The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-07-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
REPUBLICAN, STATE PLATFORM
AMI iREsOLUTIONs.


| Adopted by the Bepubllcan state
Convention Held at wiansmuses.
Nevada. May Il. 1855.
The Republicans Of the state OF Nevada, in
| Convention assembled. again express their 10y
slty to the principles of the Republican party,
| which have made this country so great and
prosperous during the last quarter offs century.
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| RESOLVED, That the question of sufficient
supply OF circulating medium 10 maintain
permanent range Of the price Of lsbor and
property Is tie most important political ques-
| tion awaiting solution by the American people.
That a diminishing quantity Of money re-
| duces the price Of labor and property, enriches
| the creditor, impoverishes the debtor, and par
alysss industry and enterprise.
That the present financial system OF the
United States. which INCREASES or dininishes
the circulating medium 1t the pleasure Of the
manipulators 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 10 the national
banks without interest, ia subversive Of the
rights Of the people, oppressive, unjrst 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 redeemsble in coin or both,
as convenience may require, is imperitively
demanded.
That the attempt to substitute national bank
notes, costing the Government millions Of dol
lars annually, for free silver, costing nothing,
is an oufraee upon the people; that the money
ring or trust. which has usurped the sovereign
power of the Government to Issue money, and
| ~ H.,lo 10 IN md
seized the revenues Of the Government for
private speculation, shocks the moral senss Of
the people and destroys respect for the govern
ment and law. We demand that this ring OF
truet b. destroyed. and sqnAl rights be restored
We charge that President Cleveland is the
willing tool or agent Of powerful money ring.
which fattens on the subsidies Of the Govern
ment, makes war on silver, Issues Its paper cur
| rency OF the expense Of tbs Government, bor-
rows the revenues raised by TAXATION and uses
them without the payment Of interest, con.
trActa TO enhance the value Of bonds, and
enriches Insurers, while IT depreeses the price
, Of labor and property.
That We favor the nomination Of no man fol
President who 10 personally Interested in M
tional banka or the bonded indebtedness Of ths
United States, but we demand candidate who
IA FREQ to do Justice TO all the people Of thu
people of the countryside poor ~ well as TIL
rich.
That the trick Of the President and his I'D
visers by which they prevented = vote IN tn
House OF Representatives on the Beck silve
amendment to the Bond Purchase bill, equal
the villainy Of the secret and fraudulent demon
etizstiou OF silver in 1873,
m
hhsoLshp 81 anM aa W. sn IN n.y., y ,as p,e
torers Of this country have 4 riuht to ali II
| work required to supply the people of th
United States. and that we are in favor Of hiq
: wages and to that end will protect the wlg.
workers from competition with the cheap /,
Dor Of other lands.
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h,,,a ;nsn ane "a ss s.s 49,,
h the PEOPLE through their representative
both Houses OF Congress-, and lot by the Pres
dent or money trust, Of which he, either ,
agent or head. is most active in defending.
go -.
We chafRe ffeHiasnt uieseiAhu Win vloiAtii
refrisipg 10 sign necessery billa Tor me n
proyeInsnt Of rivers and harbo-s, with usiI
70 the power Of hi, administration 70 prevent =
propriatlons for navy and cost defenses, vii
,e eAPense VI snc un, ~ VI ano oYo" ess'e
snu WI yo.n,us ny $1,000 " .'.a'',...'
W. ',ns onn,rv ma sor ~. rs,cti,, ~ !,
nis W. - tha i,,n, s,an,oras :, Tarss4n - =
c,assin, u ia n,,san Mint wSen Il VS.. nnt an
IL slf.s,sst.ininq nut ! source Of revenue to i
~ Government. for his contemptnous vctoes
" bills for tho relief Of disabled soldiers Al
for failing to construct the Government bull
ing al Carson AZ required BY law.
re VI
N. w.,.,,o ,aarct,or a, tha rr..sn-v =,
,us 4. ,ha M, Mani ~ nansions 10 Iinion 4
y diers, their widows and orphAns, the impro'
in Inent Of rivers and harbors, the building
defenses for the scs coast, the erection Of pl
lie buildings, the creation OF navy the p'
chase OF ponds and me repeal OF the ihtorl
IN. W.,
40 VI.
- Is the duty q tnis s. -, 70 maintain II
'ia ssstisd districts. A. we'll ~ in towns
ng thickly populsted sections. and that such
-, vision Of the school money shall be made
oh will furnish the means Of education 10
.ns children OF the state.
all VIII.
We are in favor of reopeninx tho Car
IT., Mimi FOR .oinsue and raising the wages 81
III employees TO the standard pail by ts.e last
miDistration.
~ IA.
be We demand the restoration OF the mail
A. vice in this stats TO the efficiency msntsi
nc by .hs last Republican administration.
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