Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-14

yesterday made the announcement ;
that he would seek the democratic
nomination for United States sena-
tor. 1t had long been rumored
that Mr.. Pittman would announce
his candidacy for this office, for he
is regarded as one of the strongest
democrats in the state. In all his
political dealings he has appeared
above board and has refused to in
dulge in the petty mud singing tao
tics that have marked the several |
democratic love feasts. At the
Jefferson banquet, held here a few
months ago, Mr.. Pittman delivered |
the only address of note, although !
several other prominent members
of the party were on the program
responding to several subjects. Mr..
Pittman's announcement is as fol-
lows:
RENO, New, July Is, 1910.
To the people of the state of Ne
vada:
hereby respectfully announce
my candidacy at the primary cleo
ton to be held in the state of Ne
vada on the sixth day of Septem-
Der, 1910, for the nomination to
the office of United States senator
on the democratic ticket. If you
believe that my nomination is to
the best interests Of the parry, and
make me your candidate, l will
conduct an energetic, honest, clean
and fearless campaign in every
county and precinct in the state Of
Nevada in the interest of every
candidate for every office on the
democratic ticket, whether it be in
precinct, county or state. | pledge
you that my personal interests
shall be subservient to the interests
of the other candidates on the
ticket, and that l will not permit
myself to be drawn into personal
confuse the great issues so vital to
the welfare of all the people of our
state.
If you believe that | am capable
and worthy of representing this
great state in the national legisla-
ture and elect me to the high and
sacred trust of United States sena
tor, | pledge myself to honestly
conscientiously, energetically ant
fearlessly represent at all time!
solemnly the welfare of all the peo
pie of the state of Nevada to the
best of my ability and with sucf
gifts as God has given me.
To labor and vote for a reduc
ton of the tariff wherein it so un
Justly and heavily bears upon thu
residents of our state.
To labor and vote for sucl
amendments to the Sherman anti
trust law as will by their YER
stringency absolutely deter promot
ers, directors and officers of de
FAINT trusts and monopolies from
treating our laws with contemp
and violating them with impunity
To labor and vote for the enact
ment of laws looking to the adoI
ton of a financial system base
af
States and Independent of the cred
it of any banks, private institt
lions or individuals. a system tha
will obviate the necessity of tran!
acting such disproportionat
amount of our business upon credi
a system, in SO far as possible, tina
will be free from the manipulation
Of predatory wealth and the il
fluence of political conditions.
To labor and vote for laws tn;
will permit an absolute and pra
ticall control of every public uti
ity corporation and corporations d.
ing an interstate business.
To labor and vote for an amen'
ment to the railroad bill prohlbl
ing the charging of higher ra
for a short haul.
To labor and vote for an amen
ment to the Sherman antitrust la
expressly excluding from the oper
ton of such law unions and cor
binations of labor organized Il
the purpose of increasing wage
shortening the hours of work al
lettering the condition OF lab
when the acts done by such unio
do not in themselves constit'
crimes.
To labor and vote for an amen
ment to our irrigation laws eilm
ating the unnecessary expenses al