Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-25
THE FUSION PLATFORM.
The State Campaign Clearly Defined
in a Clean, Able Exposition Of the

in a Clean, Able Exposition Of the
Issues.
The following is the State platform
adopted by the Fusion Conventions
at Winnemucca.
The Representatives of the Demo
cratic party in the State of Nevada,
in Convention assembled, while sur
rendering none of the convictions up
on other questions, most heartily en-
dorses the principles of the National
Democracy as clearly and ably stated
in the platform adopted at st. Louis,
and pledge their earnest support to
Alton B. Parker and Henry G. Davis,
the National Standard bearers of the
party.
FIRM FOR BIMETALLISM.
We adhere to our oft stated post
ion upon the money question and We
rejoice to know that the National Dem
ocraSic Convention refused to place it.
self on record as favoring the gold
standard, and defeated the proposit
ion to do SO by a vote of more than
two to one in the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
We affirm that upon all the inciden-
tai and collateral questions involved
in the silver issue, the friends Of New
a.a's interests are almost to a man
in the Democratic party.
1t is the Republican party that is
pressing the Fowler Bill providing
that no silver shall be purchased for
subsidiary coinage, but that standard
dollars shall be melted down for that
purpose 1t is a Republican president
who is urging the policy of placing
Mexico and China upon a gold basis.
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY AND
IRRIGATION.
We call attention to the pledge Il
the National Democracy, that it will
stay with us and fight the battle
through on lines which will preserve
our undeveloped resources for the
highest good of the masses. 1t has
kept it's promises in the past and ii
as indicated in the following plank uf
the ST. Louis PLATFORM:
We congratulate our western citi
zens upon the passage of the law
known as the Newlands Irrigation
Act for the irrigation and reclamat
ion of the arid lands of the West =
ed in the Senate by a non-partisian
vote and passed in She House against
the opposition Of almost all the Rep
ublicans leaders by a vote the ma
jority of which was Democratic.
We call attention to this great Dem
Ocratic measure, broad and cOmphrel
sive as it is. working automaticali.
throughout all time, without furthe
action of Congress, until the reclamat
ion is accomplished, re5erving tn
lands reclaimed for home seekers j,
small tracts and rigidly guarding q
gainst land monopoly, as an evidenc
of the policy of domestic develop
ment contemplated by the Democra
party, should it be placed in power.
ROOSEVELT AND IRRIGATION.
We deny as false the Republica
claim that President Roosevelt wa
the main factor in the enactment {
te National Irrigation Law. We q
not deny that President Roosevelt
recommended National Irrigation, br
we affirm that long years before L
ever gave public utterance upon til
subject Senator Newlands was d
voting his time, energy and financi
resources to the work. That und;
his leadership in the House of Re
resentatives a campaign OF educatiC
was conducted which shaped the We
for National Irrigation; that the {
sential features of the irrigation o.
as finally passed were framed by hi
and received the approval of Weste!
Senators and Representatives and
the committee of the Senate and Il
President and the bill was and
known as the Newland's Irrigati
Bill and that everywhere it has unit
the friends of Irritation and disarm
it's opponents, and we believe it l
just and unfair to attempt to depri
Senator Newlands of the credit Of
craftsmanship.
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIE
We aagin demand the immedia
admission os seperate states of {
alahoma, Indian Territory, New Nj
leo and Arizona and condemn the II
row Eastern partisanship of the R
ubIican Party in denying them su
admission.
STATE GOVERNMENT.
We congratulate the DeOple of N