Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-30

"eSApItSS our profound 2ppf1t1aFUft o. ~
~tirelrss efforts of NeTa as grand a.. !n.L
VIM. NJ. Stewart, not o ly as the i,aicr Of 40
silver cause il America, but for his great de-
vOtlun to the local interests OF the state. as eE-
emltIfied by the fact that he has been the au-l
thor of many of the important measures
affecting Eevada's interests which have been r.
enacted by Congress: namely, the mining laws
OF the United s .atrs, the Carson Mint, the
Stewart Institute. the ast;tblis mont of the
Agricultural Experiment Station. ~ hich en-
sbla5 the State University - receive 81 ,GOt a
year Government aid, and til securing of a
military Instructor At the state University.
We further commend his efforts, now likely
soon to be crowned with success, to secure the
payment to the state ana citizens of Nevada
Of nearly half q IN llion dollars for moneys ex-
tended IN the suppression of the war of the
rebellion, AID I"dian outbreaks, We indorse
bis proposal to secure legiS' alton making Lake
Tahoe AID vicinity a national park. the Gov
eminent purchasing on an equitable basis the
rights of raEtieS whose interests are affected,
as not only preserving from destruction one Of
Natures grandest works. but giving the Ma
tional Government c ntrOl for irrigation pur-
poses of II great lake reservoir which will
guarantee tn farmers along the Truokee river
more W, 7 fog irrigation. and ena lie a vast
additional ul>t of arid land to be brought uu-
der cuitivat'ur.
: We earnestly eCOnlmenu the reelection OF
VIM. N. Stewart to the Senar" of the u tied
States, AID r1'7-e the Silver part IF E..:c3
) 2NG Ile ilf.l.'. 81 IiiLS rDlNGE-ILl Ia llS san
port for Tat oi!iLe.
| To onr other senator, john P. Jones. we tx-
tend the greet Z of a pc pie who rejoice that
they nave such . great publ C servant who has
no o ed the commonwealth which has de-
Gglltei ~ Eouo. him His pre- eminent knowl-
edge of al iinau ial questions has been used by
him for he benefit OF the whole world. and his
speeches III the Unit u States Senate upon the
silver question have become the text book of
those statesmen no are devoted 10 the inter
estS Of the whole people.
Neta pride in the career OF Francis G.
Ne"lan..- III Congress. notably in the fact that
he has l. "a in SIX years to a place among the
leauri~' sle House, ana that his influence in
public al. jfs Is becoming more and more MAJ.
ifes~. As Is shown by his great part in the an.
lie at0T - The Uiian I>a dS. q con~uHl-
nation &1l,c.:ated aad dc red by the Amcri-
can peo.Ic Tor more than fifty years. We de
cia;e that Nevada cannot afford to lose him as
htr Repr sentative in The halls Of Congress.
RetO2uizi"g the Importance Of State devel.
oprlent Upon agricultural lines. We nme
the efforts OF our Representative in Congrcss
to secure for the State f Nevada legis alton
looking to the reclamation of arid lands. and
the st rage OF wafer in rese "voirs. and urge
our Senators and Representative in Congress
to secur" the passage of the irrigation bi,ls now
before Congress, introduced by our Represent
tatiye Francis Il. Nevlands.
The United States is now in the rightful con
troll of Cuta, Porto Rico. and the Philippine Is
t.tl.tiS. anu We are Ill favor 4 nolan The Salne
until the American people shall have time to
consider and make such disposition Of he new
acquisitions as sound policy and the interests
OF the Nhole country may require.
=, .+>n" ( q coustru :tiou Of the Nicaragua
c,H.i ~, Government II the Unite States
q ->!a-.!.s : i political and c0MAcicia. neces-
sitl
At .~ ~ session Of Congress a law having
been - / rroviGinE Tor the settlement OF
the Indebtedness of tn central Pacii; rsil-
,onl - ~, 3 -E, -,s- :
the terms of which require the payment 4 ne
entire debt lri!. ipal and interest, within ten
years, with interest at the rate of 3 uer cent
per annurl. and on failure to make such settle
ment within one year, the mo- tgage lien of the
United States TO be at once foTcclOsed, and the
property sold to the highest bidder, We favor
foreclosure according to the terms # said Act
in case us conditions regarding settlement are
not complied with.
c, rtain decisions of the Uuited sta es courts
having shOIn he Interstate Commerce Com
mission Of the authority and powers undoubt
eddy intended to be conferred upon il when
originally enacted. we favor snch amendments
to he Act as VIII ns,.Ga it an effective prOtcc
ton to the people against discriminating
tariffs.
The heroi m and valor of the American sol
der and sailor have won additional laurels
, our .ng the war with Spain. The story of the
: rave deeds of our naval and military heroes
. will forever form a glorious page III American
1ol y III LNl1NA 90 = 90 80 &hAh' va . tV
tenders have proved their unsurp; ssed cour
y age Praising those who fought our battles
g ~e condemn tie traitorOus conduct OF those
officials, wherever responsibility may rest tc
whose culpability is due the death by starva
V ton and disease of seve. al thousand of oul
men. We demand that the awful scandals in
vOlved il ,"Gduct of the war be impa. tialll
D. and com, / ,.i5 Investigated, and that adequat,
punishment be melted wherever due.
Is The people of Nevada are justly proud o
10 their University. We commend the eticien
o management which has made it an institution
j. OF infinite us fulness and widening possibilities
D. It's il tiuence is already felt rs a potent factO
,r for the intellectual and economic development
Of Of the State. We pledge to it generous SUP
in port and hearty co operation along every lin
that will tend to maintain its present high star
GARD. or conduce to its improvement.
| This conve utiOn pledges its nominee for Cox
crnor that he wi l approve of such legislatio
b. as will carry into effect the sixth Sc,
ton of Article 10 of the State Cor
" stitution which provides that the Les
~islature shall provide a special tax whic
sLall not exceed two mills on the dolla
lg of all taxable property in the State i'll addltio
ne to the other meaIS provided for the sup OF
and maintenance of the Stat Univ r-ity an
H. common schools. This convention recon
n mends ali county conventions of the Silvt
party to pledge their nominees for tho Stat
nd Legislature to ca! ry into effect the State Coz
an %stitution by passing a bill levying a tax of OF
hill on the uOllaI Oh Ill JdAdDle property III III
an state IN aoulVioh TO Tue o'her lean' i.'N pi
A.. vided by law for the support and maintenant
of the State University and common schools
of this State.
We invite comparison of the four years du
ais ing "hlch the Sh'er rarls d oeu ~.
M years of the Republican regime. The expe
"a. ses of the last Republican Legislature amount'
in to SOL 900, that of the last Silver Party Legi
,.+ ture, S29, 500. The expenses of the ExecutI
-" no,,r %,n ONT Gov, tho Last in a6i ia Tntv M
Ia ceding Silver Party control amounted
over $3S, 500, while but SIS, $40 were the expe
i'm ses of the Executive Department for 1897. F
,@a the last four years Of Republican manageme
he So'ooo were eApenueu ~ pun. III
VI ing the periods in comparison, in support of
en- puoAic schools ~ NV ~. r