Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-02-20
REPUBLICANISM
vs.. DEMOCRACY
An Address to the Voters
Of the State
Adopted at the Meeting Of the
Republican State Central Com.
mittee at Reno February Il

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FELLOW CITIZENS OF NEVADA: Re-
alizing that once again we are about
to enter upon a great political cam
paign, for the purposes of determining
the future policies OF this grand re-
public, Believing as we do that it
becomes the duty of every citizen to
conscientiously and honestly consider
matters governmental and political,
to the end that the future conduct of
those affairs may be such as will con
fer the greatest good to the greatest
number of the people governed. Rec
ognizing the necessity and rights of
the two dominant political parties of
the United States to appeal to the
people upon these questions, we mod
estly submit to the consideration OF
the people OF this state the questions
at tissue between these two great par
ties, and ask them, with that feeling
of honesty that constitutes a good
citizen, to consider the history of
these two parties, and the practical
Illustration Of their separate admins
trations, and compare them, with the
benefits derived from each respect
lively, and after such elaboration upon
the questions to array themselves
upon the side of the party that from
the evidence obtainable, promises
the best government.
We point with pride to the Repub-
lican party which has, with the ex-
ception OF two terms, since 1861, had
control of the governmental affairs of
the United States; we ask you to
take into consideration the many
changes and conditions that have
: taken place during that time, and
, from such comparison to determine
whether it is not true that this great
party is the party of the hour; the
, party of progress; the party OF the
5 people, and for the people; the party
equal to the emergencies and exigen-
( cies that arise from the many new
3 conditions and circumstances brought
about in this progressive age, by an
aggressive, intelligent people. Com
e pare its past history with the history
OF the reign Of Grover Cleveland and
the Democratic party, and decide
whether you will ally yourselves with
the former or latter parties in the
coming campaign. Remember that
neither OF these two great parties
0 have any probationary periods OF
membership; that you are a Repub-
5 lican or a Democrat from the moment
t that you decide to cast your ballot
v with the one or the other Of these
parties; that you are entitled to ad-
mission to the counsels of the Repub-
: lican party from the time that you
5 make your decision and are eligible
to receive the nomination of that
party for any Office to be filled by the
ballots OF the people at the next cleo
tion.
e We particularly invite those of our
citizens who so valiantly fought the
battle of n Of the principal products
of this state from 1892 to 1900, who
in an effort to maintain the silver
product at a parity with the gold
product, forsook their party and en-
Y tered into an alliance with the party
= or parties that promised them a vic
tory for that principle. to assist us
in handling and controlling the live
So questions of today, that confront us
as a whole people.
= We admonish the members Of our
; party to lay aside all personalities
D" and labor to the end, as becomes al
% American citizen, that the great
3 march Of progress and prosperity
" goes on until the most skeptical ar,
convinced Of the correctness of oul
principles and the honesty aud pat