Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-28

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or to control public officers after
election. We pledge the people that
cur nominees are free men and owe
no allegiance, political or otherwise,
to any railroad or corporation, and
| If there be railroad political domi-
nation in Nevada we declare that
the logic of events convicts the
party in power of being the ben
| eficiary of such domination, for the
all-sufficient reason that the Repub-
lican party has not been in power
in this state for sixteen years.
I'VE recommend that the act
creating a state board of assessors
be repealed and further recommend
that the next legilature pass law
making the office of State Railroad
commission an elective one and that
this body fulfill the duties of the
state board of assessors in con-
junction with its present duties.
I'VE commend the Republican
administrator for it's prosecution of
suits against the Central Pacific
railway to restore mineral lands
| illegally patented to the company
under land grants. We pledge the
candidate for attorney general and
mineral land commissioner to safe
guard the interests of mine owners,
within the limits of such grant, by
giving actual notice to claimants
to mineral lands whenever an ap-
lplication for railroad patent is filed
and by appearing as attorney for
claimant without cost to the mine
owner or prospector.
Primary, Law Endorsed.
We endorse the principles OF
the direct primary law and pledge
the party to preserve it's means to
purify party management. The
present law is burdensome and ex-
pensive and we demand amendments
to reduce expense. We demand a
resolution be passed by the legis-
lature recommending an amend
ment to the national constitution
whereby United States senators may
be elected by direct vote.
I'VE favor the principle of initia-
tive, referendum and recall, and
favor liberal appropriations to sup
port schools, free text books and
the enforcement of compulsory at
tendance.
Regarding legalized gambling in
Nevada as closed incident, we
recommend the clarifying of the
meaning of the present law by
such amendments as will clearly
distinguish between card, pool and
,billiard playing for recreation and
amusement and actual gambling.
Revision of Banking Laws.
I'VE demand a revision of the
Estate banking law by the legisla-
ture that, while not hampering
things, there shall be protection to
depositors. We declare the pro-
tected and expensive procedure of
,receiverships under the present sys-
tenn is state scandal, and an out
rage upon depositors. We demand
that the banking board have power
to appoint and control the receiv-
ers and fix the compensation, and
if in excess of $1,000, shall not ex-
ceed per cent of the total sum act
ually returned to depositors and
creditors, and that the attorney
general, wherever possible, shall be
attorney for the receiver without
extra compensation beyond actual
expenses.
"We demand ratification by the
legislature of the amendment pro-
posed by congress authorizing an
income tax. We pledge the senator
and congressman to do all possible
for the reclamation schemes within
the state and for the building of
reservoirs to impound the food
waters of the Truckee and Carson
rivers.
Experience has demonstrated
that the development of mineral re-
sources have been retarded by the
system of enabling a few persons
to locate an unlimited number of
mining claims in each district. We
urge the passage of laws curative
of such evils and restrict the num-
Der each person can locate.
. "The Republican party nominees