The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-09-22
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.

The Republicans OF the State Of Nevada, In
Convention assembled. again .xpreas their 10y
atty to the principles Of The Republican % ~,
which have made this country 40 great sni
prosperous during the last quarter of century.
II
RxsoLvEr, Tn the question OF q susicieni
supply Of circulating medium 'naint sin
permsn Mt range Of tie price Of lab and
property Is the most Important polit zeal 1ues-
tion awaiiI g solution b, the American p Dple.
That a diui aishing quantity VI mone re-
duc-s the price Of lab II and property. enr hes
he creditor, inIov rishee the debtor, and par
alyses industry and enterprise
That tbs present financial system of the
Uni ed stAtes, which Increases or diminishss
the circulating medium at the pleasure Of the
msnipulAtore OF he national bsnks, without
regard TO the incr ase Of populs ion or the
wants OF the people. and which recognizes
gold alone as the standard Of value, and places
in he hands Of the Treasury Department all
the revenue Of the Government to specu-
IL with In bonds and loan to the national
bank wi hout interest, IL subversivc Of the
rights Of The people, oppressive. unjust and
should be repudl sted.
That financial policy whereby both gold and
silver shall form the basis OF cit culHti, d,
whether the money used by the ople be COT,
\ or coin certificates redesmsbls In coin or hjth.
- convenience may inquire, is imperitively
demanded.
That the attempt to subs ituts ne ionAl bank
notes, costing the Cover ame Ct millions Of dol.
lars snnually, for free silver. costing nothiug
is an outrage upon the people; that the money
| ring or trust, which has usurped the sovereign
power Of the Government " issue money, and
which hiss iraudulently demcnstiEed silver and
| seiz,d the revenues Of the Government fol
private speculation, shocks the moral benss oi
the people and destroys rescsct for the govern
| ment and law. We demand that this ring OF
trust be destroy ed. ami eqn.i H. hts be restored
to all the people.
We charge that President Cleveland ie III,
vii Ing tool or agent Of powerful money ring
which fattens ON the subridie OF the Govsrn
ment, makes var on silver. issues Its paper cur
reicy at the Expense Of the Government, boz
rows the revenues raised by taxation and uae
them without The payment Of Interest, CON
tracts to enhance tue value Of bonds, ant
enriches insurers, While II d. Presses the pric
Of lab II and property.
That w isvJr the nomination Of no man TO
Pres dent who 10 personally interested 10 ne
iional banks or thu bon I'D indebtedness VI ID
United States, but We d~mAnd candidate VIII
d Tree t,dJ justice TO all the psoLie u th
people Of the country poor ~ we'll as III
rich.
That the trick Of the President and his id
visers by which they prevented voteiu th
House Of Represent ,tiv. on the Beck live
amendment t. the u md Purchase bill, quail
the villAtny Of the secret and frau aulsnt demon
etizstion Of silver in 1878.
III.
RESOLVED. That We are in favor Of the Pre-
to ton Of h,me industry. and hat all the Il
. borc,s Of this country W right TO al tn
work n quired to supply the people Of a.
United states, and that We are In favor Of htg
wIges, q d 10 th,t end will protect the wngs
workers from competition with the cheap L
Dor Of other lads.
p,.o,v n That IN. poiiev n hs a WAR