Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-11-02

--r7,urrurr7mr irrigation pur-
noses of great lake reservoir which Will
guarantee the farmers along the IrucKee river
more water for irrigation, and ena lie q VAST
additional area of arid land to be brought I'M
der cultivation.
We earnestly recommend the re-eiectlon OF
VIM NJ. Stewart to the Senate OF the onlteo
States. and pledge the Silver party OF Nevada
and the nominees of this convention to ms sup
port for that Office
To our other Senator, John P, Jones we ex-
tend the greeting of pc pie who rejoice that
they have such great public servant VINO mas
honored 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. ana MS
speeches in the United States Senate upon the
silver question have become the text nook OF
those statesmen 10 are devoted 70 tne lnter-
ests of the whole people.
W. take nride in the career Of Francis g.
Neylands in Congress- notably IN the fact that
he has risen in six years to place among tnf
leaders of the House. and that his influence IN
public affairs is becoming more and more man
ifest, as is shown by his great part IN the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands, consum-
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 OK Congress
Recognizing the Importance of State deyel-
opment 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-
tatve Francis G.. Newlands.
The United States is now in the r1ghtful con-
troll of Cuba Porto Rico, and the Philippine is
LAM md WIN "a N 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 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 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 fGreclosed, 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
having shorn the Inter State Commerce Com
mission of the authority and powers undoubt
edly intended to be conferred upon it when
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 the American sol
der and sailor have won additional laurels
| during the war with Spain The story Of the
| rave deeds of our naval and military heroes
D.,
| history. On land as well as sea America de-
| Tenders have proved their unsurpassed cour
| age Praising those who fought our battles
| we condemn the traitorous conduct Of those
| officials, wherever responsibility may rest tc
| whose culpability is due the death by starva
| ton md disease of seve al Thousand of oul
men. We demand that the awful scandals In
volved in the conduct Of the war be impa, italy
and completely investigated. and that adequate
| punishment be melted wherever due.
The people of Nevada are justly proud o.
| their University. We commend the eficien
management which has made 1t an institution
OF infinite US fitness and widening possibilities
It's i, fluence is already felt as a potent factol
| for the intellectual and economic development
of the State. We pledge to 1t generous sup
| port and hearty CO o GRAFTON along every line
that will tend to maintain its present high stan
dard, or conduce to its Improvement
| Ills COhNottlOn PIE keS us uouuiheo iot Wv
sInor that he wi approve of such Legislation
- will carry into effect the sixth sec
ton Of Article ID of the State Con
| I-itution which provides that the Leg
| stature shall provide a special tax which
shall not exceed two mills on the dollar
of al taxable property in the State in addition
| to the other means provided for the SUPP orr
| and maintenance of the State University an6
| common schools. This convention recon
mends all county conventions of the Silver
| party to pledge their nominees for the Stats
| Legislature to carry into effect the State Con
stitution by passing bill levying a tax Of one
mill on the dollar of all taxable property in this
State in addition to the other means now pro
| vided by law for the support and maintenance
Eof the State University and common schools OF
I this State.
| We invite comparison Of the four years dur
ing which the Silver Party has been in control
| of the State Government with the last -four
| years of the Republican regime. The expen
/ SEES of the last Republican Legislature amounted
to S51,0 that of the last Silver Party Legi la
ture, S,95D0. The expenses of the Executive
Department for the la year Immediately pre-
ceding Silver Par control amounted to
! over $50, while but So, 500 were tho expen
SEES of the Executive Department for 1897. For
the last four years of Republican management
| 5000 were expended in public buildings as
! against S97 Cos by the Silver Party. And dur.
ing the periods in comparison, in support of the
public s. hoolS or the state, the Silver Party
exp nded S377 600 as against 81 8 800 by the Re-
public an party. No one can examine the fore
| going and many other facts and figures which
might be adduced without the resulting con
yiction that the Silver Party has fulfilled its
| promise of retrenchment with reference to sal
aries of State officials and the curtailment of
unnecessary expenses, while, on the other
Ian /, it has generously fostorod the educa-
tional and charitable institutions of the State
and wisely contributed to its public improve.
ment.