The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-10-20

state convention assembled, submits
.he glorious history of party achieve
ment Of the administration of Theo
DIRE Roos v 1t as marking the highest
success of American government. Fro
a deb or nation-the heritage left hy
The last Democratic administration
the United Staes in a decade of Re
pul lican control, has passed to frs
9lac a org the creditor nations of III
earth. The music of prolific Industr
lis the air. The w~age-earner wall
the earth now as one 10 be recone.
with in the division of prosperity. Jus
re LAS smltten the highest, as well 3
tn nearest offender. Graft has bee
prrg d from the conduct of public az
fairs. Laws of supreme ONE
mankind have been passed. The Pa
anna canal has been made possible
The arid west viii be reclaimed b
governm mt aid. The trusts have be-
eurbcd ~ stringent laws; the RAJ
road shorn of discriminating abuse
Al owe all there has been infused int
the conduct of public affairs a new
standard of civic probity, the exem
par of which is Roosevelt. These ar
The signal results of a decade Of RI
publican ism, which we submit to tn
voters of Nevada with confidence a
0 b ir answer at the polls.
SLATE GOVERNMENT.
Tho contrast between the admins
~trative success of the Republican part
in national affairs and the humiliatin.
his DRY of Democratic ineficieney i
Nevada calls for q change in the pc
htical control of the state. With off
cials habitually absent from the cap
itol, the executive departments of the
state in Democratic hands are con
dueted with only h~aphazard regard t,
the public business. Such absenteeisn
Is notorious, and coupled with tn,
eomplet, on-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 development and thu
necessity Is urgent to vest the powers
OF state into competent hands. We
p.ceg ,aea and every nominee of thil
convention tor any otic, to at all times
when not Justilably excused therefron
remain at his post oil duty, ready an.,
prepared to cheerful.y perform all pub
lac services required OF hlm by law ol
by a proper regard for the c%onvenien,
u spatch OF official duties.
COMMENDAIION.
nc inGorse and commend the cours,
o. honorable George s. Nixon in tn.
senate OF the United States upon tn,
90 5 lis strong support of Roose
vet and his vote upon the railroad an
tl.relate Jaw and other measures Vita
20 tho wei are OF the people, together
wisp his business-lik, attention to the
interests OF Aevad is a source of sat
.siaclon to his party and congratula
lion to his state.
MINES AND MINING.
The great mineral wealth of Nevada
is a treasury of fottune belonging t.
rich and poor alike. Every protection
4 q eAeour cement should b. given
IA, mining iDdustry that may be &c
eoMplisAed ty legislation. We favor
ne passage OF a law extending til,
1 ghl OF eminent domain for minin,
perposos % apply to locations mad.
upon unfeAc,d and un.mproved lands
held in private ownership, the minerals
within winch are reserved by the gov.
eminent that purchase may be made
% ths sur ace thereof by a locator
ait r proper appraisement; and we con
aemn the v.tolIg of such a law three
J ars since by a Democratic gov
ernor of Nevaaa after it's passage by an
overwhelming vote Of the legislature.
we favor conservativ. legis.a alton tend
ing to reduce the abuses of an excess
sive number of locations by one or
more common locators, and favor a ,e-
duction in the time permitted for the
marking of ooudaries us tending to
pr, vent confusion of title and litiga.
tion.
We further favor the passage Of a
law to render the officers and pro-
motors of stock companies liable for
the reasonable correctness of advcr-
Using statements and prospectuses
dos gned to induce the public to pur-
chase shares.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The Ranublican party originated in