The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-30
THE PLATFORM

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 to
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism Is the par;y.s mightiest plat
aoim Endorsing The nominees of The na-
,ional convention, we ainrm that no man
n public or private LIE in tins country
rs moIe nl1ed IN honesty, daillg, uncpin-
pr missing Independence. s,~eadiastiess In
what lie believes 10 he risht AMI souhu
Judgme 10 guide Tie American people
N the fulnlilnent OF their destiny the
next four years thar Theodore Roose-
vel, the SALESMAN IN peace. he hero In
war, the westeiner always. and the Re
publican nominee for President Of me
Lni.ed States.
Ne respectfully gest to The vaer<
If Nevada that Alton Brooks Parker Is
zoo closely allied VIA me selfish corpc-
rate and moneys ed Institutions VI Wall
street and the iawless and predatory NIT
nupolist.c trusts of The country to quail
ify him for the discharge of The duties u
The office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi-i.
and that no language which we can
frame more apply illustrates his sisquaf
in%cations than that freely and publicly
employ ed By William J. Bryan. W. Il.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent In Democratic circles
when the environments OF the Democrat
ic presidential nominee were subject TO
free and unlrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the pc pie Of the state
OF Nevada ipon the passage OF the ma
tional Irrigation law which will Ultimate
IL reclaim the arid lands OF the west. and
VIII CHI VIII within. II FEW years transform
the desert wasie- Of Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert siiat the attempt
to usurp the credit of This great act fol-
ne man Is a travesty m fact and justice.
To the thousands OF We stern citizens whu
have agitated this subject. TO the western
senator's and congressman who for twen
ty-five years have pers.stently urged ami
fought for Irrigation legislation. and to
the engineers VIII have measured west
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts to learn the possibiiit .es OF
storage and we give due and
generous credit and the fuliness Of oui
But above all we declare :hdi
the ringing and ms stent recommended
ton of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject vas responsible 10,
the capitalization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known az the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was framed
and agreed TO by all the western senat rs
and congl essmen and introduced stimuli
t~aneously in The senate and house and
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
h $ great influence TO bear TO secure its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States of sufficient Isthmian ter
ritory upon which to excavate. construct
and operate IA commercial canal between,
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government II the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development of all sections OF the Pacific
coast. and we especially regre, that Sen
ator Francis u. Newlands so far sorgo
the substantial interests OF the state o
Nevada as t. interpose his vote In ths
senate OF the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between the
United States and the republic OF Pan
ANA In the val attempt to interdict the
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHTP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the awakening 4 her prosperity In
field and mine. and that the hour IL
struck which closes a quarter OF a cen
ury of state depression. That the dawr
mas begun OF a new era wherein this
commonwealth IL destined to take high
rank in agriculture. the industries ana
mining. New leaders are called fer to
represent In congress this new spirit vi :