Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-04-20
WADSWORTA DISPATCH.
FRIDAY. april 20. 1900
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.

Chairman colcord. WIN. Mcmillan
was elected chairman and E. D. Van
derleith secretary. The following de-
c~laration Of principles was adopted:
History has once again deinonstrat-
ed the wisdom Of the Republican policy
and patriotism Of the Republican party.
Nowhere is there to be- found a more
complete vindlcatien Of a man or a
principle than that which follows the
election Of William Mckinley.
No more utter overthrow ever
swept a great party into ignominy than
that which has overtaken the Demo-
Gratis. In the year 1892 the people
put them In complete control of the
legislative and executive branches of
the Government for the first time in a
generation. and they Immediately put
their policy into effect. with the result
that has followed free trade and DEM
ocratic incompetency every time they
have been tried. 1t brought on a crash
that shook the financial world to Its
foundation stones. crushed rich and
poor alike. beggared the American
farmer, completely overthrow Amerl-
can industry and made tramps Of many
American mechanics. England.
France and Germany. even Spain were
running their shops day and night while
those of America stood idle or were
operated at a loss.
Mr.. Bryan and his class said all this
ruin came from a Democratic mistake
but he promised to bring In a new
kind Of Democracy, with free trade
too, which would make every man
rich whether he worked or not and
everybody happy by the scratch Of a
pen. He pledged his word Of honor
that his was the only way to restore
trade and bring back the good old
times. The issue was clearly made
and the result is before US. The
Democrats can only escape 1t by com
pletely o~verthrowing all logic. history.
science and truth. Not a single one
Of their evil prophesles has ever been
realized, no part OF the Union has re-
sponded to their dismal hopes. In
Cleveland's time over 40 per cent OF
American laborers were idle, but now
all are busy except four per cent and
they have offers every day at advanced
wages. No class OF citizens has been
left cut In the magnificent and won
derful revival Of prosperity which has
swept into sweet forgetfulness all the
misery. hunger and despair of the pre-
vious four years. We a plainly see
now that II Bryan had been elected It
would have meant the same old free
trade Democracy loaded down with all
the fallacies Of Populism all the cor
ruption Of demagogueism. all the hate
Of the anarchist with the tradition-a
Democratic bad luck and lncompet-
ency.
The Republicans Of Nevada send
greetings to their compatrlots and
pledge themselves to do their utmost
to protect the country from this evil
fate.
We endorse with enthusiasm the ad-
ministration Of President Mckinley.
with Its enlightened politics and Its
honest enforcement Of the laws. The
Presidents services to humanity In
freeing Cuba and driving the Spanish
flag from the western hemisphere are
second only to those Of Abraham Lin
coin in freeing the slave. His wisdom
shown c~onspicuously over that Of all
compeers when he refused to recognize
the independence of Cuba when he
sklllfully delayed the war with Spain
until our army and navy could be
made ready. when he directed the
campaign which gave US the Philip