The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
MEANS SOME Thing
Text of Declaration Adopted at Ionopan
and the Senatorial Agreement

The Democrats of Nevada, in conven
ton assembled, unqualiiedly indo:se, IN
and spirit, the declaration OF
recently adopted by the rep
resentatives of the party assembled al
Denver, Colorado, and hereby pledge
the support of the united Democracy OF
Nevada to that answering champion
of the rights of the common people
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
Senators by Popular Vote
We especially renew our demand fol
an amendment to the Federal Constitu
tion providing for the election OF
United States senators by the direct
vote of the people, and condemn the at
titude of the Republican senate ma
iority in refusing the demand of the
people for such amendment.
Demand Primary Law
Until such amendment can b.
adopted, we favor the passage by thu
legislature of this state of a law gov
erning both primary and general cleo
tions similar to that in force and eff
feet in the state of Oregon, which vir
tually insures the election of Unite'
States senators by direct vote of tn
people; and we pledge all Democratic
legislators in the forthcoming legisla
ture to vote for a measure of thi
character.
The Public Schools
We reiterate our former pledge to en-
courage education and provide LIBERAL.
for the public schools and the Stat
University.
We strongly recommend Legislation
providing means of support for newl.
organized school districts, and furthe
legislation looking towards additions
revenue sufficient to make possible a
least nine months school for every dis
trict in Nevada.
Senator Newlands
We take pleasure and pride in pre-
senting as our candidate for Unite
States senator to succeed himself tn
Hon. Francis G. Newlands, whose caree
in congress is now a part of the nation
history, who was more instruments
than any other man in establishing tn
great irrigation and reclamation system
which has been of such inestimable ber
eft to the people of our state. W
pledge the Democratic members OF tn
next legislature to vote for him unles
the Republican party shall comply wit
the conditions set out in a resolutio
adopted by this convention, in whic'
event we pledge the Democratic mem
bers of the legislature to vote for tn
candidate receiving the highest humble
of votes in the state at the next gen
eral election.
Governor Sparks
We commend the integrity, abilit.
and f~aithfulness of the late Governo
Sparks, who died at the post of duty il
the service of the state which he hat
helped upbuild-
George A. Bartlett
We endorse the record of our repre-
sentative in congress, Hon. George A
Bartlett, and especially his activity il
having passed through the lower house
the bill for establishing the Bureau OF
Mines.
Republican Panics
We challenge the Republican claim
that the progress of the country during
the past years are due to Republican
policies. Thoughtful people know tina
every great panic that has swept ovet
the country since the close of the civi
wal has com with Republican policiei
in full force and effect and the countr,
is even now suffering from financial de
preston and industrial paralysis.
For the People
We point with pride to the con
mendable, constructive and beneficial
legislation which has been enacted b,
the Democratic party for the benefit o
the people of this state and refer espe
cially to the eight hour labor law, thu
employers liability act, the railroad
commission act, the law permittin!
school districts to issue bonds for tn
construction of school houses, the stat
irrigation act and the acts providing
for the gradual and progressive reduc
tion of a tax rate to the counties, cite
and towns, under which marked reduc
tions in taxation have been made.
Law and Order
We are in favor of a rigid and i'm
partial enforcement of the laws for thu
protection of both persons and property
and for the maintenance of peace ant
order within the confines of our state
We feel that if the state should leav,
itself powerless to deal with the emer
gencies as they arise, it car never en-
joy the respect and confidence of either
its sister states or the national govern
ment and that it's progress and pros
perity will be seriously retarded by tn,
fear of both labor and capital that theil
respective rights will not be adequately
protected.
We therefore demand hat the pres
ent State Police law be maintained with