The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-25

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future, as Indicated in the following
plank In the st. Louis platform:
I'VE congratulate our western citize-s
upon the passing of the law known as
the Newlands Irrigation act for tie irri-
CATION and reclamation of the arid lands
of the west-a measure framed by a
Democrat, passed in the senate by a nom
partisan vote and passed In the house
against the opposition of almost all the
Republican leaders by a vote the major
ity Of which was Democratic. We call
attention to this great Democratic meas
ure, broad and comprehensive as 1t is,
working automatically throughout all
time, without TURNER action of congress.
until the reclamation is accomplished, re-
serving the lands reclaimed for home
seekers in mall tracts, rigidly guarding
against land monopoly. as an evidence of
the policy of domestic development con.
templated by the Democratic party
should 1t be placed In power"
ROOSEVELT AND IRRIGATION.
We deny as false the Republican claim
that President Roosevelt was the main
factor in the enactment of the national
irrigation law. We do not deny that
President Roosevelt recommended ma
tional irrigation. but we affirm that lon.
years before he ever gave public utter
ance upop the suhiect Senator Naufande
was devoting his time. energy and fnas
eial esource to me work. That under
his leadership in the house of representa-
tives a campaign of education was con-
Quoted which shaped the way for ma
tional irrigation; that the essential fea-
lures of the Irrigation bill as finally
passed were framed by him and received
the approval of western senators ana
representatives and of the committees of
the senate and the house before Mr..
Roosevelt became president. and that the
bin was and is known as the Newlands
irrigation bill. and that everywhere IL
has united the friends of irrigation and
disarmed its opponents, and we believe
it unjust and unfair to attempt to de-
prive Senator Newlands of the credit OF
his craftsmanship,
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES.
We again demand the immediate ad-
mission and separate states of Oklaho-
ma, Indian Territory. New Mexico and
Arizona, and condemn the narrow east
ern p~artisanship of the Republican party
in denying them such admission.
STATE GOVERNMENT.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the impartial and able administra
ton of Governor John Sparks. and upon
the faithful and efficient performance of
duty by every Fusion state officer. We
commend the work of the last legisla-
tnre. composed almost entirely of Dem
ocrats n Silver party men. We espe-
cially endorse the state irrigation law
passed by a Fusion legislature, ana
urged and signed by Governor Sparks
LABOR.
We recognize the right of laborinxs men
to organize into unions for their own pro-
lection and We earnestly object to any
unjust limitations of that right. whether
by injunction or otherwise
We congratulate the faboring men of
this state that IN pursuance of the plain
mandate of the labor, plank in our last
platform the Democratic-Silver party
enacted an eight-hour law
that was signed by a Democratic govern.
or and upheld by the supreme court of
the state.
We also favor a national eight-hour
law applicable to all public works.
We are opposed to the alarming growth
of militarism and to the interference
with and settlement of civil disputes by
military forces under Republican admin
istration. We demand tina all military
authorities be subordinate to civil law.
For the protection of the life and limb
of employees we favor the passage Of a
bill by the Legislature of the state of Ne
vada defining who are fellow-servants
la the occupations of mining, railroading
and all other extra-hazardous occupa-
lions.
We favor the passage of laws provid-
ing for the inspection of mines and min
ing machinery to insure the safety of
miners.
We favor the enactment of a law pro.
viding for arbitration for the settlement
OF labor difficulties.
NO IMPERIALISM.
We favor and especially emphasize
that plank in the ST. Louis platform
which declares that all men under the
American flag are entitled to the protec-
ton Of the Institutions whose emblem
the nag is. even II they are inherently
unfit to be members of the American
bod polite. Wherever there NAV ax;st