Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-17


truer brotherhood among us, that for
the first time since the civil war 2
nominee on the national ticket has
been taken from that section Of our
country that lies south VI Mason and
Dixon's Iinea happy recognition q
the ~oblIteration of all sectional df
~ferences which led to and followed
that unhappy struggle.
AS an Introductory TO the few re-
marks i shall make. / desire 70 say
that / heartily endorse the platform
upon which / have been nominated
and with the convention and its notni
nee for president, regard the pres
ent monetary standard of value as ir.
reyocably established.
an the campaign preceding the last
election much stress was laid BY re.
publican speakers upon the prosper
QUA condition 81 The country and fore
boding were heard On the III results.
especially To the lahoring man, which
would follow any change In the pres.
ent complexion Of the government, It
il true that times were good, but It Is
no less a fact that, while there has
been no change In the party In pow
or, many of the evils %prophesied have
come under republican rule. Four
years ago factories. mills, mines and
furnaces were In active operation in.
able to supply the demand but NV
many are closed and thasc that ere
open are being operated With rednc-
ed forces on short hours Then wages
were high, labor was and there
was work for all. Nov work Ii scarce,
many wage carners unemployed and
wages reduced. The apprehension
which now prevails in business cir.
cles and the present unsatisfactory
Industrial conditions Of the country
seem TO demand q political change.
Al the language of VI platform
Tho rights Of labor arr certainly M
less vested, \ less sacred End no
less ~Inalienable than the rights Ct
capitol. The lime In opportune to en-.
phasize the truth OF this u%tterance
The most sacred right Of property IS
The right 10 possess and own q
own self and labor Of ones own hands.
capital Itself being but stored M n
Dor
"For years | worked In the rangs as
4 wage earner and ! know what II Il
to earn my loving BY the sweat Of
brow. have always believed and
my conviction came from the hard
school Of experience, that measured
by the character Of work be does and
The cost of living, d man Is entitled
10 full compensation for Ills services.
Ny experience as q wage Garner and
my association with labor have alike
taught me the value Of democratic
principles for In them the humblest
has the strongest security for indiyid
ual right and the highest stimulus to
that Independence 81 spirit and love
81 sclfhelp which produces the finest
private characters and forms the base
OF tho best possible government.
The receipts OF the government for
the year ending June 80. 1900. the
first fiscal year OF the present admin
istration, showed a surplus over OK.
pendltures Of SOL, 900, 900, but for the
fiscal year ending June 20, 1904. n
stead OF a surplus there was a deficit
Of 34l. 10000. From the first Of July.
1904. to August 10. or for about a
month and q third OF the present fis.
cal year, the expenditures OF the gov.
eminent have exceeded the receipts
by s2l.715.0o0. There could be no
stronger evidence OK the cStrava.
gance into which the republican party
has fallen. and no more potent argu.