Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-11-24

The political COMPLEXION Of our
next State Senate will be: Republic
cana ~; Democrats, ~, and one
lndependent--ths only remnant,
20 far - We know, Of the greet In
dependent party that two ye.n ago,
under the guidance Of Nr. Adolph
Sutro, attempted tho herculeaa task
Of sweeping the State. 1t appears to
be matter Of solicitude With some
~ 10 bow the Independent Ross, Of
Reno) will vote on matters in which
party lines may be drawn. II 10
perhaps more important to consider
whether Mr.. Ross will vote honestly
and understandingly on all propo-
sitions coming before the Senate
than 10 endeavor 70 estimate his
political whereabouts. The party
that elected him has vanished just as
completely - the himsy 6gment, Of
. dreamy imagination. Before the
era Of spontaneous generation 10
politica while yet the independent
party was without form and void,
Mr.. Boss was . Republican. 1t re-
mains 70. him nos to return to the
faith Of former times and support
the old patty, especially since i, ap-
pears As the reasonable refuge for one
Who by the dissolution of his follow
ing Is left in utter solitude True,
the Independent party occupied
middle ground between the Demo
cratic and Republican, and sough, to
choose what was wheat in either. re-
jecting the while what Was chat in
both. Yet it was scarcely a stage in
process of metamorphosis from
one OF the old parties to the other. As
when precipitant is cas-, into
mixture = disuaion follows and the
original components return 70 their
nrst condition, SO when the party
which elected Mr.. Ross discovered
their mistake individuals of 1t as
sumed their former political status.
But all this speculation, come to
think of it, is unnecessary, and had
We paused . moment for reflection,
the composition of this article might
have been spared. What character
OF legislation, one naturally en-
.quires is likely to come up this
winter In which party lines will be
recognised 1t may require some
little exercise of the imagination to
estimate. The Central Pacifc Rail-
road Company may ask for some
privileges. 1t is pretty certain tina,
they will. In fact the attorneys ami
lobbyists necessary TO further their
purposes have already been de-
tailed Some outside railway
schemes may be brought up. The
mining men may make a round
about efor, in the bullion tax line
Different localities may ask for
needed aid. The gambling question
will perhaps have y hearing, and
some alteration Of q trivial nature in
ihe laws may be proposed. In all
these 1t requires q particularly acute
vision to see where party lines would
appear. As . matter of fact our
legislatures ind bu, little of impor.
lance to do when they assemble.
One Of the bes, things that Can be
done this winter is to provide for the
reduction Of county expenses by
combining the duties of two Offices.
where 1t can be done. into one. The
ONCE Of County Superintendent of
schools ought to be abolished in all
the counties but one or two. Some
provision ought also to be made for
reducing the membership Of future
l9QinlAfureS Twa th;r,is 81 oh. ,>.~
sent representation would serve the
people just - well and At much less
public expense. Ali thcss things
can be accomplished without any
reference to the politics of the men,
Sers. aud particularly without any
reference to the politics OF Mr.. Ross
Of Rsno.
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