Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-11-10
Platform and Resolutions.


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 eqnsl
ity of every man before the law, with the unre-
stricted right Of every ctZed TO cast his vote for
whomever he chooses, with the assurance that II
will be counted as cast The preservation Of the
Union and free Government are now recor ded in
history the work of the Republican party.
Union, liberty, equality and protective tariff
have largely contributed In making so. .0OO. 900 Of
people the best fed, the best clothed the happest
and the most INTEL gent and powerful that ever
existed on earth. The elevation of labor by the
abolition of slavery and the utter repudiation Of
caste aud aristocracy by the Republican party has
opened to free men and free labor every Of
land within the jurisdiction OF the United States,
and enabled the tOilinR millions Of the North and
OF the Sorth 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 arraign the Democratic administration Of
President Cleveland for having allied to keep the
pledges on which IL came into power. 1t promised
economy and retrenchment, and has been most
eItrHvagant 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 ths Treasury but has
permitted such surplus to lie idle and accumulate
TO the injury of the business of tho country. and
has refused to approve OF the action OF a large
majority nf both Houses Of Congress directing
thai such surplus be applied In payment of the
To care for and give sten tion TO 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 OBJ
lection II promised to protect the person and
property of citizens both at home and abroad, and
to maintain the dignity of the nation, yet in its
relations with Great Britain 1t has shown itself
unwilling to give protection to person or property
and has permitted our flag to be tnsulted, without
proper protest. almost iu sight of our shores,
while by hasty and uuseemly sction II has unnec-
aarflv
the Mexican Republic, and made our nation re
diculous in the eyes Of the world. Its evasion of
civil service reform, TO which its lesding repre-
sentatives ere pledged. have been bold, insolent
and lawlesR. 1t has shown Itself no friend to Ne
vada bee suse among its first acts of administra-
tion. II closed the U. 4. Mint In Carson City, in
utter violation OF the law TO the great detriment
Of every miner and silver producer in this state
in particular aud of the public in general. II has
seriously impaired our mail facilities without
shsdow Of Just excuse. 1t has outraged the eX-
press will of Congress. and denied to this people
their rights by ia unexplained and continued re-
fusal to execute the law for the erection of =
Government Building IN the Capital Of the State.
II has used tbs entrs power of the administration
TO destroy silver AZ money. aud by refusal TO
ecute the lAE 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 1t has closed many Of our
silver mi mes. and thrown thousands of honest
lsborsrs out Of employment
III.
We favor = tarid upon the imported products OF
lowprced foreign labor as To protect tho inter-
ssts Of American wage workers, and for the devel-
opemenr OF American industries We demand in
behalf OF our miDioe interests the maintenance Of
the pr sent tArih on lead, borax soda and other
mineral productions, and on behalf Of wool
growing Interests . rsstors ton OF the Wool Tariff
OF 1867 and we denounce the recent attempt Of the
Democratic majority In the National House Of
Representatives TO pass the Morrison Bill rsdu, ing
the tarin ou the product Of our mines and placing
wool on the free list.
Nv.
We believe in American soil for American citi-
rent. and are opposed to non. resident aliens be-
coming land owners. The public domsin should
be reserved as homesteads for actual settlers and
the accumulation Of large tracts or bodies Of land
In the hsnds Of corporations or individuals should
be discouraged and In the OF land grants TO
railroad corporations where the corporations have
failed to comply with the conditions OF the grants
the land should be forfeited to the General Gov
ernment, and held for the benefit oil actual set-
tiers.
We favor the intelligent organization of labor
for such worth purposes mutusl education and
for the protection OF their interests in all things
relating to their welfare and to the industrial
welfare Il the country and we favor the enact
ment OF State aud National laws providing for the
settlement Of controversies between employers
and employees by methods OF voluntary arbitrs
tion or bv the establishing OF Courts Of Conciia-
ton, which will avoid the waste, loss and Ill
feeling resulting rom strikes and look-outs. and
the usual expense Of litigation.
vi
We denounce the sotion Of the Democratic
House OF Represeptives at Its last session In strik
ing from the bill to compensate the citizens of
this State for losses sustained In the Indian War
of 1860 all claims for supplies furnished for the
suppression Of Indian hostilites and also for ser
vices rendered durins that memorable struggle in
which the lives OF large number OF our most
respected citizens we're s1Srihesd'
We denounoe the pretense Of the Democratic
party OF having sympathy for the cause OF local
self government IN Ireland, while the Democratic
House OF Representatives, in Committee OF the
whole, repeatedly refused to indorse that prtnci-
pie. In the months of April and June last that
body Of Democratic votes on three separate occa-
mont for Ireland. which 10 In the following words
"Resotvsd, That the House Of Representative earn
estly sympAthixes with Right Hon. VIM Gladstone
and his associates 10 their efforts to secure free
parliament for the people OF ireland. and conerat
ulste the people of that hitherto unhappy country
mination of their long and patriotic struggle for
the right of local self government Thereby dis-
oouraRing the growth OF liberal spirit through
out Great Britain.
We commend the efforts OF Senator Jones and
Congressman Woodburn In obtaining an appropri-
alton OF $4,000 for public land surveys in this
State, and we condemn the action of the Com
missioner of the General Land Once In withhold
ing moneys appropriated for that purpose, and
particularly condemn the action of Senstor Fair
In absenting himself from Washington during all
the the time when appropriations for this Stale
under consideration by the Senate.
IXs
We endorse the action Of Senator Jones and
Congressman Woodburn In theft efforts to sup
press pelygamy In Utah, and TO check the growth
Of disloyalty to the Government In tn at Territory