The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-09-21
TIE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM

sao uAso OoyihS auu unfortunately
as true as it is trite, that .party plat
forms are traps to catch voters" There
is'no evil complained of by the people
af Nevada that the Eureka platform
does not pledge the Republican party
D.remedy. Omitting what are called
the 'glitteriug generalities or bun.
combe" peculiar to platforms, and
stripping the remainder of superfuous
verbage the Eureka resolutions declare:
That the validity of Hayes title is fiual-
ly settled; that it is the duty of Con-
gross to adjust fares and freights on
railroads subsidized by the Govern
ment; that the Democratic party by a
shameless disregard of republican prin.
oiples, has. shown its determination to
nominate Bradley for a third term;
that no act of our Senators and Repre-
ssntatises more fully deserves approba.
hon than their efforts to ssoure'the re-
monetiz .tion of silver: that the public.
lands should. be held for actual settlers;
that mining corporations pay no more
than their just proportion Of taxes.
while railroads pay less; that the Gov
ernment shoali absolutely stop the
further immigration of Chinese; that it
protests against the corrupt inter-
ference ofmoneyed rings or corpora
lions 10 politics or legislation; and un-
alterabie opposition to the division of
moneys raised by taxation for the use
ofany sect or religious denomination.
We ask in all cIndor, if there Is an
evil in this Category that the Republ-
can party has not for years been able,
II so disposed. to correct? The validity
of Hayes title is not questioned By
elther House of the present Congress,
though if he holds the Office of Presi-
dent by virtue uf fraudulent returns,
every good citizen will adult that it
ought to be. platforms to the contrary
notwithstanding. The regulation of
fares and freights on subsidized rail-
roads Is matter which the Republican
sarty. which for years has had control
At tbs Government could dispose of at
Any time; yet 1T is a fact susceptible of.
Aroof by the records of Congress. that
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
aharges less per male for fares aud
trolghts than it ID authorized to do by
he laws of Congress. They denounce
he Democracy for "a sham less disre-
gard OF Republican, principles ia show.
pg Its determination to renominate
Bradley, when it is an pndeniab!e fact
that the Republican party III this State
Nominated and elected two State officers
DAY and Helm--threv tines, and the
party throughout the Union are talking
aQ Grant Or a third term for the high
ast office In the gift of the people.
fney highly commend the action of
hharon. WHO shayed'at hoMe. FOR his eff
forts III securing the remonetz.tion of
silver, and defeated, Wren,, who voted
Or the measure. They declare that the
public lands should be held for actual
settlers, now that they have given all
saat are valuable of them to corpora
lions. They say that nlulug corpora
hons pay no more than their just pro-
portion of taxation, yet Republican.
Legislature pass bill TO redacs that
rate, and abuse Democratic Governor
for vetoing 1t. They declare that the
Government should absolutely suppress
Aslatic immigration. yet ratify treaty
givins Chinese in. the United States ali
the rights and privileges of citizens or
subjects of tee most favored nations.
They protest against the corrupt. ipter-
ferance of moneyed rings or corpora
aons in politics or legislation, yet per
Eait those rings and corporations to run
the party machine at elections, and the
legislature when elected, aud by the
use ~ money among members of the
Legislature, robbed the school fund of
over $780, 600.
Republican Congresses. and State
asgis atures are responsible for every
wrong they propose ~ this late day TO
right IT ag ala, entrusted with power,