Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-09-25
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN, AND DEMO
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

We make up from our exchanges an
epitome of the proceedings of this body,
which met at Reno on the 18th and
transacted its business, and adjourned
the same day. The convention was
called to order by Col Ellis. chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
and the usual proceedings were gone
through with. We present the platform
adopted as matter of ganeral interest
and for reference from time to time:
The Democrats and Liberal Republic
cans of Nevada cordially uniting declare
| these principles: -
First-We accept the declaration of
principles adopted at Cincinnati and
reaffirmed at Baltimore, indorse the cam
didates there nominated, and pledge our
| united and warmest effort to secure their
election.
Second-We declare the Administra-
ton of President Grant corrupt, capri
cious and tyrannical, carried forward in
the interest of factions, rings and monop-
olies, with tendencies to personalism,
subversive of popular government, and
perilous to society.
Third-We recognize it to be the high
est duty and noblest privilege of the
citizen to refoIm existing abuses, rebuke
corrupt practices. economize the public
expenditures, resist centralizing tenden-
cies, restore the Government to honest
and capable hands and facilitate recon-
Citation and reunion with the people of
the South.
Fourth-We declare the Government
popular, not personal: public Office a
trust and not u property, and that the
public servants should be chosen for
their capability and fidelity, to the end
that the people, not the party, may be
served.
| Fifth-There should be no tariff except
, for revenue, and, in adjusting the duties,
, labor, not capital, should be favored. In
every contest of whatever form we are
, protecting the weak against the strong
/ we believe industry should be rewarded
D and industrial pursuits elevated anC
dignifed.
Sixth-We recognize the fierce struggle
3 now as ever going on between capital ant
: labor, and the necessity of affirmative
action to protect the latter against thu
domination of the former.
Eighth--We are opposed to the impor
d tation or immigration of Asiatic laborer
!. into the United States, and demand thei
exclusion by the modification of on
= treaty stipulations with China and tn
e intervention of Congress.
e Ninth-We are in favor OF equal AM
!. uniform taxation according to the lette
-, and spirit of Article Ten of the constitu
ton of the State of Nevada, and to thi
5, end demand the taxation of railroad
e property at its actual value.
Tenth-We declare the existing rate
of freight and fare over the Contra
u Pacific Railroad exorbitant, unequal an
IS oppressive, aud demand the equalization
IS and reduction by Congressional action
- Eleventh-We are opposed to donatln,
% money or bonds, State or county, to raj
1t roads, corporations, or individuals.
lie p. H. Clayton introduced the follow
D. ing;
=, Resolved. That we look with alarr
~ upon the corruption which prevades a
x branches of the public service; that W
as regard the elective franchise as a sacre
4 privilege of the citizen, and that it
criminal to sell the right Of sutfrag
u We are therefore in favor of law to |
rd enacted by the Legislature making it
n criminal oti'ense for any person to give
an receive any consideration in money
other valuable thing, for the purpose
w. influencing the vote of citizen at al
on election under the laws of the State.
&C. R. NJ. Clarke, of Ormsby county,
b. w. Lightner, of Lincoln and M. .
m. Stone, of Storey, were nominated by a
en- clamation for Presidential Electors. II
in Alternates nominated were as follow
of L. l. Hoyle, of Lander, Jas. A. St. Cha
he of Churchill and Henry Rives, of Ii
an coin. Judge W. M. Seawell, of Esm,
, a aida, was nominated for Justice of t
if Supreme Court and Hon. c. W. Kenda
led of White Pine, for Congress. John
on Lewis was nominated for State Print,