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

undertaking purpose, II elected, to
perform their official duties faithfully
impartially, conscientiously and
honorably. And, if there be railroad
political domination in Nevada. we
declare that the logic of events con-
victs the party in power of being the
beneficiary of such domination for
the all-suficient reason that the Re-
publican party has not been in power
in this state for sixteen years.
State Board of Assessors.
We recommend that the act Great
ing the state board of assessors be re-
pealed. And whereas. the work in
future of the Nevada railroad COM
mission will be largely routine. We
further recommend that the legisla-
ture provide for the election of the
railroad commissioners by the people
and that in addition to the present
prescribed duties of such commission,
that they be required, authorized
and empowered to perform the duties
of a state tax commission, with SIM
liar authority. duties and powers as
that now vested in such state board
of assessors. and with such additional
powers as shall enable them to in
vestigate. determine. and speedy eff
feet an equitable distribution
throughout the state. and between all
classes of tax payers of the burden of
taxation.
! Railroad Mineral Lands.
We commend the Republican adj
ministration for its vigorous prosecu-
tion of suits against the Central Pa
ciie CO.. TO restore mineral lands
illegally patented TO that company
under its land grants.
We pledge aur candidate for attor-
ney general and mineral land COM
missioner to safeguard the interests
of mine owners and prospeetors with
in the limits of such land grant by
giving actual notice to claimants for
mineral lands whenever an applica-
tion for a railway patent is filed. and
by appearing as attorney for such
claimants, to protest such application
owner or prospector.
Direct Primary Law.
We endorse the principles of the
direct primary law as a progressive
advance over the convention system,
and pledge the Republican party
faithfully to preserve it as a can
to purify party management and to
enable the electors of the party to
choose their W candidates freed
from boss rule or political corruption;
and we hereby pledge all our legisla-
tive nnminnac RI unfn for tho nar0nn /
receiving the largest number of votes
United States senator.
But as the present law is burden
some and expensive to the taxpayers,
we demand such amendments to the
law as will reduce the expense to the
lowest minimum in the conduct of
elections, both to candidates
and to the public treasury, county
and state; and which will prevent
and preserve the secrecy of
he ballot by placing the candidates
Of all parties upon one general bal
OF, but under separate party subdf-
y~isions; and we further demand of
'ur state Legislature the passage of
resolution recommending an amend
nent to the National constitution,
md pledge our candidates for United
states senator and for representative
n congress to support a similar
amendment. whereby United States
enators may be elected by direct
'ote of the people.
We favor the principles of the in
and referendum and recall as
Ieeded safeguards for the rights of
he people.
Educational.
We favor liberal appropriations in
upport of the public schools and the
tate university. We believe that the
,ublic schools should be free and that
he law requiring children to attend
chool should be more vigorously en-
'oreed.
Gambling.
Regarding legalized gambling in
as a closed incident, we
the clarifying of the
meaning of the present law by such