Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-19

heve done moro7
! We express our profound lnure i-s:.., e..
Greless efforts Of Nev& 30 gran .... ,..q
Nm, N, Stewart. NOT oily a. tbe Iall-r eff ma
silver cause III America. but For "a rra,t Do
Votion to tho local interests " tn State a, av
smpllfed by the TACT that La f.. .- f-,.y, rho an.
thor Of mary Of the tua pu3ts mt measures
erecting Nevada's interests. which have been
Enacted by Congress-: namely, Che .uiYlr~ Law,
Of the United s atte. The C.n.son aTint the
stewart Institute, the eStablisl Ineut of the
Agricultural Experiment Station, " hich en-.
S'AeS the State University 70 receive 81. OAl a
year Government aid. and thA secuIipy Of a
midtary instructor at the State University
we further commend his efforts. now G5a7z,
soon to be crowned with success. to s.c7,ra +bo
payment to the State AMI citizens Of Nevado
OF nearly half q million dollars for moneys a y
pended IN the suppression Of the war of the
reOelllon, and Indian outbreaks We irdo,ca
nls proposal to secure legislation making aka
iahoe ana vicinity a national park, the Gov
eminent purchasing on an equitable basis the
rights of parties whose interests are affacta5
as not only preserving from destruction ono 81
nature $ grandeSt works. but giving tbs M.
cNonal Government control for irrigation pur.
poses OF q great lake reservoir which will
guarantee the farmers along the Truckee rivar
more water for irrigation, and ena lie a vast
additional area of arid land TO be BROUGHT nm
der cultivation. III
We earnestly recommend the reelection Of
VIM. NJ. Stewart to the Senate Of the U.itad
States. ard pledge the Silver party of Mad,
ahu me 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
tney have such q great public servant who has
hono'ed the commonwealth which has de-
hghted 10 honor him His pre-emlnent knowl-
edge G. al financial questions has been used NV
him fer 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 no are devoted to the inter
e~ts Of the whole people.
We ta7e pride in the career Of Francis q
NeW!3h0S III Congress. notably in the fact that
ne has risen IN SIX years to = place among t7e
leaders Of The House. and that his influence in
public atfllrs IL becoming more and more ina,
tfest, rs IS shown by his great part in tho an.
n~eEatjon Of the Hawaiian Isla ,ds. a consum-
NATION anticipated and desired by the Amari-
can people for more than fifty years. We de-
clare that Nevada cannot afford 70 lose hin as
her Representative in the halls Of Congress-
Recognizing the Importance Of State deveI.
HifnHht upon agricultural hines, va Commend
the efforts " or Representative in Cpnr7ass
TO secure for .e State 4 Nevada legislation
looking 70 the Of arid lands. ami
the At E2Ta Of water in reservoirs and urge
our Senators and Representative in Congress
10 secure the passage Of the IRRIGATION kills now
before iongre>s. introduced by cur Repfosau-
tative Francis q. Newlauds.
The United States is now in the rightful con
troll OF Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippine Is
lands. and we are in favor Of hoYdln the Sauna
until the American people e}aI have time +,
consider and make such disposition of the new
acquisitions as sound policy and the interests
~ 5H' 'hHt country may require.
81 'H".4 TIE conStru .tIou IF thu Nir.r@r-4
*" Vie Ii tverrmenr Il the Unit, -..ieS
O.. ." 20 - q poIiti 81 md co,ama",1ai noes
49,
i. at session of Congress- = Lave hav:,,
hteA a>~eo providing COY the settlement Of
the Indch,edn'Sa Of the Central Parii. r.iI
road % he Government OF the United States
me term Of which require the payment OF the
e'tlre G"ht, TIln ipal aud interest. within ten
years, with interest at the rate Of 5 per cent
per anrITa- and on failure to make such settle
ment within one year, the MOI t-aga lien OF the
United states to be at cucc forrrloSed. and the
property sold to the highest bidder We favor
foreclosure according to J}e terms uf sand Act
III case its conditions regarding settlement are
not COMPLIED with
Certain decisions % the Ctittel ia. ~ courts
having rhoTn the lut,r State Commerce Com
miSs'an Of the authority and powers undoubt-
eddy lIrauled to be conferred uTon il when
"r.glr2ily enacted, "" favor such amendments
to Tie act A. viii make it an effective prOte,
tion I" the people against discriminatin.
tariffs.
Thu beroiS7n and valor Of the American sol
der arr sailor have won additional Iaursls
durhas tn" war with Spain. Tia story Of the
& rave deeds OF our naval and military heroes
Will forever form a glorious page in American
history. On land aS well as sea Americas de
Tenders have proved their unsurp. $ ed cnur-
age Pralaing those who fought our battles.
sc "ondenIn the traitorcue conduct of those
ohlcial~, wherever responsibility NAV rest to
whose cIiuthliltF Is due the death 10y starva-
ton and disease Of seve al thousand OF our
men. W" demand that the awful scandals in
voIVe" '''' conduct of the war he impa, tally
and C. '|.,.tteiy investigated. and that adequate
punishment be melted wherever due.
The people of Nevada ara Justly proud OF
then University. We commend :he efficient
management which ha~ made it an institution
OF infinite Us fulness and widening possibilities.
Its Influence is already felt US a potent factor
FOR the intellectual aud economic DEVELOPMENT
OF the State. We pledge to it generous sun
port and hearty cooperation along every line
that VIII tend to maintain its present high stan
dard. or conduce TO its Improvement.
This convention pledges its nominee for Gov
ernor that he wi approve of such LEGISLATION
as will carry into effect the sixth seq
ton of Article 10 of the State Con-
~Ff1tntlon which provides that the Leg
lslature shall provide a special tax which
shall not exceed two mills on the dollar
OF all taxable property III the State in addition
to the other mears provided for tho sup1 ort
VI ~ Nls't' 4 i ~ ~ ANU
common schools. This conl,.t. i.at recon
fnends all county conventions of the Silver
party to pledge their nominees for the State
Legislature to carry into effect the State Con
stltutlon by passing a bill levying a tax of one
mil on the dollar of all taxable property in this
state ID addition to the other mea $ now pro
vlded by law for the support and maintenance
OF the State University and common schools of
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-
ses OF the last Republican Legislature amounted
to S5l.U0 that of the last Silver Party Legi,la-
ture, $A,5O. The expenses of the Executive
Department for the last year Immediately pre-
ceding Silver Parry control amounted to
over SSS,aO while but S28.s were the expen-
ses of the Executive Department for 1897. For
the last four years Of Republican management
$500 we're expended in public buildings as
against S9' 0l by the Silver Party. And dur
me fhA a.rsnIc yn -T.-- ra