The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-03
H PLATFORM

The Republican party of Nevada In
adherence to the principles of Republi-
CanIsm as expressed In the national plat
form and wrought into the government
OF The nation from Abraham Lincoln tn
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publicanism is the party-s miglt.est plat
form. Endorsing the nominees of the ma
.ional convention. we affirm that no mai
n public or private life in this country
is more fitted in honesty. daring. uneom-
pr missing Independence. steadfastness In
what he believes 10 he right and sound
Judgment TO guide the American people
n the fulhllment or their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt. the statesman In peace. he nero In
war, the WESTERN, always. and the ite-
publican nominee for President OF the
United States.
We respectfully s..ges. to the v,'ter-
ii Nevada that Alton Hooks Parser is
100 closely allied WIN me s=iiisn SufpI-
race anu money ed Institutions vi NAH
sli eel and the lawless and predatory mt
nopoiist.c trusts of the country To quail
lily hina for the dlschaI ge of the duties u
he ofnce Tor which The Democratic part,
vi the United States has selected III a..
and that no language which We can
frame mole apply illustrates his sisuuai-
iicatiUils than that freely and publicly
employ ed by William J.. Bryan. ~. ~.
iIearst ana other leading men conspic-
uousiy prominent In Democratic circles
when The enVii onments vi the Democrat
ic pa residential nominee were subject To
flee and untramiIeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate The pc pie nf tl.c state
OF Nevada ipon The passage of the na
,ional irrigation law which Will ultimate.
~ reclaim The aiid lands vi The west. ana
VIII ch VIII whit. a few years transform
he desert wasie= VI Nevada into fiuilfm
homesteads. We assert ,lnat the attemp,
to usurp the credit of ,his great act foi
he man Is d trayesty IN fac, and Justice.
To The thousands of We stern citizens VII"
have agitated tins subject. to s1e western
senator's and congl essmen who for TWEEN
,y-t.ve years have pers.stently urged anu
foughl for irrigation iegislalion. anu 1"
The engineers VII have measured west
ern streams and threaded The mountains
and deserts to learn the posslb.lit.e s vi
storage and reclamation We give due and
generous ctedil and the fullness of oui
gratitude. But above all We declare :h.Ii
the ringing and ins.stent recommends
lion of Theod re Roosevelt that congress
consider this subject was responsible 10.
the specialization OF all theories and
plans into the bill known as the Ma
tional Irrigation Law. which was framed
and agi eed TO by all The western senat, rs
and congI essmen and introduced stimuli.
taneously I'm The senate ana house anu
which would have failed In the house had
not Theodore Roosevelt finally prougn,
h $ great influence 10 bear 10 secure lite
passage
TSTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States of sufficient lsthmian ter.
ritory upon which TO ~excavate. conslruc,
and operate IA commercial canal between
the Atlanta and the Pacific oceans en-
Tin ely regulated and controlled by the
government Il the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development OF all sections of the paciic
coast. and We especially regret that Sen
ator Francis u. Newiands so far forgoi
The substantial interests of the state OF
Nevada as t. interpose his vote I'm the
senate of the United States against the
ratification of the treaty between the
United States and the republic of Pan
anna in the va, attempt to lnterdict the
of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP. ,
We congratulate the people of Neveda
upon the awakening { her prosperity I'm
field and mine. and that the hour II
struck which closes a quarter of a GEN.
Jury of state depression. That The dawn
begun Of q new era wherein this !