The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-10-17

Inc RepuDilean party or Nevada, II
state convention assembled, submits
the glorious history of party achieve
ment of the administration of Thee
dore Roose 1t as marking the highest
success of American government. From
a debtor nation-the heritage left by
the last Democratic administration
the United Staes in a decade of Re.
publican control, has passed to frs
plae among the creditor nations of .ht
earth. The music of prolific lndustr
lis the air. The wage-earner walk.
the Garth now as one to be reconee
with in the division of prosperity. jus
lice has smitten the highest, as well d
tn nearest offender. Graft has bee
purg q from the conduct of public "a
fairs. Laws of supreme moment t.
mankind have been passed. The Pa
anna canal has been made possible
The arid west viii be reclaimed Is
governm mt aid. The trusts have becl
curbad by stringent laws; the raj
roads shorn of discriminating abuses
Al owe all there has beer infused int,
The conduct Of public affairs a new
standard of civic probity, the exem
plar Of which is Roosevelt. These ar
the signal results of a decade of Re
publican ism, which we submit to tn,
voters of Nevada with confidence al
10 their answer at the polls.
STATE GOVERNMENT.
The contrast between the admins
trative success of the Republican party
in national AFFAIR." and the humiliatine
history of Democratic ineficiency i
Nevada calls for a change in the DO
litieal control of the state. With off
cials habitually absent from the cap
itol, the executive departments of tn,
state in Democratic hands are cor
Quoted with only haphazard regard 1,
the public business. Such absenteeism
is notorious, and coupled with TIL,
complete non-attendance of the Demo
cratic member of congress from hi
duties In Washington, condemns tina
party as unworthy the further trus
of the people. We are entering upo
a golden era of d. velopment and thu
necessity is urgent to vest the power
o. state into competent hands. W,
p4eago each aud every nominee of this
convention for any office to at all times
when not justihably excused therefron
remain at his post OF duty, ready ano
prepared to cheerfully perform all pub
lie services required of HIM by law I'll
by a proper regard for the convenient
dispatch OF official duties.
COMMENTATOR.
We indorse and commend the cours,
OF Honorable George 8. Nixon in thu
senate OF the United States upon tn.
great public que stions before this con
ssess. Ills strong support of Roose
vet and his vote upon the railroad al
ti-rebate law and other measures Vita
to the welfare of the people, together
With his business like attention to the
interests of Nevada is a source of sat
isfaetlon to his party and congratula
ZION to his state.
MINES AND MINING.
The great mineral wealth of Nevada
is a treasury of fottune belonging to
rich and poor alike. Every protection
saNd encouragement should be given
The mining industry hat may be &C
complished by legislation. We favor
he passage of a law extending the
righl of eminent domain for MINING.
purposes TO apply to locations mad,
upon unfenesd and un.mproved lands
held in private ownership, the minerals
within winch are reserved by the gov
ernment, that purchase may be made
Of the surface thereof by a locator
aft r proper appraisement; and we con
denim the v~etoing of such a law three
y, airs since by a Democratic gov
ernor of Nevada after it's passage by AN
Overwhelming vote of the legislature.
" g favor conservative legislation tend
ing to reduce the abuses of an excess
sive number of locations by one or
more common locators, and favor . re.
duction in the time permitted for the
marking of %ooudaries as tending to
pre- vent confusion of title and litiga-
tion.
We further favor the passage of q
law to render the officers and pro-
motors of stock companies liable for
the reasonable correctness of adver-
Using statements and prospectuses
designed to induce the public to pur-
chase shares.