The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-20

The Republican party Of Nevada In
state convent n 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 tn
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF RE-
publicsnism is the party-s mightlest plat
form. Endorsing the nominees OF the ma
in public or private life in this country
Is more fitted in honesty. daring. uncnm-
pr missing independence. steadfastness In
what he believes 10 lie right and sound
Judgment 10 guide the American people
n the fuidilment OF their destiny the
next four years han Theodore Roose-
Welt. the statesman In peace. ne hero In
war. the WESTERN, Always. ana the Re-
publican nor rnee for President OF the
United States.
We respectfu fully su.ses. Z" the v'fera
If Nevada tina; Altan .rOoks Parker "
TOO closely allied VIA me s.i1sh cor PC
rate and moneyed Institutions Of Wall
street and the lawiess and predatory mo
nopolistic trusts Of the country Z" dual
ify him for the discharge Of The dnties ~
the office for which the Democratic party
OF the United States has selected hill
and that no language which we cal
frame more apply illustrates his disauai'
ilcations than thai freely and publicly
employed by William j. Bryan. W. n.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uonsiy prominent In Democratic circles
when the environments OF the Democrat
ic presidential nominee were subject TO
free and mmel-,l discussion.
NATIONAL. IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the ne pie ar tho state
of Nevada ilon the passage ~ the ma
tional irrigation law which Will Ultimate
iy reclaim the arid lands OF the west. and
which will within II few years transform
the desert was,e- Of Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert that the attempt
TO usurp the credit ~ mis- great act FOR
ne man Is a travesty ;. fact and Justice
To the thousands of We siern citizens who
nave agitated this subject. IN the western
senator's and congressman who ror twen-
ty-rve years have persisfently urged and
foughi for Irrigation legislation. and tn
he engineers VIII have measured west
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts To learn the possibilities III
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and he fullness Of our
gratitude. But above all We declare hat
the ringing and ins.stent recommenda-
lion of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject was responsible for
the specialization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known as the Ma
tionai Irrigation Law. which was framed
and agreed to by all the western senators
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
his great influence 10 bear 10 secure its
passage.
!ST!IMIAN CANAL.
we rejoice In the requirement by the
United States OF sufficient sthmian ter
ritory upon which TO %excava,e. construct
and operate h commercial canal between
the Atlantic and the Pacific Dreams en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government ~ the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development OF all sections OF The Pacific
coast. and we especially regre, that Sem
ator Francis u. Newlands so far forgot
'he substantial interests OF the state OF
Nevada as to interpose his vote In the
senate OF the United States against the
ratification or the treaty between the
United States and the republic of Pan
anna In the Wal attempt to lnterdict tn
building OF he canal.
UNITED STATES SENaTORSIItP
We congi ~atuIafe the people Of Nevada
upon the awakening ( her prosperity ir
FIELD and mine. and that the hour l.
Truck which, closes n quarter of a cen.
iry of s,ate ,'epi ession. That the d,wt
has begun nj new era wherein 'h'>
commonwealth IL destined to take high :