Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-09-26

hdtlOHdA pldllOIm as OpLe at Cnl-
cago, and the Republican state plat
form as adopted at Goldfeld, and
pledge our earnest support for the
candidates OF the national and state
tickets.
The Republican state convention at
Goldfeld having entered into an
agreement with the Democratic state
convention whereby each convention
agreed to nominate and place upon
the official ballot it's candidate for
United States senator, the terms of
such agreement being that each state
convention solemnly pledged the leg
islative nominees of the county CON
ventions of its party to abide by the
popular choice for United States SEN
ator, as expressed at the ballot box,
and to vote at the joint session of the
Legislature for the persons receiving
the largest popular vote therefor, ir-
respective of party. Now, therefore,
this convention binds and pledges its
legislative nominees in conformity
with such agreement and also binds
our state senator's as h%oldovers to
abide a like expression of the popu.
lar will.
We condemn the Democratic state
administration for the creation of
useless and unnecessary offices and
the employment of useless and UNI
necessary deputy state officers, stem
ographer, clerks and typists.
We condemn the extravaganza Of
the Democratic administration in
county and municipal affairs as be-
ing a useless waste of the taxpayers
money.
We condemn the Democratic legis-
lature, which surreptiously increased
the salary of the district attorney to
the %exorbitant sun of $500 per IN
mum and pledge our nominees for
the senate and assembly to a reduc-
ton of said salary to a sum common
surate with the service and duty per-
tanning to said office, not exceeding
per annum
We d~enounce the reckless and
wanton extravaganza of the Demo-
cratic board of county commissioners
in expenditures in the matter of the
government of the town Of Tonopah
and pledge u nominees for members
of said board to an honest, efficient
and economical administration Of the
government of said town.
We denounce the proposition OF
over what is known as the
Tonopah system at any price,
and regard it as an attempt to folst
upon the taxpayers of Tonopah an in
adequate sewer system at an enor-
nous cost, far in excess of it's value.
We favor the enactment of a law
separating the offices of sheriff and
assessor of Nye county and that the
persons elected to said offices shall
receive such compensation, exclusive
of any fees, as may be commensurate
the duties and services pertain
Ing to each Of said offices.
We condole with the Democrats of
.ye county in their desperation in
r%esurrecting the silver question,
which is acknowledged by their
William Jennings Bryan, and
by Francis G. Newlands, to be a dead
We pledge our legislative candi-
dates to use all honorable means to
secure the passage of the following
at the forthcoming session of
the state legislature:
First. The enactment of a direct
primary law.
Second. The placing of all county
on a fixed salary commensur-
ate with the services pertaining to
said offices, which shall be in full for
all services and ex-oficio services re-
by law, and the reduction in
the fee system TO- existing in Nye
and the payment of all fees
TO the county.
Third. The establishment of a
uniform system of text books, the
to furnish free text books to
the pupils of the public schools.
Fourth. The allowance of mileage
and per diem to witnesses in criminal
cases.
Fifth. The filing of public surety
bonds by all county officers at the ex-
pense of the county.
Sixth. The enactment OF a bank
ing law for Nevada which shall af-
ford absolute protection to deposit
tors.
We pledge our nominees for coun-
ty commissioners to use the coun-
TVS proportion of the poll tax for the
improvement of the public roads.
We pledge our county candidates