The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-09-09
THE PLATFORM.

Tho Republican party of Nevada in
State convention assembled reaffirms its
adherence to the principles Of Repnbll-
canism rs expressed in the national
platform and wrought into the govern
ment of the nation from Abraham Lin
coin to Theodore Roosevelt The history
OF Republicanism is the party's might
lest platform. Endorsing the NOMINEES
ofthe national convention, we Affirm
that no man in public or private life IN
this country is more fitted in honesty,
daring, uncompromising independence,
steadfastness in what he believes 10 be
right and sound judgement to guide me
the American people in the fulliillment
oi their destiny the next four years than
Theodore Roosevelt.
We respectfully suggest TO the voters
of Nevada that Alton Brooks Parker Is
TOO closely allied with the selfish cor
porate and moneyed institutions OF wall
street and tthe lawless and predatory
monopolistic trusts of the country 10
oualiry him for the discharge OF the
duties of the Office for which the Demo-
cratic party of the United States has
selected him, and that no language
which we can frame moro aptly Illus
trates his dsqnalidcations than that
freely and publicly employed by VIII
linn l. grvan, W Il. Hearst and other
lealing men conspicuously prominent
in Democratic circles when the ehVif-
onmenls of the Democratic Preslden-
tial nominee were subject to free and nh-
trammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the people of The
state of Nevada upon the passage ol lhe
national irrigation law which VIII III
timatelv reclaim the arid lands OF the
west. and which will withinea few years
transform the desert wastes OF Nevada
into fruitful homesteads. we assert
that the attempt to usnrp the circuit VI
this great act,for one man is traNes'y
on fact and Justice. To the thousands oil
western citizens who have agitated 'hls
subject, to the western Senators anu
Congressman who for twenty-five years
have persistently urged and fought Tor
irrigation legislation and to the engineers
who have measured western streams
and threaded the mountains and deserts
To learn the possibilities OF storage ana
reclamation we give due and generous
credit and the lulncss of our gratitude'
But above all we declare that the ringing
and insistent recommendation of Theo-
dorc Roosevelt that Congress eonsidef
this subject was responsible for the
crystalization of all theories and plahs
into the bill known as the Naiionai IL
rigation Law, which MAS framed ana
agreed To by all the western Senators ana
Congressman, and introduced slmnlt-
aneously In the Senate and House mud
which would have failed in the House
had not Theodore -il,ooscneit hhaily
brought his great influence to bear
To secure its passage.
.STHM1AN CANAL.
We rejoice in tho requirement hy the
United States of sufficient lsthman ter
ritory upon which To excaNate, con-
struct and operate IA commercial canai
between the Atla,,tic and the Phelhc
Oceans entirely regulated and con
troled by the government of the United
States and which will, greatly promote
the industrial development of all see
tions of the Pacific Coast, and we es-
pecially regret that Senator francis IT,
Newlauds so far forgotl the snbstah,ial
interests of the State of Nevada ms to
interpose his vote in the Senate OF i'he
United States against the ratification oi