Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1890-10-15
MISCELLAN EOUS.

PUNISH lrauus ana lnllmiuations In
elections.
A navy has been provided for and
| suitable pensions granted to prevent
suffering among the sick and wounded
| heroes of the war.
Provision is being made for the re.
clamaiion OF the arid regions, where
the Republican policy of free homes
and free schools can be extended.
Unearned land grants are being re.
stored TO the public domain and the
| land thrown open 10 settlement, and in
all things the pledges of the National
| platform are being amply redeemed.
| We iadorse the Administration of
| President Harrison and commend his
| conservative course AS striking In con.
trast with his predecessor in office.
| During the former Administrators
! silver and wheat touched the lowest
| price ever known, aud fai mers burned
their corn for fuel. Trusts were stimu.
lated FRANCES d;sarranged, strikes pre-.
vailed, the mail service was democrat,
| lied and business found itself CD.
pressed instead of being encouraged
by the methods of The Government,
whose whole business shou d be ~
benefit the country.
| To-day silver, wheat, lead and all tho
products of labor are rapidly rising,
and while the Democratic officials may
perhaps be Innocent of intentionally
destroying our prosperity they are
culrabe tor the results of plumbers US
they would be for crimes Under
Harrison Chinese and contract labor
are kept on, OF the country. A nerican
1ahOrers and mechanics protected, agri-
culture is encouraged by u department
intelligently conducted for its benefit,
aud the laws administered in u wise,
firm and patriotic manner. In present.
ing its ticket 10 the voters OF Nevada,
the Republican party pledges lis nom.
iuees 10 retrenciiment wherever II is
possible in county and State exptnd-
| lures.
We pledge our nominees to system
OF State improvements which shall
save the water now running To waste,
and devise means to secure its use IN
the irrigation of the fertile lauds now
lying idle.
We indorse the measure Introduced
by Senator Stewart proposing 10 ceds
The lands within our lines ~ The oists
for the purpose 81 aiding 10 improve
ous waler storage and iIrigating yys.
tens, and We appeal TO Congress aud
the President To grant this much.nesdsd
aid.
We indorse the course of our Sen.
ators and Representa-, i've in Congress,
and commend their efforts 10 establish
ON Y better basis the use vi silver "
money, and reaftirm Our uDc0mpromi,.
ing demand for the free coinage
of both gold aud silver aud their equal
station IN our national currency.
Whereas, The practice OF letting
mail contracts in this Stale to non.reri.
dents thereof, who seek and obtain
such contracts only for the purpose Of
suD-letting the same, has resulted lii an
interior and impaired mail service;
Resolved, That our delegation in
Congress be requested TO procure, II
possible, the enactment Of law 10
prevent such abuses 10 the future.
We are in favor If the improvement
OF the wages Of American labor by re-
stricling immigration from foreign
countries, a thorough revision of our
naturalization and land laws, the con-
struclion of naval and coast deienses,
the fostering Of free schools and pOpu-
lar education, the enforcement OF free
ballot and fair count, cherishing the
defenders of our country, the pro,ec-
ton of every citizen IN his rights III
home and abroad, the fostering of y
policy that will extend our commerce,
The settling of all foreign compiler
tions by arbllrAtion, and liberal appro-
priailens by Congress for the conslruc.
tioL of water reservoirs and system
of irrigation.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF
the Australian system of ballot.
Resolved, That as at the coming
election the question as TO whether or
not a Constitutional Convention will
be held is to be submitted TO the PEG.
pie, that we earnestly invite a calm and
thorough discussion OF the question
during the campaign.
Resolved, that it is the policy OF the
Republican party OF Nevada to secure
all safe and possible reirenchments in
public affairs, and especially in dis.
pensing with unnecessary officers and
useless deputies IN adjusting salaries
upon basis of services performed, de,
creasing the per diem and mileage and
} shortening the session and lesscning
| the number of members of the Legis.
lature, in the reduction of taxation and
{. in consolidating county offices and
+. diminishing county expenses, and 10
; this end we pledge the nominees OF
this convention and earnestly ask that
the nominees of the several county
conventions he likewise obligated.
! state Central Committee.
t Churchlll-J. w. Ferguson.
y Douglas-J. M. Short.
Elko-Th-s. Foster, ID B. Williams,