Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-12-15

The Boars-We extend to the brave
Beers of South Africa. our sympathy and
moral sUonort in their patriotic struggi"
for the right of -elt-go verninent, and We
are nnaltcfably opposed t" amy alliance.
open or covert, between the United States
and any other nation. which will terd to
the destruction or abridgeA,ent of thurman
liberty.
Porto Rico-The Declaration OF indie
pendcnca. the Constitution and the Flag
are one and inseparabIe. The island of
Porto Rico is part Of the United States,
and placing upon it the burden OF certain
duties, as well as by denying its people
a delegate to Congress, the Administers
ton has violated the Constitution. aban
doned the fundamental principles of
American liberty. and has striven to give
the lie to the contention of our fore
fathers that all men are created equal,
that government rests for its sanction
upon the consent Of the governed, and
that representation and taxation are in
seperable.
Lotteries and Prize Fighting-We re-
ject the proposed constitutional amend
ment removing the prohibition rs to lot
teries. We also favor the repeal Of the
statute licensing prize fighting in Ne
to vote in accordance with the letter and
spirit Of t..sh II ths aacti"us Of this reeO-
luton
LaboI-"e believe III the regulation Of
the hours of labor by the State.and that q
shortening Of such hours will tend to the
material advancement, prosperity, and
happiness Of those who labor. We there
fore pledge our candidates for the Legis-
lature to the passage of an eight-hour
law, applicable to all labor in miues,
mills, smelters and other works for re-
no VGafSy inc and - nd
such law to other classes of labor to
which it is applicable, after hearing and
consulting with the representatives Of
such classes. and to provide by law for
adding to the duties Of one Of the State
officers, without additional salary, the
duty Of a Commissioner of Labor, who
shall collect AL statistics relating to labor
remmendation to the Legislature from
time t" time as to appropriate legislation.
Water Stornge-We believe that water
storage for arid lands should be recog>
nized by the general government as q
part OF its internal improvement system,
and that liberal appropriations should be
made for that purpose, and we call at
tention to the specific declartion in this
behalf III the national platform. favOrine
an intelligens system Of improving the
arid lands Of the West. storing the waters
for the purposes Of irrigation. and the
holding of such lands Tor actual settlers
We believe that the development of the
Republic within the arid regions. Ivy d
proper system of internal Improvement
viii hn!lG up an empire based on eGua
citizenship. far surprising the power ane
glory Of any empire based on the acqui
sitiOn OF distant countries and the sub
lection ofInferior races.
University and Schools-We recognize
10 n aft ,ty,i
university. and favor legislation which
Viii advance it's aims and purposes. w.
also recognize the necessity of maintain
ing the excellence Of onr public schools
and we are opposed to any iegi>latio,
which will denini>h OF improperly di
vert the income of Our schools
Interstate CommerceWe demand sucl
legislation as will protect individuals ant
communities from I'M asst discrimination
and the public from unjust and unfai
transportation rates.
! Corrupt Practi"es y We demand tn
passage of a law reasonably limiting tn
expenditures Of candidates in elections
and preventing corrupt practices i'll sue
elections.
Senator Stewards Ibefecti on-We con
graduate the !'i-inetaiists of Nevada Mp
on being rid Of an inpostor. VIII" ha
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twelve wears. We ai1Ude TO Senator Wi
liam NJ. Stewart. who has at last throw
off the silver PLACED mask which he :
clUmAl,E wGir during three Senatorl;
campaigns. and naw appears in his trl
character of Republican camp followt
and subserNlent tooi of the present gol
STANDARD. imF"rnli.tic and trust foste
ing Administrations.
We wish onr "ppnncntS the same III
alloyal joy upon .:.ir acqui >itiol that
experienced: u, II true silver men
their radiance OF a traitor. and his co
version from pretended friend To 4:
= open, ard therefore harmless, enemy.
! our Member in Congress-We recoI
mend in our Representative in Congre>
Hon. Fran.i- q. ,>ewiands. an hone
and capahtr legislator. who has lie,
faithful to hlS tr,'~; and devoted to Il
hest interests If the people of NeVad
M We resent IT, i!i.>iiltlation IN the Rcpu
lican platform, that he is rot bona +
ncubrr OF our cnlt:nionW ralth. and :
! declare that his Residence ot twelve yea
"a in ibis state, his hoiue in Nn>hoc counl
~ his Identification with the various int,
eSt> at Nevada. his active idertltictti
j with h" :,if' cr question both before q
ait"r h. entered congress. his long a
honorable scrNIc" III congress. duri
i which i,' has been advanced tron o
,r impratn0l cnitiulttse 10 another IN
tc - i inciu@o- at :n,a ic,,.iing 2
=, ,'D3Hg committee ~ al" House. /
- ways q. }ledMs; :. IL, his .e-s}rU ~ @
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