Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-09-19
.NYE COUNTY
REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM

The following is the full text OF
,ne Republican county platform as
adopted by the convention this morn
Ing:
rho Republican party of the County
!, Nve state of Nevada, in conven-
~ assembled, through its duly
wv a,od delegates, declares its un-
sa,ng faith and adherence to the
saaarnment so eloquently stated by
~ ,nmortal Abraham Lincoln to be
Wv va aoyernment of the people, by the
.,aanle and for the people,;
.nd we hereby pledge ourselves to
a,nport of those great principles |
w national government which have I
Saretofore guided the Republican
nsrty. and which, when 1t has been
nower. have brought to this great
aountry prosperity and peace at
some and hoonr and prestige abroad
We affirm that the history Of the
penubcan party has been, and al
ways will be, history of national
nrogress. OF industrial prosperity. of
no maintenance of individual liberty, |
~ the upbuilding of our vast re-
sources. of the cultivation of do
mestic peace and of the honor and |
nerpetuity of those American ideals
Of national independence and in
tegrity
We earnestly endorse the Republi- |
can national platform adopted in
Chicago in June, 1916, and hereby |
nledpe our support to Honorable
Chas. Il. Hughes for president and
Honorable Chas. w. Fairbanks for
vice president.
We sincerely endorse the platform
as adopted by the Republican state
convention in Reno, on September 5. |
1916. and pledge our support to
Honorable Samuel Plat for United
States senator of Nevada, Honorable
e. Il. Roberts for our representative
in Congress, Judge L. r. Moran for
Justice of the supreme court, II. A.
MacKay for clerk OF the supreme
court. and the other Republican can.
didates for state offices. and endorse
them as men of most fitting qualifca-
tions for the respective offices to
which they have been nominated.
We condemn the policies of watch
full and wasteful waiting as being
inefficient and Intellectual, and affirm
that II long continued will destroy
our national integrity and place the
citizens OF this country In "a condi-
ton OF servitude through the loss OF
strength, power and prestige. Honor
and respect we demand as the rights
OF American citizens.
Every Democratic administration OF
affairs has been an expensive and
extravagant one. We condemn the
policy OF officeholders building politi-
cal machines at the expense OF the
government. the state and the county
while neglecting important official
duties
We condemn the policies OF the
present administration in issuing ex-
ecutive orders and demanding legisla
ton born of hysteria. Fear and
political cowardice have too often
plunged this country into hysterical
activities during the last three and
one-half years. We stand firmly for
the defense OF the rights of American
workers and laborers.
We pledge ourselves TO support
every meritorious and competent
movement for the betterment of the
workers OF this county, state and
nation.
We favor legislation providing for
minimum wage scale for female
workers and a maximum number OF
hours that shall constitute a days
work.
We condemn every form OF child
TABOR and pledge our support and
lnnuence to build up a wall around
Neyadas Industrial conditions that
enid labor will never obtain foot
hold in this state.
We stand firmly for and demand
the same efficiency in conduct of
pubic offices that Is demanded In
the conduct OF private business.
we deplore the present high rate of
taxation. We pledge ourselves to
the most efficient conduct OF every
ONCE and the conservation OF the
taxpayers money, in order that Il
may BIO applied and directed into
channels that win accomplish useful
ana beneficial results for the citizens
OF this county:
ANA we favor every worthy i'm.
provement that will promote peace.
happiness, comfort, safety and health
vi ,he inhabitants OF this county.
we favor legislative enactment Id
pioVide relief to the citizens OF this
county and other counties who are
managed by cattle and sheep from
auJoihing states and counties being
brought across the county lines to
eraze In county where they are not
taxed.
with these statements of princi.
PIES we go confidently before the
eitizens of Nye county, in the full
peief that the personalities OF our
candidates and the proud achieve
mehts of the Republican party will
carry us to victory
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM
AND RESOLUTIONS.
LETSON BALLET,