The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-23
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM
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try as that of the wage-earner, is the
American farmer. The prosperity Of
the country rests peculiarly upon the
prosperity of agriculture. The Re.
publican party during the past twelve
years has accomplished extraordinary
work IN bringing the resources OF the
National government to the aid of the
farmer. not only in advancing agricui-
ture itself. but increasing the convent.
ences of country life. Free rural de-
livery has been established. 1t now
reaches millions Of our citizens and we
favor its extension until every com
munity in the land receives the full
benefit of the postal service, We
recognize the economic and social adj
vantaees of good country roads. main
tanned more and more largely at the
public expense and less and less at the
expense of the abutting land owner.
In this work we commend the growing
practice of state aid and W. approve
the efforts of the National Agrieul
tural department of experiments and
otherwise to make clear to the public
the best methods of road construc
ton.
RIGHTS OF THE NEGRO.
The Republican party has been for
more than fifty years the constant
friend of the American negro. It gave
aim freedom and citizenship; it wrcte
INTO the organic laws the declarations
that proclaim his civil ard political
rights and ii believes today that his
noteworthy progress in prosperity, al
legance and good citizenship has earn
ed the respect and encouragement o.
The Nation. We demand equal justice
TO all men without regard TO color
or race. We declare once more and
without reservation for the enforce
ment in letter and spirit of the thir
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution. which
were designed for the protection and
advancement of the negro, and we
condemn all devices which have for
their real aim the disfranehisement
4or reason of color alone, as unfair, I'M
American and %repugnant to the su
preme law of the land.
RESOURCES AND WATERWAYS.
We indorse the movement inaugl-
rated by the administration for the
conservation Of our natural resources;
we approve all methods to prevent the
waste of timber; we commend the
work now going on for the reclama-
ton of arid lands and reaffirm the
Republican policy of the free distri-
button of the available areas of the
public domain to the landless settler
No obligation of the future is more
insistent and none will result in great
er blessings to posterity. In line with
this splendid undertaking is the further
duty, equally imperative, to enter up
on systematic improvement upon q
large and comprehensive plan. just to
all portions of the country. of the
waterways. harbors and Great Lakes,
whose natural ~adaptability to the in
creasing traffic of the land is one of
the greatest gifts of the beneficent
Providence.
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
The sixtieth Congress passed many
commendable acts, increasing the eff
cheney of the army and navy making
the militia an integral part of the Ma
tional establishment; authorizing joint
maneuvers of the army and navy, for
tifying new naval bases and complet-
lng the construction of coaling stations
and i%nstituting a female nurse corps
for naval hospitals and ships, and adj
ding two new battleships, ten ~torpendo
boat ~destroyers, three c~olliers and
eight submarines to the strength of the
navy. Although at peace with the
world and in the full confidence that
the American petople do not desire and
viii not provoke a war with any
other country, we, nevertheless. declare
our unalterable devotion to the policy
that will keep this Republic ready at
all times to defend her traditional doe
%trines, and assure her appropriate part
in protecting permanent tranquility
among the nations.
PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS
ABROAD.
We commend the vigorous efforts
made by the administration to protect
American citizens in foreign countries,
/ and pledge ourselves To insist unon tho