The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-26
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada in
state convent n reafirms Its
adherence to the principles of Republic
canism as expressed In the national plat
form and wrought into the government
of the nation from Abraham Lincoln to
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism is the party's mightiest plat
form. Endorsing The nominees OF the ma
,ional 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
xhat he believes 10 he right and SOUND
Judgment to guide the American people
IN the fulhllment of their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
Welt, the statesman in peace. ne hero in
war. the westerner always, and the Re-
publican nominee for President of the
United States.
We respectfully gest to the vster|
! Of Nevada that Alton Brooks Parker Is
TOO closely allied wi'n me s-itish corpe-
rate and moneyed institutions of Wall
! street and the lawless and predatory MT
| nopolistic trusts of the country 10 quail
lily him for the discharge of the duties II
the office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi-l,
and that no anguag which we can
frame more APPLY illustrates his disaual-
iiications 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 lpon the passage OF the ma
tional irrigation law which will
~ reclaim the arid lands of the west. and
which VIII within d few years transform
the desert wasieS of Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert that the attempt
TO usurp the credit of mis- great act for
ne man Is a travesty IN fac, and justice.
To the thousands of We stern citizens who
have agilated this subject, to the western
senator's and congressman who for TWEEN
ty-five years have pers.siently urged ami
Tough, for irrigation legislation. and To
the engineers VIII have measured west
ern streams and threaded the mountains
AIN ~ q hHS Poo- ~
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fullness of our
gratitude. But above all we declare :hit
the ringing and ins.stent recommends
ton of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject was responsible Tor
the specialization 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 in The senate and house and
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
rs great influence to bear 10 secure It's
passage.
IsTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
United States of sufficient Isthmian ter
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 CT all sections of the Pacific
coast. and we especially regret that Sem
ator Francis u. 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 Pam
anna I'm the val attempt to interdict the
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the awakening I her prosperity In
field and mine. and that the hour is
struck which closes a quarter OF a cen
fury of state depression. That the dawn
has begun OF a new era wherein this
commonwealth IL destined to take high
rank in agricultu re. the industries and
mining. New leaders are called for TO
represent In congress this new spirit OF