The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-18
n PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada In
state convent. assembled reafirms 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 to
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism is the par;y's mightiest plat
form. Endorsing the nominees of the ma
tional convention, we affirm that no man
N public or private life in this country
is more fitted in honesty, daring, uncom-
pr missing independence, steadfastness In
what he believes TO be right and sound
Judgment TO guide the American people
N 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
Uni,ed States.
we respectfully suggest to the voters
If Nevada that Alton Brooks Par@er Is
100 closely allied VIA Inc selfish corpc-
rate and money ed institutions of wall
stl eet and the lawless and predatory mo-
nopolist.c trusts OF The country 10 quail
ify him for the dischai ge OF the duties II
the once for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected him,
and that no language which We can
frame more apply illustrates his disqual-
incations than that freely and publicly
Hearst ana other leading men conspic-
uously prominent in Democratic circles
when The environments OF the Democrat
- ,,A,1spaa ZBhfnaf 10
free and unIrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the pc pie of the state
of Nevada upon the passage of the ma
lional irrigation law which will ultimate
ly reclaim The aid lands of the west. and
which will within a few years transform
the desert wastes of Hevada into fruitful
homes,eads. We assert hat 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 whU
have agitated this subject. TO the western
senator's and congressman who for TWEEN
,y-nve years have pers.stently urged AMI
fought for irrigation legislation, and to
the engineers whJ have measured west
ern streams and threaued the mountains
and deserts TO learn the possibilities OF
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fullness of our
gratitude. But above all we declare hat
the ringing and ins.stent
zion of Theod lie Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject was responsible for
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 enators
and congressman and introduced stimuli
taneously in The senate ana house ana
which would AVE failed in the house had
not Theodore koose seit finally brought
HIS great influence to bear To secure its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
United States of sufficient Isthmian ter
ritory upon which to ~excavate, construct
and operate a commercial canal between
the Atlanta and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government of the United States and
which will greatly romot the industrial
development of all sections of the Paci1c
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 Pan
anna in the vain attempt to interdict the
building OF he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
We congratulate the people OF Nevada
upon the awakening Ct her prosperity in
field and mine, and that the hour is
struck which closes a quarter of a CEN
of state depression. That the dawn
has begun of a new era wherein this
commonwealth is destined to take high
rank in agriculture, the industries and
New leaders are called for to
represent in congress this new spirit OF