The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-15
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party OF Nevada in
state ~conventi n assembled reaffirms its
adherence to the principles of Republic
canism as EXPRESSED in the national plat
form and wrought into the government
of The nation from Abraham Lincoln tn
Theod re Roosevelt. The history or Re-
public. nism Is the party-s mightlest plat
form. Endorsing The nominees OF the ma
lional convention. we affirm that No man
Is more fitted in honesty. daring. uncnm-
pr missing independence. sieadfastness In
what he believes 10 lie right and sound
Judgment To guide the American people
in the fulfillment OF their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt. the statesman in peace. ne hero In
war. the western, a'ways and the Re
publican nor vuee for President of thu
United States.
We Respectfully su-ses: ~ the vfer<
If Nevada tina; Alton rocks Parker "
TOO closely allied wi'n me s-irl~h corpe.
rate and mnneyed institutions or Wall
street and the iawless and predatory mt
I nopolistic trusts of the country I" Ghai.
ify him for the discharge of the duties -
the office for which the Democratic part.
OF the United States has selected hi.
and that no language which we can
frame more APPLY illustrates his ais1uai
locations than lhai freely aud pubiicl,
antlnNad hy William Rryun ~ X
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent In Democratic circles
VIXEN the environments of the Democrat
ic presidential nominee were subject a.
free and unirammeled discussion.
NATIONAL. IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the ne pie nf tho state
Of Nevada mon ike passage Of the ma
tional irrigation law which will Ultimate
~ reclaim the arid lands or the west. and
which VIII within n Few years transform
the desert was;e- OF Nevada into rruIifni
homesieads. We assert thnt The attemp'
to usurp the credit of THIS great act TO-
tne man Is a travesty ~ fact and justice
| To The thousands of we srern citizens WI.
have agitated tins subject. to the western,
senator's and congressman vho for iwen
ty-five years have persisteniiy :irge.l an'
fought for Irrigation legislation. and I.
he engineers VII have measured west
ern streams AMI threaded she mountains
and deserts 10 learn the possibilities af
storage and reclamation we give due AMI
generous credit and the fuliness of our
gratitude. But above all We declare .hli
the ringing and ins'stent recommended
lion Of Theod re Ituosevelt tina congress
consider this subject was responsible 10
lhe crystalization 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 senators
and congressman and introduced stimuli
taneously In The senate and house anu
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brough,
his great influence 10 bear TO secure its
passage.
lsTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States of sufficient lsthmian ter.
ritory upon which 10 e~xcavate. construct
and operate IA coinmercial canal betweeh
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
iirely regulated and controlled by the
government II the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development of all sections of the pacin,
coast. and we especially regret that Sen
ator Francis Il. Newlands so far forgo'
the substantial interests of the state o.
Nevada as To interpose his vote In IN.
senate of the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between IN.
United States and the republic Of Pan
anna in the VAL attempt TO interdict IN
building OF te canal.
UNITED STATES SEN ATORSTiTP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upoa the awakening Z her prosperity ir
field and MINI. and that the hour Is
struck which sl,ses a quarter of a GEN.
fury of STATE .'cIi cssion. That the dawr
has hsgun nj new era wherein fh'-
commonwealth Il destined to take high