The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-11-01
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upon to vote. When it comes to voting
for county officers, all political feelings
should be cast aside, and the question as
to whether man is a good Democrat. or
a good Republican, should not be even
thought of by the voters and taxpayers
Of this county. Let the question be: rs
this candidate the most competent
honest and worthy for the place, or is
that mans opponent" Let this be the
question that the voter promulgates in
his mind before voting, and if he will
only do so, then the people will nearly
always succeed in securing good and
faithful servants; but if they continue
voting on party basis tho chances are
that the people will secure incompetent
and unworthy servants. 1t is customary
for parties to nominate men on their
availableness, and not on their ability
This thing the Democratic party did at
their late convention in Lincoln county
in nominating their candidate for District
Attorney. Mr. Allen M. Findlay, of
Panaca, the Democratic nominee for that
office, is an old man whom we have had
the honor of knowing for several years,
and not one thing can we say against his
good name as man, yet he does MOI
possess the qualifications for the position
to which he has been nominated, and he
was only put up for that place simply to
secure the Mormon delegates in the
county convention in placing Legisla-
tive ticket in the field suitable to the
Chief of Panaca," for reasons best
known to said "Chief." Now, with due
respect to Mr.. Findlay, it is our candid
opinion, that as in regards to his laval.
ability" the Democrats could not have
selected better man; but as to his abil-
ment to fill the District Attorneys office,
it is lacking, for he is not an attorney,
and knows little or nothing about the
practice of law, and what little knowl-
edge he has of law was gained while fill
ing the place of Justice of the Pc zee in
Panaca, where he would probably have
cow case come before him once in two
years. He, in all likelihood, has never
read any more law than that which was
required in some simple case that hap
pened to come before him. Hence our
reason for stating that Mr.. Findlay does
not possess the ability to fill the position
be seeks, and for this reason alone we
are opposed to his election.
On the other hand, who has been NOM
mated as Mr.. Findlays opponent? Is he
not young man of sterling worth, who,
| by his own exertions, has advanced him.
self and gained the respect of all who
know him? AS County Clerk, he has
made an excellent one, filling the posi-.
ton with ability and satisfactorily to all.
He has studied law for the last year and
a half, passed rigid examination, and
was admitted to practice in the courts of
Nevada, and was also highly compli-
mented by Chief Justice Hawley on his
perfection in the examination. There.
fore, we say, it is to the interest Of the
taxpayers, at the election that will be
held on next Tuesday, to vote for Thos.
| u OSpOlho, tilC llopuDliSah Sai.iiudVS,
for District Attorney.
The reason why we should elect law
yer to fill the office of District Attorney
is very plain and good. II we do not
elect competent man to fill the office,
beside paying said incompetent officer
his salary, the county will have to EN-.
ploy an attorney to attend to its bust
ness, thus being compelled to pay fees tc
an attorney to attend to its legal affairs
while the incompetent officer is only at
tending to drawing his salary. A case o.
this kind has happened in White Pine
county. Two years ago, in that county
a man was elected to the office of District
Attorney, who never had the ability tc
place himself before the court to practice
and the county was forced to employ al
attorney, and hundreds of dollars OF the
taxpayers money was thus expended tc
do the work of an incompetent officer
Let Lincoln profit by White Pines ex
perence, and elect competent attorney
to fill the office of District Attorney.
The Mormon Church is exerting itsel
in the political contest in Nevada thi
election. They are doing everything il
| THAR powar IN Garry the lenlSlatlv