Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-05-26
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 and
prosperous during the last quarter OF cen
| tury
Resolued, That the question of a sufficient
! supply of circulating medium TO maintain q
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.
| 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 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.
Resolged, That 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
coin, or both, as convenience may require, Is
imperatively demanded
Resolved, 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 fraudulently demone-
tied 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.
Resolucd, That we charge that President Gle
veand 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 at 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 enriches the Insurers while
it depresses the price OF labor and property.
ResolUed, That we favor the nomination of
no man for 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
people OF the Countrywide poor as well as the
rich.
Resolved, That the trickery of the President
and his advisers by which they prevented a
vote in the House of Representatives on the
Beck silver amendment to the Bond purchasing
ulent characterization of silver in 1873.
H.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the protec-
ton of home industry, and that the laborers of
this country have right to all the work requir-
ed 10 supply the people 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.
Resolved, That the policy of the Government
| 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 as agent or
head, is most active in defending.
ResOlred, That we charge President Cleve-
land with violating every promise he made in
favor of civil service reform, with crppling the
mail services, with refusing TO sign ne, essary
bills for the improvement of rivers and harbors
with using the power of his Administration to
prevent appropriations for a navy and coast de-
lenses, with attempting to destroy the prOtec-
tive tariff, with counting the good will of other
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 il as not
only selfesustainiug but a source of revenue TO
the Government, for its contemptuous vetoe of
pension bills for the relief of disabled soldiers
and sailors and for failing to construct the Gov
eminent building at carson as required.
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We are in favor of the absolute exclusion of
Chinese, and the restriction of immigration, by
which the present oYercharged condition of
the labor market is made worse and also favor
legislation by which a revision of our natural
ization and land laws may be accomplished.
V.
We demand, in behalf of our various indus
tries, the retention of the duties on lead, borax
tn str hn for
of 1867 on wool.
Resolred, 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.
1--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
fstratlon 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
this State.
We favor the granting to Nevada of all Gov.
| eminent land within the State for the purp0se
| OF providing means for irrigation and other
| improvements.
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