Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-01
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statesman and the deep sympathy OF
a great American, President Wilson
saw the situation; he pictured in his
minds eye the stalwart sons OF noble
mothers, the tender husbands of hap
py wives, the youthful brothers Of
loving sisters, marching away from
the land of their birth-a sacriligious
sacrifice in the interests OF greed. He
fooked into the hearts of those moth
ers, wives, sisters and sweethearts
and saw the wells of sorrow that God
alone could close. and he heard again
his own sweet mothers voice, soften
ed with love and pride, and his de-
cision was made.
No." | can hear him say, the hap
~ homes OF America will not be
darkened by separation or death in
the interests of the special few. A
so-called glorious death will not com
fort the hearts of the noble women
of America. There will be no war
with Mexico
Every promise the Democratic
party made four years ago has been
kept, not in a makeshift manner but
in a statesmanlike way for the per
manent benefit OF the whole country.
The eight-hour law was touched
upon and the speaker ended that part
Of her talk by saying that every in
crease i'll wages and cvevry decrease
in hours means additional comfort in
ship and a better understanding and
a greater and closer bond of love.
Miss Raffetto then turned her at
tentiOn to Representative Roberts
and asked why he was not in Wash.
ingtOn to vote on the eight-hOul
law; why he voted against the Clay
ton bill; why he supported the Pitt.
man land bill in the house and now
keeps silent in regard to it.. She spoke
OF +. T. Gaines record in Nevada
one OF service which has endearet
him to the hearts Of all who know
him-and said that if sent to Wash.
ington "his energy, voice and vote
will at all times be for the interest.
OF the state and nation.
A good word was spoken for ]. \
Sanders, William kennett and the
county members of the ticket ant
the speaker in concluding said:
LET me say to you that the Demo
cratic party does not ask your vote
on a promised regime of good deeds
but on a record of achievements. Tha
which has been accomplished is but al
echo OF the good things yet to be in
ouguratcd. There is no room in tn
Democratic party for re%actionaries
progressives of the stalwart, fghtins
kind are the men who take pride to
day in calling themselves Democrats
They are men and women who rec
ognize the fact that we are Ameri
cans first, Democrats afterwards
Democrats only because we %recogniz,
that through the Democratic part,
only "a measures of lasting benef
to the American people be inaugural
ed. Democracy is the hope and main
stay OF the people OF America. TIL
clearing house Of the needs OF tn,
people, and with the hearty cooper
alton and support of the people
President Wilson, with hands uphelc
by such men as Pittman and Game
will make our country the envy Of tn
world by reason of the progressive
policies he will put into effect"
Mrs. J. +. Bray, after being pres
sented, spoke of the political stu
alton from the point of view of
wpman Belonging t. the great mid
die class of America, the class OF
whose shoulders rests the burden anc
duty OF adjusting fairly and impartial
ly for all classes the great economic
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