The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-03-04
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from his late sickness and is agnin up
on the streets of Virginia City.
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Letter from Car.on.

/ $3.50 'S~Fso.s
Editor. Indcpendent:--For souo Sine
past 1 hdVo contemplated giving you q
few items Of ncws which tho political nt-
mosphero of Carson City has generated.
Once in two years Carson is happy;
once in two years they gather n, crop,
and once in two years they meet stran-
| ger aud take him in. This Winter,
however, tho members Of both Houses
have appreciated the hard times, and
gone slow. The session has been very
orderly md Qniet; no inilamatory
speeches.; no tearing up of the roll
CALL" and think God, no election OF q
United States Senator--from tho State
| Of California. Much wor.+o hos, how
ever, been donoy; i said the session had
been quiet. but you know the "sGll SOW
eats the sTill," nnd with comparatively
no disturbance Of tho political atmos-
phere. majority Of both bodies hare
deliberately pcrpetratcd m outrage mp
on the people who sent them to Carson
to guard and watch their interests.
refer to tho passage Of the Bullion Tax
bill. During the last campaign; in tho
county ,nnd Stnto platforms OF both par-
ties; announced, upon every stump, nnd
! discussed at every firoside, was tho bull
lion reduction tax Bcoffed ut and de-
nounccd. No man was elected who was
not directly or indirectly pledged to op.
pose my change or reduction In tho
said tax: Your county, Mr.! Editor, wns
prominent i'll assuming this position.
| or Your new members to The present
Legislature, two Of them stood true to
their pledges, and two OF thom "fcll
down" Mr.. Stone fell farthrst for the
| platform upon which he Tas elected
| vas most explicit. Ito had, since his
arrival i'll Carson, received letters and
| petitions asking him 10 adhere to his
pledges, but yet, when the hill relieving
the boEanza kings, and transferring
their taSca to tho lnborinY innsses, was
On it's final passage, Stone, of Elko,
Voted yes. Sold his honor; hiB man
hood; bis hopes for honorable prefer
Incnt; for what? Next in order OF the
Iinfai,hful representatives from Elko
comes the member from tho "IIoly
Land"-tho Pine Valley strip. For the
ilrst thirty.ciglt days ho was n Spirit
ualiss, aud slept, md in TINT sleep wero
dreams OF t"by lnndsSHnd Fair vines,
aud Fair dinners had their legitimate
effect. Griswold voted for the retluc-
ton OF tho bullion tax, and hence, IL
not only in tho Ramo county, but in tho
same boat with George Cassidy.
But of Tolloy and Colonel Moore, I
have different report. Dir. ToIloy hos
been IN poor hoOlth ever since ho camo
to Carson, but Inns worked earnestly in
support Of his pledges to tho people Of
ElkO county. Ho opposed tho stenl of
the "lloly Land" in an ablo and con-
yincing speech; did not hesitate to beard
the money kings in their den, and voted
promptly no, OH the paarayc Of the bull
lion bill. And let nc here say, TINT bis
temptation was Ia naxiso. less than that
Of those who fell. OF Col. Moore, I hayo
nothing but words Of commentator.
lie stood Grm for tho integrity Of Eiko,
mud although 1 am confident the great.
Gst cIcrtions wcrc made 20 induce him
10 abandon his pledges, and his duty;
rs, an, honorable mon, be fouttht Emo
bullion bin 70 tho last moment. Bcpa-
tor Shepherd, a. usual. hes discharged
his duty IN a quiet. eeutltmaniy, aad
honcst manner. 10 hns beeoise ssore
ut homo in debate. but is noG ottfusirs,
In conclusion, Let mo say, spot the men
who any damn platforms and pledges"
hnvo written thus, that tho people OF
Elko county mag know through their
homo journal, who nrc entitled TO 70.
speci, aud who arc not. ........
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