Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-10-19
Republican State Platform
Adopted at Virginia CITY Nevada,
August 30, 1900.
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PREAMBLE.
The delegated representatives of the
Republican party OF Nevada, in deliber-
ate council convened, congratulate the
people upon the bright prospect that at
the ensuing election this State will be
restored to its former proud position in
the national Republican family and cor
daily invite all our fellow citizens, re-
gardless of former political affiliations, to
cooperate with US In the attainment OF
q triumph which we sincerely believe
will benefit every citizen and snbstan-
tial industry in our commonw wealth.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEr'S ADMINS
TkATION.
We unreservedly approve OF the saga
| cious and patriotic administration OF
President Mckinley as being one OF the
most beneticient and ~resplendent poliii-
cal epochs in our country's history. We
invite comparison OF it as AN abminis-
~tration OF business capacity and sound
judgement with those of preceding DEM
ocratic nd administrations of incompetency
aud disaster. We call attention to its
ability in spreading prosperity through
out our great nation as it promised TO DO
IOuT Years dRO. W. IClcI Will 5htl6ldC-
ton TO It's incorporating fidelity in
keeping with scruplous integrity its
every pledge TO the people. We chal-
lenge the opinion OF the civilized world
| upon the dauntless courage and the un-
faltering patriotism with which it d.
Spain until cruelty and oppression were
swept from the isles OF both the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. We today thrill with
national pride as We see it steadfastly
sustaining the country's flag in the very
heart of Asia as an emblem OF absolute
safety to our Minister In China, and 10
our citizens sojourning in That oriental
land.
EXPANSION.
We thoroughly believe in expansion
Of the sphere OF human liberty, OF the
zone OF law and order, of the field of
commercial activity, OF the domain of
literature, arts and science, and of enno-
bling opportunities of higher education !;
aud, so believing we declare ourselves to
favor the retention OF the territory late
ly acquired by American valor 10 the
prosecution OF q righteous warfare. We
strenuously contend that its inhabitants
shall. under the tutelage of the United
States, be instructed in the principles OF
orderly freedom, until properly prepar-
ed to participate with us in self-goyern-
ment. We condemn the proposed policy
of the Democratic party as being one of
Illuminating cowardice, and OF retreat
from responsibilities which both national
honor and individual manhood demand
that we courageously meet, and we in
dignantly denounce the assertions of the
Democratic party that the Republican
party is committed to a policy of ''im-
perialism" as being a shallow political
artifce and an unpardodable reflection
upon the integrity Of a political party
which has ever stood before the civilized
world as the champion of the weak and
oppressed. We earnestly protest against
the surrender OF the Philippine islands
as being both q denial to their inhabit-
ants OF secure government, and abandon
ment OF a region of incalculab BILE benefit
for the commercial, agricultural and in
dustrial development OF the Pacific
coast.
PROTECTION.
We reaffirm our loyal adherence to
the great cardinal Republican doctrine
| OF protection to American labor and in
dustries, and OF commercial reciprocity,
ane we cite the beneficial results flow
ing from the Dingley law as the last un-
answerable Augment supporting the
wisdom Of these Republican principles.
We declare that it will be the especial
duty of the Republican party at all
times To maintain these great economic
principles ia harmony with changing
conditions, 80 that labor and production
will always be literally remunerated and
fostered.
IRRIGATION.
We believe that with an economic
system for the storage and the distrihu-
tin,1 II nnnnrnnriaf Tod nntar thu nro-