Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
Republican stat. Convention.


ton was in favor OF adopting n plat
form while the other did not care to
expose their hands to the people OF
the State. The majority favored a
platform and a committee on resolu-
tons was appointed. This COMMITTEES
labored earnestly and all but one of
its members agreed upon Il platform
that contained n wisby-washy Silver
plank and made no mention of the
funding bill. G. II. Colburn, the on
ly member OF the committee that had
the courage OF his convictions, offered
clean cut planks favorrng the free
coinage OF silver at the ratio OF IL to
l aud opposed the funding bill. This
precipitated a hot discussion that
ended III a victory for Nj. Colburn on
both propositions. The platform as
finally adopted appears below with
the exception OF the plank opposing
the funding bill. This resolution as
published in Sundays Enterprise is
unintelligible, hence it's ommission
from the following report:
We. the representatives Of the Re-
publican party Of the State OF Ne
vadu, pausing at the Threshold of the
g-rat national political campaign OF
lS.6, congratulate the people of our
common country in general, and Of
State in particular, upon the I'M
mistakable evidences on every hand
pointing with unerring certainty to
an overwhelming victory next No
vember and the inauguration OF m
era Of prosperity that will drive the
dark clouds Of poverty and hard times
which haze lowered over the whole
country like funeral drapery ever
since the Inauguration of the present
national administration.
BE it resolved: First, We again re-
iteratc our steadfast devotion to the
cause Of the free and unlimited COIN
age OF silver. and declare that in our
judgment the restoration of the true
bimetallic standard OF value rs it eX-
isted previous to 1873, namely, at the
ratio of l6 To |. is an absolute and i'll
dispensable requirement before the
financial system OF our Government
will afford the people a value of stablc
circulating money sufficient to place
the business OF the country,on Il per-
manently prosperous basis.
Second-Wc declare ourselves to be
IN favor of no one for any public Office
either humble or exalted, appertain-
ing to the State Of Nevada who is not
in the truest sense Of the word IN ac-
tual resident OF the State OF Nevada,
and we cordially invite the co-opera-
ton Of all seif-rcspecting citizens OF
this State regardless of their political
sentiments upon other questions in
aiding us to displace our present non-
resident Senators and Representative
i'll Congress Of the United States with
a Nevada man who, when not engage
ed in the performance of their duties,
will minglc with our people in mn
honest endeavor to ascertain from true
sources our necessities and our du-
ties.
Third-Wc believe i'll protection for
the American farm and manufacture
er, and especially do we demand pro-
lection for the American lnborer as
against any and all luborcrs who are
not American citizens.
Notwithstanding that the free
non-sectarian public school system OF
the nation is the bulwark Of American
independence, dear to the heart Of
every American, We denouncc any in
reference to that system MS unjust,
unwise and un-American and declare
ourselves as unaltcrably opposed to
interference from any source and
while recognizing the right To cstab-
fish schools through private enter
prise, We demand that none but our
free, n"on-scctarIan schools shall re-
ceive public aid.
Fifth-Wc demand such national
Legislation regarding foreign immi-
grafton that the pauper laborcrs of
other countries shall Ic prcvcntcd from
landing on shores and 10 exclude
any class whose teachings tend to dis
turb social peace OF the Government
or are not in harmony with the best
interests Of this American nation.
We demand Il change in our natural
ization laws, believing that no man
should be entitled to the right Of fran
chisc and the honor Of citizenship
who cannot prove seven years con
tinuous residence IN this country. and
who cannot read and understand the
Constitution Of tho United States.
Sixth 80 Believing that principle
and not personality is the object to
light and work for, and knowing that
tho Republican party has abundant
available mate rial from which to
choose astanda.I bearer for tho Pros
ident Of the United States. we send
our delegates TO Tho National Convcn-
ton unplodgcd.
Tho following delegates wore elect
cd 10 the National Convention: j. B.
Ovorton, a. G. Cleveland, @. j.. Tur-
r%ittine, Enoch SirO,hor, Q. II. Sproulc,
W. ID. Phillips.
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