The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-21
THE PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada In
state convent n assembled reaf1irms it,
adherence to the principles of Republ
canism as expressed in the national plat
form and wrought into the government
of the nation from Abraham Lincoln to
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF RE-
form. Endorsing the nominees OF the ma
tional convention. we afnrm that NO man
In public or private life In this country
Is more fitted In honesty. daring. uncom-
pr missing independence. steadfastness In
what he believes 10 lie right and sound
Judgment to guide the American people
n the fulfllment OF their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt. the statesman In peace. ne nero in
war, the WESTERN, always. ana the Re-
publican nor NEE for President OF the
United States.
We Respectfully SUES. =" the v'fera
If Nevada that Alton rocks Parx,r ~
too closely allied wi.n me s-Insh cor pc.
rate and moneyed Institutions OF Wall
street and the lawless and predatory mt
nopolistic trusts OF the country tn quail
ify him for the discharge Of the duties ~
the office for which the Democratic party
OF the United States has selected hi. 1.
and that no language which we cat
frame more APPLY illustrates his disduai.
ifcations than thar freely and publicly
employed by William J. Bryan. W. II.
Hearst and other leading men conspic-
uously prominent In Democratic circles
when The environments Of the Democrat
lc presidential nominee were subject TO
free and ammeied discussion.
NATIONAL. IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the -e pie of TIC state
OF Nevada ipon the passage of the ma
tional Irrigation law which will Ultimate
ly reclaim the arid lands of the west. and
which VIII within a Few years transform
the desert was,e- Of Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. We assert ,hai the attempt
TO usurp the credit ~ ,his great act 70,
ne man Is a travesty = fact and justice
To the thousands or We stern citizens who
have agiiated ,his subject. to the western
senators and congressman who FOR TWEEN
ty-nve years have persist+nily urged and
souku' w utttntf'u NV y"
he engineers VIII have measured west
.ern streams and threaded she mountains
and deserts to learn the possibilities ri
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit ana the f~ullness Of our
gratitude. But above all we declare .hai
the ringing and ins'stent recommended.
ton Of Theod re Rooseveit that congress
consider this subject was responsible for
the specialization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known as the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was framed
and agreed to by all the western senators
and congressman and introduced stimuli
taneously In The senate and house and
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally brought
his great influence to bear TO secure lite
passage.
!ST!!MIAN CANAL.
We rejoice in the requirement by the
United States of sufficient Isthmian ter
ritory upon which to e~xcavaie. construct
and operate IA commercial canal bet ween
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government - the United States and
which viii greatly promote the Industrial
development OF all sections OF the Pacific
coast. and VIZ especially regre, that Sem
aior Francis q. Newlands go far forgot
he substantial interests OF the state Of
Nevada as t. interpose his vote In the
senate OF the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between the
United States and the republic of Pam
anna in the va, attempt to interdict tn
hnilding of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENtToRSHTP.
we congratulate the people NJ Nevada
nron the awakening { her prosperity In
neii and mine. aud hat the hour IL
.tmck which closes n quarter of a CEN
'ury of sat. .'em ession. That the dawn
ms hegnr NJ NOW sra wherein 'his
commonwealth II destined to lake high