The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-10-14
TIE PLATFORM

lhe watchword and motto of the Republi.
cans of Douglas county i'm convention as
sembled is the same old one: inward In
wardl Forward Our country's welfare de-
mands our constant attention and our
undivided time. Its interests are, and always
shall be, ours. No selfish scheme for party or
individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT shall ever cause
us to swerve from the right We have no
political hobbies 10 ride nor political axes To
grind. The good of the people in general and
OF The county of Douglas in particular, is all
we have TO look TO. The national and state
platforms are both good and we are proud TO
acknowledge that they express our true
sentiments and honest convictions as well as
the great principles which have ever guided
our party through sunshine aud storm. The
national and. state conventions have
displayed much wisdom and most excellent
judgement in their selection of nominees and
we heartily endorse their choice
The Republican Party is proud of its great
leader; when the sun goes down on theSth day
of November, the Nation will be proud of its
President.
As TO the question of who gave us the
national irrigation law, we will simply say:
That we know Nj. Newlands and we are will
ling to concede that he did very little to for
ward the irrigation movement, but then,
there are others who did more. Nevada Is
not the only arid state in 1.-THE Union, con-
sequently Mr.. Newlands had many co work.
ers in that direction. But the gentleman up
per most in our minds Just now is Mr.. Roose-
velt who, not withstanding the fact that he
was President of this great nation, and was
necessarily almost constantly perplexed,
harrassed and weighed down with the grave
and intricate public questions incidental to
his high position, nevertheless found ample
time and opportunity TO inquire into and to
study, the needs of every state, not excepting
our numerically small state of Nevada; and
ample time and opportunity to do all in his
power towards supplying our most urgent
equirement-WArER- and it behooves
every voter in Nevada, regardless of party
affiliations TO remember this. fact, when he
makes out his ticket.
Under the guise of sympathy and friend
ship for the laboring classes the Democratic
party is evidently endeavoring 10 raise a
conflict between the wage earning voter, and
the Republican party, but it might as well
quit barking, for there is no coon up the tree
and the notorious seeker for hobbies is simply
of our country know full well by this time on
which side their bread is buttered. They have
not forgotten what happened under Democ-
ratio misrule when the times got so hard
that they were glad TO procure work at al
most any wages. The labor unions have not
kicked against prosperity, they merely de-
sired an opportunity 10 share in it, aud TO en-
JOY some of IT, and if the the unfortunate
greed of capital happens TO oppose their
desires in this direction they certainly pos
ses too much intelligence to blame President
Roosevelt or the Republican Party, therefor.
The laboring man has learned by bitter ex-
perence what the free trade doctrine means
to him, and he has also learned, 10 his great
JOY, that protection and prosperity go hand
in hand and Republicans success at the
next election means continuedprotection and
continued prosperity for the American work
men.
We believe that our County affairs should
be conducted without reckless expenditure
and with a reasonable economy; and yet we
believe that good roads conduce TO the ulti
mate welfare of any County and that they
will add to the prosperity of our County.
We therefore favor having public highways
wherever necessary, and good ones at that,
and that they be maintained in fairly pas
sable condition for ordinary travel
No better man could have been found in
the state of Nevada, TO represent us in the
national senate than George :. Nixon, for he
is decidedly n man of the people and most
assuredly will he be for the people. Every
body knows him, and they all like him.
For once, thank God we will have the right
man man in the right place.