Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

American people, and we declare our un-
faltering confidence in the ultimate vic
tory of a cause which has FOR its cham
pion man who declared that he would
refuse the nomination for the Presidency
from great party If that party failed
in its allegiance to the silver cause.
The Trusts.
We declare unceasng warfare upon
trusts and upon all unholy combinations
of capital, which garner the fruits of le-
Ultimate labor to build up colossal for
tunes for the enrichment of the few and
whose operations inevitably tend to the
detriment and impoverishment of the
great body of American labor,
Bryan.
We declare our unequivocal support OF
William j. Bryan and Adlai L.. Steven
son for the Presidency and Vice-Pres-
dency, respectively, of the United States,
and our unqualified endorsement of
every principle for which they stand.
Imperialism.
We announce our deep sympathy with
every people struggling for human free
dom, and for the establishment or pres
erVation of the immortal doctrine of
equal rights among men, and denounce
in specific terms all efforts TO stlfle lib
erty and every endeavor to enforce upon
any people those unrighteous conditions
/ against which the revolutionary fathers
contended with their life's blood.
Public Grazing Lands.
In line with our opposition to any con-
troll of public utilities by private citizens
4 or combinations of capital, we here de-
| clare our emphatic dissent from any pro-
posal TO lease the public domain. recog-
/ nizing in such step the danger that
would inevitably accrue to the honest
4 struggler of limited means, and we in
i struct our Representative in Congress to
use every honest, honorable and reason
able method to defeat such measure
i should 1t be presented to the nationaY
/ legislature.
Eight.fiour Work Day.
We favor work day of eight hours on
all public works in which the State,
county or municipality is the employer.
State Administration,
We demand the strietest economy, COM
patible with good business methods, In
the management of all State offices and
/ institutions.
Water Storage.
! We believe that much of the future
progress and upbuilding of our State de-
/ ponds upon a wise, judicious and success
i full plan for the storage of unappropri-
ated waters for irrigation purposes, and
we. recommend such Federal and state
1 legislation as would bring about the
reclamation of all arid lands
Election of Senators.
! Senators by direct vote of the people,
for the reason that such a method of
election would return power to the hands
where 1t properly belongs.
Patronage.
We favor and advocate the filling of all
/ appointive positions controlled by our
Representative and Senators with resi-
4 dents of Nevada.
Education and Interest on State Lands.
We commend the Silver party for it's
wise and successful support and advance
ment of the interest of the State Univer-
sity and of our public school system and
we declare our opposition to the reduction
of the rate of interest on land contracts
made with the State as move which
would lessen the income and efficiency of
our educational institutions, recommend
ing to the Silver party county conven-
tons that they pledge their nominees to
the Legislature to maintain the present
rate of interest.
, We believe that the establishment of a
, lottery in this State would be an assault
} upon the moral integrity of our people
and would result in financial degradation
; and political corruption, and we there
! fore say, in the language of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Nevada: mo lottery
! shall be authorized by this State, nor
shall the sale of lottery tickets be al
lowed. And we recommend to the va
} rious Silver party county conventions
| that they pledge their Legislative NOM
J inees to oppose any amendment to the
; Constitution proposing the authorization
of a lottery.
Tax System.
We submit that the tax rolls of the
State of Nevada indicate a valuation of
property within its borders of less than
} twenty-four million dollars with an aver
l tax rate of four dollars on the hun
2 dred, of which the States proportion Is
one dollar; that with a proper valuation
, placed upon the property of the State
the tax roll should show valuation of
one hundred million dollars worth of
: property; that a true assessment ADJUST
ed nearer to the equal value of property
would reduce the average county taxes
to perhaps one dollar on the hundred.
with the States proportion at about
this differentiation of property results
l in abnormally high tax rates and is Grip
ping our industries in addition to being
8 a menace to the investment of outside
capital. We therefore recommend to all
e Silver party county conventions that
t they pledge their nominees to the Legis-
[ lature to support such measures as will
: bring about a reform in this direction.
Resolution.
. Whereas At a meeting of the State
: Central Committee of the Silver party,
: held at Carson City during the Sena-
torial contest in January, 1899, resolutions
atory of the good faith and party loyalty
of the Hon. Francis G. Newlands; and
Whereas, At such meeting Hon. w. e.
Sharon was deposed from the chairman
ship of the State Central Committee,
largely by means of proxies obtained by
and under the control of Senator William
r NJ. Stewart, without proper notice as to
the purpose of the meeting; and
Whereas, 1t since been demon
/ strated that the charges then made
against the Hon. Francis G. Newlands
were absolutely false and that the real
a traitor to the silver cause was Senator
. William M. Stewart, as has been demon
: strated by his recent action; therefore,
we resolve that the resolution condemns
2 tory of Hon. Francis G. Newlands be
q stricken and expunged from the records
q of the State Central Committee of the
; silver Marty and that he Is entitled to