Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-19

legislation; legislation not marked by
radicalism; legislation not marked by
violent readjustments; legislation not
marked by economic disturbance; but
legislation marching firmly, consist
emily and progressively in the line of
definite reform. And today Nevada is
known throughout the Union as one of
the most progressive states in that
Union
We have established the referen-
DUN. We have passed an eight-hou
law. We have passed an employers
liability act. We have declared that
the great public corporations are pub
lie servants subject to public regula-
ton and control, and we have organ
lied IN honest and efficient railroad
commission, not for the purpose of de.
struction, but for the purpose or regu-
lation in the interests of the people.
AMI we now demand as a party that
we supplement this legislation by the
reforms indicated in our platform,
pre-eminent among them being the
initiative and the recall; the initiative
giving the people themselves the
greatest legislative body of the State,
the power to initiate legislation, the
recall giving to the people the power to
dismiss any public servant upon whom
the public displeasure has fallen, supple
menting the referendum, which appeals
from the legislative act, from the legis-
lative body of our Constitution, to the
great body of the people themselves
the greatest legislative tribunal of ALL.
We have held this State in the Demo
cratic column because we have been
true to the people. We have held it in
the Democratic column because we have
always recognized the doctrine that
the people shall rule.
This campaign is very interesting
campaign. Vt presents not only ques-
lions Of great domestic Importance, but
also questions of great National i'm
portance.
We have as our leader the idol of the
Nevada Democracy; the man who for
many years has been pre- eminent in
our councils; the worst maligned man
in the United States hitherto carica-
tured and ridiculed everywhere by the
forces of organized wealth; and today
he stands throughout the country rec.
ognizal for his substantial qualities of
head and heart; recognized everywhere
as the fearless exponent of popular
rights; treated everywhere with respect;
and You no longer, in the New England
and the middle states, find within them
Il popular sentiment that will Justify
disreapcctful characterization of Will
lam Jennings Bryan. They recognize
the real conservatism of the man, a
conservatism which leads him to fight
for form without violent readlust
mcntS; i conservatism regardful of the
rights Of all; a conservatism which
turns down any attempt to run the
Democratic party into a class party, but
maintains it as the party of the entire
people, us regardful of property rights
as it is rcgardful of human rights.
My friends, we cannot fall in this COR
test The State Democratic Platform
and tine leadership of Mr. Bryan recon-
mend our party to this State Through
out. lii our platforms, National and
State, you find every needed reform
resolutaiy demanded. We can make
this State model common wealth; we
are making it Il model commonwealth.
We have passed through the most
serious crisis in our history, and we find
acquiescence everywhere in
the doctrine that the interests of all
the property owner and the 1aborer--
are dependent upon preservation of law
and of order as the established condi- /:
tions under which the prosperity of all
can he secured. We do not intend this !
State to fall into the condition that
Colorado fell into. We do not propose
t. permit this State to fall under the
domination of class legislation. We
do not intend to permit this State to be
the stage upon which fraternal warfare