Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-15
THAT MISSING PLANK.

A gentleman OF RepuDlcah pfoeii'i.icS
who attended the State Convention a
Eureka, says that the Ia,
resolution was not only read but adopted
and that il has been purposeiy expungee
from the resolutions as originally pup
lished in the Eureka SENTINEL. We wers
present and entirely concur with our I've
publican friend.-Carson Tribune.
We take the liberty Of correcting tho
Tribune in the one particular mat inc
plank was not published in the Eureks
SENTINEL. But it was read and adop,so
in the Convention and has evidently WIN
| out a shadow of an excuse for such action,
| been suppressed by the State Central Com-
mittee and the leading Republican $50
| called) papers Of the Stste.-Rerenfe.
The Receiue is right in stating that the
plank did not appear in the SENTINEL by
reference to our files we find the following
regarding 1t:
Resoiced, That we recognize the wisdom
of the framera of our Constitution in pro-
viding for the taxation Of the proceeds OF
the mines that all taxes should be equal
and uniform that the present system OF
taxation Is as lust and fair as any that can
be devised and should be preserved that
the mining corporations doing business IN
this State nav no more than their just pro-
portion OF taxes. while the railroad prop
ertv situated within this State pays much
less than its just proportion mai no
more taxes sbould be raised any one year
than are necessary to defray the actual and
NECESSARY EXPENSES of the State during the
same per;od. when economically and hon
estly administered that the present rate
of assessment Of property should be de-
creased so as to produce only such q sum
as is absolutely required to pay the ex-
pepses of the State, at the same time
having due regard to the surplus Of IN
already in the Treasury.
Mr.. Wren again came in with an amend
mept to the last read resolution, which he
wanted added, as it would keep certain
State legislators from sliding ont Of GER
tain Republican duties next winter. 1t
was added to the original resolution.
Mr.. wren's amendment stated specific
ally that there should be no repeal OF
modification of the present bullion tax
statute. The a~llusion made to it by our
reporter show that it was adopted. 1t de-
serves to be stated in this connection that
the reporters for the press found it diff
cult to get hold of the original papers Of
the Convention. They we're stationed on
the floor just in front Of the body Of the
Convention, while the secretaries occupied
seats on the stage above. In the manifold
and hurried duties of jotting down an in
telligent report Of a noisy, boisterous body
like the late Republican State Convention,
1oornrarts ora not olravo aooao-
sible, and much necessarily depends ON
what the ear tlong or short) is able to dis
tinguish. This, and this alone, is the SEN
excuse for not furnishing the full
text of the Republican State platform. The
editor Of this Journal did, however, tele-
graph to all the coast papers Of the As
sociated Press a synopsis Of the platform,
in which was given the substance Of Mr..
Wren's amendment, namely that the Con-
vention had declared against any repeal or
modification Of the Bullion Tax law. If
the Enterprise, RereiAe and other State
papers will turn back to their files they
will find such to be the case.
On the whole, we are charitable enough
to believe, and independent enough to
make known our belief, that the missing
plank was not Intentionally suppressed.
Most Of the Nevada papers copied the pro-
ceedings Of the Convention from the SEN
TINEL, and this journal having failed, in
the name we nave shown, to publish Mr..
Wren's amendment, it is quite probable
that its omission from the platform was
purely occidental. At all events, this il
our honest conviction in the premises.