Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-20
Platform Of the Republican Part: d the
State Of Nevada.

Resolved, That the platform of principles
| adopted by the National Republi Conven.
ton at Chicago in June deserves and receives
the approval and hearty Endorsement of all
pHbIicans of Nevada.
Resolved, That the hordes Of Chinese that
are coming in upon our shores to eat out our
substance are destroying our country, impov-
erlshlng our mines, miners, and laborers, de-
bauchlng our youth, and making both mon
and women lower in the scale of humanity.
This evil must and shall be stopped, and to
t his end we pledge the entire strength Of the
Republican party. In the language of our
great leader, we regard the immigration Of
Asiatics to the United States as little less than
ers now in negotiation with the Chinese Gov
eminent fail to secure by the LIST of January
such a modification of the Burlingame treaty
as will practically put an end to the influx Of
Chinese to this country, we demand that the
treaty then be promptly annuIled, end such
laws enacted as will relieve us at once and
forever If the Asiatic scourge now menacing
the well-being of the Republic.
Resolved, That we most heartily indorse the
general financial policy Of the Republican
party, which, in spite Of every opposition on
the part of the Democracy, has led to the re-
sumption of specie payments, the raising of
our National credit 20 height never betors,
known, and the restoration # national pros
perty. But " . also demand the complete
restoration of silver coin to its former posi-
ton by the side of gold, and, for the purpose
of attaining that end we hold 1t to be the duty
OF the General Government. through the au-
thorizatiOn of Congress, to coin into standard
dollars on other legal tender currency, at the
cost of coinage and for the benefit Of the pro-
Queer. the entire silver product of the coun-
tr. aud relieve the mining industry from the
loss OF attending the shl Dment to, and sale OF
silver bullion i'll foreign markets. AS mining
for this precious metals Is the leading indus
try of Nevada, we are infieXibly opposed to
the bill, reported by the Committee Mines
and Mining and now before the House of Rep
resentatives, prohibiting the following Of ts-
sure veins or deposits beyond Neri, al lines
of surface boundaries, and we urge upon our
Representatives in both Houses Of Congress
to continue their efforts Tor its defeat. Such
a restriction would work disaster to be abOrs
of the prospector, and Serluusly retGrd tie de-
of the mineral riches of the West
and we cordially indorSe the action of our
the Hon. K. NJ. Daggett in
this behalf.
Resolved, That the Republican party claims
it to be the right and duty Of State ard Terri |
toral Legislatures TO regulate and restrict the
charges OF railroads. exclusively within. their |
respective boundaries, and that it is no less !
the constitutional right than The positi @uty |
Of Congress to regulate the taritlS and r4.trct |
the charges of inter Stale railroads.
Resol we'd, That while we c0n@f ire he !
county OF the successful re amp ion q! spe- !
nc pay uents ard the sp!2Ud,d financial CON /
!itiou If the tepubic. we are in favor Of re- |
.rlcl. the ISL nee of Nat!us / and Stale |
legal t. Ter uo,o>t> 'Gomita ions q f n0t S.. |
han go ,.llijr< lh'S rIr"tln@ al .}cret> ! |
home U,tit.1a'j .. circulating nt>t!illm tur /
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nor country. by sue,r drv'lo" t" ifs5...lD e. .
,ud rv -A,tr G!-no tied reputation a. lu'.' and !
citizens. are deserving Of iHc III ICED eutr car