Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-08-11
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

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PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS,
The Republicans OF the State of Nevada in
convention assembled again express their 10y
atty To the principals of the Republican party:
which have made the country so great ana
prosperous during the last quarter of cen
Jury.
RESOLVED, That the question of suficient
supply of a circulating medium to maintain
permanent range OF the price OF labor ana
| ton awaiting solution by the American people.
Resolved, That a diminishing quantity of
money reduces the price of labor and property
increases the obligation of contract. enriches
the creditor impoverishes the debtor, and par
| alyses industry and enterprise.
Resolred, That the present financial system
of the United States. which increases or dimin-
| iShes the circulating medium at the pleasure of
| the manipulatOrS OF the National banks, with
| out regard 10 the increase of population or the
wants OF the people. and which recognizes gold
alone as the standard OF value, and places in
| the hands of the treasury Department all the
| revenue of the Government to speculate with
| in bonds and loan 10 National banks without
interest, is subvers We OF the rights of the PEG,
Pile oppressive, unjust. and should be repudi-
ated
Resolved, That q financial policy whereby
| both gold and silver shall form the basis OF
| circulation, whether the money used by the
| people be coin, or in certificates redeemable in
| coin or both, as convenience may require, Is
| imperatively demanded
Resolved, That the attempt to substitute Ma
| tional bank notes, costing the Government mil
lions OF dollars annually, for free silver, cost
! ing nothing, Is an outrage upon the people:
! that the money ring or trust, which has userped
| the sovereign power of the Government TO issue
money, and which has fraudhently demone-
| tized silver and seized the revenues of the Gov
eminent 1or private speculation, shocks the
| moral sense OF the people ard destroys respect
for Government and law. We demand thatthis
! ring or trust be destroyed and equal rights re-
! stored TO all people.
Res0lpcd, That We charge that President Gle
veland is toe willing tool or agent of power
! full money ring which fattens the subsidies of
! the Government, makes war on silver. issues
! its paper currency al the expense OF the GOV
eminent, bOrrows the rev enues raised by taxa
! ton, and uses them without the payment OF
! interest, contracts the currency to enhan.e the
value OF bonds, and eDrithes the Insurers while
it depresses the prize OF labor and property.
Resoloed. That we favor the nomination of
no man Tor President who is personally inter
e,ted in National Banks or the bonded indebt-
edness of the United States, but We demand a
| candidate who is Tree to do justice TO all the
people of the Countrywide poor as well as the
rich.
Resolved, That the trickery of the President
and his advisers by which they prevented a
vote in the House of Representatives on the
Be k silver amendment 10 the Bond purchasing
I DILL ludlS the VilIany OF the secret anu lthuu-
ulent demonet cation of silver in 1873.
Resolred That we are in favor of the protec-
ZION of home industry, and that the laborerS of
this country have right to ali the work requir-
ed to supply the peep e OF the United states,
and that we are in lavor of high wages in this
country. and to that end win protect the wage
workers competition with the cheap labor of
other lands
Resolved That the policy of the Government
should be inaugurated and established by the
people through their represent atives in both
| Houses of Congress- and not by the President or
the money trust of which he, either ; agent or
head, is most a.tive in defending.
Resolved That we charge President Cleve-
land with viz lating every promise he made in
favor of civil service reform, with Gripping the
mail >ervi es with re using to sign ne essary
bills tor the improvement of rivers and harbors
with using the power OF his Administration to
prevent appropriations for navy and coast de-
lenses. with attempting 10 destroy the prote.-
tive tariff, with counting the good will of other
nations at the expense OF the citizens of the
United States, and with joining the foreign
bondholders to demonetize silver and destroy
the industries OF our country, and for the re-
du, ton OF wages OF the Mint employees at Car
son, for closing the Carson Mint when it was not
only selfesustaining but source of revenue to
the Government, for its contemptuous vetoe of
pension bills for the relief of disabled soldiers
and sailors, and for failing to construct the Gov
eminent building at Carson as required.
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We are in favor of the absolute exclusion of
Chinese. and the restriction of immigration by
which the present overcharged condition of
| the labor market Is made worse, and also favor
legislation by which a revision of our natural
ization and land laws may be accomplished.
We demand, in behalf Of our various indus
tries, the retention OF the duties on lead borax
soda, hides and leather and to restore the tariff
| of 1867 on wool.
Resolved, That We recognize the right of la
Dor to organize for its lawful protection.
VII,
Resolved. That we favor the submission by
the Legislature 70 the people of an amendment
TO the Constitution giving the Legislature the
power to regulate the liquor traffic,
VIII.
We favor liberal appropriations by Congress
for photographed and typographical surveys
in this State TO the end that the waste waters
may be preserved for the purpose of irrigation.
TX.
We indorse the wise and conservative admin
istratiOn of Governor c. c. Stevenson, and we
heartily commend the able efforts of Senators
Stewart and Jones and Representative Wood,
burn in behalf OF the interests of the people of
} this State.
We favor the granting to Nevada of all Gov.
eminent land within the State for the purpose
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improvements.
XI
We favor the reduction of the Treasury sur
plus by the payment of pensions to Union SOL
diers, their widows and orphans, the improve
ment of rivers and harbors, the building OF
deienses Tor our sea coasts, the erection of pub
lie buildings the creation of a navy, the pur-
chase of bonds and the repeal of the internal
revenue laws taxing tobacco.
XII.
1t is the duty of the State to maintain free
non sectarian schools in the rural and sparsely.
settled districts well in towns and thickly.
settled sections and that such division of the
school money should be made as will furnish
the means of education to all children in the
State.
XIII
We are in favor of reopening the Carson
Mint for coinage, and raising the wages OF IT,
employees to the standard paid by the last Re
h publican Administration.
XIV.
We demand the restoration Of the mail ser
vice In this state to the efficiency maintained
by the last Republican Administration and
NANYaW .