Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-13

When TEE TixEs some week.
since took up tin bullion tar qass
sfoo and allowed tho nscsssiiy az tn,
puhl,s awsksning b. the real danssl
shas thsesssusd them on this head,
noe . angle contemporary IN sh,s
part Of ne State had tho necessary
courage indepen .encA public spiris,
or Whatever you may call II. to even
touch upon the subject. Nearly oil
the interior papers took the cae
from N and expressed . decided
opinion fully according with our
own. It 10 aaple satisfaction to
know that the result Of these articles
10 seen in the platforms Of both the
political parties Of the State. Every
candidate now who runs for office on
the State ticket viii be compelled to
abide by the principles set forth Ia
which ever ono If these platforms he
subscribee tn aud lewiston sfsrrward
from those principles will be equiva-
lentto Political death and anuihila.
tiou. County conventions viii en-
doese the State platforms or insert
something Of their own upon the
leading questions of local interest.
and candidates for the legislature
will be obliged to rest upon those
documents. So there is no way IN
which the friends Of the bullion tax
repeal proposition can accomplish
anything for their cause unless some
of those to be elected this tai! will
forget their pledges and neglect
thier constituents. 1t may be well,
we'll, therefore. to get from candi-
dates for the Legislature . positive
expression Of opinion in convention,
on the stump or through the press,
with respect to this suffice, before
voting for them. After that is ob-
tanned, all the assurance that can be
exscted Of faithful service will have
been received and the public will
have done its duty. The case on its !
part will then be as secure as any
case of the kind can be. II will rest
upon the honor OF elected officers, as
ell public affairs must rest more or
less. The conventions and portion
of the press have done all they can,
and the rest remains with the people.
As showing that interior papers are
still uneasy in this matter. We append
a couple OF extracts. The Borax
Miner says:
At the coming electirn the tax
payers If Nevada will he called upon
TO give expression Ia their views on
the question of 8 constitutional
amendment having tor its real objec,
the repeal or reduction of the just
and equitable tax on the net pro-
ceeds of mines. This cannot by any
possibility be regarded as party |
issue, but must be met alike by all |
Democrats and Republicans who
have the prosperity of the State al |
heart. Who in this district has not |
h .ard the brag that both conventions
were to he controlled by the crea-
lures and to,,ls If the Caiifornii
miiiionsirrs. II is not enough for
them that they draw the lions share
Of the bnliion prodact of the State.
It does not satisfy them that the
leading political events of this State
have been shaoed in the little back
Offices Of the San Francisco capital
lists, while the mechanic, the laborer.
the miner, the farmer-tHe real citi-
xens Of Nevada - stand back and
helplessly contemplate the undis-
guisrd trickery by means Of which
their ends are attained.
The Belmont Courier says.
The conventions shortly to assem-
BILE 10 Nye county-Repubiican and
Democratic - should not overlook
the fact IA that of exscting . pledge
from the Legislative nominees to use
their endeavors in retaining the pres
ent bullion tax law on the statutes.
It will be the most important feature
ia the coming session of the legisis-
ture, and every precsution should be
employed 10 selecting men that can
be relied On. In order to avoid all
danger Of losing our grip on the tax
on bullion, Ne are Of the opinion that
il would be best not to attcmp, q
modification Of the law ~ il now
stands, - too much risk would lie AT
stake in the framing Of a new one.
We know the present one to he con-
.skifntional. and modified oae could
Be ingsalolsly drafted 50 a. to rem
der & uncsastifutional. "Lrt we'll
en0uab alone" for two years m"re, Ut
least py thar time the State will be
five from debt; then . reduction
would he IN order.