The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-31
THE PLATFORM AGAIN

The Newiands platform: I'VE congrat-
ulate our western citizens upon the pass
ing of the law known as the Newlands
Irrigation act" There is no such act in
spent most of his time in 81. Louis in
getting the committee on platform 10
falsify the records of congress and the
statues of the United States by calling
1t. What is known as the Newlands ir-
rigation act" He did introduce some
character Of ar irrigation act in the low
er house of congress-. which Roosevet:
sal down upon.
So far as Mr.. Newlands has any prac-
teal interest in the act, Its title should
be. IAN act to aid Mr.. Newlai,6s in dis.
posing of reservoir sites in Nc. ada lie
sold one to the government for $4,000 Iii
Churchill county. has another one In
water In Bonner lake, which he tried TO
sell to the people of Washoe county for
$500, 900. for storage In other reservoirs.
We don't know of his owning any res
ervoir sites in Humboldt county. ana we
may not expect the storage of tue Hum
boldt river waters BY the government
till after he disposes of rs ,eserv3iI
site on hand. If he can prevent IL.
Platform: I'VE are opposed to the
alarming growth of militarism and IL
the Interference with and settlement oil
civil disputes by military forces unda:
Republican administration" But ii
seems that it is all right to settle such
disputes under Democratic adm,nistra-
ton, as Cleveland settled the great strike
Of rail- DAD employees. by Lining the rail
road with soldiers and gatling guns from
Chicago to San Francisco, with the con
sent and advice of Mr.. Newlands.
There is great contrast between the
above Democratic me .hod and the metn-
cd Roosevelt adopted between Gasawas
Davis and other coal bare on one side
and the coal miners on the other. Roose
Welt adopted the method of arbitration.
Cleveland the military. The coal ba7ons
are still sore at Roosevelt because he
was SO undemocratic as not 20 put do vi
the miners by armed force insteai II
recognizing their complaints and rigass
Platform; W emphasize that PLANK
in the st. LOU platform which declares
that all men under the America, nag
are entitled to the protection of the In
situations whose emblem that flag 10.
even IL they are inherently unfit 10 "
members of the American body polite.
The Wall street convention at St. Louis
had great love for the Filipinos. but 4
detested the rule of the majority of the
Hopkins and other delegates who voteu
for Mckinley and denied seats to the
delegates elected at the primaries, ana
by this means seated the Parker dele
gates.
Mr.. Bryan. in his argument before th-
st. Louis convcatiDn In behalf of tn
ihaJViity iuS Va u pSoPit aHu aSahhS
the minority rule of committees of tree
hooters and bosses. said;
I'm the state of Illinois The majority
was not allowed to rule. applause,
Tina convention was dominated by d
clique of men who deliberately. purpose
ly. boldly tramped upon the rights of the
Democrats of Illinois. (Appiause) The
evidence shows that no band of train
robbers ever planned a raid upon . tram
more del b~erately or with less conscience
than they did"
But the imperial band of train robbers
who robbed the Democrats In twenty-six
districts of Illinois out of their choice OF
delegates received the sane ion of the St.
Louis convention. and the followers Of
that band were admitted to seats, al
though they were in the minority In the
state convention. Bryan further said:
These men who seek seats in this
convention against the protests Of S2
delegates were the men who kept the
path hot between the Palmer and Buck