The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-10-24

EDITOR COURIER. In order to en-
throne political party in power, and
entrench it there, one Of the most diff
ficult duties to perform is to purify
such party, and make it fit to govern,
To accomplish this it is necessary to
combat its failings and errors, and
always hew straight to the line, no mat
ter where the chips may fall, until its
leaders learn truth and sincerity, and
practice it, and eschew what may
term 4'practical politics." l consider
that the Democratic party of Ormsby
County has attempted to follow the
policy above outlined, irrespective OF
present advantage, and | claim that
the following platform, which was
unanimously adopted, shows it:
1--WE, the representatives of the Dem
oaratic party of Ormsby county, IN
convention assembled, adopt the prin-
ciples announced in the Kansas city
platform, as interpreted by William
Jennings bryan, and adopt the prin-
ciples announced by Nevada state
Democracy, and we further resolve as
follows.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
ssThere yet remains little over fifty
cents of value in an ounce of silver;
the Republican party is after it for the
financial Shylocks, and it will get it,
unless the people elect Democrats to
protect it.
sslf the silver issue is dead, it died a
violent death, and the party that killed
it ought to be punished, instead of be-
ing rewarded with Office.
s'But we deny that the silver issue is
dead, or will ever die as long as there
remains any value in silver for the Re-
publican party to depreciate.
ssrhe demonstration ofsilver in 1878
by the Republican party was the crime
of the nineteenth century, according
to Senator William M. Stewart in 1850;
that crime has not been atoned for,
and it remains the crime of the nine
teenth century.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
ave pledge our legislative nominees
to the unqualified support of the can
didacy of Hon. Francis q. Newlands
for. United States Senator. We pledge
our nominee for State senator to enter
the anti-Republican caucus of the
Lepislatureassembl in January 1905,
and to vote for the nominee of such
caucus for IT, s. Senator.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
RAILROAD property is property just
the same as any other kind of property
for purposes of taxation as we'll as for
any other purpose. We therefore con-
denim all Jndge-made law that draws
any distinction between property
owned by railroad corporations and
property owned by individuals.
"Nevada is on the map and we pledge
our candidates for the Legislature to
inform the Interstate Commerce Com
mission of that fact. The long and
short haul argument is both specious
and fallacious. The railroads earn
enough on their terminal freights, and
don't need to charge extra for short
hauls. We therefore demand that every
station on the line of the Central Pa
cific Railroad be made a terminal to
the end that we may enjoy the benefits
of the Interstate Commerce law as
well as our neighbors.
''Those who are first in seeking the
protection of Government should not
be last last in bearing its burdens.
THE TARIFF.
eve extend cur sincere sympathies
to the Republican party of Iowa which
has revolted against the Republican
high protective tariff. We demand a
fair reduction of the tariff on all trust
made goods, 80 as to permit competi-
ton and prevent monopoly.
PUBLICITY.
1--WE agree with President Roosevelt
that more publicity with reference to
the operations of corporations is good,
and we condemn him for Furnishing
General Miles for publishing army
scandals and for maintaining press
censorship in the Philippines. We
WANT more publicity.
SCHOOLS.
''The Democratic party is and has
ever been friend of the public school
system, and pledges itself to further
advance and improve the same to the
end that our public high school may
become an accredited school to the
highest institutions of learning on the
Pacific Coast.
JESSE M. NEWMAN, Chairman.
o. III. BEcKsTEAD, Secretary"
In no other platform of any of the
parties in Nevada is the railroad ques-
ton treated with sincerity. They have
all "fallen."