Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-09-20
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.


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 >posit
ion upon the money question and we
rejoice to know that the National Dem
ocracic Convention refused to place it.
self on record as favoring the gold
standard, and defeated the proposit
ion to do SO by 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
ada'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 Lf
! 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 its promises in the past and it
will keep its promises in the future,
as indicated in the following plank Of
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 -
a measure framed by Democrat, pass
ed in the Senate by a non-partisian
vote and passed in the House agains,
the opposition of almost all the Rep
ublicans leaders by vote, the ma
iority of which was Democratic.
We call attention to this great Dem
ocratic measure, broad and cOmphrea
sive as it is, working automaticaii!
throughout all time, without furthe
action of Congress, until the reclamat
ion is accomplished. reserving tn
lands reclaimed for home seekers j,
small tracts and rigidly guarding a
gainst land monopoly, as an evidenc
Of the policy of domestic develop
ment contemplated by the Democrat
party, should it be placed in power.
ROOSEVELT AND IRRIGATION.
" = ttlls dS lo.loC ttIC 1eNpib-iSt'
i claim that President Roosevelt wa
the main factor in the enactment {
/ te National Irrigation Law. We q
J. not deny that President Roosevelt
l. recommended National Irrigation, bU
we affirm that long years before h
ever gave public utterance upon tn
L. ! Nnu-1anHC a
= voting his time, energy and fnanci
resources to the work. That und;
L his leadership in the House Of Re
:. resentatives a campaign of educatlr
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
.--e c; r7,uitfee Of the Senate and ii
House before n Roosevelt BEGAN
President and the bill was and
known as the Newland's Irrigatit
Bill and that everywhere it has unit
the friends of Irritation and disarm
=, it's opponents, and we believe it U
-. just and unf2':' 20 a,,empt to depri
Senator >.cWlands of the credit of b
: craftsmanship.
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIE
;, We aagin demand the immedia
admission os seperate states of O
alahOma. Indian Territory, New Me
=. leo and Arizona and condemn the M
:. row Eastern partisanship of the Re
-, ublican Party in denying them SUI
admission.
- STATE GOVERNMENT.
II We congratulate the people of Ne
"a upon the impartial and able d
II. ,ninistration of Governor John Spar
=. ond mon tho faithful and efficient D(