The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-11
POLITICAL PRINCIPLES.

1t was expected by many who attend
ed the opening meeting of the campaign
here last night, that some of the issues
which are supposed to divide the tive
great parties into which the people are
divided politically, would be clearly
pointed out, but in this they were dis
appointed, probably because no great
issues are involved. An attempt was
made, however, to make it appear that
the public school question is an issue in
the present campaign in Nevada, but,
as the people of Winnemucca, and in
fact of the whole State, are as intelli-
gent as those of any other section of
the Union, and read and think for
themselves, it is not likely that they
will be misled by any false issues which
campaign speakers OF either party may
attempt TO raise. 1t is well known
fact that only four years ago an amend
ment to the Constitution was ratified at
the polls by the qualified electors of
the State, and afterwards adopted by
the Legislature, prohibiting the use of
public funds, State, county or munich.
pal, for the support of sectarian schools
or institutions of any kind. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike unanimous
ly voted for that amendment, which is
now a part of the Constitution, and
cannot be changed, though every voter
an the State should favor the change,
for four years. 1t is therefore apparent
to every intelligent person that the
school question is not an issue, and is
simply an attempt to make political
capital. by imposing upon the credulity
of those who do not take the trouble to
learn the facts by reading the Consti.
tutional Amendments.
Another attempt is made to make
capital on false issue by asserting that
one party has done more than the
other to protect foreign born citizens
in their adopted country and wren |
they revisit the land of their birth. |
The present naturalization laws. with |
the exception of few amendments re-
lating to those who served in the army.
were enacted in, 1902, when Thomas
Jefferson was President and Congress
was overwhelmingly Democratic. The
war of 1912 was waged by a Demo.
cratic Administration, to protect for
eign-born citizens from being pressed
into the military and naval service of
the land of their birth when they re.
visited that land or were engaged as
seamen on the high seas, and in 1854.
under a Democratic Administration.
Martin Kosta, a Hungarian refugee.
who had declared his intention to be.
come citizen of the United States, was
protected by an American man-of- war
when arrested by the commander of an
Austrian frigate at Smyrna. The Re-
publican party, which was not then in
existence, has, since it came into power,
ratified treaties with foreign countries
for the protection of American citizens
Of foreign birth who visit the land of
their nativity. No party is entitled to
any great credit for protecting citizens
Of the United States, as it is the plain
duty Of the party which happens to be
in power, when citizen is molested
abroad, to see that his wrongs are right
I'd. though it sometimes happens as in
The ease of the passengers and crew OF
the virginius, who were arrested and
some of them shot by the Spaniards in
Cuba ten or eleven years ago, the party
in power does not perform that duty.
What we want to-day is honesty and
in the management of the
affairs of the State and Federal Govern
nents, the enactment Of laws alike
lust to the people and the corporations,
which will equalize transportation rates
md taxation. and people should not be
ed astray by false issues. whether
hose issues are attempted to be raised