Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-07
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

cratic party in the State of Nevada,
in Convention assembled, while sur
none 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 BIMETALLISM
We adhere to our oft stated posit-
ion upon the money question and We
rejoice to know that the National Dem
ocracic Convention refused to place it.
self on record as favoring the gold
standard, and defeated the proposit
ion to do so by vote Of more than
two to one in the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
We affirm that upon all the inciden-
tai and collateral questions involved
in the silver issue, the friends of New
ada's interests are almost to a 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 a 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 VIII
stay with US and fight the battle
through on lines which will preserve
our undey eloped resources for the
highest good of the masses 1t has
kept its promises in the past and it
| will keep its promises in the future,
as indicated in the following plank Of
the St. Louis platform:
We congratulate our western citi-
I 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
a measure framed by a Democrat, pass
ed in the Senate by a partisan
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 comphre1-
sive as it is, working automatically
! throughout all time. without further
action of Congress. until the reclamat
ion is accomplished, reserying tn
lands reclaimed for home seekers j.
small tracts and rigidly guarding a
gainst land monopoly, as an evidence
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 Republican
claim that President Roosevelt wa:
the main factor in the enactment "
te National IRRIGATION Law. We q,
i. not deny that President Roosever
= recommended National IRRIGATION. bu
we affirm that long years before Il
ever gave public utterance upon I'd
l. subject Senator NewIands was IL
/ voting his time, energy and financia
resources to the work. That undo
+ his leadership in the House of Re
y resentatives a campaign Of educati0
was conducted which shaped the We
for National irrigation; that the Z.
sentiel features Ct tie irrigation o..
as finally D255ei wore framed by NJ
and received the approval OF Neste:
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