Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-11-08

BOers Of South Africa, our sympathy and
meral eupport In their patriotic struggle
are nnaitsrabiy spposed % any Alliance, +
open or covert, between the United States
and any other nation. which Will tend to
the destruction or abridgeasont Of human
liberty.
Porto Rico-The Declaration Of indie
pondence the Constitution and tho Flag
are one and inseparable. The island Of
Porto Rico Is . part Of the United States,
and placing upon It the burden %: OF certain
a delegate to Congress, tho Administra-
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 as to lot
statute licensing prize fighting in Ne
vada and pledge our legislative nominees
to vote i'm accordance with the letter and
spirit cf both y: the sections 81 this resO-
luton
Labor-We believe in the regulation Of
the hours OF labor by the State,and that
shortening of such hours will tend 10 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 mines,
mills, smelters and other works for re-
ducing or refining ores, and to extend
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 Commissioner of Labor, who
! in this State, and who shall make re-
COMMUNICATION to the Legislature from
time to time as to appropriate legislation.
Water Storage-We believe thht water
storage for arid lands should be recog-
nizcd by the general government as a
part OF its internal improvement system,
and that liberal appropriations should he
made for that purpose. and we call at
tentiOn to the specific declartion in this
behalf In the national platform, favoring
an intelligent 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.
Republic within the arid regions, by a
proper system of internal improvement,
will build up an empire based on equal
citizenship, far SURPRISING the power and
glery of any empire based en- the acQui-
si,iOn of distant countries and the sub
lection of inferior races.
University and Schools-We recognize
the high efficiency and usefulness of our
university, and favor legislation which
also recognize the necessity of maintain
ing tho excellence of our public schools
and We are opposed to any Legislation
which will deminish or improperly di
vert the income of our schools
! Interstate Commemorative demand such
legislation as will protect individuals AND
communities from unjust discrimination
and The public from unjust and unfair
transportation rates.
Corrupt Practices = We demand tn,
passage of law reasonably limiting tn,
expenditures Of candidates in elections
and preventing corrupt practices in sucl
elections.
Senator Stewards Dafection-We con
graduate the bi-metalists of Nevada up
on being rid of an impostor, who ha
/, practiced upon their credulity for the las
l twelve years. We allude TO Senator Will
= liam NJ. Stewart, who has at last throw
: off the silver plated mask which he 8
r clumsily wore during three senatorial
c campaigns, and now appears in his tru
character Of Republican camp followe
# and subserxlent tool of the present gol
e standard, imperialistic and trust fostel
h ing Administration.
- We wish our opponents the same III
= alloyal joy upon their acquisition that
- experienced by all true silver men
:. their radiance of a traitor, and his col
- version from q pretended friend to a
= open, and therefore harmless, enemy.
T. Our Member in Congress-We recon
mend in our Representative in Congress
n Hon. Francis G. Newlands, an hone
d. and capable legislator, who has bee
is best interests OF the people of Nevad
nd We resent the insinuatiOn in the Repu
A. lican platform, that he is not bona tt
,ir mem ber of our commonwealth, and v
r. declare that his residence of twelve yea
"a in this State, his home in Washoe count
IN his identification with the various int
nd ests Of Nevada, bis active identificatit
.ct with the silver question beth before al
Of after he entered Congress, his long al
II. honorable service in Congress, duril
which he has been advanced from o
important committee to another un
he now he is . member Of the leading Al
tic governing committee Of the House, t
ge ways and means; and his record as -
nd denccl by his votes in Congress, col
rer mend him to the favorable cOnsiderati
(p'- VI LHc EotcIS VI ANevaUA ~ Lu0 eIlSul
If election.
,n'I The Railroad and Home Rnle-T
'ie. Central Pacific Railroad debt havi
,r. been funded, and the control of that rs
fo,, road having become vested in tho Sou,
Tho ern Pacific, we recognize the fact that
is many years transportation in the st,
will he in the control of the South<
Pacific system. Whilst We favored
Sill tional legislation by which the Cent
mt Pacific would have been held as an in,
viii pendent line according to its origil
,ur purpose, We realize that recent eve
lit have rendered this hope impossible. I:
tito that the development Of this State =
on mainly depend upon liberal policy a
ate wise management of tho Southern Pac
son system. We invite the cooperation
tn the management of the Southern Pac
ing in the building up Of the commonweal
nal the development of its resources, the
,eir crras of its population and In the {
, as monte advancement and beneficial z
iph ernInet of the State. We suggest the
les point,nent ola general manager or sg
ION in this State, trained in the science
9TH raiiroading, and whose residence h
will bring him in touch with the pull
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