Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-19
ELKo, NEVADA, MoNDA
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commend MIN TO Il BIS suffrage
We believe tha We reached q
time in our devel when II ia
necessary to give Sattention to
the means Of comm In within our
county, without ext nee the high
ways between the the farming
valleys, and therefd and centers
of trade should bet atically and
permanently improf nat all NAV
receive the benefits sh follow re-
duction in the cost IMPORTATION.
We favor, therefore, the exranditure
of the County Fund notgrierei tenn
porary repair, but also struc-
tion of permanent Les & roads
which will make tr; and hanling of
freight not only possi but easy at all
seasons of the year.
The people of Elko County have al
ways been proud of and liberal in
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-
tlonal 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. IL
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
{ Dlddlng 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 uncOrrupted 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
at Tonopah, having in view the Election
OF y. 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 a law similar to the one now in
force in Oregon governing the election
of a U. s. Senator.
Believing that the men whom we will
nominatefor County Officers will be men
who can safeiy 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