts.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
We rejoice in the improved business
conditions which now prevail, and agree
with many of our leading political oppo-
nents in the view that the change for the
better is the result of increased gold pro-
duction which has afforded a larger mon
ey supply for the transaction OF business.
This is straight in line with the basic ar
gument in favor of the free coinage of
silver, proving conclusively that we were
right in our contention, and the advo-
Gates of the gold standard wrong. We
believe that the free coinage of silver
would have produced still higher degree
of prosperity than now exists, besides be-
ing of special advantage to the silver
mining interests of this State. We reject
utterly the specious plea of our Republi-
can opponents that the silver issue is
dead. Free coinage is just in principle,
sound in economies, and there is no rea-
son why we should not continue our
efforts at all reasonable times to secure 1T.
But apart from the question of Free Coin
age, upon every other phase of the money
issue we know that the Republican party
is adverse to our interests, and the Dem
ocratic Party favorable thereto. In proof
of this we point to the Hill bill which re-
Gently passed the House of Representa-
tives by an almost unanimous vote of the
Republican majority, the Democrats and
Independents of that body being unit
in opposition. This infamous measure,
directly at variance with past Republican
pledges, will, if it becomes law, end all
purchases of silver for coinage in this
country for many decades, and perhaps
forever. 1t might easily close all but the
richest of our silver mines, put an end to
prospecting tor that metal, and materially
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ing in our State, despite the almost para
lying blows struck by the Republican
party at our silver industry when it was
nearly all we had to depend upon.
THE FOWLER BILL.
We denounce the Fowler Currency Bill,
reported to the House by unanimous
vote of the Republican members of the
Committee on Banking and Currency as
a scheme to give few great banking in
situations complete control of our paper
currency, thereby enabling the banks to
fix the aggregate volume of our money
supply. This would put it in their power
to regulate prices to suit themselves, and
place all business at their mercy. We
believe that the Republican party will
enact this or some similar measure into
law just as soon as II dares to do soy un-
less the power of that party is so re-
strained that it is unable to carry out the
behests of the great monied interests
which now dominate it's policy.
THE TARIFF.
We regard the enormous growth of the
trusts under the operation of the Dingley
tariff as an evil of the first magnitude
Recent disclosures prove beyond all ques-
ton that large quantities of American
manufactures are exported and sold to
foreigners at Prices from % to 40 per cent
below the prices charged in the home
market. We submit that system which
c,upels the consumers of this country
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price charged by the American manufac
turer in other countries is not protection
at all, but oppression and robbery, which
cannot be defended by any person having
a Just appreciation of the difference be-
tween right and wrong. Therefore we
moved from articles the production of
which is controlled by trusts, and from
such articles AS are sold more cheaply
abroad than to the American onsumer
In all cases where the duties on imports
serve as means of oppression and Of ex-
tortion from the American customer, the
duty should be reduced to fair revenue
basis.
We also demand such further iegisla-
ton as may be necessary to curb the
growth and check the exactions of these
giant monopolies. For this Legislation
we look to the Democratic party and it's
independent allies, we'll knowing that
the Republican, party cannot reform these
abuses if it would, and would not if il
could.
IMPERIALISM:
We deplore the radical departure from
our traditional policy of encouraging;
freedom and self-government whenever
p oale aspire To those great blessings and
n tural rights. The course pursued in
the Philippines by two successive Repub-
lican Administrations is direct repudia-
ton Of our own Declaration of Independ-
on e, and an assertion of the imperialistic
principle that might makes right. 1t has
cost us hundreds of millions In treasure,
thousands of precious lives, and made it
impossible for us consistently to speak
word of sympathy for any people strug-
Cling to be free. By a just and conciia-