The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-10-25
FOE JUSTICE OF H SUPREME couH
Republican State Platform

RepuDllcan state Flal1Ofm
The Republican party Of Nevada.
10 Convention assembled, deems 1t
-eceSs at this time TO supple
ment its platform Of principles adopt
cd at the Convention held al Virginia
City, April goth, by adding anything
further upon questions of National
concern. Ii reuews lis adherence 10
Tie principles embodied in thai plat
form. and to-day, fully confident OF
the success oil the Republican party OF
the Nation in the coming Presidential
election congratulates the Republican
voters OF the State upon the selection
by the Chicago Convection of their
choice for standard bearer, that daunt-
less and resolute patriot and states
man, James @. Blaine, with General
John A. Logan as his associate on the
ticket. II adopts rs an ineligible
creed of political principles the plat
form OF the last Republican National
Convention, the triumph OF which
principles il believes Will insure a re-
newed era of national progress and
prosperity. In the political campaign
which has to be fought out in the
State of Nevada the Republican party
believes it can render no higher SER
vice to the people than by calling their
attention to the imperative necessity
which il upon them To demand and
secure retrenchment in every depart
meIt of the State Government. 1t
Therefore declares:
Flrst-That the Republican party of
Nevada, when it says reform, means
it; and that, disguised with the vague
and idle professions 10y which, year
after year, the intelligence OF voters
has BEEN lnsulted their credulity o, r
taxed, and their long-sutfering pa
thence abused, IL declares that IL Is in
favor of, and will seek 10 carry into
effect by Legislative enactment the
follow ing specific measures OF reform
and any others that may be developed
as salutary:
The reduction Of the number of
members of the Legislature, and the
number OF officers and employees OF
both houses thereof.
Second-It is a well known and
universally conceded fact Thai the *
listing high rates of State and county
taxation now levied and collected are
burdensOme and oppressive on th
people Of the state and thereby tend
to discourage immigration and the in
PRODUCTION and investment of capital;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the imperative
duty OF our next Legislature 10 devote
its early and constant attention to re-
form legislation that such laws may
be passed ~ will bring about a marked
reduction in thu present expense OF
running our State and county govern
men s, and by "A reduction OF the
nunbrr of existing judicial districts,
consolidation of county goyernments,
State and county Offices and reduction
OF salaries of not less than thirty per
cent.
Third-That we are in favor of
amending the State Constitution, and
pledge the Republican party to that
method Of constitutional reform. so
as to limit the regular sessions of the
Legislature 10 forty instead Of sixty
days, as AT present.
Fourth-That in view Of The fact
that necessar constitutional reform
can be accomplished by amendments
to ~ State Constitution rs speedily
aud effectively a. 10y a revision ofthat
instrument 10y II Constitutional Con-
vrntion "a doubtful experiment n
der the most favorable circumstances
we hereby recommend the voter OF
the State TAI vote at the next general
election against calling a Constitu-
tional Con, ention.
Resolved, That in the mining, man
%ufacturing, agricultural and grazing
interests of this State lie the elements
OF life and prosperity. We Therefore
pledge the Republican party Of this
State to legislation tending TO the fos-
tering and at advancement of these in
teresis.
Resolved, That we with pr dc point
to the administration of President
Arthur as a model for the future con
duet Of this Republic, and we congrat-
ulate the Nation upon The eminently