Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-09-20
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the ssate convention
Aield at "a SON. sep ember
4th, 1854.

The Republican party of Nevais in con.
ven'ion assembled deems It unnsces az, at
this time o'suppisment Its pfa Form ( prin.
ciylrs aiopted at the convent m held st
Virsini City. pr S0th, by dding hything
further upon Q,estio Q Il National concern.
renews It's adh re ce t, the pr. nciples en-.
b'died in ths. platform and To-day, fully
coDfident of the success OF the Republican
par OF the Nation IN abe coming Presiden.
ita election. co grutulAtes the Republican
vt RS of the State upon the 8 lection BY the
Oh csgo TO vention n ii cir choice for stan
card bearer, that dau tless anu resoIute pat
RIOS an statesman. James @. Blaine. with
General Johu A. Logan as his 1880 late on
the ticket IL ADOPTS as ss an inteili ible
creed Of political principles tn platform Of
the last R-publ'csn AattoDsl OonvehtioH, the
trsun ph OF which principles 1t believes will
IL sure renewed ira Of nation progress
ana prosperity In the political campaign
when hsh to be fought ont IN the &C. Of
Nevsds the hepu blican party believes 1t can
render no higher service to the Pc pie than
BY Calling the attention to the In p rative
nece hitS WIFI b 10 upon then To demand aud
secure rereDchm, mt In every dep rim ut Of
tn State Government. It therefore de.
clsres:
t,rst-That the R publican party Of Nevs.
da, when II says reform. means II; and that
Dispute with fhe vague aud idle pro eestuns
BY which, year offer year. tn intelligence of
voters h = b en- Iusulted, II. II cr.du ity ver-
ia ed, nd their long suffrriI q potienc sbus.
ed. 1t declares tn 1t 1, IN favor of. AID WILL
seek to larry into effect by Legislative enact
mrnt the following specific measures Of re-
form sud any others that ma, be developed
as salutsry:
The reduction of the number Of members
of the Legislature. aad the numb, of ofiicers
aud emplt yes Of bJth houses thereof.
second 1t is a we'll known anu universally
conceded fac. that the existint b gu rates Of
State and county taxation now lew and
collected ore bhrfensome and oppressive on
the cop of the state. and thu reby tend to
dist" urage Immigration and III Introduction
and Lvestment OF capt. /; therefore, be it
ResoNed, that it IS the Imlcrative uuty OF
our next Legislature t. devote its early and
CONSTANT Il tent mt. Reform legislation hat
such laws may be D asset as Will bring about
marx ID reduction tn the present * pense of
running our st tie sud county governments.
and by reduction of the number of xxi ting
Judicial dis riots, consolidation of county gov.
ernments. state and cou sty Offices an reduc
tToh Of salaries Of not less than thirty per
cent.
Tn-rd-thst we are in favor of amending
the STATE Constitution, and pledge the kepub.
licau to that method Of constitutional re-
form, 30 as to limit the regular sessions Of
the Lesisis,uret ~ forty inste.d Of sixty days
- at present.
Four - That IN view of che fact that nec-
ess airy const tutional reform can be accom-
plisned by anshdm nts to the State Constitu-
tion as speed ly aud eff CITY, ly a. by revision
of that instrument ~ Constitutional Con-
entlon Il dOu.tful experiment under the
most fayoraDl circum stances we here "
recomm II tue voters of the State to vote at
tn hex general election against calling q
cons ituttons Cunvr ntiOn
II solved. Tha Ia the N ming, manufacture.
ing, sgricultu al anu graz n2 interests OF this
State lie tao elements of life and prosperity
We therefore, pledge the Republican party of
this State Legislation tending 10 the foster.
lug sdv4ncsueut # these interests.
Resolved, Taat We wi h pride point to the
adDinstrau n or P esi tent Arthur mo /.
el for the future con uct of this Republic,
and we congratulate tue Nation upon tue
eminently successful servic ~ rendered BY
hi III as Pr si1ent of til 81 United states.
Resolved, that Ss citiseus of ths State OF
Nevada W are pr nd of the rec I'd male BY
Senator P Jones in the halls the Nat on
al Legisl iture aud as RIP licans we co or tn.
sste urselves and our uatiy in having q man
at the head OF the party In this State whose
private II is irreproachabl, ;, whose puolic
Me il stainless. whose ability is un tversslly
recognized. and who's position among the
leaders of the Republican party In the N alton
and In tn Senate OF the UniJed States is such
as to give any resilient OF Nevada Just cause
for pride. lt