White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-04
COUNTY REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

The Republican candidates of White Pine county, assembled
in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. this 18th day
of September. 1914, have adopted and herewith present to the
electors of said county the following brief platform of their
views:
l. Reduction in state expenses by consolidating, so far as
possible. the various commissions and by any other practicable
means for reducing expenditure without imparing efficiency.
2 In line with the above. We favor the consolidation OF
the state police force with the prison guard and the placing of
the whole organization under the supervision of the warden of the
state penitentiary, subject to the orders of the governor.
3. We indorse the administration of Governor oddie and
pledge him our united support in his campaign for reelection.
4 While the acknowledgements act was perhaps the most
important piece of constructive Legislation placed upon the
statue books by the last session of the legislature. practical OPP
Grafton of the law has revealed the need of several amendments
in the interests of efficiency and " e favor such amendments By
the next session of the Legislature.
8. While We fully indorse the principals of the purity of
elections law passed at the last session of the legislature.
many provisions of the law ae cumbersome and ambigu-
Gus and IRE apparently not well understood by the public officials
who have interpreted them. We believe the law should be revised
in very many respects to make it palmer and simpler but not TO
decrease its efficiency.
6. A supplementary bond issue in such amount IS may be
necessary for the purpose of completing and fully equpping and
furnishing the White Pine County high school building.
: We indorse the bill presented by delegation and
passed by the last session OF the legislature which empowers
county commissioners TO prospect at county expense for the de
velopment of artesian water. We favor further legislation having
for its object the development of the agricultural resources of
the county and it will be our aim to endeavor to secure laws OF
such a nature that the laboring mn may be assisted in his efforts
to secure a home from the public domain of which thousands of
acres arc available If water can be developed in sufficient guam
ties for irrigation.
We believe that under the system of taxation formerly in
effect in this state the small ranchman and the small property
owner III pd1U mOTt tHhn ineif just Sndit VI N tdAtc anu
we believe also that the small counties paid more than their share
of the states expenses Is their necessities compelled them to
adopt a higher percentage of valuation than was the al In the
larger and richer counties. The Tax Commission law was framed
for the purpose of putting all the property in the state upon the
same basis for taxation purposes. We believe its principles 10
be sound and that it will ultimately result in great good TO the
state.
0. We believe that a grave wrong is done in assessing
patented mines at al arbitrary and fixed valuation. The patent
ed mines now assessed at $500 per patent may be worth many
thousands OF dollars but the great majority of such mines, hav-
ing no Ore in quantity in sight, have but little real value.
We recommend for the careful consideration and investiga-
ton of our representatives in the legislature the idea Of extending
to the cities and counties and perhaps even to the state itself the
commission form of government under which many cities in this
country are now operating with great gains in efficiency and
economy.
II. We commend in general the record made by the White
Pine county delegation in the last session OF the Legislature.
The majority of a long list OF progressive measures called for by
our county platform Of two years ago we're enacted into laws at
the last session and this counys delegation gave its votes and
influence TO the enactment OF such legislation.
IL. We pledge our representatives in the legislature to
work for a re-apportionment of the representation Of the counties
of the state with a view OF reducing the total membership of the
legislature by at least one third and reducing the number IT
attaches by at least one-haf.