Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-28
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Resolved, That reafirm the principles Of and
allegiance to the party which preserved the Unon
freed the slave and maintained the essential doctrine that
with ropes of sand, and that both State and National
Governments should give ample and competent protection
its citizens both home abroad against
assaults of traitors and rebels the Republican party has
preserved these Governments, and the Republicans OF
Nevada now demand that every qualified elecor in every
State-South and North-Democrat and Republican, black
white shall be permitted undisturbed by force and
awed by fear vote at all elections at the places pre-
scrbed by law and that every vote shall be honest
y counted and that chosen by such votes
to office shall be freely indicted into il and effectively
supported in the discharge of its duties that the pea
nent paccation of the Southern section of the Union
and the complete protection of all its citizens in their
civil political personal and property rights is the duty to
which the Republican party stands sacredy pledged In
rider to redeem this pledge placed the amend
ments in the Constitution and the righteous basis of
said amendments it will go forward in the work of pac
cation until peace shall through right doing and
he ~ sbn mat cne @ purpose Gl
to pay hundreds of millions of suspended claims of
dlsloya men, already presented to Congress awaiting
favorable moment for presentation make it doubly i'm
portant that the Senate pass under Demo
cratic domination that the House Representatives to be
chosen IN the coming election should be under Republican
control.
Resolced That the validity Presidential
definitely and finally settled by the Forty fourth Congress-
and that the attempt Swallowed forth Potter
ons to disturb the title by which President Hayes and
Vice President Wheeler hold their seats revolutionary
and dangerous in the extreme and characteristic it is of
the underlying motives of the rebel Democracy calls for
unqualified disapprova and denunciaton
ReSo That it is the duty of Congress to perfect with
all possible expedition such legislation will
the country the benefit of honest and fair adjustment
of freghts and fares all railroads. whose construction
is the result OF land grants subsidies loans and other
Government aid assistance
Resosred That the Republican party and demands
at the hands of the State Legislature having in view the
regulation and equalization of freghts and fares the
railroads within this State.
Resolved, That in their shameless disregard of an
avowed principle, the Democratic party of this State in
their unmistakabe purpose to nominate the present
cumbent of the Gubeatoria office for third term have
brought upon themselves the deserved dstrus not only
of every Republican but of the honorable and
sistent members of their party
Resolred That believe in the doctrine of
office and that so believing, We opposed to the nom
nation OF candidates to office under the State Government
for third term.
ResoIued, That hail with joy the RECOMMENDATION Of
silver step towards emancipation from the grasp
of the corrupt money Of Europe and America and
ask Congress to complete the of redemp
ton by according to silver unrestraned coinage
ResOtred, That in the legislation of the Forty fifth Con
nothing fully commands APPRECIATION than
the efforts of Senators and Representative in securing
the reconciliation of silver and the dual standard
coinage of the country.
Resored, That there should be retrenchment in the
public service that men elected to office should be quail
fled by education intelligence and business habits per
form the duties of their respective Offices and that the
system of deputyshps and clerkshps present existing
and forever.
Resore That public lands the property of the
pe and therefore they should be reserved for actuo
tiers aided in their settlement by the Government and
protected in their possession by just laws
heSOLCe mat recognize the wisdom OF trainers
or Constitution in providing for the taxation of the
that all taxes should be equal and
uniform that the present system Of taxation is just
and fair any that be devised and should be pre-
served that the mining corporations doing business in
this State pay than their just proportion taxes
while the railroad property situated within this State
much less than its just proportion that
should be raised any year than necessary deay
the actual and necessary of the during the
period, when economically administered that the
rate of of property should be decrea
ed so produce only such sum as is absolutely re
at he time
having due regard to the surplus Of funds already the
Treasury.
Nevada ia opposed to and protests against any repeal
change of the law taxing the net proceeds
of the mines, commonly known the Bullion Tax Law
ResolUed That refer with pride to the record OF the
Republican party in Congress, where, in spite of the
stain Of dshonor rests and not act has been brought
to light which reflects anything but upon the rep
of our organization and its principles
Resolved, That labor in itself recognizes the Republi
party its exponent; demands emancipation from
oppression, and elevation to its proper dignity just and
equal place with capital and that both alike
to the well being of society.
Resolved, That the General Government should immedi
atey take such steps to absolutely stop the further i'm
migration of Asatics to country and that such just
and peaceful measures should be adopted be appro
pirate and to induce those already among to
quit our shores at the earliest practical monet
ReSolred That the Republican party of the State Of
Nevada enters its most solemn protest and condemnation
against interference IN the politics egsa
ton of this State by mOneyed rings corporations the
representatives of aggregated wealth capital that
with alarm increasing unceSnS attempts
the moneyed powers of the Pacific States to control the
elections and shape the legislation of said States that the
principle and practice raught with danger
publican form of government and should be rowned down
and resisted by every individual who has at heart the vel
fare of American institutions and the freedom OF the
ResOred That we unaterably opposed to the diver
of any moneys raised by the taxation of the whole
people to the benefit of any religious demon
nation;
Resoeed That soemnly declare it to be the senti
OF the Republican party that the breach of pledge
given to nominating convention by successful candi
date for Office is disgraceiu and dishonorabe than
the violation of private trust duty possibly be
ReS0red That to promote the advancement Of education
and morals to stimulate true and benefcen enghten
ment and preserve the men, and children of
this State the fruits of the cheeluly borne and
generously dsbursed in behalf of admirable system of
public Schools to maintain the Union and protect its flag
guard the memories of the dead who died in the
of Union, liberty and law; and to yndicate all Our
and purposes is the aim and mission Of the Repub
party and elsewhere; and first of ALL do that
which best for the preservation and pepeuaon Of that
party and its principles holding all mems claims and asp
aons secondary to these high aims and ends these
duties and these the intentions do most strenu
ously maintain and avow.
E. B. HARRIS, Chairman,
ALF DOTEN, Secretary
Of the Republican State Central Committee.