Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-10-13
ORMSBY DEMOCRATS
FRAME STRONG PLATFORM
County Nominees Are Pledged to
Economy and Good Government

The Democratic party of Ormsby
County, State of Nevada, adopts the
following as its platform:
We heartily ratify the platform OF
our party adopted at the recent DEM
ocratic State Convention, and we
pledge our nominees for the Legisla-
ture to the faithful keeping OF all
promises contained therein.
We pledge III support to the
State nominees of the Democratic
party and we appeal to the people to
support all of said nominees in the
interest OF sound and progressive
government.
The Democratic party has long be-
lieved in the election Of United States
Senator by the people, and we favor
an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States taking that pow
err from the Legislature and placing
it in the people.
This year in Nevada the candi-
dates for United States Senator have
agreed to abide by the decision OF
the people, and we therefore instruct
and pledge our nominees for the Leg
islature to cast their votes in the
Legislature for the person receiving
the highest popular vote for the office
of United States Senator.
We point with pride to the progress
sive legislation effected by the Demo
cratic party in the interest OF labor,
and we specifically endorse that
plank III the Democratic State plat
form which favors the extension OF
the Eight-hour law wherein it is prac-
ticable. We demand the enactment OF
a law making it a criminal otfense
for any employer 10 defraud an en-
ployec of the wages he has earned.
We favor a rigorous enforcement OF
the law which prohibits blacklisting,
and we pledge our executive officers
to strictly enforce its provisions. as
well as all other laws enacted for the
protection of labor.
We pledge our nominees TO the
Legislature to devote their best ener-
gies to have 4 sufficient sum OF mon
ely appropriated TO build a state home
for feeble minded persons, and also a
state reformatory for delinquent and
incorrigible children, and we pledge
said nominees to labor TO have these
institutions built within the limits OF
Ormsby County.
We pledge our nominees in the
Legislature to vote and work for a
sufficient Appropriation out OF state
funds to install electric lights to light
the grounds surrounding the State
Capitol and also for the erection of a
band stand so that the guests OF the
Capital City may be properly enter
tanned.
We are in favor of an amendment
to the Constitution OF this State pro-
hibiting all such foreigners who are
by virtue OF the laws Of the United
States ineligible to become citizens
from owning or leasing real property
within the State of Nevada, and we
pledge our Legislative nominees to
work for the passage of such an
amendment.
We are in favor of an Act making
the marriage of a member Of the eau
casian race with Asiatic and other
REPRESENTATIVE races a criminal Of
Tense, and our Legislative nominees
are instructed to support such an Act.
We pledge our nominees for the
Legislature to the introduction and
support of a bill for the annexation Of
additional territory to Ormsby Coun-
ty.
We favor as liberal an allowance
by the state as is possible for the
of the salaries Of school
teachers, for the reason that the best
talent cannot be procured for a penu-
rious amount of money, and we in
struct our Legislative nominees to
support a measure in line with the
declarations herein made.
We pledge our nominees for Coun-
ty Commissioners to retrenchment in
the administration Of County affairs;
to the careful supervision of all pub
lie roads and buildings; to a strict
observance of all laws relating to
contracts to which the county may
be a party, so that the public may be