Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-10-13
Platform and Resolutions.

The Republicans Of Nevada. in Convention as
sembled. roAfnrn their unfAl ering LOYALTY 60 the
principles OF tue party ~ enunciAtcd in all their
National Platforms from Lincoln to Blame We
believe liberty Is the inaltenahle right Of every
man, whatever his race or color, and in the equal
ity Of every man before the law. with the unre-
strced right Of very ctizod to cast his vote for
whomever he chooses, with the assurance that 1t
will BE- counted cast The preservation of the
Union and free Government are now recorded IN
history as the work Of the Republican party
Union liberty, equality aud \ protective tariff
have largely contributed in making Co 600 600 of
people the best fed. the best clothed the happies
and the most intelligent and powerful that ever
existed on earth. The elevation of labor by the
abolition II slavery and the utter reputation of
caIte and aTistucrscy by the Republican party has
opened 10 free men and free labor every acre of
land within the jurisdiction Of the United states
and enabled the toillnu millions of the North aud
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.
We arrAign the Democratic administration Of
President Cleveland for having failed to keep the
pledCes on which IL came into power. 1t promised
ECONOMY and retrenchment, and has been most
extrf VACANT In expenditures and appropriations,
which for the current year, largely exceed the
abundant revenues of the Government IL prom
iked 10 reduce 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 seu9n OF large
majority If both Houses OF Congress directing
thar such surplus be applied in payment OF the
interest bearing debt Of the country. II promised
TO care for and give ton ion to the disabled sol.
diers and sailors of the late war and has treated
with contemptuous veto every pension bill against
which It could md any shadow Of technical oh,
lection. II promised to protect the person ana
property of ctizens both ut home and ABROAD, and
to maintsin the dignity of the nation, yet IN us
relations with Great Britain IL has shown itself
unwilling to give protection to person or properly,
and has permitted our flag TO be tnsulted, without
proper protest. almost in sight of our shores,
whit by haRty and unseemly action IL has unnee-
essarily jeOpsrdiZad our friendly relations with
the Mexican Republic, and made our nation re
diculous in the eyes of the world. Its evasion OF
civil service reform, to which its leading repre-
sentatives are pledged, have been bold, tnsolent
and lawless. II has shown itself no friend TO Ne
vada becsuse among its first acts of admlnistra-
ton, IL closed the u. s. Mint in Carson CITY. IN
utter violation of the law, to the great deriment
of every miner and silver producer in this state
In particular and of the public in general. IL mas
seriously impaired our mail facilities without
shadow Of Just excuse Ii has outraged the e&-
press will of Congress, and denied to this people
their rights by It's unexplained and continued re-
fusal to execute the law for the erection OF
Government Building in the Capital OF the state
II has used the entire power of the administration
to destroy silver as money and by n refusal to eX
e,ute the law and pay out silver for Government
dues has kept the met | out of circulation, ana
by various devices 1t has reduced the prloe OF sll
yer since the inauguration of President Cleveland
more than IS per cent. 1t has closed many of our
silver mtnes and thrown thousands of honest
laborers out of employment
III.
We favor a tariff upon the imported products OF
ow.prccd foreign labor ss to protect the inter
ests Of American wage workers, and for the deYel'