Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-23

commend him to the peoples suffrage.
We believe that we have reached a
time in our development when it is
necessary to give special attention to
the means of communication within our
county, without extravaganza 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-
duction in the cost of transportation.
We favor, therefore, the expenditure
of the County Fund not merely in tenn
porary repair, but also in the construc-
tion of permanent and better roads
which will make travel and hauling of
freight not only possible but easy at 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
common schools have not kept pace
with the general progress of our educa-
tional methods. We favor, therefore,
more thorough supervision of our com
mon achools 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.
We pledge our legislative nominees
to the support of the remedial measures
advocated in the Democratic State
Platform.
Condeming as we do the failure of the
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 interrupted franchise being
essential to the safety of Democratic In
| stltutlons. we pledge our support to all
efforts to enforce the Purity of Election
! laws and for the enactment of any
needed supplemental legislation to pre-
vent corrupt practices in elections.
The election of United States Senators
by the people, nominations by Direct
Primaries and the Initiative and Refer
endum are steps towards purer De
mocracy and are entitled to the support
of all Democrats.
We, therefore, heartily approve of the
plan proposed by Senator Newlands and
, adopted by the Democratic Convention
; ut Tonopah, having in view the Election
of u. s. Senators, by the direct vote of
the People and herey b pledge the
nominees of this convention for the Leg
islature to vote for the Candidate for u.
S. Senator, who receives the majority
of the popular vote cast at the next cleo
tiOn.
And we further pledge the nominees
of this convention for the legislature to
use every reasonable effort to have en-
acted law similar to the one now in
force in Oregon governingl the election
of a u. S. Senator.
Believing that the men whom we will
nominate for County Officers will be men
who can safely be entrusted with the
administration Of our county affairs, we
ask for their support at the polls by all
citizens who believe in the enforcement
of law and the progressive and at the
same time economical management of
all branches of Elko County's public
business.
E. A. P. JOHNSON,
Chairman.