The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-07-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
hEPuBidCAN STATE PLATFORM
AND RESOLUTIONS.

Adopted by the nepabliean stat.
Convention Held At Winnsmueea.
Nevada. May Is. 1sss.
| The Republicans u the State OF Nevada, in
Convention assembled, again express their 10y
atty 70 the principles Of the Republican party
which have made this country NO great and
prosperous during the last quarter ofs century
II
| RESOLVED. That the question of sufficient
supply OF circulating medium 10 msi.4tsin a
permanent range Of the price of labor and
property Is the most important political dues.
ton awaiting solution by the American people.
That diminishing quantity of money re-
duces the price Of labor and property. enriches
the creditor. impoverishes the debtor, and par.
alyses industry and enterprise,
That the present financial system Of the
United States, which increases or diminisbes
the circulating medium ut the pleasure Of the
mAnipulstors Of the national banks, without
regard to 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 specu.
late with in bonds and loan to the national
banks without interest, is subversive Of the
rights Of the people, oppressive. unjust and
That financial policy whereby both gold and
silver shall form the basis of circulation,
whether the money used by the people be coin,
or coin certificates redeemable in coin or both,
~ convenience may require, is imperitiyely
demanded.
Tnatthe attempt to substitute national bank
notes, costing the Government millions OF dol.
lars annually, for free silver, costing nothing.
IL an outrage upon the people that the money
ring or trust, which has usurped the sovereign
power OF the Government to issue money, and
which hsa fraudulently demonetized silver and
seized the reyenues Of the Government for
private speculation, shocks the moral sense Of
the people and destroys respect for the govern
ment and law. We demsnd that this ring or
trust Be destroyed, and eqnsl rights he restored
to all the people.
We charge that President Cleveland Is the
willing tool or agent Of powerful money ring,
which fsttens on the subsidies Of the Govern
ment. males war on silver, Issues Its paper cur
reney 1t the expense Of the Government, Dor.
rows the revenues raised by taxation and uses
them without the payment of interest. con.
tracts TO enhance tho value Of bonds, and
enriches usurers, while 1t depresses the price
OF labor And property.
That wsiavsr the nomination OF no man for
President whois personally interested in ma
fionsl banks or the bonded indebtedness OF the
United ssAtes, bat We demand candidate who
u free 10 do justice to all the people Of the
people Of the country--ths poor IS well as ihe
rich. TT
That the trick Of the President and his si.
yisers by which they prevented vote in the
House OF Representatives on the Beck silver
s.nendment to the Bond PaFchase bill, EQUALS
the villAiny Of the secret and fraudulent demon.
citation Of silver in 1879.
ILL.,
RESOLVED. That we sre In favor Of the pro.
lection Of home industry. and that Iii tbs II.
borers OF this country b.ye ! ,;aht 20 III III ~
work required to enpplv the Isor,s ~ ~. ~.
United States, and that W. An IN favor ~ Moi,
wages, and to that end will protect the wage,
imofxsrs rom competition with the cheap la
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REsoLytp. That tina n.Iic, of ,bs
hn,h To, 'n ~ " uneir Representatives Ia
dent ~ none, = srnT = ena ~ Y We presi.
agent or head /. most sctiys i, fesana,na 'her
v.
w. .,.-sa p.s..a...
every promiss ,s ,aaae IN sasar =, s nix, violating
rssusus sn sn sns NAL Nh. sses win
pavement of rivers and harbo-s, with usipe
inc power OF hf administrators to prevent All
propf1auons Tor nsvy md cost deb nses, with |
confting the good will Of other nations at the |
IN y .ne esens @ the unRed States.
demonetize silver and destroy tbT INN str,,s ~
his own country, and fur The fsdnct I'm ~ ~
vsees Of the Mint emnlovas - - .sl !" ~
Closing ia Carson Mint ~s, larson ior
self snstsinne but source Of n,yenne ma, ~ o w
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