Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-10-19

nosea Of a great lake reservoir which will
guarantee the farmers along the Truckee river
more water for irrigation, and enable vast
additional area of arid land to be brought un-
der cultivation.
We earnestly recommend the reelection Of
VIM. NJ Stewart to the Senate of the United
States and pledge the Silver party OF Nevada
and the nominees of this convention to his sup
port for that office.
To our other Senator, John P. Jones, we ex-
tend the greeting of people who rejoice that
they have such great public servant who has
ho ored the commonwealth which has de-
lighted to honor him. His pre-eminent knowl'
edge of all financial questions has been Used by
him for the benefit of the whole world. and his
speeches in the United States Senate upon the
silver question have become the tex book G.
those statesmen v no are devoted TO the inter
ests Of the whole people.
We take pride in the career OF Francis q.
Newlands in Congress, notably in the fact that
he has risen in six years to a place among the
leaders of the House. and that his influence in
public affairs is becoming more and more man
fest as is shown by his great part i'll the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands, -eonsslm-
nation anticipated and desired by the Ameri-
can people for more than fifty years. We de
clare that Nevada cannot afford to lose him as
her Representative in the halls of Congress
Recognizing the importance of State devel-
opnlent upon agricultural lines, we commend
the efforts of our Representative in Congress
TO secure for the State of Nevada legislation
looking to the reclamation of arid lands, and
the st, rage of water in reservoirs, and urge
our Senators and Representative in Congress
TO secure the passage of the irrigation bills now
before Congress, introduced by our Represen-
tative Francis G. Newlands.
The United States is now in the rightful con
troll Of Clba, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Is
lands and we are in favor of holding the same
until the American people shall have time to
consider and make such disposition of the new
acquisitions as sound policy and the interests
of the whole country may require
We favor the construction of the Nicaragua
canal by the Government of the Unite States
of America as political and commercial neces-
sity.
At the last session of Congress a law having
been passed providing Tor the settlement OF
the indebtedness of the Central Pacific rail
road to the Government of the United States,
the terms of which require the payment OF the
entire debt principal and interest, within ten
years. with interest at the rate of per cont
per annum and on failure to make such settle
ment within one year, the mortgage lien of the
United States to be at once foreclosed, and the
property sold to the highest bidder, we favor
| foreclosure according to the terms of said Act
| in case its conditions regarding settlement are
| not complied with
Certain decisions of the United Sta es courts
Ii
| mission of the authority and powers undoubt
| edly intended TO be conferred upon 1t wher
originally enacted, we favor such amendments
| to the Act as will make it an effective protec
| ton to tho people against discriminating
| tariffs.
The heroism and valor of tho American sol
der and sailor have won additional laurel'
during the war with Spain. The story of the
| brave deeds of our naval and military heroes
| will forever form glorious page in American
| history. On land as well Americas de
| tenders have proved their unsurpassed cour
age Praisng those who fought our battles
| we condemn the traitorous conduct of thos
| officials, wherever responsibility may rest, Il
| whose culpability is due the death by starva
| ton and disease of seve al thousand of oui
men. We demand that the awful scandals in
volved in the conduct uf the war be impa' tail.
and COMPLETELY investigated, and that adequate
| punishment be melted wherever due.
| The people of Nevada are justly proud O
| their University. We commend the ef1icien
| management which has made it an institution
| OF infinite us fulness and widening possibilities
| Its il fuence is already felt potent facto
| for the intellectual and economic development
| of the State We pledge to it generous sup
| port and hearty co operation along every lin,
| that will tend TO maintain its present high stan
dtrd, or condu5e Co its improvement.
| This convention pledges its nominee for Gov
trnor that he wi approve of such Legislation
IS will carry into effect the sixth sec
ton of Article - of the State Con
| ttitution which provides that the Leg
stature shall provide special tax which
Mail not exceed two mills the dolla
Of all taxable property in the State in addition
to the other means provided for the supper
and maintenance of the State University ant
common schools. This convention recon
mends all county conventions of the Silver
party to pledge their nominees for the Stat,
Legislature TO carry into effect the State Con
stitution by passing bill levyipg tax of on,
mill on the dollar Of all taxable property in th
State in addition to the other means now pro
| vided by law for the support and maintenance,
Of the State University and common schools o
this State.
We invite comparison of the four years dur
ing which the Silver Party has been in contro
| of the State Government with the last foul
| years of the Republican regime The expen
SEES of the last Republican Legislature amounted
to SOL ,O00 that of the last Silver Party Legi la
| ture, S39,5O0 The expenses of the Executiv,
| Department for the last year Immediately pre-
ceding Silver Party control amounted tt
over S3S, 500, while but $26, 800 were the expen
ses of the Executive Department for 1897 Fol
| the last four years of Republican management
| $1,000 were expended in public buildings a:
against S9a co. by the Silver Party. And dur
ing the periods in comparison, in support of tn,
public schools of the State, the Silver Party
! expended 1917 $50 as against 800 by the Re
publican party No one can examine the fore
going and many other facts and figures which
might be adduced, without the resulting con
| viction that the Silver Party has fulfilled it,
| promise of retrenchment with reference to sal
aries Of State officials and tho curtailment OF
unnecessary expenses, WHILE on the Other
Land, it has generously fostered the educa
tional and charitable institutions of the Stat,
and wisely contributed to its public improve
| ment.
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