Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-11

We express our profound appreciate, : the
t~ireless efforts of Neva3a's grant 81 man.
VIM. NJ. Stewart, not OILY as the leader Of the
silver cause in America, but fer his great de
votion to the local interests OF the State. as ex-
e~nplifed by the fact that he has been the au-
thor of many of the important measures
affecting Nevada's interests which have been
enacted by Congress: namely, the mining laws
of the United S ates. the Carson Mint, the
Stewart Institute, the establishment of the
Agricultural Experiment Station. which en-
ables the State University to receive 81 .G)1 a
year Government aid, and tn securing of a
military instructor at the State University.
We further commend his efforts. nov likely
soon to be crowned with success, to secure the
payment to the State and citizens OF Nevada
of nearly half a m illion dollars for moneys ex-
PENDED in the suppression of the war of the
rebellion, aud 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 parties whose interests are affected.
as not only preserving from destruction one of
Natures grandest works, but giving the Ma
tional Government control for irrigation pur-
! poses of a great lake reservoir which will
| guarantee tn farmers along the Truckee river ,
| more wat 7 for irrigation, and ena lie d vast
| additional area of arid land to be brought I'M
der cultivation.
We earnestly recommend the reelection of
VIM. N. Stewart TO the senate nf the [ tied
States, a-I p.ydge the Silver party of :, s,ada
J 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 a pc pie who rejoice that
they have such a great public servant who has
hoEo' ed the commonwealth which has de-
lighted to honor him His pre-eminent knowl-
edge Of AL 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 text book of
those statesmen Who are devoted to the inter
| eSts Of the whole people.
We t. pride in the career of Francis G..
New1anls IL Congress. notably in the fact that
he Ia risen in six years to Il place among the
Leaders II the House, and taat his influence IN
public affairs is becoming more and more man
ifest. as IS shown by his great part in the an
ne&&tl4! Of the Hawaiian Isla DIS. a colsum-
nation anticipated and desired by the Amori-
can people for more than fifty years. We de
clare that Nevada cannot afford to lose him as
her Repr sentative in the halls Of Congress.
Recognizing the importance Of State devel
opIncnt upon agricultural lines. we commend
the efforts Of our Representative in Congress
to secure for the State # Nevada legislation
looking to the reclamation of arid lands, and
the st rage of water in reese voirs and urge
our Senators and Representative in Congress
to secure the passage OF the irrigation bills now
before Congress, introduced by our Eepresen-
tative Francis G.. Newlands.
The United States is now in the riShtful con
trol Of Cuba, Porto Rico. and the Philippine is
ltllttS. anu We are III FAVOR OF liDIlll[ tte same
until til American people shall have time to
consider and make such disposition of The new
acquisitions as sound policy and the interests
o. the hole country may require.
We FAVOR the constitution of the Nicaragua
3=n"' ~ tie Government OF the Unite States
o. .t,.~i &c. as a political and commercial neces-
SHY.
At - last session of Congress a law having
been passed providing for the settlement of
the Indebtedness Of the Central Pacific r4il-
~Na1 - 4l- Np +la aT@a Ay-.+--
the terms of which require the payment of the
entire debt. prin ipal and interest, within ten
years, with interest at tho rate of 3 per cent
per arnum, and on failure 10 make such settle
ment within one year, the OGtgage 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 # said Act
in case its conditions regarding settlement are
not complied with.
Certain decisions of the United sta es courts
having shOrn the Interstate Com
mission of the authority and powers undoubt
edly intended to be conferred upon it whe1
originally enacted, we favor such amendment:
to The Act as will make it an effective protec
/ ton to the people against discriminating
Il tariffs.
a. The beroism and valor of the American sol
81 der and sailor have won additional laurel
y during the war with Spain. The story of tn
p rave deeds of our naval and military heroe
will forever form a glorious page in American
" history. On land as well as sea Americas de
II tenders have proved their unsurp. ssed coar
age. Praising those who fought our battles
ne we condemn tho traitorous conduct Of thos
officials, wherever responsibility may rest t.
n whose cUlpability is due the death by starva
ton and disease of seve al thousand of on
men. w" --land that the awful scandals in
volved i. % conduct of the war be impa: tall
e. and com letely investigated. and that adequat
so punishment be melted wherever due.
as The people of Nevada are justly proud O
he their University. We commend the %efficien
management which has made it an i%nstitutio
fl of infinite us fulness and widening possibilitie'
ID. Its il fiuence is already felt as a potent facto
err for the intellectual and economic development
of of the State. We pledge to it generous SUI
in port and hearty co operation along every lin
that will tend to maintain its present high staI
IN dard. or conduce to its Improvement.
This convention pledges its nominee for Co
&c ernor that he wi l approve of such legislatio
III as will carry into effect the sixth SO
of ton of Article 10 of the State Coz
W. s%titution which provides that the Lee
tu- ~islature shall provide a special tax whic
I'm shall not exceed two mills on the dollG
ng of all taxable property in the State in additic
he to the other means provided for the sup, o.
! and maintenance of the State Univ = lty ar
"A. common schools. This convention recor
ad mends all county convent ms of the Silv'
MI party to pledge their nominees for the Sta
nd Legislature to carry into effect the State Co
ON %stitution by passing a bill levying a tax of OF
mill ON the dollar of all taxable propeItT in tn
State in addition to the other means now pr
ot- vided by law for the SUPP ort and maintenan
of the State University and common schools
of this State.
~ We invite comparison of the four years du
III ing which the Silver Party has been in cont1
of the State Government with the last 70
no az ,"1
to S51, 900, that of the last Silver Party Legi
as. ture, S29, 500. The expenses of the Execute
~ Department for the last year Immediately pl
ceding Silver Party control amounted
-" over $3S,500, while but $40, 500 were the expe
ses of the Executive Department for 1897. F
the last four years of Republican manageme
~ $1,000 were expended in public buildings
@ against S97 0OJ by the Silver Party. And dl
~ ing the periods in comparison, in support Of t
public schools of the State, the Silver Par