The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-17
THE PLATFOP RI W

The Republican party OF Nevada in
state conventian assembled rea firms Its
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 to
Theod re Roosevelt. The history OF Re-
publIcsnism is the party's mightiest plat
form. Endorsing the nominees OF the ma
tional convention. we affirm 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 to he right and sound
Judgment to guide the American people
in the fulhllment or their destiny the
next four years than Theodore Roose-
welt. the statesman in peace. ne hero In
war. the westernt- fways and the Re-
publican nor tnee for President OF the
United States. !.
We Respectfully suggest az the vters
Of Nevada that Alton -,rooks Parx.r "
too closely allied WIN the ssinsh cor pc.
tdtG dHh ~ aitFt 49,
street and the lawiess and predatory mo
nopolistic trusts Of the country to dual
ify him for the discharge IF The duties II
the office for which the Democratic party
of the United States has selected hi. /.
and that no language which we can
frame more aptly illustrates his disnuai.
ifcations than that freely and publicly
employed by William J.. Bryan. w. X.
uorsly prominent In Democratic circles
when the environments Of the Democrat
ic presidential nominee were subject to
free and unrrammeled discussion.
NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
We congratulate the ne pie of tho state
of Nevada ipon the passage Of the ma
tional Irrigation law which will
~ reclaim The arid lands or the west. and
which VIII within a FEW years transform
the desert was,e- of Nevada into fruitful
homesteads. we assert that the attempt
to usurp the credit Of ms great act foi
enc man is a travesty :. fact and Justice
To the thousands Of we sIern citizens W.T."
have agitated tins subject. to the western
senator's and congressman who for twen-
ty-ive years have persisfently urged and
foughi for irrigation legislation. and tn
he engineers VIII have measured west
ern streams and threaded ;fe Mountains
and deserts to learn the possibilities of
storage and reclamation we give due and
generous credit and the fuliness Of our
gratitude. But above all We declare :hai
the ringing and ins,stent recommends
tion OF Theod re Roosevelt hat congress
consider this subject was responsible for
the crystalization 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 senator's
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 Its
passage.
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We rejoice In the requirement by the
United States of sufficient Isthmian ter
ritory upon which to e~xcavate. construc,
and operate IA commercial canal between
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans en-
tirely regulated and controlled by the
government # the United States and
which will greatly promote the Industrial
development OF all sections OF the Pacific
coast. and we especially regret that Sem
ator Francis u. Newlands so far forgot
the substantial interests OF the state OF
Nevada as to interpose his vote In 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 interdict tn
building of he canal.
UNITED STATES SENATORSHTP.
We congratulate the people OF Nevada
upon the awakening Z her prosperity IN
field and mine. and that the hour Is
truck which, closes a quarter OF a cen
'ury of state oppression. That the dawr
has begun nj new ora wherein ,h'-
commonwealth In destined to take high ]