Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-11-06
Republican State Platform
Adopted at Virginia CITY Nevada,
August 30, 1900.

PREAMBLE.
The delegated representatives, oil the
Republican party OF Nevada, in delihtr-
ate council convened, congratulate tile
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 ali our fellow citizens, re-
garlless OF former political aftiliations, to
co-operate with us III the attainment OF
a triumph which We sincerely believe
will benefit every citizen and subsian-
tial industry in our commonwealth.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEr'S ADMINS
TRATIUN.
We unreservedly approve OF the saga
cious and patriotic administration oil
President Mckinley as being one vi the
most beneticient and Respondent politi-
cal epoclls in our countrv's history. We
invite comparison of 1t as an a0minls-
tration OF business capacity and sound
judgement with those oi preceding DEM
ocralic ad a,inistrations OF inconlpetency
and disaster. We call attention To its
ability in spreading prosperity through
out our great nation as IL promised To 10
TOUR years ago. We refer with satislac-
tion to It's uncompronlising fidelity in
Keeping with %scIuplous integrity it's
every pledge to the people. We clal-
lenge the opinion Of the civilized world
upon the dauntless courage IL the UNI
faltering patriotism with which II di-
Spain until cruelty and oppression were
swept from the isles oil both the Atlantic
aud Pacific oceans. We today thrill With
national pride as We see it stradfastly
sustaining the country's flag in the very
heart OF Asia as an emblem of absolute
safety to our Minister IN China, and TO
our citizens sojournlng III ina oriental
land.
EXPANSION.
We thoroughly believe in expansion
of the sphere OF human liberty, OF the
zone OF law and order, of the field vi
commercial activity, oi the domain OF
literature, arts and science, and OF emo
bling opportunities OF higher education;
and, SO believing We declare ourselves to
favor the retention OF the territory late-
Is acquired by American vAlor i'll the
prosecution OF 4 righteous warfare. We
strenuously contend that its inhabitants
shall. under the tutelage of the United
States, be instructed in the principles oil
orderly freedom, until properly prepar-
ed to participate with us in s~elf-govern-
ment. We condemn the proposed policy
Of the Democratic party as icing one Of
Illuminating cowardice, and of retreat
from responsibilities which both national
honor and individual manhood demand
that we courageonsly meet, and we in
,llgnantly drnounce the assertions OF the
Democratic party that the Republican
party is committed to a policy OF i'm
perialism' as being a shallow political
a~rtitice and an unpardodable reflection
upon the integrity of Il political party
which has aver stood before the civilized
world as the champion OF tho weak and
oppressed. We earnestly protest against
the surrender OF the Philippine islands
rs being both a denial to their inhabit-
ants OF secure government, and abandon
ment of Il region OF incalculable benefit
for the commercial, agricultural and in
dustrial development OF the Pacific
coast.
PROTECTION.
We reaflirm onr LOYAL adherence to
the great cardinal Republican doctrine
OF projection 10 American labor and in
dnstries, and OF commercial reciprocity,
ane We cite the beneficial results flow
ing from Ihe Dlngiey law Us Ihe ldSt uh-
answerahle Augment supporting the
wisdom of these Republican principles.
| We declare that it will ne the especial
duty OF the Republican party at all
times 10 maintain these great economic
principles III harmony with changing
conditions, so that labor and production
will always be literally remunerated and
iostered.
IRRIGATION.
We believe that with an economic
system for the storage aud the distrihu-
ton OF u%nappropriated water the pro-