The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-01

We, the representatives Of the Dem
eeratie party in the state of Nevada,
hereby adopt the following platform
and pledge ourselves to its active sup
port:
We charge the Republican party in
its national administration with:
The wilful violation Of its platform
pledges, the betrayal of the confidence
of the people, and with fostering pri
vate m~onoplies and special interests.
With increasing the cos of living
by increasing the tariff on the necessl-
ties of life.
With an absolute failure to enact
any laws fer the prevention of trusts.
With having failed to cract any law
looking 20 the remedying of our de-
plorable financial condition.
With having utilized the legislative
functions of our government for the
purpose of unjustly increasing the
profits of special interests of tho great
masses of the people.
With a failure to enact any adequate
laws for the control of transportation
companies and for the prevention of
unjust determinations by such com
panies.
We assert that the physical valua-
ton of railroad property is essential to
arriving ut lust rates and hat Senator
George S. Nixon, in failing to support
such amendment, assisted in the per-
petuation of the unjust and exorbitans
freight rates charged by the Southern
Pacific Railroad company for ship
to and from this state.
We charge that the so-ealled "back
haul' amendment voted for by Sena
tor Aldrich and Senator Nixon is n
deception, a "joker'' and ineffective
to REMEDY the existing conditions, that
the amendment provides for the sus-
pension Of the rates established by the
Interstate Commerce Commission un-
til the final adjudication of sach rates
through the courts; that the rates es-
tablished in the Reno rate ease have
beeh suspended once and may
be further DELAYED by such obstruction
by the Republican administration.
We charge Senator George S. Nixon
with neglecting the interests of the
state of Nevada in failing to support
the amendment offered to the railroad
bill which would have absolutely pre-
vented the back. haul charge.
We charge that Senator Nixon's
conduct in voting against Aldrich, the
of the stand patters and the req.
Iesentative of the railroad companies,
trusts and special interests, only once
cut Of one hundred and twenty-nine
votes, condemns him as unfaithful to
She interests of the people of the staae
and brands him as insincere in his pres
protestations of insurgency.
We pledge our representatives in
Congress to the cause of tariff reform;
economy and simplicity in government;
the strengthening CT the Sherman anti
trust law; the active prosecution of the
viclaters Of law; the remedying Of our
financial system so as to make i'm
possible the precipitation of such pan,
les as was brought about in 1907; the
destruction of m%onopolies; the equal
of prosperity and honesty
in government affairs.
We pledge our representatives in the
onate and House of Representatives to
work and vote for the enactment nt
which viii! effcctuallv destroy the
corrupt influences of corporations ana
predatory wealth in the politics of n
country.
We demand the s.actment, IN nation
and in state. of stringent election cor
laws.
demand
The enactment If laws that will alb
prevent the use of corporate
funds, directly or indirectly, for po-
litical purposes.
The enactment of laws lie.it
paign contributions ana expenditures
and providing for the publication OF
such contributions and expenditures be-
fore election.
The enactment of laws making it =
punishable by Imprisonment in
2 peni.entiary, for an employer 10 d.
or indirectly do any act for the
purpose and with the intent of depriv-
ing an employe Of his franchise of in
iluencing his vote.
We pledge ouT representatives in
Congress 20 work for the enactment of
which will prevent the discrimina-
lion by transportation companies doing
an inter state business and preventing
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