The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-10-30
Platform and Resolutions.

The Republican party of Nevada. In Con
vention assembled, reafirm their unfatering
feaity TO the principles of the party as enun.
ciatcd in their national platforms from Lin.
coin 10 Blaine. We believe liberty IL the iu-
aliena0le light of every man, whatever his
racs or color, and in the equality of every man
before the law. with the unrestricted right of
every citizen To cast his vote Tor whomeyer he
chooses, with the assurance that 1t will be
counted as cast The preservation of the
Union and free government are DOW recorded
In history 30 the work of the Republican
party Union, liberty, equality, and prolee-
tive tariff, have largely contributed TO make
6O,UO,OOO Of people the best ieu, the best
clothed, the hsppiesi, the most in elligent and
powerful that ever existed on earth. The ele-
yation of labor by the abolition of slavery and
the utter reputation Of east and aristocracy
by the Republican party has opened to free
men and free labor every acre AZ land within
the jurisdiction OF the United States, and en-
abled the telling millions of the North and
OF the South TO associate In one common
brotherhood for the protection Of their rights
and the advancement of their intellectual aud
material prosperity.
We arraign The Democratic administration
of President Cleveland for having failed To
keep the pledges on which II came into
power. 1t promised eeonmy and retreneh-
ment. and has been most extravagant In ex-
penditures and appropriations, which for tie
current year, large ly exceed he abundant rev
enucs Of the Government. IL promised TO
reduce the surplus In the Treasury, has per
mifted such surplus To lie idle and and accu-
mulate TO the injury OF the business of the
country, and has refused TO approved u the
action OF a large majority of both Houses OF
Congress directing that such surplus be APP
piled in payment OF the Understanding debt
of the country. II promised to care for and
give attention TO the disabled soldiers and
sailors of the late war, and has treated with
contemptuous veto every pension 6lll against
which ii could find any shadow OF technical
objection II promised TO protect ihe person
and property Of citizens both at home and
abroad. and to maintain the dignity OF the
nation. vet in its relations with Great Britain
IL has shown itself unwilling 10 give protec-
tion to either person or property, ana mas per
mitted our flag TO be insalted, wlihout PIopeI
protest almost In sight of our shores, while
by hasty and unsecmly action II has unheces-
sarily leopardized our friendly relations WIN
the Mexican Republic, and mace our hA.ion
ridiculous in the ewes ofthe world. us evasion
of civil service reform, to which It's leading
Representatives are pledged, have been bold,
inRo.ent and lawless. Ii has shown ltsei no
friend of Nevada, because among It's nret acts
of administration, Its closed the .; MINI
In Carson City, In utter VIOLATION ol lno Jaw,
and to the great detrim1nt of every miner
and silver producer In this state IN par
tionlar, snd Of the public 10 general. ~ mas
seriously i'm haired our mail facilities without
| shadow of lust excuse Ii has outraged INC
express will Of Congress- ana aeh.Iu 20 snS
continual refusal to execute the law enacted
| for the erection of Government Dulld,
| ing In the Capital OF the STATE. ~ nss us ~
| the entire power of the administration 10 uc
| stroy silver as money, and by refusal 10 exc
| cnte the law and par out silver for government
| dues has kent the metal ont OF Circulation,
and nv various devices 1t has reduced the price
| of silver since the Inauguration OF IIerluens
Cleveland Is per cent IL mas 0'o'0U many y