The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-01
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party OF Nevada In
state convent n reafirms its
adherence to the principles of Repuhii
canlsm as EXPRESSED in the national plat
form and wrought into the government
OF the nation from Abraham Lincoln I"
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism Is the par;y's might.est plat
form. Endorsing the nominees of the ma
n public or private life in his country
is more fitted In honesty. daring. unc"m-
pr missing Independence. steadfastness In
what he believes 10 he right and sounn
judgment to 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 western, always. and the Re-
publican nominee for President OF the
United States
We respectfully su.ses. to the v'tsr-
II Nevada that Alton looks Par~,r Is
too closely allied wi-o me selfish corpc-
rate aud muneyed Institutions OF Wall
street and the lawless and predatory mt
nopolistic trusts of the country to quail
lily him for the discharge of the duties -
The office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi I.
and that no language which We can
frame more aptly illustrates his disquai-
iiica than that freely and publicly
employed by William J. Bryan. ". 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 Pile ~ the state
of Nevada Upon the passage of the ma
tionai Irrigation law which will Ultimate
iy reclaim the arid lands OF the west. and
which will within a Few years transform
the desert was;e- of Nevada into fruitful
homes,eads. We assert that the attempt
to usurp the credit of this great act foi
ne man is a travesty IN fact and justice
To the thousands OF We stern citizens VIII"
have agi,ated this subject. to the western
senators and congressman who for TWEEN
ty-nve years have persls,entiy urged and
loukn'r u uTisdtlol ttktSiftttstt- NV W
the engineers VIII have measured west
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts to learn the posYibilit les OF
storage and reclamation we give due ana
generous credit and the fullness Of our
gratitude. But above all We declare :hai
the ringing and ins.stent recommends
ton of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider This subject was responsible TO-
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 senat, re-
and congressman and introduced stimuli
taneously i'm The senate and house AMI
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
h $ great influence TO bear 10 secure Its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States Of sufficient sthmian ter
ritory upon which to e%xcavaie. construct
and operate a commercial canal between
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government II the United States ana
which VIII greatly promote the Industrial |
development Of all sections OF the Pacific
coast. and we especially regret that Sen
ator Francis u. Newlands so far sorgoi
the substantial interests of the state oil
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 va..l attempt to interdict the
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENAToRSHIP.
We congratulate the people OF Nevada
upon the awakening Z her prosperity In
field and mine. and that the hour Is
struck which closes n quarter of a CEN
fury of state depression. That the dawn
has begun Of q new era wherein this