Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-10-27
WHOLE NO. 992 SILVER CITY NEV WEDNESDAY {

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Chinese as an evil Of great magnitude, In.
and limit it, and restrain that immigration
by the enactment of such just, humane and
re reasonable provisions as will produce the re,
suit.
seventh-Thst the purity and patriotism
which characterized the earlier career Of
Rutherford B. Hayes in peace and war, and
which guided his predecessor in the Presiden-
tiaI ONCE, have continued to inspire him in
his career as Chief Executive, and that histo-
~ will accord to his administration the hon.
ors which are due TO sn efficient. just and
courteous discharge Of the public business.
and will honor his vetoes interposed between
the people and attempted partisan laws.
Eighth-we charge upon the Democrstic
party the hsbitual sscrahce Of patriotism and
Justice to q supreme end unsuitable lust for Of
fee and patronage; that 70 obtain possession
Of the National aud State Governments, and
the control of place and position, they have
obstructed all efforts TO promote the purity
and to conserve the freedom of the suffrage;
have devised fraudulent ballots, and invented
fraudulent certificates Of returns, have labor.
ed to unsest lawfully elected members Of
Congress to secure at all hazards the vote Of
amaiority Of the States in the House of Rep
resentatives; have endeavored 70 occupy by
force and fraud the places Of trust given
to others by the people Of Maipe. and res
cued by the courage in action Of Maine's
patriotic sons; have, by methods vicious In
principle and tyrannicsl In practice. attached
partisan legislation to appropriation bills upon
whose passage the very movement Of the
Government depended; have crushed the
rights of the individually have advocated the
principles and sought the favor Of the REBEL
to obliterate the sacred memories Of the war
and to overcome Its inestimably valuable re-
sults-pstionality. personal freedom and In
dividusl equality. The equal and steady and
complete enforcement of the laws. and ths
protection of all our citizens in the enjoyment
BY the Constitution, are the first duties Of the
Nstion, The dangers Of o" Solid South" can
only be averted by faithful performance Of
every promise which the Nation has made to
the citizen. The execution Of the laws and
the pnnisAa,ent of all those who violate Them
are the only safe TAethoasby which an endp.
ing peace can ps secured and the guarantee
of prosperity esssSiishea throughout the
South. wha.essE l,s~Iaises the Nation makes
the Nation must p.sform. Nation cannot
wi ia safety relagase this duty to the states
The Solid South" must be divided by the
pesceful agencies OF the ballot, and all homes
opinions must there find free expression. TC
this end the honest voter must be protected
against terrorism, violence and fraud, aud we
affirm it to be the duty the purpose Of the
Republican party to use all legitimate means
to restore all the States of this Union to the
most perfect harmony which may be possi-
BILE: and we submit to the practical, sensible
people OF the United States to say whether 1t
would no. be dangerous TO the dearest inter-
ests of our country at this time to surrender
the dmInistration of the National Govern
ment to party which seeks to overthrow the
existing policy under which We are so pros
porous, and thus bring distrust and confusion
where there is now order. confidence and
hope.
Ninth-The Republican party, sdhsring to
the principles affirmed hy it's last National
Convention Of respect for the constitutional
rules governing appointments to Office, adopts
the declaration OF President Hayes that the
reform of the civil service should be thorough,
radical and complete. To this end II demands