Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-06
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

OeNNOCNAJtC PLATFORM. ;
The Representatives Ct he Demo
cratic party In tho state e Nevada.
in Convention assembled. while sur.
rendering mono Of the convictions up
on other questions, most heartily en-
dorses the principles Of the National
Democracy as clearly and ably stated
in the platform adopted at St. Louis.
and pledge their earnest support to
Alton B. Parker and Henry G. Davis.
the National Standard bearers Of the
party.
FIRM FOR BIMHrALLIsM.
We adhere to our oft stated posit-
ion upon the money question and We
rejoice to know that the National Dem
ocraGc Convention refused to place it.
self on record as favoring the. gold
standard. and defeated the proposlt-
ion to do SO by a vote Of more than
two to one in the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
We 0LAI IL IAdI uPOu Ola Iu0 AACAUOu-
tai and collateral questions involved
in the silver issue, the friends Of New
ada's interests are almost to q man
in the Democratic party.
1t is the Republican party that is
pressing the Fowler Bill" providing
that no silver shall be purchased for
subsidiary coinage. but that standard
| dollars shall be melted down for that
| purpose 1t is Republican president
who is urging the policy Of placing
| Mexico and China upon gold basis.
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY AND
IRRIGATION.
We call attention to the pledge &c
| the National Democracy, that it will
| stay with us and fight the battle
through on lines which will preserve
our undeveloped resources for the
highest good of the masses. 1t has
kept it's promises in the past and it
will keep it's promises in the future,
as indicated in the following plank IF
the St. Louis platform:
I'VE congratulate our western citi-
zens upon the passage of the law
known as the Newlands Irrigation
Act for the irrigation and reclamat-
ion of the arid lands of the West
measure framed by Democrat, pass
ed in the Senate by non-partisian
vote and passed in the House against
the opposition of almost all the Rep
ublicans leaders by a vote, the ma
jority of which was Democratic.
We call attention to this great Dem
ocratic measure, broad and comphre 4
sive as it is, working automatically
throughout all time, without further
action of Congress, until the reclamat
ion is accomplished, reserving tn
lands reclaimed for home seekers il
small tracts and rigidly guarding a
! gainst land monopoly, as an evidenc
of the policy of domestic develop
ment contemplated by the Democrat
party, should it be placed in power.
ROOSEVELT AND IRRIGATION.
We deny as false the Republica
claim that President Roosevelt wa
the main factor in the enactment c
l. te National Irrigation Law. We d
j. not deny that President Roosevelt
l. recommended National Irrigation, bu
we affirm that long years before b
ever gave public utterance upon th
t. subject Senator Newlands was d
= voting his time, energy and flnanci
resources to the work. That und'
y his leadership in the House Of Re
y resentatives a campaign of educatio
was conducted which shaped the wa
for National Irrigation; that the Z
sential features of the irrigation o.
as finally passed were framed by hi
and received the approval of Weste:
Senators and Representatives and
the committee Of the Senate and tt
House before Mr.. Roosevelt BEGAN
President and the bill was and
known as the Newland's Irrigatit
Bill and that everywhere it has unit
the friends of Irritation and disarm'
it's opponents, and we believe 1t q
=, just and unfair to attempt to depri
Senator Newlands Of the credit Of
:, statesmanship.
:. STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIE
!. We aagin demand the immedia
admission os seperate states Of O
49, alahoma. Indian Territory. New Me
:. leo and Arizona and condemn the n,
:. row Eastern partisanship Of the Re
=. ublican Party in denying them gu
=. admission.
"a STATE GOVERNMENT.
1t, We congratulate the people OF Nc
ada upon the impartial and able &
H. ministration Of Governor John Spar