Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-10-23
Republican State Platform
Adopted at Virginia CITY Nevada,
August 30, 1900.
PREAMBLE.

PREAMBLE.
The delegated representatives OF the
Republican party vi Nevada, i'll delii,tr-
ate council convened, 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 cor
daily invite all our fellow citizens, re-
gardless otformer political affiliations, to
cooperate with us Iii Tue a%ttalninent Of
a triumph which We sincerely believe
will benefit every citizen and substan-
tial industry in uur commonwealth.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEf'S ADMINS
ThATlON.
We un~rpservedly approve OF the saga
cious and patriotic administration oil
President Mckinley as being ont oi the
most beneticient and Respondent poliii-
cal epochs in our country's history. We
invite com parison OF IL MS an abminis-
t~ration Of business capacity and sound
judgement with those ot preceding Dem
ocratic administrations vi iucOnipeteIicy
ana disaster. We call attention to its
aoiiity in spreading prosperil, ,hrqnHh-
out our great nation as it promised 10 40
four years ago. We refer with satl=lac-
llon TO its incorporating fidelity in
keeping with scruplous integrity it's
every pledge to the people. We chat
lenge the opinion of the civilized world
upon the dauntless courage and the uu-
faltering patriotism with which, 1t di-
Spain until cruelty and oppression were
swept from the isles OF both the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. We today thrill with
national pride as we see 1T steadiastly
sustaining the country's flag III the very
heart of Asia as an emblem OF absolute
safety to our Minister In China, and 70
our citizens sojourning in that oriental
land.
EXPANSION.
We thoroughly believe in expansion
of the sphere of human liberty, OF the
zone OF law and order, OF the field Of
commercial activity, oil the domain of
literature, arts and science, and OF enno-
bling opportunities OF higher education
and, 80 believing W. declare ourselves to
favor the retention OF the territory late
~ acquired by American vaior in the
prosecution OF a righteous warfare. We
st%renuously contend that lis inhabitants
shall. under the tutelsge of the United
States, be instructed in the principles OF
orderly freedom, until property prepar-
ed TO participate with us III self-govern-
ment. We condemn the proposed policy
OF the Democratic party as being one OF
Illuminating cowardice, and OF retreat
from responsibilities which both national
honor and individual manhood demand
that we courageously meet, aud we in
dignantly denounce the assertions OF the
Democratic party that the Republican
party is committed to a policy OF "im-
perialism" as being a shallow political
article and an unpardodable reflection
upon the integrity Of a political party
which has ever stood before the civilized
world AS the champion of the weak and
oppressed. We earnestly protest against
the surrender of the Philippine islands
as being both II denial to their inhabit-
ants of ecure government, and abandon
ment of Il region OF incalculab BILE benefit
for the commercial, agricultural and in
dustrial development Of the Pacific
coast.
PROTECTION.
We reatirm onr loval adherence to
the great cardinal Republican doctrine
of protection 10 American labor and in
dnstries, and of commercial reciprocity,
ane we cite the beneficial results flow
ing from the Dingley law as the last un-
answerahle aurgment supporting the
wisdom of these Republican principles.
Ne declare that it will ne the especial
duty of the Republican party at all
times 10 maintain these great economic
principles il harmony with changing
conditions, so that labor and production
will always he literally enumerated and
fostered.
IRRIGATION.
We believe thai with an economic
system for the storage aud the distrihu-
,;on cf uonpron,t,t. l u..fa. H. prn-