Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-23

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shall have more careful regulation in
the future. To carry out this program
u Democratic majority is required i'll
both the upper and lower houses of the
Legislature.
The E%ight.hour law now on the
statue books was passed by u Demo
cratic Legislature and signed by a
Democratic Governor. When first
proposed in the State Legislature it
was reported from the Senate COM
mittee unfavorably and every man
that 50 reported that bill and every
nan who voted against it was retired
to political oblivion rs the result.
Some of them have regained IL part
Of the ground lost but Democrats
and Republicans alike who had any
part in the defeat of the Eight-Hou
law have been severely disciplined,
united on the present law II the
Republican party mentions it in only
the most evaSivc way. There is no
guarantee i'll the Republican plat
form that the hill will not b. repealed
if the Republicans gain control of the
Legislature.
The Democratic party also pro.
poses to pass Il law similar to the
Oregon primary law. which guaryn.
tees To the people themselves the rule
of their affairs and absolute contr1i
of the selection of the men who shall
represent them in the government of
the State. The Democratic party also
stands for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote Of the
people and forced the Republican
party to agree i'll. writing to such II
plan.
The Republican party failed in its
convention to put any plank i'll its
platform that guarantees to the pco-
pie of Nevada any more voice in the
affairs of the State than they have
ever had under Republican rule. In
fact, the whole ide:t of Rcpuhlicanism
is being car
ried TO the limit both i'll State and
National affairs and if the Republi-
can party should gain control of the
State Legislature or even one branch
of it, the people would he compelled
to renew their old fight for the CON
troll of their own affairs.
1t is therefore incumbent on the
voters in every precinct and III every
County i'll the State to vote for the
Democratic Legislative nominees, who
,ra ,,ialra1 ~ n,,A th, ,,E,rn, |
demanded by the people. There is no
hope that this will be done if any but
Democrats are elected to the legisla- |
turc.
The proper supervision of mining
operation, the prevention of wild
eating. the adequate protection of
bank deposits, the return Of the pow
CT of the people through %initiatory ac-
ton ut the primaries, the removal of
the vicious features of the State Po-
lice Law, the economical administra-
ton of State affairs. the reduction of
TN" tax rates in every county(alrcady
cut nearly two-fifths under Demo
cratic administration)-all these
lhiuSS HIC 10 DC lCCDIlIilSllcN III TIC
mex session of the State legislature.
In every county III the State the
Democratic nominees are standing
squarely upon the platform adopted
at Tonopah and it will he to the in
tcrcst of every voter to support the
candidates in order that reforms alb
solutely necessary may he put into eff
feet.
Spacious arguments are being made
against this Or that candidate i'll this
or that County. Let none of these
personal arguments deceive. for they
are based purely upon the desire Of
the opposition to defeat the will of
the people of the State if possible and
to turn the added power to rule. so
necessary to the whole people, into II
farce in which the three or four mnnag-
crs of Republican party affairs, will
play principal parts.
More than ever this year is one in
which the voters of the State must pay
particular attention to the political
complexion of the State legislature, for,
should it, u%nhappily be anything other
than Democratic. the good work Of
twelve years will he undone in two
months. The people will suffer in added
tax rates. in diminished management
in their wi affairs, both private and
public. Democratic Stare Committee.