Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-05
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Eoalr.i. That We reafirm the principles o
and renew our allegiance 10 the party which
| preserved the Union, freed the slave and main
talned the essential doctrine that this 10 {
nation. and not . confederacy bocnd together
with ropes of sand, and that both State ant
Naiionsf Governments should ave ample and
G mpeten, protection TO ito c~itirsns. both q
home aud abroad tat against the assaults oI
traitors aud rebs IL the Republican party h.I
pres rived these governments. and the Repub
leans oi Nevada now demand that every quail
fed rlector IN every ~stais-s0uth and Moth
Democrats or Republicans, black or white, shal
be permitted. undirtufbed by force and unswed
by Tear, 20 vote at all elections 81 the places
prescribed by aw. and that every vote % Cast
shall be honestly counted. and that every person
chosen by such votes, To any once, shall be
freely inducted into It and effectively supported
ln the discharge Of its duties that the perma
| nent pacincation Of the southern s.ciion VI thu
uuion. and complete protection of all its citi
gems 10 their civil, political. per,onal and prop
erty rights. 10 the duty to which the kspublieat
party stands sacredly pledged. In order "
r~dssm this pledge u placed the recent amend
| ments In the Constitution. and upon the right
| eous basis Of said amendments u will 10 Tor
ward In the work OF pacincati0n until peace
shall come through right-doing and content
mcnt through Justice. that the evident purpo.e
of the Democratic party. 10 u should come Into
| full power, Il 10 pay hundreds OF millions 0l
suspended war claims Of disloysl men. already
presented 10 Congress or awaiting . favorable
| moment for presentation. makes II doubly i'm
poriant, now that The senate 10 soon IN pas
under Dsmocratic domination. that the Houss
OF Representatives. soon TO be chosen In thu
.o,oIp,, .ia..tian -hnuld La under hepublirs an
Resjr,d. That the validity Of the Presidential
term was definitely and hIaily settled by Tho
forty.fOurth Congress. aud that the attempt
Swallowed forth by the Potter resolutions TO die,
tnrb the title by which President Hayes and
Vice President Wheeler hold their Stats 10 revo.
iutionary and dangerous In the eItrene. and.
characteristic o. n 10 OF the underlying motives
OF the rebel Democracy. calls for our unqualified
dl.approyai and deuunciation.
Rsssr,i. That 10 10 the duty OF Congress ~
p.rf-ct with all possible expedition sueh lsgis
| ia,Ion as will secure 10 the country the he Isni
| OF an honest and .air adjustment Of freights and
farce on all railroads whose construction 10 the
re.ult OF land grants. subsidies, loans aud other
Government aid or assistance.
R.sclr,i, That the Republican party hyori
| aud a, MAIDS at the hands Of the stAte lesisla
| lion having In view the regulation and eq%usllfs,
ton OF frrishis aud fares on the railroads within
this state.
Rs.cIr,i, That In their shameless disregard
Of an avowed principle the Democratic part,
OF this state, In their unmistAkaoie purpose "a
| nominate n Q present incumbent Of the uuber
| Material once for q third term, have brought
| upon themselves the deserved distrusl. not only
al every Republican. but Of the more honorable
and consistent memb.rs OF their party.
Rssyr,d, That we believe IN the doctrine 0
| rotation IN once, and that 20 believing. We arr
oppored TO the DOMINATION OF candidates u
one. under the STATE Government for . third
tern.
R,slrei. That We hall with Joy the remone
tiEsuOn IL silver n q step toward our enamel
patton rom the grasp OF the corrupt InoneJ
rings OF Europe and America, ana We ash Ton
sr~ss 10 complete the Measures OF oor redemp
lion by according 10 silver unrestricted coinage
R.sJr.i, That In the legislation Of the Forty
| nfth Congress nothing more fully commands
| our appreciation than the efforts Of our senator
and Representatives In securing the remonetifa
ton Of silver and the estaolishment OF the Qua
standard In this coinage OF the country.
Resirei, That there should BE- rstrenchmenN
In the public service that men elrcted 70 ono
should he qualified by education. Intelligence
and busintss habits TO perform the duties o.
| their respective %ofices: and that the system Of
| deputy, hip. and clerk.hips 81 present existing
IN the interest Of State officers should bs abel
| ished II once and forever.
R.aIr,i, That public lands arc ths property
OF the people. and therefore they should Be re-
served for actual settlers. aided In ,heir settle
mcnt by the Government ana projected IN theii
possession by just laws.
R.a(r,d, That We recognize the wisdom o
| the trainers OF our Constitution In providing
M, TIE tafstion of the proceeds Of the mines
thst ali toIes should be equal and uniform
NAT ihs present system OF TAXATION Ii % Jus
and fair AZ any that can lie devised, and should
be- preserved; that the mining corporstiopI
| doing business In this state pay no more thar
| their Just proportion Of taxes. while the rail-
| road property situated wsthin this State paw,
much less than its Just proportion; that nc
more taxes should be raised any one year thar
are necessary 20 defray the actual and necessary
eIpense, of the State during the came period
Ran economically and honestly sdnlnistered
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