The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-19
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada in
state convent n assembled reafIirms its
adherence to the principles of Republi
canism as expressed In the national plat
form and wrought into the government
of the nation from Abraham Lincoln tn
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism is the party's m:glt,est plat
form. Endorsing the nominees of the ma
tional convention, we affirm that no man
n public or priva,e life in this country
Is more fitted in honesty. daring. uncom-
pr missing independence, steadfastness In
what he believes 10 he right and sound
judgment 10 guide the American people
N the fulfllment OF their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt, the statesman in peace. he hero In
war, the westerner always. and the Re
publican nominee for President of the
United States.
We respectfully 81. gest to the v'ters
If Nevada that Alton Brooks Parser IS
TOO closely allied VIA the selfish corpc-
rate and moneyed Institutions OF Wall
street and the lawless and predatory nf-
nopolistic trusts of the unit to quail
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the office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected him.
and that no language which we can
frame more aptly illustrates his disqual-
iications than that freely and publicly
employed by William j. Bryan. W. Il.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent in Democratic circles
when the environments of the Democrat
ic presidential nominee were subject to
free and untrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the pc pie of the state
of Nevada ipon the passage of the ma
tional irrigation law which will Ultimate
~ reclaim the arid lands of the west. and
which VIII within. a rew years transform
the desert wastes OF fevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert that the attempt
TO usurp the credit of this great act for
ne man Is a travesty on fact and justice.
To the thousands of western citizens who
senators and congressman who for TWEEN
ty-fve years have pers silently urged and
fought for irrigation legislation. and tn
the engineers who have measured west
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts to learn the possibilities OF
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fuilness of our
gratitude. But above all we declare .hat
the ringing and ins stent recommended
ton of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject was responsible 70,
the crystalization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known as the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was framed
and agreed to by all the western senator's
and congressman and introduced stimuli
~taneously iii the senate and house and
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
his great influence TO bear TO secure its
passage.
IST!IMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
ritory upon which to ~excavate CONSTRUCT
and operate IA commercial canal between
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government If the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development of all sections OF the Pacific
coast, and we especially regret that Sen
ator Francis q. Newlands SO far forgot
the substantial interests of the state of
Nevada as to interpose his vote In the
senate of the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between the
United States and the republic of Pan
anna in the vain attempt to interdict the
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENhTORSHTP.
We congratulate the people OF evada
upon the awakening r her prosperity In
field and mine. and that the hour is
which closes a quarter OF a cen
fury of state depression. That the dawn
begun of n new era wherein this
commonwealth is destined To take high
In agriculture. the industries and
New leaders are called for 10
in congress this new spirit Of