Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-27


Resolved, l. That we, the represen.s.'
the Democratic and Liberal party of the Stat
Of Nevada do hereby express our greatest conf
dence in the administration Of our present Ex-
honest and upright manner in which he has nd
ministered the affairs Of State, deserves the full
and hearty confidence Of all persons irrespective
Of politics, in the State.
2. That we are opposed to those combinations
Of massed capital which determine to direct,
| control and debauch legislation; which endeavor
| to override and crush out every man and every
interest they cannot control or USE which make
bribery trade, corruption system, and openly
malign or secretly whisper away the good name
| Of every public man who will not do their bid
| ding.
3. That We are opposed to the granting of
subsidies In any form. either by Congress or the
4 Legislature Of the State.
4. That we are opposed to the election of any
candidate for the presidency to third term Of
| office.
8. That the Democratic party Of this State
does most uUequivocally condemn the late en-.
actment Of the Congress of the United States
known as the " Back Salary Act"
9. That we are opposed to the Introduction of
Chinese in our midst, and to the end that the
laborng men of this State may not have to COM
pete with Chinese labor. we request our Sena-
| tors and Congressman to take such action as may
be necessary to secure the repeal of the present
treaty with the Empire of China.
7. That cheap transportation Is actually neces-
State, and that we favor the passage of !. law ny
the next Legislature regulating the tariffs Of
freights and fares on railroads in this State and
| preventing unjust discrimination.
8. That we are in favor OF taxing the property
| Of railroad companies the same as other prop
erty, and that the property Of railroad companies
should be adjusted ~ near to its actual cash
value as other property is now assessed
| 0. That we are in favor Of the adoption Of
| law by the Legislature limiting legal days
| work to eight hours.
10. That we are opposed to the repeal or modi-
fcation Of our present bullion tax law. as we
consider !, the most Just and sauisSlls thht
acts the protection Of our laws can be brought
to bear it's Just proportion OF the expenses of TIT
State and county Governments.
II. That we arraign the party Of the Admins
tration in power for its unexampled extrava
gance and corruption, and for its unconstitu
. tional and dangerous usurpation OF powers no
delegated to the Federal Government; we de
mand an honest, economical and Just admins
tration Of national affairs; we demand an imme
date abandonment Of all efforts to rule tn
States for corrupt party purposes by an infamou
| alliance of carpet-baggers, scalawags and bayo
nets; we heartily condemn the conduct of thos
who, under any pretense or guise, disgrac
themselves and their country by lawless acts o
violence against the colored race in the South
0 ern States; as also those carpet-baggers VIII
have for years past eaten up the substance o
those whom they have oppressed and deceived
L. That we demand the adequate punishment
| of all men guilty Of corruption and embezzls
| ment in office; we demand an immediate repes
of the law by which the party in power seeks I
r muzzle free press; we denounce its wholesal
appropriation of the public school domain
railroads and corrupt corporations; we deman
N a repeal of the Legal Tender Act at the earle
a practicable date, and a specie basis and fr
Ia banking, with secured currency; we demand
tariff for revenue only, free from unjust d
. ordinations, which raise little or no revenu
: create monopolies and unnecessarily increa
the cost of living and encourage corrupt legis
tion and we demand the payment Of all for
IN of national debts In coin or its equivalent VIII
'' due, and the equal and Just distribution of ta'
on imports required to raise the necessi
revenue ocl3-t