The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-23

ard of justice, right and moral
excellence exemplified to this ma
ton by President Wilson in his
wise, sane and firm handling of the
many p~erplexing questions that have
come before him for consideration
and adjustment during his incur-
bency in the presidential chair and
his successful disposal of the same.
8. We pledge the democratic par
ty in Esmeralda county to support
the state and national platforms of
the party, and to q continuance of
the party's present policy of FRO
gressive legislation, so successfully
accomplished by the present demo-
cratic administration at Washing
ton, which for the future, as has
had for the past, will have for its
sole object the doing of the greatest
good to all of the people of this
nation by advancing, protecting and
upbuilding their business, industrial
and social interests.
A.. We rejoice that we are at
peace with all the world-yet pre-
pared, and no useless blood has
been shed or unjust action taken
while keeping neutral, amidst the
worlds rage and bloodshed, and
that we abide in prosperity as we'll.
;. We recommend to the voters
the wisdom of retaining what has
been proved true by the test of
experience, rather chan engaging
in the hazardous practice of ''swaD-
ping horses while crossing a stream"
and continuing the work so we'll
performed in dealing with the for
eign affairs of this county in the
same efficient hands, by returning
Woodrow Wilson for residence in
the White House for a second term,
6. We commend the many wise
and necessary laws enacted by the
present democratic congress and
president, as pledges performed by
the democratic party made in pre-
vious platform, and point to such
beneficial and progressive legis,a-
ton as the party's best title to pub
lie confidence and support, and
enumerate such laws as follows:
the Banking Act, the Rural Credits
Act, the Child-Labor Act, the Ship
ping-Bill Act, the Parcels-Post Act,
the Eight-Hour Day Act.
We cannot refrain from calling
attention to the immense advantage
and protection secured to all the
people of this nation in their lives,
property and business by the proven
ttion of the late Industrial strike
by the passage of the Eight-Hour
Day Law by this democratic ad-
ministration, and the security the
country will enjoy from the harm
full results of industrial strife and
the course of just dealing it as
sures will be the Jaw, policy, and
ambition of the nation in dealing
with and settling all future labor
and wage questions.
8. We earnestly recommend to
our coming legislature, and espe-
cially the members elected from this
county thereto, a repeal of the pre-
sent primary election law-as a step
backwards, and in no wise salts
factory to the people of this couG-
tv as a mean of choosing its can
didate for state, county and town
ship offices, and demand the i'm
mediate passage of a primary cleo
ton law that will provide for a
direct vote of the people in making
t'eo+ior or nomination of any and
all candidates for public office in
this state; with provision therein
contained, that when any candidate
at such primary election shall re-
ceive a majority of the votes cast
for any office, he shall be declared
duly elected to such office by sucn
vote without further action or vote
at any election whatever.
9. We recommend to the members
of the legislature elected from this
and all counties of the state of Ne
wade, to give special attention to
the passage of good, sound and bene-
fetal laws that are for the COM
mon good and to refrain from con-
s~ideration or passage of special, local
or useless laws that consume the
time, taxes and patience of the
people.
ALFRED FRENCH, Chairman.
DR.. JOHN V. DUCEY.
MARY REDINGTON.
NJ EWIC