The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-10-08
THE TWO STATE PLATFORMS
Declarations Of Principles BY Ne
vada Republicans and Dem
ocrats at Carson

The Republican State Cop vent1on ad-
journed Tuesday evening at Carson
after adopting its platform. which Is
very lengthy. On National affairs the
platform indorses the administration Of
President Taft and gives q quasi-in.
dorsement of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
/ bill. 1t declares in favor of the or
ganization of wage earners for their
own welfare and endorses the policy of
regulating freights and fares Of rail-
roads In this State, commencing the
| work of the Nevada Railroad Commits
sion.
A synopsis Of the principal other
plaDks Ia the platform is as follows:
Condemns railway domination in
politics.
Favors aboli shiug the State Board OF
Assessors and turning the work over to
Railroad Commission.
Favors liberal appropriations in sup
port of the public schools and the
State University. Believes that the
text books used by the pupils Of the
public schools should be free and that
the law requiring children to attend
school should be more vigorously en-
forced.
Favors the principle of the initiative.
referendum and recall. needed safe.
guards for the rights of the people.
Legalizing gambling is regarded as a
closed incident, but the law should be
clarified by such amendments as will
clearly distinguish between card. pool
and billiard playing for recreation and
amusement, and actual gambling.
Favors an income tax amendment
proposed by Congress.
Urges the passage of laws providing
particularly for restrictions upon the
number of claims an individual. group
of individuals or a corporation may To-
cate.
Senator Nixon is endorsed for re.
election and his record in Congress is
heartily commended.
Legislative candidates are pledged to
vote for the candidate for United States
Senator receiving the highest popular
vote.
Democratic Platform
The Democratic State Convention
closed its session at Carson Wednes-
day evening after the adoption of a
platform and the selection of a State
central Committee.
The platform indicts the Republican
party and the National administration
for "the wilful violation OF its platform
pledges, the betrayal of the confidence
of the people, and with fostering pri-
vate monopolies and special interests.
The Republican party is charged with
increasing the cost Of living. with
failure to enact legislation for the pre-
vention of trusts, and to remedy the
country's d%eplorable financial condi.
ton. Senator Nixon is accused of me-
| glecting the States interests by fail
ing to support an amendment to the
Railroad bill which would have pre-
vented the back haul charge, and for
voting in Congress with Aldrich, "the
leader of the standpatters and the rep
reseDtative of the railroad companies,
trusts and special interests"
In State affairs the platform Endorses
the administration of Governor Dicker-
son, favors the initiative and recall and
pledges the Democratic party to the de-
struction of the political bureau OF the
Southern Pacific.
The State Railroad Commission is
praised, and other matters touched
upon are as follows:
We concur in the declaration of the
Republican party in their platform
concerning gambling. Continued fair
and impartial enforcement Of the law.
We pledge our legislative candidates
to vote for the person receiving the
highest number of votes for United
States Senator.
Such amendments as will simplify
the primary law and reduce the cost OF
its operation.
Liberal support for education from
kindergarten to the State University.
Free text books for school children
and a liberal appropriation for the in
auguration Of industrial training in
our schools.
Reform in the Nevada State prison
so that the inmates thereof may earn
their own support.
Attention is called to the many laws
favorable to labor which have been en- :
acted during the Democratic admin
istration. and pledges the party to a
continued policy Of progressive legis.
lation in the interest of wage earners.
Fair treatment of all corporations,
aud equally fair treatment from them.
We favor a constitutional amend
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