The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-22
The PLATFOR M

The Republican party or Nevada IN
state convent n assembled rea firms Its
adherence TO the principles of Repubii
canism as expressed In the national pat
form and wrought into the government
of he nation flom Abraham Lincoln I"
4 heod lie Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
p1blicanisn Is the par:y,s m:gat.est plat
ioI III. ENDORSING The nominees of the ha-
.ional convention, We dfnIm that no mar
n public o. pliva.e Life in this county
Is more utted in honesty. d'tlng. une"m-
~ missing Independence, steadfastness In
WHAT lie believes 20 he right aud sound
judgment 10 guide tie American people
n lne fui.llInenl OF their destiny the
next four years than Theodore koose-
vel, the Salesman in peace. ne nero In
war, The wes.eIn er always. and the RE-
/ publican nominee for President OF the
Un..ed States.
We respectfully 50. gest t. the yfers
If Nevada that Alton Brooks Pai~sr ~
.uo closely allied VIA me selfish corpc-
rae and money ed institutions OF all
! SIT eel and The law less and pie.la.ory mt
no. olist.c trusts of The country TO quar-
lily him for the dischaI re OF the duties !
The Office for which The Democratic party
OF The Lni,ed States has selected nira.
and that no language which we cam
, frame mole apply illustrates his disquat-
iacations than that freely and publicly
employ ed by William J. Bryan ". h-
Hearst and other leading men coiispic-
uo.sly prominent In Democratic ricies
when he enyiI onments OF the Democrat
ic ~ residential NOMINEES were subject 10
flee and unuammeled discuss on.
NATIONAL. IRRIGATION.
We cong atula,e the pc pie ofNthe state
OF Nevada ipon the passage of The ma
.ional irrigation law which Will Ultimate
~ reclaim The aid lands OF The west. and
VIII CHI VIII withir. d n years transform
The desert was .es of Neyada into fiuitfui
homes, eads. We assert hat the attempt
10 usurp the credit of This great act for
lie man Is Il travesty on fact and Justice
To he thousands OF western citizens WIZ
nave agi.ated his subject. 10 the western
! senators and congi essmen who for TWEEN
| .y-.ve years have pers.slently urged ami
Tough, for irrigation legislation. and I"
lie engineers VIII have measured west
EN- slIe ams and threlued the mountains
and deserts TO learn the pos<ib.lit es OF
s.oIage and exclamation We give 'lue and
generous CT edi, and The ruiiness of ou'
gratitude. Blu above all we declare hal
The ringing and ins slent recommends
ion of Iheod lie Roosevelt thai congress
consider This subject was responsible Io'
the specialization or all theories and
plans into The bill known az the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was framed
and ag. eed 10 by all the western senat Is
and cong. essmen and introduced stimuli
taneously in .he senate ana house anu
which would have failed In the house had
no, Theodo. e koose ,e't finally brought
h $ &. eat influence 10 bear t. secure It's
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
United States of sufficient lsthmian ter
rilory upon which TO excava e. construct
and operate a commercial canal between
the Atlant c and the Pacific oceans en-
lii ely regulated and controlled 10y the
government T the United States and
which will g .eatly promote he indus ria!
development of all sections of the Pacific
coast. and We espec ally regret that Sem
ator Francis Ii. Newlands so far foi got
the substantial interests OF the state OF
Nevada as I interpose his vote In the
senate of the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between tae
Uni ed States and The repLbh, of Pan
anna in the vain attempt to .nterdict the
building OF he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the awakening Z her prosperity in
field and mine. and hat the hour is
strrck which closes a quarter OF a cen
fury of state depression. That the da wp
has begun of a new era wherein this
commonwealth Is destined to take high
rank in agriculture. the industries and
mining. New leaders are called for tn
represent ia congress this new spirit VI