The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-10-18
Republican State Platform

The Republican party of Nevada, in Con-
vention assembled, deems II unnecessary at
this tilns To suppleme ent Its platform OF prin-
ciplcs adOpted At the COnv antiUn, ApIil 3Uth,
by nddiug anS thing tdrthcr upon questions
OF AaIional concern. II rsnews its hdher-
enee to tho principles mbvdied in that plat
form. aud to-day, fully confident Of the sue
cess vi the hvpu blican party OF the Nation
in the coming Presidsntial election. c0ngrat-
ulatcs tho .epuOl sotfrs Cf the State
upvn tue selection by the Chicago Convention
Vt their cho'ce Tor standard bearer, that
dauntless and resoldte patriot and statesma an,
= amos u. blaine with John 4. Logan as his
associate on the ucaet. Ii adopts as its in
telligibIe cre,d vi political principles the
platform oil the last Republican National
Convention. the tYi Imph o. which principles
IL Dalioyes will insure n renewed era OF ma
tiona' progress aud prosperity. In he polit-
ical campaign which has to be fought out
In tho > ate uf Nevada the kepu bicmn party
believes il can nder no higher service to the
peUpls than by calling their attention TO the
imperative necessity which is upun them to
de land and secure retrenchment in every
department Of the state Government Ii
til, refOre declares.
rIrst-I hat the Republican party Of Ne
vada. when II says rciOrin. means IL; and
that disgusted with the vague and idle pro-
fvssions by which, year after year, the INTEL
ii. e.ce OF voters has been insulted. their
cred IIty OveI-taxed, and their long suffer.
ing patience abused. II declares that II Is IN
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d. gisalivc enact ment the following specific
measures of rcioraI aud any UlheIs that may
bs Developed rs saluiary.:
The reduction of the number Of members
Of the Legislature. and the number OF officers
and employees ot both houses thereof.
. eOnd 1t Is well known and universally
conceded faci that the existing high rates of
State aud county taxation now le' led and col
Iected are bun densome and oppressive on the
people OF the state. and there by tend TO dis
courags Immigration and the Introduction
and investment OF capital; therefore, be it
hesOlved, hat IL l. the imperative duty of
our next Legislature to devo . its early aud
constant attention TO reform legislation that
such laws may DO passed as will bring about
a marked reduction in tbs present expense
of running our S,ats and county governments,
aud by eluction OF the number of existing
judicinl districts, consolidation OF county gov
sinments, State and county Offices and reduc
tiou oi salaries OF not'less than thirty per cent
1h,rd That we are in favor ot amendiI z
the 5 ate Constitution. and pledge tho Re-
ublican parry to that method OF constitu-
tional reform, SO As to Ii nil the reg liar
sessions oil tht Legislature TO forty instead Uf
sixty days. as mt present.
Fourth That In view Of the fact that ne
cessary constitutional reform can be accom-
plished by amendments to tho state Constitu-
lion as speedily aud ehectvels us by a revision
of that instrument fy constitutional Con-
vention-a doubtful experiment under the
most favorable cIreunstances--we hereby
Recommend the voters OF the state 10 vote
at the next general election against calling
Constitutional Convention.
Resolved. That in the m ming. manufactur-
ing agricultural and IraLing interests of his
State lie the elements Of life and prosperity.
" Q therefore pledge the Republican party of
this state TO legislation tending to the foster-
ing and advancement Of these interests.
Resolved. That We with pride point to the
administration of President Arthur as a
model for the future conduct Of this Repub-
lie, and ws congratulate the Nation upon the
eminently successful services redered by him
as President of these United States.
Resolved. That rs citizens oil the State OF
n evada We are proud Of the record made by
Senator j. =. Jones In the halls of the Ma
tional Legislature, and as kepublicans we
c..nYratulnte ourselves and our party in hay-
ing a man at the head OF the party in this
State whose private lite is irreproac Bile,
whose public life is stainless, whose ability Is
universally recognized, and whose position
among the leaders of the Republican party
in the Nation and in the Senate OF the lnited
States IL such M to give any resident OF Ne
vada Just cause for pride.