The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-10-11
SATURDAY OCTOBER II, 1902
PRINCIPLES BEFORE MEN.

If there ever was a time in the history
of the State or nation when the Demo-
Gratis and Silver party men should vote
their legislative tickets straight from top
to bottom, it is at the present crisis. 1t is
not a question of candidates but of prin-
ciples, and vital principles at that. Per-
s~onality of candidates should cut no fig
ure in the matter and it will not with
those who consider and understand the
Importance of The issues involved. A sim
gle vote for a single candidate for the
Legislature may change the result of
his candidacy, and his election or defeat
may in turn change the result of the
gain or loss of a United States Senator
or Representative may direct the policy
of the general government, as between
the silver-slaughtering trust-fostering
Dingley tariff and imperialistic party, and
the party of the people, which is opposed
to the destruction of the white metal,
favors the abolition of trusts, and a tariff
schedule which will not compel the peo-
pie of Nevada to pay twenty-five per cent
more for their articles of daily consump-
ton than they would under a just and
equitable tariff law, the excess not going
to the amount of a nickel into the pock-
ct of a resident of the State, but every
dollar OF which goes directly to the coff-
ers of the giant m~onopolies which are
created and f~ostered under the Republi-
can policy of protection to infant in
dustries.'
The Democrats and Silver party men
should adhere as closely to their legis-
lative tickets this fall as they would to
the electoral ticket of their party at a
Presidential election. The candidates
should only be considered as representing
the choice of the voter for United States
Senator and the representation at Wash
ington of the national principles to which
he holds, and which are of more import
ance to the people of Nevada locally than
any question that is likely to arise in the
State Legislature. The Fusion party
throughout the. State has nominated leg
islative tickets which will at least com
pare favorably in points of ability, in
tegrity, responsibility and other requisites
for honest and intelligent legislators, as
those presented by the opposition. The
last Legislature, which was controlled by
a large Democratic and Silver party ma
jority, was admittedly one of the best
that yer convened in the State, and there
is no cause to fear n corrupt or objec-
tionable legislation by it's successor
should it, as it doubtless win be, compos-
ed of a majority of the same political
complexion. Whatever personal objection
a Fusion voter may nave to a particular
candidate, he can wen afford to waive ii
as it is his duty to do, in justice to tn,
principles he holds and in justice to thost
who hold them ia common with him In.
deed 1t Is the only way in which ne car
uphold the principles he processes. q
prove that those principles are paramount
to any personal feeling which he may en-
terrain towards amy particular candidate
upon the legislative ticket Of ais party
Every Democrat and silver party mar
who has the courage, Intelligence and in
tegrity Of his political convictions. vii
manifest Il BY placing a cross opposite
the name Of every candidate for the Leg
isiature on his party ticet-Reno Journal