The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30
THE PLATFORM.

The Republican party of Nevada III
State convention assembled reaflirms its
adherence 10 the principles of Republi-
canism 1as expressed in the national
platform and wrought into the govern
mcnt of the nation from Abraham Lin
coin To Theodore Roosevelt The history
of Repnblicansm 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 fitted IN honesty,
daring, uncompromising independence
steadhstness in what he believes to be
right and sound judgement 10 guide the
the American people in the full6llment
of their destiny the next four years than
Theodore Roosevelt.
We respectfully suggest to the voters
of Nevada that Alton Brooks Parker Is
too closely allied with the selfish cor
porate aud moneyed institutions of Wa1i
street and the lawless and predatory
monopolistic trusts of the country TO
qualify him for the discharge OF the
duties Of the Office for which the Demo
cratic party Of the United States has
selected him, aud that no language
which we can frame more aptlN Illus
trates his disqualifcalions than that
freely and publicly employed by Will
liam !. Bryan, w. r. Hearst and other
leading men conspicnously prominent
i'm Democratic circles when the envir-
onments of the Democratic Prcsiden-
tal nominee were subject to free and un-
trammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the people of the
State-of Nevada upon the passage OF the
national irrigation law which Will III
timatelv reclaim the arid lands of the
west, and which will within "A 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. 70 the thousands OF
western citizens who have agitated this
subject. 10 the western Senators ana
congressman who for twenty-five years
have persistontly 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 wc give due and generous
credit and the ltllnoss of our gratitude.
But above all we declare that the ringing
and insistcnt recommendation of Thco-
dore Roosevelt that Congress consider
this subject was responsible for the
capitalization of all theories and plans
into the bill known ns the National lr-
figalion Law, which was framed and
agreed TO by al the western Senators and
congressman, aud introduced siniult-
aneously IN the Senate and House and
which would have milod in the House
had not Theodore Roosevelt finally
brought his great influence 10 bear
10 secure It's passage.
.STHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In The requirement 10y the
United States of sufficient lslhmian ter
rilory upon which 10 eNcavaic, con
siruct and operate n commercial canal
between the Atla,tic and the Pacific
''H'hS eHllfclN rtRHlalfH anu ''ii-
trolled by the government of the United
States and which viii greatly promote
the industrial development of all sec
lions of the Pacific Coast, and we cs-
ptcially regret that senator Francis g..
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