The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-24
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state.
All these things require a
remedy and the democratic party
lis the only party in the state,
which had the hardihood to de-
clare itself in such matters. 1t
has promised to see that the
banks shall have more careful
regulation in the future. To
carry out this program, a demo-
cratic majority is required in
both the upper and lower houses
of the legislature.
The eight hour law now on the
statute books was passed by a
democratic legislature and sign
ed by a democratic governor.
When first proposed in the state
legislature, it was reported from
the senate committee unfavor-
ably and every man that so re-
ported that bill, and every man
who voted against it was retired
to political oblivion as the result.
Some of them have regained a
part of the ground lost, but dem
ocrats and republicans alike, who
had any part in the defeat of the
eight hour law have been severe
| ly disciplined, united on the pres
ent law and the republican party
mentions il in ONLY the most
evasive way. There is no guar
antee in the republican platform
that the bill will not be repealed
if the republicans gain control of
the Legislature.
The democratic party also pro-
poses to pass a law similar to the
Oregon primary law, which
guarantee to the people them
selves the rule of their affairs
and absolute control of the Sc
| lection of the men who shall
represent them in the govern
ment of the state. The demo-
cratic party stands for the cleo
ton of United States senators by
direct vote of the people and
forced the republican party to
agree in writing to such a plan.
The republican party failed in
it's convention to put any plank
in it's platform that guarantees
to the people of Nevada any
more voice in the affairs of the
state than they have ever had
under republican rule. In fact,
the whole idea of republicanisn
GENERALIZATION. is being car.
ried to the limit both in state
and national affairs and if the
republican party should gair
control Of the state legislature
or even one branch of it, the
people would be compelled to re.
new their old fight for the con.
trol of their own affairs.
1 II is therefore incumbent OF
the voters in every precinct ant
in every county in the state Il
vote for the democratic legisla
tive nominees, who are pledged
to carry out the reforms de
manded by the people. There i.
no hope that this will be done il
any but democrats are elected
to the legislature.
The proper supervision of min
ing operations, the prevention Of
wild eating, the adequate pro
lection of bank deposits, the re-
turn of the power of the people
There is no hope that this will b.
done if any but democrats are
elected to the legislature.
The proper supervision of min.
ing operations, the adequate pro
lection of bank deposits, the re.
turn of the power of the people
: through initiatory action at the
primaries, the removal of the
vicious features of the State Pc
lice Law, the economical admin.
istration of state affairs, the re-
duction of the tax rates in every
county (already cut nearly two.
fifths under democratic admins.
tration) all these things are tc
be accomplished at the next ses.
sion of the state legislature.
In every county in the state
the democratic nominees are
standing squarely upon the plat.
form adopted at Tonopah, and il
will be to the interest of every
voter to support the candidates
in order that reforms absolutely
necessary may be put into effect.
Spacious arguments are being
made against this or that candi.
date in this or that county. Let
none of these personal argu-
ments deceive, for they are based
purely upon the desire of the OBJ
position to defeat the will of the
state if possible, and to turn the
added power to rule, so necessa.
ny to the whole people, into a
farce in which the three or four
managers 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,