Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-10-10
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
MEANS SOMETHING
Text of Declaration Adopted at TonOpah and
the Senatorial Agreement.

progressive reduction of a tax rate
to the counties, cities and towns, I'M
der which marked reductions in tax.
alton have been made.
Law and Order.
We are in favor of a rigid and i'm
partial enforcement OF the laws for
the protection of both persons and
property and for the maintenance OF
peace and order within the confines
of our State. We feel that if the
State should leave itself powerless &c
deal with the emergencies as they
arise, it can never enjoy the respect
and confidence of either it's sister
states or the. national government ano
that its progress and prosperity VIII
be seriously retarded by the fear of
both labor and capital that their
respective rights will not be adequate
ly protected.
We therefore demand that the pres
ent State Police Law he maintained
with such amendments as will insure
against abuse of power, interference
in local affairs, except where the local
officers are unable or unwilling to per-
form their sworn duty and will guard
against the police force degenerating
into a political machine.
We condemn as cowardly, unpartri-
Nff nd h hA - nf
recent Republican convention in re-
fusing for demagogic political pur-
poses any direct reference to, or en-
dorsement OF this measure, although
the passage of the law was advocated
by every Republican newspaper in the
State and the bill received the sup
port, with but two RECEPTIONS, OF
every Republican member of the State
Legislature.
Writ of injunction.
We specifically endorse the plank in
the National Democratic Platform re-
lating to the Writ of Injunction, which
plank has received the endorsement of
organized labor throughout the coun-
try.
Safe Banking.
We are in favor of sound banking
laws and we hereby pledge our rep
resentatives in the next Legislature to
the passage of a law providing for a
guarantee fund for depositors and
containing the salient features of the
Oklahoma Banking Act.
Railroad Commission.
We heartily endorse the actions OF
the last Legislature in passing the
Railroad Commission Law and we are
unalterably opposed to any amend
ments to such law as will render 1t in
operative or ineffective, and We COM
mend the work of the present Rail-
road Commission which has effected
reductions in passenger fares, thus
saving the people of the State of Ne
vada the vast sum of 100000 during
the past year, and greater results
would have been accomplished had
not the Commission been restrained
by the orders of the Federal Court
from effecting a reduction in freight
rates.
Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
True Democracy is best, accom-
plished in that system of government
where the people in fact rule; we
therefore pledge our representatives. IN
State Legislature to. an enactment OF
legislation that will give full force
and effect to the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall from office.
Employers Liability Act.
The Democratic Party, ever the
consistent friend OF labor, has to its
credit practically all of the legisla-
ton now upon our statute books, IA
yorable to the working classes. Dem
ocrats point with pride at their tri-
umph over Republican opposition at
the last regular session OF our Legis-
lature, in passing an effective Employ
er's Liability Act.
Regulate Mining Business.
This Convention recommends the
enactment by the next Legislature OF
a stringent law regulating the bust
ness of mining in this State whereby
legitimate development of our mineral
resources may be segregated from
tha onarations of sWindling wildcat