The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-11


silence of his party platform upon the
financial question and openly declares
in favor of the gold standard. The
above is 0 political clap-ttap, but
historical facts, and every voter in the
knows 1t to be the truth.
The fight is now on, and it must be Il
square fight between Roosevelt and
Parker, with the money question. even
in Nevada, eliminated.
Such being the case the Silver State
will ask the voters of Humboldt coun-
ty and the state of Nevada to
the two candidates for the presidency
as individuals. Roosevelt, the man OF
gentle birth and breeding, yet a man
of the people in the best sense, with
the training OF a scholar and the
breezy accessibility of a ranchman; a
man of the library and a man of the
world, an athlete and a thinker, a sol
der and a statesman, a reader. Il
writer and a maker of history; with
the s~ensibilities Of a poet and the steel
1 ye of a rough rider; one VINO never
did and never could turn his back on
a friend or an enemy.
Aman of action. of deed and direct
Ia all his motives, who as president has
been and now Is beyond the reach or
cont oil of any man or set of men, 1t
matte.s not if their headquarters be
in Wall street. Aman who has been
trained in the school OF experience in
governmental affairs, from the legisla-
ture in New York to the police depart
partment in Washington. thence to be-
come the hero of San Juan, later gov
ernor of New York, then vice president
and now president. In all of these
varied positions he has made good"
and today is a stronger man befo. the
people than at any time during his
life. He may have mac a few stock
gamblers in Wall street angry and
upon the toes OF a few of the
ccal barons of Pennsylvania, but the
people, the bone and sinue of the couI-
try, love him.
Judge Parker is no doubt a man OF
k.gh judicial standing, but upon all
public questions no one knows how he
In this he is the opposite or
Roosevelt. All the public knows about
him is that he was brought Toward
by that clever and adroit political ma
nipulator David Bennett Hill, endorsed
by August Belmont, the representative
Of Wall street, pronounced all right by
j. Bryan and his followers.
For twelve years the silver sentiment
a much to do With the way the
went in Nevada, but that Is
now a thing of the past. New condi-
ions confront us, and it is our duty as
We know Roosevelt to feel kindly 10
he west, and while he is a native of
New York, much of his early life was
spent on the cattle ranges of Montana
Wyoming.
He has b.eathed the pure. invigolas :
acquainted with the habits of our
men, is familiar with the vast
l~ndeveloped of that portion
II our nation which is situated between
lhe Missouri river and the Pacific
ocean, as well as all other portions of
he country.
His efforts and acts IN bringing to a
'uccessful ISSUE the national Irrigation
should. II there were nothing else.
commend him to the people of this STATE
IS the best man to support.
Parker, like Cleveland, and many of
he Republican presidents p.ior 10
Roosevelt. has nothing in common with
he people of the west, and especially
Sevadans. He cannot see &C. oss the
DO ders OF the state Of New York. /
Think it over. friends, eschew politics
f you win, but consider the many adj
'antages Roosevelt has over Parker.
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