The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-09
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada in
state convent n assembled rea firms It's
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
Theod re Roosevelt. The history or Re-
publics nism is the party's mightiest plat
form. Endorsing the nominees of the ma
in public or private life In this country
Is more fitted in honesty. daring. unc"m-
pr missing independence. steadfastness In
what he believes TO he right and sound
judgment to guide the American people
in the fulhllment or their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
war, the westernt always. and the Re
publican nor inee for President of The
United States.
We respectfully su.kes. III the vfars
Of Nevada tha; Alton crooks Parxar is
too closely allied wi.n Inc selfish corpc.
rate and moneyed Institutions OF Wall
street and the lawless and predatory mt
nopolistic trusts OF the country to quail
ify him for the discharge of the duties ~
the office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi 4.
and that no language which we can
frame more APPLY illustrates his diS.iuai-
ihcations than that freely and publicly
employed by William J. Bryan. W. II.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent In Democratic circles
when the environments of the Democrat
tc presidential nominee were subject TO
free and untrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the pe pie of tho state
of Nevada lpon the passage Of the ma
tional Irrigation law which viii Ultimate
ly reclaim The arid lands OF the west. and
which Will within a Few years transform
the desert wasie= of Nevada into fruitful
homesleads. We assert il.at the attempt
to usurp the credit of THIS great act for
enc man is a travesiy u: fact and Justice.
To the thousands OF We stern citizens WIN
have agiiated tins subject. TO the western
senators and congressman who for i"en
ty-hve years have peisasteiiliy urged ami
tough, for irrigation legislation. and To
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts To learn The posrlbiiit .es oi
storage and reclamation We give due and
generous credit and the fuliiess of oui
gratitude. But above all we declare :hLI
the ringing and ins.stent recommends.
tion OF Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject Was responsible ,ot
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 senatu.s
and cong essmen and introduced Smut
taneously in The senate ana house and
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
his great influence TO bear 10 secure It's
passage.
IST!lMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States OF sufficient lsthmian ter
ritory upon which 10 ~excavate. construct
and operate IA commercial canal between
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government II the Upited States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development of all sections of The Pacific
coast, and we especially regrei that Sem
ator Francis q. 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
of the treaty between the
United States and the republic Of Pam