The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-16
THE PLATFOR RIM

The Republican party OF Nevada In
state convent n assembled reaffirms Its
adherence to the principles of Republi
canism as EXPRESSED In the national plat
OF the nation from Abraham Lincoln tn
Theod re Roosevelt. The history or Re-
public. nism Is the party's mightlest plat
form. Endorsing the nominees OF the ma
lional convention. We affirm that no man
in public or private life In this country
is more fitted In honesty. daring. unc"m-
pr missing independence. steadfastness In
what he believes 10 lie right and sound
Judgment TO guide the American people
in the fuliIiment OF their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt. the statesman In peace. ne hero In
war. the western, always. and the Re
publican nor nee for President Of the
United States.
we respectfully 81. ses: ~ the vtar.
Of Nevada that Alton rocks Par~- -
TOO closely allied VIA me s.il-h corpc
rate ana money Ell inStttutlotS VI
street and the iawless and predatory mt
nol,oiistic trusts of the country to quail
iy him for the discharge of The duties n
the office for which the Democratic party
OF the United States has selected hi. l.
and thai no language which we can
frame more apply illustrates his aisuual-
tiications than hat freely and publicly
employed by William ). Bryan. ". Il.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent In Democratic circles
when The environments of the Democrat
Ic presidential nominee were subject 10
free and untra mmeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the re Pile III Tho state
of Nevada ipon the passage Of the ma
tionai irrigation law which Will Ultimate
ly reclaim the arid lands OF the west. and
which Will within a few years transform
the desert was,e- Of Nevada into fruitful
homesleads. We assert ihnt the attempt
to usurp the credit Of This great act fol
ne man Is a travesty :. fact and Justice
To The thousands OF We siern citizens who
have agitated this subject. TO the western
senators and congressman who FOR twen-
ty-fve years have persisteniiy arg-,l aud
fought for Irrigation legislation. and tn
he engineers VIII have measured west.
ern streams and threaded the mountains
and deserts TO learn the posYibilit les of
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fuilness Of our
gratitude. But above all We deciar re .hai
the ringing and ins'stent recommenda-
ton of Theod re Roosevelt thai congress
consider his subject was responsible for
tho ryStnIizntinn of all fhourfaa apH
plans into the bill known as the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was framed
and agreed to by all the western senator's
and congressman and introduced stimuli
taneousiy IN the senate and house and
which would nave failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
his great influence 10 bear TO secure Its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States OF sufficient lsthmian ter
ritory upon which 10 excava,e. construct
and operate Ia commercial canal between
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government II the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development of all sections OF the Pacific
coast, and we especially regre, that Sem
ator Francis u. Newlands so far forgot
the substantial interests OF the state of
Nevada as To interpose his vo;e In the
senate of the United States against the
ratification OF the treaty between the
United States and the republic Of Pan
in the VAL attempt to lnterdict tn
OF he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
We congratulate the people OF Nevada
upoa the awakening Z her prosperity In
fell and mine. AMI that the hour IL
truck which .lnses n quarter of a CEN
of state eIr ession. Thai the drwr
has begun nj new era wherain hts
commonwealth II destined to lake high