Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-10-16
JOE HARLOW,


The Republicans Of Nevada, in Convention as.
sembled. reAtirm their unfalering loyalty TO the
principles of the party as enunciated IN all their
National Platforms from Lincoln to Blame. We
believe liberty Is the inalienable right of every
man whatever his race or color, and in the equal
ity Of every man before the law with the unre-
strctsd right Of very ctzcd to cast his vote for
whomever he chooses with the assurance that 1t
will be counted as cast, The preservation of the
Union and free Government are now recor ded in
history as the work of the Republican party
Union, liberty, equality and a protective tariff
have largely contributed In making 10000, 600 Of
people the best fed. the best clothed the hsppest
and the most intelligent and powerful that ever
existed on earth. The elevation Of labor by the
abolition Of slavery and the utter repudlation Of
caste and aristocracy by the Republican party has
opened to free men and free labor every acre Of
land within the jurisdiction OF the United States.
and enabled the toilina millions of the North and
Of the SOUth tc associate in one common brother
hood for the protection OF their rights and the ad
vancement of their intellectual and material pros
perity.
We arrsign the Democratic administration Of
President Cleveland for having tailed 70 keep the
pledges on which II came into power. II promised
eronomy and retrenchment and has been most
extrsvagant IN expenditures and appropriations
which for the current year, largely exceed the
abundant revenues OF the Government. 1t prom
ised to reduce the surplus in the Treasury, but has
permitted such surplus to lie idle and accumulate
10 the injury of the business of the country, and
has refused to approve of the scHan of large
majority II both Houses of Congress directing
thai such surplus be applied in payment OF the
interest. airing debt Of the country. promised
20 care for and give nitsn lion 10 the disabled sol
diers and sailors of the late war. and has treated
with contemptuous veto every pension bill against
which Il could hnd any shadow of technical oh
lection II promised to protect the person ana
property OF citizens both at home and aroad, and
to maintain the dignity of the nation, yet in It's
relations with Great Britain 1t hts shown itself
unwilling to give protec ion t. pers' or property,
and has permitted on flag to be tnsulted, wit out
proper protest almost ia sight Of our shores,
while by hasty and uuseemly action 1t has unnec.
essarly isopardiz a our friendly relations with
the Mex,can Republic, aud made our nation re-
diculous IN the eyes of the world Its evasion OF
civil service re orm- to which it's leading repre-
sentatives are pledged, have been bold, msolent
and lawless, II Ia shown itself no friend to Ne
vnda, because, among its first acts of admlnistrA-
ton, It closed the q s. Mint In Carson city. in
utter viOaton of the law, to the great detriment
of every miner and silver producer in this state
in particular and of the public In general II has
seriously impaired our mail facilities without a
shadow Of Just excuse. 1t has outrsged the eI
| press will of Congress. and denied to this peoplo
their rights by It's unexplained and continued re-
| fusal to execute the law for the erection of u
Government Building In the Capital of the State
II has used the entire power of the administration
to destroy silver money, and by refusal to ex
g cute the law and pay out silver for Government
dues has kept the met | out of circulation, and
by various devices it has reduced the price OF sill
yer since the inauguration of President Cleveland
more than Is per cent It has closed many of our
| silver mines, and thrown thousands of honest
laborers out of employment,
i III.
| We favor a tariff upon the imported products of
low priced foreign labor to protect the inter-
csts Of American wage,workers, aud for the deVel'