The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-19
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party Of Nevada In
adherence to the principles OF Renuhli
canism as EXPRESSED in the national plat
form and wrought into the government
OF the nation from Abraham Lincoln 10
Theod re Roosevelt. The history or Re-
publics nism is the party's mightiest plat
form. Endorsing the Nominees OF the ma.
in public or private life in this country
is more fitted In honesty. daring. unc"m-
pr missing independence. s,eadfastness In
what he believes TO lie right and sound
Judgment To guide the American people
n the fuihilment or their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt. the statesman In peace. ne hero In
war. the westernt n,ways. ana the Re-
publican nor snee for President of the
United States.
We res,,~ctfu fully su.ses, ~ the vfers
If Nevada that Alton rocks Par~,- -
too closely allied VIA he s-insh cor pc.
rate and moneyed institutions ~ Wall
street and the iawiess and predatory mt
norolistic trusts Of the country 10 quail
ify him for the SONAR rye Of the duties ~
the office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi. !.
and that no language which we cal.
frame more aptly illustrates his disauai.
ifcations than thar freely and publicly
employed by William J. BRYAN. ". X.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
nouslv nrnminent In Democratic circles
when the environments Of the Democrat
ic presidential nominee were subject to
free and untrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL. IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the ne pie or tho state
Of Nevada mon the passage of the ma
tionai irrigation law which will Ultimate
ly reclaim the arid lands or the west. and
which VIII within n Few years transform
the desert was,e- NJ Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert that the attempt
to usurp the credit, Of THIS great art foi
ne man Is a travesfv ~ fact and iusffcc
To the thousands ~ We stern citizens who
have agiieted tins subject. sto the western
senator's and congressman who eor twen-
ty-hve years have persisfentiy argel and
tough, for irrigation legislation. and To
ne engineers WI nave mpHSuTeu WEST
ern streams and threaded she mountains
and deserts to learn the possibilities of
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fullness NJ our
gratitude. But above all we declare hat
the ringing and ins'stent recommended
tion of Theod re Roosevelt thai congress
consider this subject was responsible for
the crystalization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known as the Ma
tional Irrigation law. which was ira med
and agreed to by all the western senator's
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 to bear TO secure its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by she
United States Of sufficient Isthmian ter
ritory upon which to excavate. construct
and operate IA commercial canal hetween
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tireiy regulated and controlled nv the
government of the United States and
which viii greatly promote the Industrial
development of all sections OF the Pacific
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 wall attempt to interdlct tn.
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHrP.
We congratulate the people Of Nevada
mon the awakening Z her prosperity In
field and mine. and that the hour Is
truck which closes n quarter Of a CEN
ury Of s,ate .'em ession. That the da wn
ms begun nj now era wherein .his
commonwealth II destined to take high