Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-10-25
Chairman Mills Address
Gives Reasons for Republican
Victories.
Silver Issue Dead Expansion
Popular.

Headquarters Republican State Central
Committee. Carson City, Nevada.
October 20. 1900
/ EpfroR RECORD:
The campaign drawing to close, |
! desire to offer, rs Chairman OF the Re
publican State Central Committee. 4
| statement for publication of my belief
that Nevada this year will go Republican
and OF my rsssons for thinking 50.
Nevada is naturally Republican State
State in 1854 the Republican vote for
f.incoln was nearly fifty per cent greater
than that OF the Democrats. 9.s26 TO
6,59i. Her soldier vote in tho field at
that time was $40 Republicans to 6G Dem
ocrats.
This shows how Nevada stood at that
time. Her people have always been in
tensely patriotic. II is the descendants
of those same Republican soldiers that
today are uphoIaing the national honor
aud the flag They do pot forget it was
the Democrats then who denounced Lin.
eols NJ an imperialist Just a. they are
now doing President Mckinley. 1t wss
this same spirit Of loyalty that prompted
huadrsds of ear boys to enlist for the
war with Spain aud it is believed that
their votes like the votes Of their fathers
will be to sustain the government
The people Of Nevada are positive and
progressive /. their ideas. They believe
in constructive craftsmanship that builds
up. They are not content with mere
nsgation and obstruction which is the
cardinal principle Of democracy. The,
believe in growth aud expansion aud thai
the Uaitsd States should lead the world
They sse that the world can not endure
halt civilized avid half barbarian any
more than this country copld endure half
free aud halt slave ia Linoon's time, and
they accept tho mission that destiny hes
placed in our hands.
Nevada in all the years Of hsr history
never cast her vote for but one Demo.
cratic candidate for President, that for
Hancock in 1880, by q small majority,
until the organization OF the silver party
in recent times, Nevada has always been
q silver State. All parties haye in the
psst We'd with each other in the force and
zeal OF their silver resolutions.
But silver is ao longer au issue ia this
campaign. The Democratic candidate
for President has himself stated that the
silver question wss no longer of para
mount importance W. X. Hearst Presi
.lept Of the National Association Of Dem
ocratie clubs, close friend OF Mr. Bryan,
has stated in the Exsininer that silver is
q dead ISSUE that there is no poss-
bility Of passing free silver bill through
any sort OF Congress" There are mol
ten Democrats running for Congress in
all the North aud West oh SILVER plank F
This ID not stated as an argument. 1t ls
a conclusion. Whatever may be the feel
ing OF the people of this State ~ to the
result, they must accept the fact. And
shoald there bs any possibility OF doing
anything for silver in the fntare our
nomnse for Congress is pledged to aid
the movement ia every way that he can.
With silver eliminated from the issues
Of The campsign our people are dividing
ON the other questions Of the day. fhe
Demscrats have declared that the issue
growing ont OF onr possession of the
Philippine Islands 10 the one OF para
mount importance. The people OF this
State believe with the Republican party
in holding on to those islands. Only
.hort while ago all parties in this State
took that stand. The Democrats them
selves in their State platform of 1893 set
forth their position on tins question in
these words:
I'VE demand that our national govern
msut hold possession of the Philippine
lslsnds, 40 that the product and trade OF
those islands may be brought to our
shores, as such a policy would result in
great profit and commercial advantage to
the Pasitio Coast.
The policy OF the Republicans could
not 10 better stated than it is done in
that plank OF the Democratic Convention
at Reno 1t anquestionably voices the
wishes OF majority OF the people of
this State. 1t was the position OF the
Democratic caudidats for Congress him
self, until he subordiHated his patriotism
to party I, atty short time ago, aud he
made speech in Congress on the 10th
OF February last, ,aying that the SOW
sreignty OF the United States in the
Philippine Islands must be recognized.
On this question alone, it being the Que
Of paramount Importance, Nevada should
20 Republican.
The people OF Nevada, too, believe in
projections. The candidate of the Dem
oerats for Congress has himself stated
in a published address delivered in the
Carson opera house, that protection is
essential to the prosperity of the entire
country Especially is this true OF New
ada. Her people have been benefited