Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-10-23
Platform and Resolutions.

The Republicans Of Nevada, in Convention as
sembled. reairm their unfal' ertnR loyalty to the
principles Of the party IS enunciated In all their
National Platforms from Lincoln to Blaine We
believe liberty ia the tnal'enable right Of every
man, whatever his or color. and In the equal
ity VI every man before the law. with the unre-
strcted right of very ctiEcd 10 cast HIS vote for
whomever no chooses. with the assurance that II
will be counted cast Tn" preservation Of the
Union and free Government are now recor ded In
history as the work Of the Republican party
Union liberty eqnslItv and q prrtsc'ive ta'iff
have largely contributed In making 50 0fO. 900 OF
people the best fed. the best clothed, the ppi"si
and the most intelligent and powerful that ever
existed on earth. The elevation OF labor by the
abolition of slavery and the utter repudiation OF
caste and AristOcracy by the Republican party hiss
opened to free men and free lab'r every acre of
land within the jurisdicti"a OF the United States
aud ensbled the toiling millions Of the North and
Of the Sorth &c associate IN one common brother
hood for the protection Of their rights and the ad
vancement of their intellectual and material pros
perity.
II.
We arraign the Democratic administration OF
President Cleveland for having tailed to keep the
pledges ON which IL came into power. II promised
economy and retrsnchment, and has been most
extr VACANT In expenditures and appropriations
which for the current year, largely exceed the
abundant revenues of the Government. II prom =
ised to the surplus IN the Treasury, but has
permitted such surplus to lie idle and accumulate
to the injury OF the business Of the country, and
has refused to approve of the seton OF q large
majority If both Houses OF Congress directing
tha such surplus be applied in payment Of the
interest. bearing debt of the country II promised
TO care for and give sten ION o the disabled sol
diers and sailors OF the at- war. and has trested
with contemptuous veto every pension bill against
which 1t could find any shadow Of technical ob
iecti IL promised to protect the person and
prorerty OF citizens both Mt home and road. and
to maintain the dignity of the nation, yet In It's
relations with Great Britain II has shown itself
unwilling to give protection to person property
and has permitted flag to he insulted, without
proper protest almost In sight OF our shores
while by hasty and unseemly action II has unnec
essarily jeopardizod our friendly relations with
diculous In the eyes Of the world. Its evasion OF
civil service re, orm to which its leading repre-
sentatives are pledged. have been bold. tnsolent
aud lawless. II has shown itself no friend to Ne
vada, because among it's nrst acts of adminietra-
ton, 1t closed the U. 8. Mint IN Carson City, In
utter violation Of the law to the great detrimept
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
shadow OF Just excuse II has outraged the sx-
press will of Congress. and denied to this people
their rights by its unexplained and continued re-
fusal to execute the law for the erection OF o
Government Building In the Capital OF the State.
II has used the entire power Of the administration
to destroy silver as money and by refusal to ex.
Q cute the Law and pay out silver for Government
dues has kept the met ! out Of circulation, and
yer since the inauguration Of President Cleveland
more than Is pe- cent n has closed many of ou-
silv'r mines, an thrown thousands of honest
b rers out OF employment
III
We favor tariff upon the imported products of
low-priced foreR labor AZ to protect the inter-
osts Of American rsgo-workers, and for tho de~cl-