The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-10-29

The Republican party of Nevada, in
state convention assembled, submits
he glorious history of party achieve
nent of the administration of Theo-
dore Roosevelt 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
lac among the creditor nations of III
oarth. The music of prolific lndustr
lis the air. The wage-earne~ walks
he earth now as one to be reconed
With in the division of prosperity. JUS
re has smItten the highest, as well at
h meanest offender. Graft has bee
rgcd from the conduct of public ga
fairs. Laws of supreme moment te
mankind have been passed. The Par
anna canal has been made possible
The arid west will be reclaimed by
government aid. The trusts have been
eurbed by stringent laws; the rail.
roads shorn of discriminating abuses
Alove all there has been 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 the
voters of Nevada with confidence as
% their answer at the polls.
STATE GOVERNMENT.
The contrast between the admins
trative success of the Republican party
in national affairs and the humiliating
history of Democratic inefieiency ii
Nevada calls for a change in the po-
htical control of the state. With off
Gals habltually absent from the cap
itol, the executive departments of thu
state in Democratic hands are con
Quoted with only haphazard regard t.
the public business. Such ~absenteeisn
is notorious, and coupled with til,
complete non-attendance of the Demo
cratic member OF congress from hIA
duties In Washington, condemns tina,
party as unworthy the further trusl
of the people. We are entering upoI
a golden era of development and tbs
necessity is urgent to vest the powers
oil state into competent hands. We
pieage each and every nominee of thu
convention tor any othc. to at ali times
when not JustiIiabiy excused therefron
remain at his post OF duty, ready ant
prepared to c%heerfully perform all pub
lac services required OF hlm by law "a
by a proper regard for the convenien,
dispatch OF official duties.
COMMENDAIION.
We indorse and commend the cours.
OF honorable George S. Nixon il the
senate OF the United States upon the
great public questions before this con
ssees. Ills strong support of Roose
vet and his vote upon the railroad an
ti-rebate law and other measures Vita
20 the welfare OF the people, together
Win his business-hke attention to the
interests OF Nevada is a source of sat
lsfaclion 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
and encouragement should be given
The mining industry that may be ac-
complisned by legislation. We favor
me passage OF a law extending the
r.gnt OF eminent domain for mining.
purposes 20 apply to locations mad,
upon unfene>d and un.mproved lands
he'd IN private ownership, the minerals
within wnAch are reserved by the gov
ernmcnt, that purchase may be made
vi the SURFACE thereon by a locator
att + proper appraisement; and we con
denim the v~etolng of such a law three
ysar since by a Democratic gov
trnor of Nevada alter its passage by an
overwhelming vote of the legislature.
we favor conservative legislation tend
ing to reduce the abuses of an excess
sive number of locations by one Or
more common locators, and favor q ie-
duction in the time permitted for the
marking of Doudaries as tending to
prevent confusion Of title and litiga-
ton.
We further favor the passage of a
law to render the officers and pro-
motors of stock companies liable for
tie reasonable correctness of adver-
Using statements and prospectuses
designed to induce the public to pur-
chase shares.
GAIDITAI NH IApDR