Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-10-27
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS

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 and
prosperous during the last quarter of cen
| turv.
ResoIped, That the question of a sufficient
| supply OF circulating medium to maintain a
permanent range OF the price of labor and
properly is the most important political ques-
ton awaiting solution by the American people.
Resolued 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 manipuatOrs OF the National banks with
out regard to the increase OF population or the
wants of the people and which recognizes gold
alone as the standard OF value and pla .es in
the hands of the Treasury Department all the
revenue of the Government to speculate with
in bonds and loan to National banks without
interest, is subversive of the rights of the peo-
Pile oppressive, unjust and should be repudi
ated.
Resolved, That a financial policy whereby
4 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
peso,red That tho sttor,nt to sub.,i,,te Va.
ar Ia ~ 70 NJ
@ - nil ,Tas f f1c
| ing nothing, is an outrage upon the people;
we in.S " t iaS
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tnd az "a a. Saiza aa% ia oa
eminent for private speculation, shocks the
moral sense OF the people and destroys respect
for Government and law. We demand that this
ring or trust be destroyed and equal rights re-
stored to all people
poyr,5 Tho. ,-o otor,,o .1,,+ d. ;lo,,+ ~,
~ ihd money ring "nGh lamens me subsidies OF
:. ~ ~ { ,e "a an - ou o. ISSUES sue
Us paPet IuiicnCs az tle eAlensG VI VI, tLie uoS
leht; polIoMe we ehieS iaiHeu oH tdAa
IoiI anu uses men "itnout we payment On
lnieIest Ioutiact we cur IehtS 70 enhance tne
naiue Vi pol!4s anu eh[lSneS tne Insurers Whlle
1t uePiesses tHe Piloe Vi laooi anu properly
Resolred That we favor the nomination of
no man Tor President who is personally inter
ested in National Banks or the bonded indeht
edpe,s of the United states. but we, demand a
candidate who il free 10 do in stice To All tho
| people of the country~the poor as well as the
rich
ReS0t0ed, mat the trlckery or the PRESIDENT
and his advisers by which they prevented
! vote in the House OF representatives on the
BeGk silver amenqment 70 me BONO purGHasing
!
! H.
Resolped That we are in favor of the prOtec-
| zion of home Industry and that the laborers of
this country have right to all the work reauir-
ed to supply the people of the United States
workers competition with the cheap labor of
other lands.
|
ReSotred, Ihat the policy OF the Government
should be lnaugurated and established by the
HoiHes Of CONGRESS and not by the e.ident w
the money trust OF which he either a. asent or
head is most active in defending.
III.
n
ResoIred, mat we charge President Cleve-
land with vic lating every promise he made in
ii oI 80 - iGioi ~ ~! cllpPllls tiIe
bills for the Improvement Of river and harbor:
with using the power of his Administration to
nrevent osnronriations for a nav and cast do a.
lenses, with attempting to destroy the nrotec.
tive tariff, with counting the good will of other
Hatohs al tne expense OF me cluZens OF the
| 60 60 " ~ yo4iIlhs ths ipre'sh
~ " silver aIu uenlFo!
a Sire ,i Us les VI 0ui J, anu Ior tne re-
nn f 81 TnseI o .ne l AZ pLoyes at car
I, io I ~, e,e "a sou Nm "ne II " as hot
pension bills for the relief of dl"abIed seidiepi
and sailors and for failing To ronstrnrt tho Coz
! ernment bniIdino AT Car.6n sS raonired Wv
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we, Me are IN iavor OF the absolute exclusion OF
ohihese, ana the restriction OF immigration, by
WniTn the present oNercharged cohdltlon OF
the TABOR Market Is made worse and also favor
iegisIdtloh Dy when revision OF our natural
ization ana iand laws may be accomplished.
trioS tbn ~ OeIab "a UGa Various NOUS
soda, hides and leather and to restore the tariff
of 1867 on wool
VI
p.,.J rh. ,a uou.,. A., .,..
~ 90 tS nat We IecoEllze the flght OF Ia
DOT 10 organize ior us lawful pro'ectlon'
VII,
R,solnso That we favor tho suh,n;ssio, ~,
the Legislature TO 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 hydrographlcal ana Typographical surveys
in this state TO the END that the waste waters
may be preserved Tor the purpose OF irrigation.