Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-10-16
Republican State Platform
Adopted at Virginia CITY Nevada,
August 30, 1900.

Adopted at Virginia CITY Nevada,
August 80, 1900.
PREAMBLE. Il
The delegated representatives OF the
Republican party Of Nevada, in deliher-
ate council convened, congratulate the
people upon the bright prospect that At
the ensuing election tins State will he
restored 10 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 Ia the a%ttainnent Of
q triumph which we sincerely believe
will benefit every citizen aud substaD-
tial industry 10 our commonwealth.
PRESIDENT M'KINLET's ADMINS
TRATIUN.
We unreservedly approve OF the saga
cious and patriotic administration oi
President Mckinley as being one Of the
most beneicient and r~esplendent poliii-
cal epochs in u country's history. We
invite comparison Of il as an abminis-
tration OF business capacity n sound
judgement with those of preceding DEM
ocraiic administrations of incompetency
and disaster. We call attention to its
ability in spreading prosperity through
out our great nation IA it promised TO do
| Jour years ago. We refer with satisiac-
| ton TO it's incorporating fidelity in
keeping with scruplous integrity its
every pledge to the people. We chat
lenge the opinion of tue civilized world
| upon the dauntless courage and the un-
falteriny patriotism with which it di-
| Spain until cruelty aud oppression were
swept from the isles OF both the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. We today thrill with
national pride Nh We nee 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 ia that oriental
land.
EXPANSION.
We thoroughly believe in expansion
Of the sphere OF human liberty, OF the
zone OF law and order, oil the field OF
commercial activity, OF 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
ly acquired by American valor In the
prosecution OF a righteous warfare. We
| strenuously contend that It's inhabitants
shall. under the tutelage of the United
States, he instructed in the principles Of
| orderly freedom, until properly prepar-
ed to participate with us III seif.govern-
ment. We condemn the proposed policy
of the Democratic party as being II OF
| Illuminating cowardice, and OF retreat
from responsibilities which both national
honor and individual manhood demand
that We courageously meet, aud we in
~dignantly denounce the assertions Of the
| Democratic party that the Republican
party Is committed to q policy of ''im-
perialism" as being . shallow political
a~rtiiice and AN unpardodable reflection
upon the integrity OF = political party
which has ever stood before the civilized
world as the champion OF the weak aud
oppressed. We earnestly protest against
| the surrender of the Philippine islands
ae being both u denial to their inhabit-
ants OF secure government, and abandon
ment of u region OF incalculable benefit
for the commercial, agricultural and in.
duetrial development Of the Pacific
coast.
PROTECTION.
We reatirm orr loyal adherence ia
the great cardinal Republican doctrine
| OF protection to American labor and in
dustriee, 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 Ii will ne the especial
duty OF the Republican party at all
times to maintain these great economic
principles il. harmony with changing
conditions, 70 that labor and production
will always be literally remunerated and
fostered.
IRRIGATION.
We believe that with an economic
system for the storApe and the distrihn.