Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-28

tireiess efforts of Neva as grand o. ...r I
VIM. III. Stewart. not only a. tn" le9js i u rio
SILVER cause III America, but for lis great de
vot'on to the local interests of the State. a. ex- !
emplitied by the fact that he he been the al-
thor CT many Of the. important measures
affecting Nevsda's interests which have been
enacted by Congress: namely. the mining laws
Of the United States, the Carson Mint. the
Stewart Institute, the establishment of the
Agricultural Experiment Station. Nhich en-
sbles the state University to receive ST ,WbIa
year Government aid. and III 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 an. citizens of Nevada
OF nearly half a million dollars for moneys ex-
pended IN the suppression of the war of the
rebellion. and Indian outbreaks. We indorSe
his proposal to secure legislation making Lake
Tahoe and vicinity a national park, the Gov
eminent purchasing on an equitable basis the
rights of PAT ties whose interests are affected.
as not only preserving from destruction one Of
faturo's grandcst works. but giving the Ma
tonal Government control for irrigation pur-
poses of Il great lake reservoir which will
guarantee the farmers alpnr the Truckee river
more vat / for irrigation, aud ena le a vast
additional area Of arid land to be brought un-
der cultivation.
We eari,otir ecOIamaIl8 the reelection of
VIM. M. Stewart to the Senate Of the United
States, and pledge the Silver Iartv of Nc~rada
ana the - ....."> u this convention 20 his I'M
port for JI.t Oi4tN.
To orr ether Senator. John P. Jones. we ex-
tend the areetl.E Of a pc pie who rejoice that
they have such a great public servant who has
10 o,ed the commonwealth which has de-
lighted to honor him His pre-eminent knowl-
edge OF all financial questions has been used by
him fer the benefit of the who'll world. and his
speeJhcs in the United States Sruate upon the
silver question have become the text book of
those Statesmen Vho are devoted to the inter
ests of tIe whole people.
We ia q pride in the career OF Francis G..
Newlahj~ III Congress notably III the fact that
he has rl-vn il SIX years to Il place among the
| leaders # re House. and that hi, Influence in
pubic al rs i, !CrOmiHE more and more man
ifeS, as l.. shown by his great part III the an
lie alton of the Fa" allan ISlards. d co1sum
mat,Uu anticipated and de~ire,I Ivy the Amari-
can peop.e lor more than fifty years. We de
! clare that Nevada cannot afford to lose him as
! bar RepT sentative in the halls Of Congress.
Recognizing the importance Of State devel
! opncnt up0u agricultural Ines. we commend
tie efforts Of our Representative ia Congress
! TO secure tor the State IF Nevada legislation
! looking to the reclamation of arid lands, and
the st rag" OF water in reese "voirs and urge
our Senators and Representative in Congress
to secure the passage OF the irrigation bills now
before EOugre. :. introduced by our Represen-
tative Francis Ct. Newlauds.
TIL United States is now in the righrfUl on
troll of Cuba. Porto Rico. and the Philippine is
ldn0S, anu we are II favor u nOiGln 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 tn" " hole country may require.
x favor + q constitution of the Nicaragua
ca;tl ~ the Government of the Unite States
Of Am c& n & political and cOmmc rcia! neces
sity.
- tLc i-i-5 session Of Congress a law having
been ]4-. Il providing for the settlement of
the Indebtedness of the Central Pacific rsil-
I'D to the Government OF the United States,
! lie terms Of which require the payment of the
entire debt pIin ipal and interest. within ten
years, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent
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, ard 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.
C, rtaiu decisions of the United Sta'e s courts
having shorn the Inter State Commerce Com
mission of the authority and powers undoubt
edly intended 10 be conferred upon il Whcr
originally enacted. we favor such amendment:
to he Act as VIII make it an effective protoC
ton to the people against dlscIimlnatin
tariffs.
The heroi>m and valor of the American sol
der and sailor have won additional laurel
durng the war with Spain. Tie story of til,
rave deeds Of our naval and military herOe
will forever form a glorious page IN American
; history. On land as well as sea America de
tenders have proved their unsurp~ ssed cOur
, age Praising those who fought our battles
3 we condemn the traitorous conduct Of thos
: official, wherever responsibility may rest L
+ whose culpability is due the death by starva
Y ton and disease of seve al thousand of on
men. We demand that the awful scandals il
+ volved in ~" "cIduct of the warb be impaa tall
and CONT is investigated, and that adequat
o punish1r-lc be melted wherever due.
s The people Of Nevada are justly proud @
Q their University, We commend the ~et1fcien
Q management which has made it an Institute
j. of infinite us fulness and widening pOssibilitie
It's il fiuence is already felt as a potent facto
II for the intellectual and economic development
of the State. We pledge to 1t generous SUI
II port and hearty co operation along every lin
that will tend to maintain its present high stal
dard. or conduce to its Improvement.
This convention pledges its nominee for Go
I crnor that be wilapprove OF such ~legislatio
b. as will carry into effect the sixth So
# ton of Article 10 of the St4te Co
stitution which provides that the lie
islature shall provide a special tax whic
N shall not exceed two mills on the dolli
lg of all taxable property in the State in additie
le to the other means provided for the sup o
and maintenance of the State University ar
d. common schools. This convention recon
4 mends all county conventions of the Silv'
party to pledge their nominees for the Sta
I'd Legislature to carry into effect the State Co
an s%titution by passing a bill levying a tax of Oh
mill on the dollar of all taxable property in tn
IN State in addition to the other means now pr
IT. vided by law for the support and maiI.:enan
of the State University and common schools
IF this State.
m We invite comparison of the four years DIT
nc ing which the Silver Party has been in contI
of Of the State Government with the~last TO
M years of the Republican regime. The expe
"a. sesof the last Republican Legislature amount
to SOL ,GO, that of the last Silver Party Legi
lat ture, So $500. The EXPENSES of the Execute
Department for the last year Immediately pd
Ia ceding Silver Party control amounted
over $3S, 500, while but $685. 500 were the expe
On ses of the ExecutiveD department for 1897. Z
90 the last four years Of Republican manageme
he $500 were expended in public buildings
of against $97 eO) by the Silver Party. And. d
at ing the periods In comparison, in support Of I
en- puohc s:nools on tne 0ca'e, ~ Snrei ia
EN- eSp,hueo so'''WV as against 1880 Wy 'he