Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-11-15
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

Resolued That reafirm the principles Of and renew
allegiance to the party which preserved the Union,
freed the slave and maintained the essential doctrine that
this is nation and not a confederacy bound together
with ropes of sand and that both State and National
Governments should give ample and competent protection
assaults of traitors and rebels the Republican party has
preserved these Governments, and the Republicans of
Nevada demand that every qualified eecor in every
StateSOuth and North-DemOCrat and Republican, black
white shall be permitted undstubed by force and
awed by fear, to vote at all elections at the places pre-
y counted and that chosen by such votes
Office shall be freely indicted il and effectively
supported in the discharge of its duties that the pea
nent pacicaton of the Southern section of the Union
and the complete protection of all it's 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 it placed the recent amend
mens in the Constitution and the righteous basis of
said amendments will go forward in the work of paci
cation until peace shall come through right doing and
the Democratic party if it should into full power is
to pay hundreds of millions of suspended claims Of
dlsoya men, already presented to Congress or awaiting
favorable moment for presentation make it doubly i'm
portan that the Senate is pass under Demo
cratic domination that the House of Representatives to be
chosen IN the coming election should be under Repuohcan
control.
Resored That the validity the Presidential
definitely finally settled by the Forty fourth Congress-
and that the attempt shadowed by
tons disturb the title by which President Hayes and
Vice President Wheeler hold their seats is revolutionary
and dangerous in the extreme and characteristic is of
the underlying motives Of the rebel Democracy calls
unqualified disapprova and denunciatiOn.
heSOtceG
all possible expedition such legislation will
the country the benefit of honest and fair adjustment
of freigts and fares all railroads. whose construction
is the result of land grants subsidies loans and other
Government aid or assistance.
Resolred That the Republican party avors and demands
at hands of the State Legislature having in view the
regulation and equalization of rieghs and the
railroads within this State.
Resolved, That in their shameless disregard of
avowed principle, the Democratic party of this State in
their unmistakabe purpose nominate the present
cumben of the Gubernatorial office for third term, have
brought upon themselves the deserved dstrust only
of every Republican but of the honorable and
sistent members of their own party.
Reolred That believe in the doctrine of in
Office and that believing, opposed the nomi-
nation of candidates to office under the State Government
for third term.
Resolred, That hail with JOY the RECOMMENDATION of
of the corrupt money rgns of Europe and America and
ask Congress to complete the of redemp
ton by according to silver unrestraned coinage
ReS0lred That in the legislation of the Forty fifth Con
gress nothing fully commands appreciation than
the efforts of Senators and Representative in securing
the OF silver and the dual standard in the
coinage of the country.
ResOIred That there should be retrenchment in the
pubs service that men elected to office should be quail
fed by education intelligence and business habits per
form the duties of their respective Offices and that the
system of deputyshps and clerkshps present existing
the interest of State officers should be abolished
and forever.
Resored That public lands the property of the PEG
pie and therefore they should be reserved for actuo
tiers aided in their settlement by the Government and
protected in their possession by just laws
Resored That recognize the wisdom of the trainers
of Constitution in providing for the of the
proceeds of the mines that all 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 of
while the railroad property situated within this
much than its Just proportions that no more taxes
should be raised any year than defy
the actual and of the State during the
rate OF assessment Of property should be decrea
ed so as to produce only such is absolutely
quired pay the expenses of the State the
ha,i, nf
Treasury.
Re>ored, That the Republican party of the State of
Nevada is opposed to and protests against any repeal
modification change Of the law tXng the proceeds
of the Mines commonly known as the Bullion Tax Law
Resore That refer with pride to the record of the
Republican party in Congress- where i'll spite of the
saults malignant and INSCRIPTIONS opposition
stain of dshOnor and has been brought
light which reflects anything but renow upon the rep
resentatives OF our organization and its principles
ReSOred That labor IN itself recognizes the Repubi
can party as its exponent; demands emancipation from
oppression and elevation to its dignity just and
equal place with capital and that both alike
to the well being of society
ResoUed That the General Government should immedi
atey take such steps to absolutely the further i'm
migration of Asiacs to country: and that such just
and peaceful measures should be adopted be apprO
pirate and necessary induce those already among
quit our shores at the earliest practical monet.
ResOlced That the Republican party of the State of
Nevada enters its solemn and condemnation
against any corrupt interference politics legsla
ton this by moneyed corporations
representatives of aggregated wealth capital; that
view with alarm the increasing and unceasn atemnt of
the moneyed powers of the Pacific States control the
elections and shape the legislation of said States that the
principle and practice fraught with danger
publican form of and should be rOwned down
and resisted by every individual who has heart the vel
American institutions and the freedom OF the
Resolved, That unaeraby opposed to the diver
sion of moneys raised by the taxation of the whole
people the benefit of any religious demon
nation.
ReSOlred That sOlemny declare it be the senti
OF the Republican party that the breach of pledge
given nominating convention by successful Candi-
for Office is disgraceful and shOnorable than
the violation of any private trust duty possibly be-
ResOIced, That promote the advancement of education
and morals to stimulate true and benefcent enghten
ment and to to the and children of
this State the fruits of the taxes cheerfully borne and
generously dsbursed in behalf of admirable system of
public Schools maintain the Union and protect its flag
guard the memories of the dead who died in the
of Union, liberty and law; and vindicate all our
and purposes is the aim and mission of the Repub
party here and elsewhere; and first of all do that
which best for the preservation and pepeuaton of that
party and its PIES holding all mems claims and asp
aOns secondary to these high aims and ends these
duties, and these the intentions do
Ously maintain and
f. B. HARRIS, Chairman,
ALT. DOTEN, Secretary
Of the Republican State Central Committee |