The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-10-07
THE PLATFORM.

The Republican party of Nevada IN
State convention assembled reatlirns its
adherence 10 tho principles OF Kepnpll,
canism as expressed in the national
nlatform and wrought into the govern
inent of the nation from Abraham LIN
coin 30 Theodore Roosevelt. Inc history
of Repnhlicansm IS The party might
lest platform. Endorsing the nominees
ofthe national convention, Ne alhfih
that no man i'm public or private life IN
this country is moro fitted in honesty,
daring, nncompromising independence,
steadfastness in what he believes to he
right and sound judgement 10 guide the
the American people in the fnlllillment
OF their destiny the next Tour years llah
Theodore Roosevelt.
We respectfully suggest 10 Inc voters
of Nevada that Alton Brooks Parker Is
too closely allied with the selfish cor
porate and moneyed institutions of Wall
street and the lawless and predatory
monopolistic trusts of the country 10
qualify him for the discharge OF the
duties of the Office for which the Demo-
cratic party of the United States has
selected him, and that no language
which we can frame more aptly Illus
traies his disqualification than that
freely and publicly employed by Will
liam ]. BRYAN, W. X. Hearst and other
leading men eonspicnonsly prominent
in Democratic circles when the enVit-
onments of the Democratic Pfesidon-
tial nominee were subject Ia Tree ana uh-
trammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIG ALTON.
We congratulate the people of the
State of Nevada upon the passage ot the
national irrigation law which VIII ul-
timately reclaim the arid lands OF the
west, and which will within few years
transform the desert wastes OF Nevada
into fruitful homcsteads. We assert
that the attempt 10 usurp the credit oi
this great act for one man j. traYesly
on fact and Justice. To the thousands OF
western citizens who have agitated tins
subject. to the western senators ana
congressman who for twenty-five years
have pcrsistently urged and fought Tor
irrigation legislation and 10 the engineers
who have measured western streams
and threaded the mountains and deserts
10 learn the possibilities of storage ana
reclamation we give due and generous
credit and the fnlness of our gratitude.
But above all we declare that the ringing
ana lnsistent recommendation al 1heo-
dore Roosevelt that Compress consider
THIS subject was responsible for the
crystalization Of all theories and plans
INTO The bill known as the Natlonhl II
rlgaton Law, which Was framed ana
agreed 10 by all the western Senators and
congressman, and introduced simnlt-
aneously In the Senate and House ana
which would have failed in the House
had not Theodore Roosevelt hnaliy
brought his great influence To bear
!" "secnre It's passage.
iSTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
United States of sufficient 1sthmian ter
ritory upon which to excavate, con,
stfllet and operate n commercial canal
between the Alta tic and the Paelhc
Oceans entirely regulated and con,
trolled by the government of the United
states and which will greatly promote
the industrial development of all see
tioiis OF the Pacific Coast, and we es-
pecially I, gret that senator Francis g.
!Newlands So far forgot the snbstanllal
interests of the State of Nevada rs To
interpose his vote In the Senate oi ne
united States against the ratification oi
the treaty between the United states ana
lhe Republic of Panama in the vain at
tempt To interdict the building of the
canal.
UNITED STATES SINAToRSHIP.
We congratulate the people of Nevada
upon the awakening of her prosperity
w neld and mine, and that the honf ~
stfnck which closes 4 quarter oI cen
Jury OF state depression. That Inc uaWh
ms begun ola new era wherein tins com
ihonwealih is destined to take high rank
IN agriculture, the industries and MN
ing. New leaders are called for 10
represent in Congress this new spirit OF
nlate development. For the Senate ol
lhe etn nited States the Republican party
presents the name of George ;. Nixon, ms
an able, true and loyal citizen worthy OF
such choice, familiar with and interested
IN the various industries of our state and
who is the first candidate for that
supreme Office presented by II Nevada