The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-11-02
PREAMBLE.

The delegated representatives Of the Re-
publican party of Nevada In deliberate con-
vention congratulate the 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 cordially invite all of our fellow citizens.
regardless of former political affiliations, to
co operate with us in the attainment of a
triumph which we sincerely believe will sub
stantiate industry in our commonwealth.
greatly benefit every citizen and subject.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
We unreservedly approve of the sagacious
and patriotic administration of President
Mckinley as being one of the most beneacent
and resplendent political epoehes in our coun-
try's history. We invite comparison of il as
an administration of business capacity and
sound judgement with those of preceding
Democratic administrations of incompetency
and disaster We call attention to its ability
in spreading prosperity throughout our great
Nation as it promised to do four years ago.
We refer with satisfaction to its uncompro-
missing fidelity in keeping with scrupuous
integrity its every pledge to the people, We
challenge the opinion of the civilized world
upon the dauntless courage and the unfalter-
ing patriotism with which it directed the war
against Spain until cruelty and oppression
were swept from the isles of both the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. We to day thrill with ma
tonal pride we see it steadfastly sustaining
our country's flag in the very heart of Asia as
an emblem of absolute safety to our Minister
in China and to our citizens sojourning in
that oriental land.
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.
We thoroughly believe in the expansion OF
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law and order, Of the field of commercial
activity, of the domain of literature, arts and
science, and of the en- noblng opportunities of
liberal education, and so believing we declare
ourselves to favor the retention of the terri
tory lately acquired by American valor in the
prosecution of righteous war. We strenu-
ously contend that its inhabitants shall, un.
der the tutelage of the United States, be in
structed in the principles of orderly freedom
until properly prepared to participate with us
in self government. We condemn the pro.
posed policy OF the Democratic party as being
one of humiiating cowardice and of retreat
from responsibilities which both national hon
or and individual manhood demand that we
courageously meet. and we Indignantly de
nounce the assertions of the Democrati,
party that the Republican party is committed
to policy of "imperialism" as being a shall
low political artihce and an objectionable re-
Election upon the integrity of u political part,
which has ever stood before the civilized
world as the champion of the weak and op
pressed. We earnestly protest against tn,
surrender of the Philippine Islands as beinl
both denial to their Inhabitants of secur,
government and an abandonment of a region
of incalcuable benefit for the commercial
agricultural and industrial development O
the Pacific coast
PROTECTION.
We re-affrIa our loyal adherence TO the
great cardinal lsc2nbIican doctrines of protec.
ton to American labor Industries and OF com
mercial reciprocity and we cite the beneficial
results fiowing from the Dingley law as the
latest unanswerable argument supporting the
wisdom of these Republican principles. WI
declare that 1t will be the especial duty of the
Republican party at all times to maintair
these great economic principles in harmony
with changing conditions So that labor and
production will always be literally reniuner
ated and fostered.
IRRIGATION.
| We believe that with an economic system
for the storage and the distribution of unap
propriated water the productive capacity o
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