The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-25
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada in
state convent n assembled reafiirms 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
publicanlsm is the party's migat.est plat
form. Endorsing the nominees of the ma
iional convention, we affirm that no man
n public or priva.e life in this country
is more fitted in honesty. daring. uncnm-
pr missing independence, steadfastness In
what he believes TO be right and sound
Judgment to guide the American people
N the fulhllment of their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
| welt, the statesman in peace. he hero In
war. the westerner always. and the Re-
| publican nominee for President of the
United States.
We respectfully 81. gest to The ysers
If Nevada that Aifan Brooks Par~,r is
TOO closely allied WIN me selfish corpc-
rate and moneyed Institutions of Wall
street and the lawiess and predatory mf-
| nopolistsc trusts of the country to quail
ify him for the discharge of the duties If
the office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi. 4,
and that no language which We can
frame more aptly illustrates his disauai-
iications than that freely and publicly
employed BY William J. Bryan. W. Il.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent in Democratic circles
when the environments OF the Democrat
In nraSfHantfal nominee Nara SnhfpCt to
free and untrammeled 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
iy reclaim the aid lands OF the west. and
which win withi1 a rew years transform
the desert wasie- OF Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert that the attempt
TO usurp the credit of mis- great act for
re man Is a travesty IN fact and justice.
To The thousands of we stern citizens VIII"
nave agitated this subject, to the western
senator's and congressman who for TWEEN
ty-tive years have pers.siently urged and
fought for irrigation legislation. and 1"
the engineers VIII have measured west
ern streams and threaded The mountains
and deserts TO learn the possibilities OF
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fullness of our
gratitude. Blu above all we declare ;hLI
the ringing and ms stent recommended
lion of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject was responsible 10,
the capitalization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known as 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 ana house and
which would have failed in the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
h S great influence TO bear 10 secure its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States of sufficient lsthmian 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 If the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development OF all sections of the Pacific
coast. and We especially regret that SEN
ator Francis u. Newlands so far forgot
the substantial interests OF the state OF
Nevada as To interpose his vote In the
senate of the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between the
United States and the republic of Pan
anna in the vain attempt to interdict the
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the awakening I her prosperity In
field and mine. and that the hour is
struck which closes a quarter of n CEN |
fury of state depression. That the daw
has begun of n new era wherein this
commonwealth Is destined to take high
rank in agriculture. the industries and
mining. New leaders are called for to
In congress this new spirit Of