Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-17

event we pledge the Democratic men,
bers Of the Legislature to vote for the
candidate receiving the highest number
of votes in the State at the next general
election. ...........
GOVERNOR SPARKS
We commend the integrity, ability
and faithfullness of the late Governor
Sparks, who died at the post of duty in
TIE service of the State which he had
helped upbuild.
GEORGE A. BARTLETT
We endorse the record of our Rep
resentative in Congress Hon. George A.
Bartlett in having passed through the
Lower House the bill for establishing
the Bureau of Mines.
REPUBLICAN PANICS
We challenge the Republican claim
that the progress of the county during
the past years are due to Republican
policies. Thoughtful people know that
every great panic that has swept over
the country since the close of the Civil
War?has come with Republican policies
in fall force and effect and the country
is even now suffering from financial
depression and industrial paralysis.
FOR THE PEOPLE
We point with pride to the commend
able, constructive and beneficial legisla-
ton which has been enacted by the
Democratic Party for the benefit of the
people of this State and refer especially
to the Eight Hour Labor Law, the
Employers Liability Act, the Railroad
Commission Act, the law permitting
school districts to issue bonds for the
construction of school houses, the State
Irrigation Act and the acts providing
for the gradual and progressive reduc-
ton of a tax rate to the counties and
towns, under which marked reductions
in taxation have been made.
LAW AND ORDER
We are in favor of n rigid and i'm
partial enforcement of the laws for the
protection of both persons and property
and for the maintenance of peace and
or,i3r within the confines of our State.
We feel that if the State should leave
itself powerless to deal with the emer-
gene es as they arise, it can never enjoy
the respect and confidence of either its
sister states or the national government
ali that it's progress and prosperity
will be seriouly retarded by the fear of
both labor and capital that their
fol
protected
We therefore demand that the pres
ent State Police Law be maintained
with such amendments as will insure
against abuse of power, interference
in local affairs, except where the local
officers are unable or unwilling to per-
form their sworn duty and will guard
against the police force degenerating
into IL political machine.
We condemn as cowardly unpatri-
Otto and unworthy the action of the
reccn5 Republican convention in refus.
ing for demagogic political purposes
any direct reference to, or endorsement
Of this measure, although the passage
of the law was advocated by every
Republican newspaper in the state and
tn" hill received the support, with but
tw" Exceptions, Of every Republican
memb, of the State Legislature.
WRIT OF INJUNCTION
We specifically endorse the plank in
the National Democratic Platform re-
lating to the Writ of Injunction, which
plank has received the endorsement of
organized labor throughout the coun-
try.
SAFE BANKING
We are in favor of sound banking
laws and we hereby pledge our repre-
sentatives in the next Legislature to
the passage of law providing for Il
guarantee fund for depositors and
containing the salient features of the
Oklahoma Banking Act.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
We heartily endorse the actions of
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