The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
REPUBLICAN, STATE PLATFORM
AND lREsOLUTIONs.


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Nevada. May rs. Isss.
The Republicans Of the State of Nevada, in
Convention assembled, again express their low
atty to the principles Of the Republican party,
which have made this country so great and
prosperous during the last quarter OF a century
II
RESOLVED, That the question OF a sufficient
supply Of circulating medium 10 msiDt.in n
permanent range of the price OF labor and
property is the most important political cues
ton awaiting solution by the American people.
That diminishing quantity Of money r..
ducss the price Of labor and property. enriches
the creditor. impoverishes the debtor and par.
alysas industry and enterprise.
That the present financial system Of the
United states, which increases or dininishes
the circulating medium II the pleasure Of the
mAnipulAtors OF the national banks, without
regard 10 the increase of population or the
wants OF the people, and which recognizes
gold alone ~ the standard of value, and places
IN the hands Of the Treasury Department all
late with In bonds and loan to the national
banks without interest, 10 subversive of the
rights Of the people. oppressive. unjust and
should be repudisted.
That financial policy whereby both gold and
silver shall form the basis of circuintion-
whether the money used by the people b. coin
or coin certificates redeemsble in coin or both
- convenience may inquire, is imperitiysly
demanded. IT :.
That the attempt TO substitute national hank
notes, costing the Government millions Of dol
Lara annually, for free silver. costing nothing,
y an Outrage upon the people; that the money
ring or trust, which has usnrped the sovereign
power Of the Government 70 issue money, aud
which hiss fraudulently demonetized silver And
seized the revenues Of the Government for
private speculation, shocks the moral sense of
the people and destroys respect for the govern
ment and law. We demand that this ring or
trust b. destroyed, and eqnAl rights be restored
to all the people. :.
We charge that President Cleveland IA the
willing tool or agent Of powerful money ring.
which fAftens on the subsidies OF the Govern
ment. makes war on silver, issues its paper cur
rency At the expense Of the Government. Dor
rows the revenues raised by taxation and uses
them without tho payment of interest. con.
tscts to enhance the value Of bonds, and
enriches usurers, while 1t depresses the price
OF labor and property.
That we favor the nomination Of NO man for
President who IL personally interested in ma.
tonal banks or the bonded indebtedness of tho
United StstAs, but we demand candidate who
IL free TODD justice TO all the people Of the
people of the countryside poor 81 we'll ~ the
rich.
That the trick of the President and his ,d.
visers BY which they prevented vote in the
House Of Representatives on the Deck silver
amendment TO the Bond Purchase bill. tqlsls
the villAiny of the secret and fraudulent lemon.
etizstion OF silver in 1873.
III.
HxsoIvED. That VIC are in favor Of the pro.
tee tiok q home industry, and that all the ls.
oorcrs OF tnA country have right to all the
work required to supply the people Of the
United btstts, and that we are in favor OF high
wages, aud to that end will protect the wage.
workers from competition with the chtap Ia.
Dor Of other lands
"
RESOLVED. That the policy Of Tho Govern
mont should be inausutaied and established by
the People through their REPRESENTATIVES, Ii
eotn Houses OF congre's, and not by the Presi-
don't or money trust. Of which ha, either a.
Agent or head. is most active in defending
v.
We charge President Cleveland with violating
every promise he made in favor OF civil service.
reform, with gripping the mail service. with
refusing ~ sign necessary biila for tho I'm.
provoment OF rivers and harbo-s, with usipp
the power OF ht administration to prevent an
preparations for navy aud cost defenses with
counting the good will Of other nations at thu
expense OF the citizens Of the United States.
and with joining the foreign bondholders d,
demonetize silver and destroy toe industries OF
his own country. and for the reduction 81 the
wages o. the Mint employees Mt Carson, for
closing the Carson Mint when it wa, not oulv
self-sustsining but source of revenue 10 M,
government, for his contemptuous vetots Of
bills for tho relief Of disabled soldiers and
for falling TO construct the Government build.
ing At Carson as required BY law.
VI. Mi
We favor the reduction OF the Treasury sur.
plus BY the payment OF pensions to UnioI, sol.
oiers' their widows and orphans, the improve.
Ard karl ~. nj
defenses for the sea coast, the erection Of Iub.
lie buildings, the creation of navy. the mr..
cnHse % bonds and the repeal of the Internal
revenue laws taxing tobacco. W IVA
VII.
1t Ii the duty Of this State to maintain fra. 3
nop.sectariAn schools In the rural aud spnrssis
settled districts. rs well ~ in towns and
tnickiy populated sections, aud that puch d.
vision OF the school money shall be made ~
will furnish the mesnr Of education t"N al,
chilirn Of the state.
We are In favor OF reopening the Carson
Mint Tor coinage, and raising the wages al ~
employees to the standard paid by the last adj
mfnistrstion. -
e. TX. @,8s
We demand the restoration Of the mail ser.
vice in this State to the efficiency maintained
~ the last Republican administration. snd
nvor the payment Of fair wages to all postal
employees. rs'-'
X. tN
We are In favor Of the sbsoiuts exclusion of
Ohinsse, and Of the restriction Of immigration
BY which the overcharged condition az the
iaDor market u made worse, and we favor lepis
isuon ~ which revision Of our nsturajlzs.
ton and land laws may be accomplished.
XI.
We demand In behalf Of our vsrious indus
tries the retention Of the duties on lead. borss
soda. hides and leather, and to restore the tsrif
OF 1867 ON wool -
RESOLVED. That we recognizegthe right OF
iAoor to organize for its lzwiul protection.
NH. ~ 4
We favor the granting 10 Nevada OF MI Ciov. |
erntnent land within the Stats for the pl,rpos..
o. providing means for irrigation and other
improvements.
XIV,
We favor the appropriations by Cuuares for !
nydrogrAphical and Typographical surveys IN |
this state, to the end that the waste waters |
MAy nr preserved for the purpose Of irrigxiisn,
XIV.
We endorse the wise aud conseryativa .a |
Manifestation Of Governor Stevenson. and w..
heartily commend tho able efforts Of sAnstors
Jones and Stewart and Representative Wood.
burn in behslf Of the interests Of this state
N0TTGE