Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-10-08
BLICAM
PLATFORM.

REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
Resolved That reairm the principles of, and
allegiance to the party which preserved the UnlOn
freed the slave and maintained the essential doctrine that
this is nation, and not confederacy bound together
with ropes of sand, and that both State and National
Governments should ample and competent protection
its citizens both at home and abroad that against the
assaults traitors and rebels the Republican party has
preserved these Governments, and the Republicans of
Nevada demand that every qualified elector in
State-South and North-Democrat and Republican, black
white shall be permitted undisturbed by force and
awed by fear to vote at all elections at the places pre-
crbed by law and that every vote cast shall be honest
y counted and that chosen by such votes,
any office, shall be freely indicted into il and effectively
1pp9red in the discharge of its duties that the perna
nent paccatOn 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 p ry stands sacredy pledged In
rider to redeem this pledge it placed the recent amend
nen in the Constitution and upon the righteous basis OF
said amendments it will go forward in the work of pac
cation until peace shall through right doing and
tentment through justice That the evident purpose Of
the Democratic party if it should come into full power is
to pay hundreds of millions of suspended war claims of
dsoya already presented to Congress awaiting
favorable moment for presentation make 1t dously i'm
poant now that the Senate soon to pass under Demo
cratic domination that the House OF Representatives to be
chosen in the coming election should be under Republican
control.
Resolved That the validity of the Presidential
definitely and finally settled by the Forty fourth Congress-
and that the attempt Swallowed forth by the Potter resou
tons to disturb the title by which President Hayes and
Vice President Wheeler hold their seats is revolutionary
and dangerous in the extreme and characteristic of
the underlying motives of the rebel Democracy calls for
unqualified disapproya and denunciation.
Resolved That it is the duty Congress perfect with
all possible expedition such legislation will
the country the benefit OF honest and fair adjustment
Of feiSts and fares all railroads whose construction
is the result of land grants subsidies, loans and other
Government aid or assistance.
Resolri That the Republican party favors and demands
st the hands of the State Legislature having view the
alton and equalization OF freghts and fares on the
within this State.
ReSOIccd, That in their shameless disregard of an
avOwed principle the Democratic party of this State in
their unmstakabe purpose to nominate the present in
cumbent Of the Gubenatoal office for third term have
brought upon themselves the deserved disrust only
of every Republican, but Of the honorable and
sistent members OF their party.
ReSotred That believe in the doctrine of rotation in
Office and that believing opposed to the nomi
nation OF candidates to office under the State Government
for third term.
Resolved That hail with joy the reconciliation OF
silver step towards emancipation from the grasp
d the corrupt money rgns OF Europe and America and
we ask Congress complete the of redemp
ton by according to silver unrestrained coinage.
ReSOlUed That in the legislation Of the Forty fifth Con
ress nothing fully commands appreciation than
he efforts of Senators and Representative in securing
he remonezaon of silver and the dual standard in the
% lage of the country.
Resolped, That there shou be retrenchment in the
public that Gle to Orce should be quail
led by education intelligence and business habits to per-
the duties of their respective offices and that the
ystem OF deputshps and Gle kshps at present existing
the interest of State officers should be abolished at
nd forever.
Resore That public lands are the property of the peo
e and therefore they should be reserved for actuO set
ers aided in their Settlement by the Government and
rejected in their possession by just laws.
Resolved That recognize the wisdom u the trainers
Constitution in providing for the taxation the
roceeds of the mines that all should be equal and
inform; that the system OF taxation
nd fair any that be devised and should be
erved that the mining corporations doing business in
MS State pay no more than their just proportion of taxes
lille the railroad property situated within this State pays
luch less than its just proportion that
Mould be raised any one year than to dey
actual and necessary expenses of the during the
me period when economically administered that the
resent rate of assessment Of property should be decrea
so asto produce only such sum as is absolutely re.
red to pay the expenses of the State the same time
avng due regard to the surplus OF funds already in the
reasury
Reso0ed That refer with pride to the record of the
ePubhcan party IN Congress- where in spite of the
ults OF malignant and INSCRIPTIONS opposition not one
ain Of dshonor rests and not act has been brought
light which reflects anything but upon rep
sentatives OF our organization and its principles
ReSOred That labor in itself recognizes the Republi-
N party as its exponent; demands emancipation from
'presson and elevation to its proper dignity, just and
ua place with capital and that both alike necessary
the well being of society
Resolved That the General Government should immedi
ely take such steps to absolutely stop the further
igation of Asiatcs to country and that such Just
should be adopted as NAV be apnro
late and necessary to induce those already among US to
ut our shores at the earliest practical monet
esGhcea That the Republican party Of the State of
Vada enters Its most solemn protest and demnatOn
sns any corrupt interference in the politics Iegisa
IN Of this State by moneyed rings corporations
representatives. of aggregated wealth capital
Nv with alarm the increasing and unceasng attempts Of
moneyed powers Of the Pacific States to control the
ncple and practice faught with danger to our re-
bcan form of government, and should be frowned down
of American institutions and the freedom of the masses
esoDed That we are unateraby opposed to the diver
n OF any moneys raised by the taxation Of the whole
ope to the or benefit of any religious
Iton. "." -I1-E
ResoLued That solemny declare it to be the senti
mt OF the Republican party that the bre oh Of pledge
ZEN to nominating convention by successful candi-
e Tor office s more disgraceul and dshOnorabe than
violation Of private trust duty possibly be- be
ieSotred That to promote the advancement Of education
morals to stimulate a true and benefcent enlighten
Mt and to preserve to the and children of Da
State the fruits of the taxes cheerully borne and ito
erousy disbursed in behalf of admirable system OF
bic schools to maintain the Union and protect its flag
guard the memories of the dead who died in the
Union, liberty and law; and to vindicate all our
and purposes, is the aim and mission Of the Repubi
party here and elsewhere and first OF ALL to do that
ch best for the preservation and Peretuaton of that
ty and its principles holding all mems claims and aspi
secondary to these high aims and ends; these
duties, and these the intentions do most
~ maintain and Il
F. b. HARRIS, Chairman,
ALE DUTEN Secretary {
OF the Republican state Central Committee sou