Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-10-13
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans of the State of Nevada in
! convention assembled again express their 10y
atty to the prinv pals OF the Republican party,
which have made the country great and
prosperous during the last quarter OF cen
tury
Resolped, That the question of a sufficient
supply of a circulating medium to maintain a
permanent range of the price Of labor and
property is the most important political ques-
ton awaiting solution by the American people
Resolved That 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.
Eesolrcd That the present financial system
| Of the United States, which increases or dimin-
| ishea the yir ula.ing medium at the pleasure of
the mauipuiators OF the National banks, with
out regard to tie 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 to National banks without
interest, is subversive of the rights of the peo-
. pie, oppressive, unjust and should be repudi-
ated
RsSolred, That financial policy whereby
both gold and silver shall form the basis OF
| people be coin, or in certificates redeemable in
coin, or both, as convenience may require, is
! imperatvely demanded
Resolred, That the attempt to substitute Ma
| t!onai bank notes costing the Government mil
Mons o. G"afs anhu8tiy Tor free silver cost
! ing nothing, Is an outrage upon the people;
that the money ring or trust, which ha, userped
me severe ,gn power OF the Goyecnment to issue
money! ana W9lNn ma lraudulenily demone-
! eminent Tor private speculation shocks the
moral sense Of the people and destroys respect
rng or trt be- detr"yed and eanaI r ttn' ' ra
/ stored 10 all people
-
veand i The Wiling TOOL ar aSant ~ no,yaT
/ frl money rinG which fatsanS ITO >nh H. of
! no liovar1,r,nn+ r,al,a. Ivor ON .iIrar -
if. uaper cmrren az the exnen.e af Tho COZ
/ el auseut, blrroys the revenues raised by taxa
!l9h, and uses them without the payment OF
| Interest, contracts the currency to enhance the
| value OF bonds, and enrie hes tie Insurers while
| II depfesses the prloe o. labor and property.
Resolref That we favor the nomination of
no man lor President who is personally inter.
| ested in National Banks or the bonded indeDt-
/ edue,s OF the United states, but we demand
| candidate who is Tree to do justice to all the
people OF the Countrywide poor as well as the
! rich.
and his advisers by which they prevented a
vote in the House of REPRESENTATIVES, on the
Be k silver amendment to the Bond purchasing
bill equals the villainy of the Sc ret and fraud
!
A.
| iteSOtUed, mat we are IN favor OF the protec,
zion OF home industry and that the labOrers of
| this country have right 10 ali the work requir
| ed TO supply the peope OF the United States.
and that we are in favor of high wages in this
country, and 10 that end will protect the wage
| WORKERS competition with the cheap labor OF
ResoLped, That the policy of the Government
shOuld be inaugurated and established by the
| people through their represen atiyes in both
| Houses OF Congress, and not by the President or
the money trust, OF which he, either as agent or
! head is most q, tive in defending
hGsoleeo' Ihat we charge PRESIDENT Cieve-
iand WIN ny; f'IIlatlhg every promise he made in
favor OF civil service reform, with crippling the
hiIIs ,Cr no ,nrnrarNan ~ ,, 80 f 80.
with using the power OF his Administration to
prevent appropriations for a navy and coast de-
lenses, with attempting to destroy the protel-
nations at the expense OF the citizens of the