Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-06-30
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 ana
prosperous during the last quarter of cen
tury.
Resolped, That the question Of a SUFFICIENT
| supply OF circulating medium to maintain q
| permanent range of the prize of labor and
| property IL the most important political ques-
ton awaiting solution by the Ameri,a an people.
Rssolued, That diminishing quantity of
money reduces the price of labor and property
the creditor impoverishes the debtor, and par
| alyses industry and enterprise
Resolved, That the present financial system
| of the United States, which increases or dimin-
ishes the circulating medium at the pleasure of
the manipulators OF the National banks, with
| out regard to the increase of population or the
wants OF the people, and which rec ognizes gold
| alone as the standard OF value, and plate 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 PEG
s sasd; oppressive UNJUST anu 'n0u'a 'spuo'
Rssolred That a financial policy whereby
both gold and silver shall form the basis OF
circulation. whether the money used by the
people be coin, or in certificates redeemable in
imperatively demanded.
Resolped, That the attempt to substitute Ma
tional bank notes, costing the Government mil
lions of dollars annually, for free silver cost
ing nothing. is an outrage upon the people;
that the money ring or trust, which has userped
the sovereign power of the Government to issue
money. and which has frahduently demone-
tiled silver and seized the revenues OF the Gov
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.
ResOlred, That We charge that President Gle
veland is the willing tool or agent of a power
full money ring which fattens the subsidies of
the Government, makes war on silver, issues
its paper currency al the expense of the Gov
eminent borrows the revenues raised by taxa
ton, and uses them without the payment of
interest, contracts the currency to enhance the
value OF bonds, and enriehes the Insurers while
il depresses the price OF labor and property.
ResOlped, That we favor the nomination of
no man Tor President who Is personally inter
eSted in National Banks or the bonded indebt-
edness of the United States but we demand a
candidate who is Tree to do justice to all the
Fich. 0' 'N' '0On's-'ne poor as we" IS the
| Resolved. That the trickery of the President
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 vilainy of the secret and fraud
ulent demonstration of silver in 1873
H.
Resolved 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 requir-
| ed to supply the peope OF the United States.
and that We are in favor of high wages in this
| country, and TO that end will protect the wage
workers competition with the cheap labor of
| other lands.
should be inaugurated and established by the
people through their representatives in both
Houses of Congress. and not by the President or
| the money trust, of which he either 5 agent or
head. is most active in defending.
| Ill
| Resolved, That we charge President Cleve-
| land with viz lating every promise he made in
favor OF civil service reform, with Gripping the
mail servi, es. with refusing to sign ne, essary
| bills for the improvement of rivers and harbors,
prevent appropriations for navy and coast de-
| lenses, with attempting to destroy the proteu-
nations at the expense of the citizens of the
United States, and with joining the foreign
bondholders TO demonetize silver and destroy
the industries Of our country. and for the re-
duction of wages OF the Mint employees at Car
son, for closing the Carson Mint when II was not
only selfesustainiug but source OF revenue to
pension bills for the relief OF disabled soldiers
and sailors, and for failing to eonstru, the Gov
eminent building at Carson as required
| ".
We are in favor of the absolute exclusion of
| Chinese, and the restriction of immigration by
which the present overcharged condition OF
| the labor market Is made worse, and also favor
! legislation by which q revision of our natural.
ization and land laws may be accomplished.
"
! We demand IN behalf of our various indus
! tries the retention OF the duties on lead borax
soda, hides and leather and to restore the tariff
| of 1867 on WOOL
Resolved, That We recognize the right of la
Dor to organize for its lawful protection.
VII
Resolved, That we favor the submission by
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 photographed and Typographical SURVEYS
| In this State TO the end that the waste waters
may be preserved for the purpose of irrigation
| TX.
We indorse the wise and conservative admin.
tstratton of Governor c. c. Stevenson and we
| heartily commend the able efforts of Senators
| Stewart and Jones and Representative Wood.
burn in behalf OF the interests of the people OF
1 this State
We.favor the granting to Nevada of all Gov
eminent land within the State for the purpose
OF providing means for irrigation and other
! Improvements.
| We favor the reduction OF the Treasury sur.
plus by the payment of pensions to Union SOL
diers, their widows and orphans, the improve
ment Of rivers and harbors, the building of
deienses for our sea coasts, the erection of pub
| lie buildings, the creation OF q navy, the pur.
ehase of bonds and the repeal Of the internal
revenue laws taxing tobacco.
| XII.
1t is the duty of the State TO maintain free
non sectarian schools in the rural and sparsely-
settled districts a. well as in towns and thickly
settled sections, and that such division of the
school money should be made Is will furnish
the means Of education to all children in the
State.
XIII.
We are In favor of re opening the Carson
Mint for coinage, and raising the wages OF H.
employees to the standard paid by the last Re-
| publican Administration.
XIV
We demand the restoration OF the mail ser.
vice in this State to the efficiency maintained
| by the last Republican Administration. and
iavor the payment of fair wages to ell postal