The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-09-26


the great moneyed corporations. such
as <nativnal banks. railroad. steamship,
teIegraphic aud manufacturing com
panles. tie Repubhcan party has per
verified the government from its true
object of protecting the people. and
made il the instrument Of ptnndetiug
them; it has eonce ntrated vast wealth III
the hands OF few. whils the toi!ing
millions who created that wealth are
struggling in poverty aud enforced
idleness; and it has enabled mooopoiies
to devour so great portion OF the
earnings as to take from the mouth of
labor the bread it has earned.
"9-17HE soUTHERN STATES.
~ The Democracy of Nevada coDgsstu.
lates the country upon the acceptance.
by the present administration, OF the
Constitutional and pacific policy of
self government in the States Sonth so
long advocated by the Democratic
party. resulting in peace and harmony
to that section of the Union.
III. The Democracy OF Nevada de-
mands that the Legislature shall pass
necessary to enable stockholders to
visit and examine mining property IN.
which they are interested. aatsf,s.
THE TmRD GUBERNAToBhAL TERM.
The Democracy declares that honesty.
capacity, devotion to The tnoest princi
Piles OF government. and the faithful OBJ
servance OF pledges, constitute of
themselves the highest title to its r.
newed confdehce; and further declare
That there is no Resemblance in princi.
pie between the case OF the Governor
efa State--with but little patronage,
and with powers limited by the strict
provisions of the 'Constitutiou--apd
that of u President of the United States.
who by virtue of his Office. is Com.
mander-in.Chi of the army and navy.
and the head of one hundred Thousand
office holders, striving to pespetnate u
personal aud tyraunical role by the
INSCRIPTIONS nse of all means at his
command. The official capeep OF the
the late President of the United States
furnishes the most complete proof of
the danger of o third Presidential
term, which We WASH against aud seek
to avoid 10 the future; that of the pres-
ent Governor of Nevada preseaas the
strongest evidence OF the wisdom Of oar
action in discardipg in its application
to Stats affairs a doctrioe long repudi.
ated by the Republican party. and now
filched by it for the present occasion.
Finally. the Democratic party OF
Nevada, by its Convention assembled,
takes occasion to especially commend
Governor L Il Bradley for preventing,
by his veto. an unjust modification of
the revenue laws now in force, taxing
the proceeds of mines; showing HIM
self. by his fearless vindlcation of the
peoples rights. worthy of the full con.
fdence OF tbs good and true men of all,
parties in this State.
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of Ne
vada denounce with indignation the in
sincerity and hypocrisy OF the Repubii
can party. and contrasts its protest. ous,
with its actions. For fifteen years the
plant tool of corporations aud the will.
ling instrument used to consummate
their wrongs. With foxy craftiness,
1t now affects opposition to corporate
abuses. relying upon tbs oppressive use
OF corporate power aud the corrupt use
of corporation money at the polls, and
never succeeding except by their infa.
nous instrumentalities; With ambush
ing effrsntery it preteuds to arprecate
the Interference OF COMPOSITIONS in
electioas; having robbed the public do
main OF hundreds OF millions OF acses
of land and given It to. railroad no-
nopolies, and only ceasiug its rapacity
when IL no longer bad power. it now
prates about retaining the public lands
for actual settlers; having made the ex-
tortions and abuses prac,iced by rail-
road companies possible. and having at
all times and for ten years opposed and
defeated sIl attempts to correct them.
now that the power is passing into
other hands, it pretends to be- IN favor
OF regulating freights aud fares; hav
lug adopted the treaty witch invites
and encourages the paupers of Asia to
come to the United States, aud having
Tor hfteen ysarsA refused TO modify or
revoke that treaty, it now demands the
exclusion vi Chinese from the conntr, :.
creating the system OF deputies anu
multiplying officials Whenever posslbls,
ii now affects u desire To ab.,lish the
system; fresh from a ptrfidious attempt
to relieve foreign miuing corporations
from contributing their just part to the
public REVENUES, II proclaims against
its violated promises aud nominates for
places OF high trns;s men who voted for
and favored the bullion tax bill; de.
nouncing pled1 breaking as dlsgrace.
fai aud dlshouorabie. 1t selects as Its
STANDARD bearers men who are notorious
for BRO uIAdDAS and vioI.tl A.,