Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-10-05
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

cratic party in tho State e 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 50 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
| adas 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 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 &c
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 IF
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 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 comphrea T.
sive as it is, working automatically
throughout all time without further
ion is accomplished, reserving the
lands reclaimed for home seekers in
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 was
the main factor in the enactment u
te National Irrigation Law. We do
not deny that President Roosevelt
recommended National Irrigation, but
we affirm that long years before he
ever gave public utterance upon the
= subject Senator Newlands was de
voting his time, energy and financia
resources to the work That under
his leadership in the House of Rep
resentatives campaign of education
was conducted which shaped the wa,
for National Irrigation; that the IS
sential features Of the irrigation oil
as finally passed were framed by hin
and received the approval of Westery
Senators and Representatives and G.
the Committee of the Senate and tn,
House before MIR. Roosevelt becamt
President and the bill was and il
Bill and that everywhere it has unitet
the friends of Irritation and disarmet
, it's opponents, and we believe it TN
j., just and unfair 70 attempt to deprive
, Senator Newlands Of the credit Of hi
statesmanship.
> STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES
We aagin demand the immediate
admission os seperate states Of OK
!, alahoma, Indian Territory, New Mex
. leo and Arizona and condemn the nal
row Eastern partisanship Of the Rel
!. ublican Party in denying them sucl
, admission.
I STATE GOVERNMENT.
= We congratulate the people Of New
ada upon the impartial and able ad
|. ministration of Governor John Spark