White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-02

mary law, convened at carson City
Tuesday ana formulated the plat
form upon which the party will move
forward to victory in Nevada this
year The meeting was presided over
by Hon. Frank Norcross, and was
one of the most enthusiastic conven-
tions ever held in the state.
Following will be found the full
text of the platform as adopted, a
document that will be read with in
terest and which will appeal to the
Intelligence of every voter in the
commonwealth.
The Platform.
Whereas, by the primary election
law of the state of Nevada, the state
candidates of the Republican party
have imposed upon them the duty of
presenting to the people, the declara-
ton of principles upon which the
party shall ask the support of the
electors of the state for success; now
in pursuance of such law. we hereby
declare this the Republican party
platform of the state of Nevada
Our Party History.
We declare our adherence to the
principles of the national Republican
party, as from time to time they have
been set forth in national campaigns
and have been exemplified in the lives
of our public men. and administered
under Republican administrations
We are proud of the matchless pro-
gress of this great republic, under the
wise. prudent, progressive and fear
less administration of the Republican
rfV from tho 1oUo nf ha i'm mn nrfa aI
Abraham Lincoln to the Honorable
William Howard Taft, well knowing
that our party has always had the
cause of the people at heart, as the
first thought of the nation 1t is with
pride. born of deep patriotism, that
We speak our party history as the
history of the republic for more than
forty years, making our flag the en-
blem of personal liberty and of ma
tional honor, and commanding the
respect of the civilized world. The
nations unparalleled growth, pros
perity. and progress has ever been
the centeral idea of the Republican
party. and that party has always kept
faith with the people and has ever
been true to its trust, and therefore
has won. and will In the future win
the confidence and support of the
people. because II is the party which
grows and expands in thought and
deeds, and grasps every new con-
dition arising in the progress of the
nation, and always takes. and always
will take Affirmative and aggressive
action to remedy evils as they arise;
suppress, control and destroy abuses.
and throw the shield of protection
around the toiling workers of the
land, protect and defend labor. and
curb and bring within law any in
fraction upon the rights of all its
citizens. 1t stands for law. order.
and good government. II needs no
apologist for its acts and history and
requires no eulogist.
We rejoice in the impetus given to
the cause of civic righteousness by
Theodore Roosevelt and other leaders
OF the Republican party. and COM
mend their courage and diligence in
prosecuting to conviction violators of
the law irrespective of high position
held In the political, business or So
seial world.
Republican National Administration
With pride, we indorse the Honor
able William Howard Taft as fear
less. honest, prudent and able presi-
dent of these United States, and we
affirm that his administration has
wisely, patiently, and patriotically
made good. That under trying in
dustrial and economic conditions, and
exposed to searching publicity and
criticism, his administration has, to
fair minded people. enacted more ac-
tual progressive legislation than any
other administration during a like
period, in our history. The great
policies of his predecessor have been
faithfully continued, and in addition
to a revision of the tariff. and to
general conditions in the country, we
submit a few features of his admins
tration of signal interest to the peo-
pie of Nevada and the nation at
large; namely:
A proposed amendment to the
constitution of the United States per-
mitting an income tax; an act giving
concurrent jurisdiction to the state,
as well as the federal courts, in cases
involving the liability of common car
rlers to injured employees compell-
ing a more rigid enforcement of the
law requiring safety appliances upon
railroads; requiring common carriers
to make full reports of accidents to
the Interstate Commerce commission:
establishing bureau of mines, with
special authority to investigate the
causes of, and to submit findings for,
the prevention of mine accidents; ad-
mitting New Mexico and Arizona as
states; establishing postal saving
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