The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-19

y
ministration we submit is one to chal-
lenge the admiration of all Americans.
Its first year has witnessed the eonsum-
nation of five great national laws, the
inter-oceanic canal, the establishment
under our tutelage Of Cuban republic,
the organization of a cival government
in the Philippine Islands, the re-enaet-
ment of the Chinese exclusion law, and
the law for the irrigation of the arid
west. In all these measures we cam
didly submit that the President has
been the guiding force and the most
powerful factor.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
We declare that the highest interests
of Nevada will be best subserved by
the election of bona fde citizen who
by actual residence and personal con-
tact with the people at large is ac-
quainted with the detailed wants of
the general public, and as such citizen
we submit Judge Thomas p. Hawley.
His personal biography Eliminates the
proudest pages of our commemorative
history, and the spontaneous tributes
paid by his political opponents to his
great ability, sterling character as
man and citizen, and his unimpeach-
able record as a learned and honest
jurist are the best encomiums of his
splendid equipments for the United
States Senate.
FINANCE
We favor the largest use of silver as
a money metal in all matters compati-
BILE with the best interests of our gov
ernment; and we hereby pledge our
nominee for Congress, in the event of
his election, to exercise his best en-
deavors to secure the greatest possible
use of silver beneficial to the mining
States of this Union without endanger-
ing the financial safety of our country,
and as a demonstration of the eorrec-
ness and business of our attitude on
the silver question we point with pride,
appreciation and satisfaction to the re-
turn of many voters of this State to
the ranks of the Republican party.
TRUSTS.
We approve the earnest efforts of the
present National administration to en-
force to the fullest extent possible the
Sherman antitrust law, and we urge
the immediate passage by Congress
of such other legislation as will most
effectually restrain all trusts from the
commission of acts detrimental to
trade, commerce and the general well
fare.
RIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Republican party has ever been
the friend of labor and its ranks have
always been composed chiefly of wage
earners. 1t stands for the principle
that American workmen should pro-
duce in America what the American
people consume and for the protective
principle which has placed the Ameri-
can workmen upon a plane unequalled
in any other country. We favor labor
unions, in all their lawful acts and pro-
ceedures, as being powerful instrumen-
talities for the public good, and we de-
clare ourselves in favor of a eight-hour
workday, on all public works where
the State, county or municipality pays
for the labor, ard in all mines, smelt-
ers, mills and ali other institutions for
the reduction or refining of ores or
metals, and pledge our nominees to the
legislature to work for law embody-
ing that principle.
SENATORIAL ELECTION.
We earnestly advocate the election
OF United States Senators by a direct
vote of the people without the inter
vention of legislative bodies.
EXPANSION.
We participate with the National
Republican party in declaring in favor
of territorial expansion. The states
manship of the peace of to-day is free
dom for the oppressed people of all
lands acquired by the victory of our
arms. Those victories mean an ex-
pan5ion OF civilization and a guaranty
to the inhabitants of our acquired ter
ritory of free schools, free churches,
open courts and equal rights to all.
OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
We hold in undying honor the hero
ism and the sacrifice of the soldiers
and the sailors of the republic. We
denounce the Democratic party for the
hostile spirit shown to the soldier boys
who are giving valorous service in the
swamps and jungles of the Philip
pines. The Republican party is the
firm friend of our soldiers and sailors,
and it is ever ready to defend their
honor and to stand pledged to pensions
for all who are disabled and to the care
of the widows and orphans Of those
who fall fighting for the stars and
stripes.