The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-10-21
THE PLATFORM.

The Republican party OF Nevada IN
state CONVENTION assembled reaifrins its
adherence to the principles Of Republi-
canlsm a. expressed in the national
platform and wrought into the govern
ment of the nation from Abraham I'm
coin 10 Theodore Roosevelt. The history
of Republieanism is the party's might
lest platform. Endorsing the nominees
ofthe national convention, we affirm
that no man In public or private life in
this country Is more lifted IN honesty,
daring, uncompromising independence,
steadfastness in what he believes 10 be
right and sound iudgementto To guide the
the merican people in the fulltillment
of their destiny the next four years than
Theodore Roosevelt.
We respectfully suggest 10 the voters
or Nevada that Alton Brooks Parker Is
too closely allied with the selfish cor
porate and moneyed institutions of Wall
street and the lawless and predatory
monopolistie trusts of tho country 10
qualify him for the discharge of the
duties of the Office for which the Demo-
cratic party of the United States has
selected him, and that no language
which we can frame more aptly Illus
trates his disqualifications than that
freely and publicly employed by WIZ
liam J. Bryan. w. X. Hearst and other
leading men conspicuously prominent
in Democratic circles when the enVlr-
onments Of the Democratic Preslden-
tial nominee wcro subject to free ana nm
trammeled discussion.
NATIONAL. IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the people of the
State of Nevada upon the passage OF the
national irrigation law which VIII III
timately reclaim IN. arid lands of the
west, and which will within few years
transform the desert wastes of Nevada
into fruitful homesteads. We assert
that the attempt TO usurp the credit OF
this great act for one man Is travesty
on fact and justice. To the thousands oi
western citizens who have agitated this
subject. To the western Senators ana
congressman who for twenty-five years
have persistently urged and fought for
irrigation legislation and to the engineers
who have measured western streams
and threaded the mountains and deserts
to learn the possibilities-of storage and
reclamation we give due and generous
credit and the fulness of our gratitude.
But above all we declare that the ringing
and insistent recommendation of Theo-
dore Roosevelt that Congress consider
THIS subject was responsible iof the
equalization of all theories and plans
into the bill known as the National lr,
rigation Law, which WAS framed ana
agreed to by all the western Senators ana
Congressman. and introduced simult-
aneously in the Senate and House ana
which would have failed in the House
had not Theodore Roosevelt hnalIy
brought his great influence Ia bear
10 secure its passage.
.STHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
United States of sufficient lsthmian ter
ritory upon which TO excavate, con,
struct and operate commercial canal
between the Alta tic and the Pacihc
Oceans entirely regulated ana con,
trolled by the government of the United
States and which will greatly promote
The industrial development OF all see
tions of the Pacific Coast, and we es-
pecially r. gret that Senator Francis e.;
Newlands 80 far forgot tho substantial
interests of the State of Nevada "a To
lnterpose his vote in the Senate on ne
United States against the ratification oi
The treaty between the United states ahd
the Republic of Panama in the vain At
tempt To interilct the building OF the
canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the awakening of her prosperity
IN field and mine, and that the hour IS
struck which closes u quarter ot cen
Jury of State depression. That me dawn
has begun ofa new era wherein this com
monwealth IL destined TO take high rank
IN agriculture, the industries and min
ing. New leaders are called for 10
represent in Congress this new spirit of
State development. For the Senate OF
theUnited States the Republican party
presents the name of George 5. Nixon, as
an able true and loyal citizen worthy OF
such choice, familiar with and interested
IN the various Industries of our state ana
who Is the first candidate for That
supreme office presented by a Nevada