Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-11-02
ELKo, NEVADA, MONDAY, NovEMBER ?, 1905
Commend him to the peoples suffrage

W0 DeNoV0 GnaG we nave reached q
time in our development when it lis
necessary to give special attention to-
the means of communication within our.
county, without extravaganc the high
ways between the mines, the farming
valleys, and therefore roads and centers
of trade should be systematically and
permanently improved, that all may.
receive the benefits which follow re-.
duct1on in the cost of TRANSFORMATION. /
7 We favor, therefore, the expenditure
of the County Fund not merely in tenn
-porary repair, blta1SO in the construc-
tion Of permAlsf and better roads.
which viii MAJ travel and hauling of,
freight not oAlI possible but easy lat all
seasons OF the year.
The people Of Elko County have al
ways BEEN proud of and liberal in
support of the public schools Our
County High School has attained high
standard Of efficiency, Some Of our
with the general progress of our educa-
tional methods. We favor, therefore,
more thorough supervision of our com
mon arhools and pledge the nominees
OF our Convention who may have any
thing to do with, school affairs, either In
their management or supervision, or, in
the voting of lands or taxes, to use every
reasonable endeavor to organize, unity.
and improve the school system of our
county. ',s,' :,
We pledge our legislative nominees
to the support of the remedial measures
advocated aa in the Democratic State
Platform. ~
( Condeming as we do the failure of fthe
Republican Congress to enact law for
bidding Campaign Contributions by
Corporations, we favor the enactment
by our State Legislature of laws making
such contributions unlawful in this State
and requiring all Campaign Committees
to make public account of all funds con-
tributed or expended for political pur-
poses An uncorrupted franchise being
essential to the safety of Democratic En-
stltutions, we. pledge onr support TO all
efforts, to- enfoEce the Purity of Election
laws and FOR the enactmept Of any
needed sqpPleme entail legislation to pre-
vent corFnpt practices In elections. -
The election of United &tatesS Sspators
by the people, nominations by Direct
Primaries. and the Initiative and Refer
endum are steps towards pprer De
mOcracy and are entitled to the SUPPORT
of.all DeInocEata. ~.
1 We, therefore, hs9Stily, approve, of the
plan proposed by Senator Newlapds and
adapted by the Democratic Convention
at TonOpah, having.in view the E3ection
Of u. 8: Senators. by the direct vote of
the, .ReoPle. and harey. b,Rled&e the
nominees . 13l OF this conHeht tiPn for the Leg
islature TO vote for the Candidate for u:
s. Senator, who receives the majority
of the popular vote cast ct tho next elee-
ton.
And we further pledge the. nominees
Of this convention for the legislature to
use every reasonable effort to have en-
acted a lazy similar to the. one HOW ia
force IN Oregon goYernipgl the election
of q U. s. Senator.
Believing that the men whom we will
nominate for Cpuaty officers will be men
who eaa safely be entrusted with the
administration of our county affairs, we
ask fbI their support at the polls By all
citizens WHO belisyein in the enforcement
OF law and the progressive and at the
same time economical management Of
all branches Of Efko Countys public
business.
q. A. p. JOHNSON,
Chairman.