The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-18
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

together with ropes OF SAND, anu tnat DOtn
state and National Governments should give
ample and competent protection to its citi-
zens, both at home and abroad; that against
he assaults of traitors and rebels. the kepub-
lican party has preserved these Governments.
and the Republicans OF Nevada now demand
that every qualified elector in every State
South and North Democrat or Republican,
black or white, shall be permitted, undis-
| turbed by force and unawed by fear, to vote
at all elections at the places prescribed by
law, and that every vote SO cast shall be
honestly counted, and that every person
chosen by such votes, to any office, shall be
| freely indicted into 1t aud effectively sup
ported in the discharge Of it's duties that the
permanent pacihcation of the Southern Sec
ton of the Union, and complete protection of
all its citizens in their civil, political, per-
sonal and properly rights, in the duty to
which the Republican party stands sacredly
pledged. III order to redeem this pledge it
placed the recent amendments to the Consti-
tuition, and upon the righteous basis of said
amendments 1t Will go forward III the work of
pacihcation until peace shall come through
right doing ond contentment through just &c;
/ that the evident purpose of the Democratic
yarty, if it shoald come into full power. is to
! pay hundreds OF mil ions Of suspended war
| claims of d1sloy al men, already presented to
Congress, ol awaiting favorable moment for
presentation makes it doubly important now
that The senate Is soon to pass under Demo-
| era ic domination, that the House OF Rel re-
| StQtaJlNcb 10 De chosen III Ine coming election
should be un0er Republican control.
/ RESOLVED, That the validity of the Presi-
| Dental term was definitely and hnaIly settled
| by the Forty fourth Congress, and that the
attempt shadowed forth 10y the Potter resolu-
tons 10 disturb the title by which President
Hayes and Vice President " heelsr hold their
seats is revolutionary and dangerous IN the
| CXtlene and, Larac. erlstlc as IL Is Of the I'M
dellyi. motives OF The rebel democracy. call
Tor our unqGa ihed d1sapproval and denuncia-
| lion.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty of Congress
to peIftct With ali possible expedition such
| legislation as Will secu. e to the country the
| benefit Of an honest and fair adj Justine mt of
| heights ana fares Oh all railroads. whose con-
strLction Is the result Of land grants, sub
| slaies LOANS and other Government aid or as
slst&nee.
ItsoLyED, That the Republican party ia
Vol ana demands at the hands of the = tate
| legislation having Ill we" the regulation aud
equallzatlon OF freiehts and tares on TIA, rail-
roads within this state.
RESOLVED, That in the T shameless disre-
gard Of an avo~ed principle, the democratic
afty OIL tLls state, III tier unnilstsk Die pun
! ohe TO nomiI ate the present incumbent OF
the GuDernator,al Ctflce for u thlrd term, have
| brought upon themselves the deserved dis
trust, not enly of every Republican. but Of
the more honorable al q cOnslsltnt member 5
| OF hear oWn party.
hlsoLvE hat we believe in the doctrine
| OF rotation in othce, ana that 80 believing, We
are opposed to the Il minatiou of cand dates
to once under th5 state Government for a
third term.
| hEs oLvED, That we hill with Joy the re-
m0letization of silver as a step toward our
| emanclp patton trCm the grasp OF the corrupt
money rings of Lur,pe and Anne RIGA, and We
ask Cons SIS To CoMpIet the measure of our
redt nption by acco4 uing to silver unrestricted
| coinage.
hEsoLyED, J has in the legis alton Of the
Forty -htth Congress nothing more fully com
mands our approval than the efforts of our
senators and hepI esenta i've in SCORING the
remone lzation of silver and the est alb ish ment
Oh the dual stAnGa. u i'll the coinage OF the
| couI try
hEsoLvED, That there should be retrench-
ment III tie public service; that men elected
to tfhce should be qualified by education, in
| te4llseDce AND Dusin> IS La bits to perform the
DUTIES ot their res ectiye otfices; and hat the
sy stem OF deput! ships aud clerkshps at
present existing III the interest If Sta officers
should be abolished al oLce and forever
| RLsoLyED, nat the pubic lands are the
pro- er'y If the people, and Therefore they
should be Reserved fOr ual settlers, aided
III their settlement by the Government and
proiecttd IN their pos sessions by just laws.
/ hEsc LNLD, hat We recognize The wisdom
OF the fIaLiers Of our constitution i'll proyid.
ing tor the Ia&atiCn OF the proceeds OF the
mlLes; that all 1aAes should be equal ard uni
form; hat The PRESENT sy stt IL of taxation il as
Just and ialr as any liza. can be devised. and
Should DC preserved /; that the mining COZ pOra-
ions DONG business i'll this State pay no NOR
! Than their just proportion Of lakes. while the
lailload property situaitd within tins tate
Ia. much Ie ihtn IT. Just proper ion; that
y n4oie taxes should be laised my one ear
than are necessary To deflay the actual and
Ii CT ssaIy expenses of the state during the
shIne ptrlDd, when economies lily and hones IL j,
GcniiLIste I'd; tlat the present rate of ar ri SIS
L-eLt Of property should be decreased 80 a. to
produce only such d III is absolutely re-
qulrtd 10 pay the exlenses Of the STATE, al he
same time having due regard t. the urpIus OF
funds al eady III the reasury.
hEsLLNkD, II AT The Republican party of the
state OF Nevada lie opposed to and protests
against any lei cal, mt altcation or change Of
tie law taxing tie net proceeds Of mines,
commonly know is the bullion Tax Law.
kEsoLvED, T. hat we refer with pride 20 the
record OF The ht publican party i'll Congress,
| here, in spite OF the assaults of a malIgI ant
aid unscIupulous opposition, not ole stain of
olsh' IA, les S, and not one act has been
brought 10 hight which reflects anything but
leLo~n upon the Representatives of our or
ganizatit and It's principles.
REsoLvtD, II at labor in itself recognizes
the hepub lean party as its exponen de-
mandh emancipation fire IN oppression, AID
elevation to It's proper digni,y, just and
| quail place with capital, and thai both III e
alike necessary to the we'll Icing of scciesy.
/ REsoLvED, That the General Government
81 Guild Immediately take such steps as 10 alb
solutoly stop the luriher Immigration Of
e states to cur e0untr, and that such Just
| snd peaceful measures shCnld be adopted as
may he appropriate and necessary to induce
those already among us to quit cur shores at
the earliest practical Ii oment.
HI LIVED, 4 hat the Republican party of
the Siate If Nevada enters its most solemn
Protest and condtmra i II against ally corrupt
interference i'll the Politics or legislation If
this State by mt neSed rings or corporations,
II the representatives. of aggre gated ealth