The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-04-26
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Delegates TO National Convention
Chosen and Platform Adopted.

Last Thursday Carson news give
the following account of the meeting o
the Republican State Convention:
Early this morning the delegates t.
the Republican convention commenced
pouring into town, and at ll:30 Chair
man Colcord called the meeting to or
der, after which Secretary VANDERBILT
read the call for the convention.
Mr.. Mcmillan was placed in nomina'
ton for temporary chairman and his
appointment Immediately followed, to
the accompaniment of three cheers for
the white eagle of the Comstock,
proposed by Allen Bragg.
Mr.. VANDERBILT was chosen tempo
rary secretary.
After the appointment of the usual
committees an adjournment was taken
until the afternoon.
The afternoon session was opened by
the band. The report of the Commit
tee on Credentials and the Committee
on Platform and Resolutions were ae-
cepted. The latter's report was in the
form of statement OF Republican and
humane principles, which follow, and
the recommendation that the adoption
of platform be deferred until the next
convention.
Declaration of Principles of the Re-
publican party of Nevada, April ID,
/ 1900:
/ it,. -. -. q s.af,, d,r,,,,g4ra f.ad
/ the wisdom OF the Republican policy
and the patriotism of the Republican
party. Nowhere is there to be found Il
more complete vindication OF man or
of a principle than that which followed
the election oil President William Me-
4 Kinley.
No more utter overthrow ever swept
great party into ignominy than that
which has overtaken the Democrats.
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 generation, and
they Immediately put their policy into
effect, with the result that has followed
| free trade and Democratic Incompetent
CIV ever time they have been tried. 1t
brought ON a crash that shook the fl
nancial world to its foundation stones,
crushed rich and poor alike, beggared
the American farmer, completely over
threw American 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 Democratic mistake
but he promised to bring in a new kind
of Democracy, with free trade, too, but
with IA patent system of finance which
would make every man rich whether he
worked or not and every body 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 it by com
pletely overthrowing all logic, history,
science and truth. Not a single one OF
their evil prophecies has ever been real
lied, no part OF the Union has respond
ed to their dismal hopes. In Cleveland S
time over 40 per cent OF American la
borers were idle, but now all are busy
except four per cent, and they have,of
fers every day at advanced wages. No
class of citizens has been left out in the
magnificent and wonderful revival OF
prosperity which has swept into sweet
forgetfulness all the misery, hunger and
despair of the previous four years. We
can plainly see now that If Bryan had
been elected it would have meant the
same old free trade Democracy loaded
down with all the fallacies OF Populism,
all the corruption Of demagogism, all
the hate OF the anarchist, with the ira
ditional Democratic bad luck and in
competency.
The Republicans of Nevada send
greetings to their compatriots 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 policies and its
honest enforcement of the laws. The
Presidents services to humanity. il
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 conspicuously over that of all his
comperes when he refused to recognize
the independence of Cuba, when he
skillfully delayed the war with Spair
until our army and navy could be made
ready, when he directed the campaign
which gave us the Philippines ant
spread the mild rule of the stars ant
stripes over millions of people that hat
been ground under Castilian oppres
sion for ages, when he forced the pow
ers to open the Chinese empire to tn,
trade of all nations, on equal terms, anC
in his course In the interest of universe
peace.
We favor the construction OF the Nj
caragua canal, the largest use OF boil
gold and silver as money, the election
OF United States Senators at the polls
the suppression OF trusts, the passag,
of United States amendment pr0hib
iting lotteries, prize fights and bull bait
ing, the development of the arid States
the upbuilding of our army and nav,
and our merchant marine, and we OPP
pose any system OF leasing the publi
lands which will interfere with tn
homestead privilege or the equal OPP
, portunity of the poorest cowboy will
the richest cattle king.
The names of nine candidates wer
placed before the convention for tn
office of delegates to the National Con
vention and the whole result was a
follows: Milo G. Mcmillan, p. l.. Elan
igan, j. Z. Woodbury., Oscar j. Smith
w. w. Williams, II. L. Fulton.
The alternates are o. H. Grey, j. 5
, Craig, A. Bruce, p M. Bowler, t. L
Franklin and |. C. G. Whitmore.
After the transaction of some routin
business the convention adjourned