Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-09-23
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. !.
The Representatives Of tho 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
ocratic 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 reSOluClOnS.
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 IF
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 it
will keep it's promises in the future,
| as indicated in the following plank Of
the ST Louis platform:
} I'VE cOngr atulate 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 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 comphren
sive as it is, working automatically
throughout all time, without further
action of Congress, until the reclamat
ion is accomplished, reserving tn
lands reclaimed for home seekers il
small tracts and rigidly guarding a
gainst land monopoly, as an evidence
of the policy of domestic develop
| ment contemplated by the Democrat
party, should it be placed in power.
ROOSEVELT AND IRRIGATION.
We deny as false the Republican
claim that President Roosevelt wa:
the main factor in the enactment u
te National Irrigation Law. We d:
not deny that President Roosevelt
recommended National Irrigation, bu
we affirm that long years before h
ever gave public utterance upon tn
subject Senator Newlands was d.
voting his time, energy and financin
resources to the work. That undo
his leadership in the House of Re-
resentatives a campaign of educatiO
was conducted which shaped the wa
! for National Irrigation; that the {:
sential features CT the irrigation Of
as finally passed were framed by hi
and received the approval of Wester
Senators and Representatives and {
t;le committee of the Senate and tn
House before Mr.. Roosevelt becam
President and the bill was and
known as the Newland's Irrigatio
Bill and that everywhere it has unite
the friends of Irritation and disarme
, its opponents, and we believe it u
:, just and unfair 20 attempt to depri1
Senator Newlands of the credit of b
craftsmanship.
;. STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES
We aagin demand the immedia'
admission os seperate states Of o
!, alahoma, Indian Territory, New Me
. leo and Arizona and condemn the ma
row Eastern partisanship Of the Re
:, ublican Party in denying them sue
i, admission.
), STATE GOVERNMENT.
We congratulate the people of Ne
aCa upon the impartial and able q