Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-12
CLUBBING THE WRONG DOC.

The Reno Gazetts serks to place
the responsibility Of tho reduction of
the wages Of the vatchmen at tho
Carson MiEt upon the "Denocrstic"
Director. Tue fallacy Of tho Gazette 3
statement o"n be proven by little
scrap of Mint history which the INDIE
PENDENT has obtained from an author
ntive and reliutls source. During the
lat year OF Moj,r Gnrrard's Superiu-
tendency. Director K;mba wrote to
him complaining that the watchmen's
wages were one dollar per day in excess
OF tue same services ut tho San Fran
cisco Mutt, add directing him TO make
tue proportionats reduction. The
nomu ssioned officers OF the mint pro-
tested, upon the ground Of the grenter
cost uf living ut Carson, the standard
wages for such ssrvi es in Nevada. and
the impossibiIity OF securing competent
md trust worthy mon q; tho reduced
rate. Director Kimball refused to
resoiud the order aud communications
upon the subject were written to the
Secretary OF the Treasury aud also TO
Preside:.t CleYel aud. The result WAS
the immediate overruling OF the order
of the Director and the rstention of the
four dollars pr day rate FIR the watch
nen. II il scarcely reasonable to sup
pose TINT Director Kmbnll, after the
snubbing he had received from his
Democratic supsriors. would venture
again upon the same course without
fist assuring himself Of the sanction
Of Secretary Windo.n. the present head
Of the Treasury Department.. Al all
eveute, the sane course adopted 10y tue
Democratic mint officers ut Carson, is
open to the present incumbent who
have the backing Of two Republican
Senators and u Congressman to urge
tnHir protest. The Democratic mint
ofticnl4 had no such lacking. but upon
q plain abatement of facts their apre !
was successful 1t remains to be seen
whether or not the Republican Almin-
ietrntion will net with equal Justice and
promptl,Gde in suFpreSsin2 COVER =
mental example in the reduction Of
workingmrn's wages i'll Nev"dn. If
tho reduction is made permanent, tho
E.pnGlicnn Administration, and not
Director K,mbail will lie responsible for
it. The latter is n subordinate Of
Secretary Window, n word from whom
would set the mntter right in an instant.
During the pendcncy of tho question
last year. Superintendent Gnrrard, took
tho responsibility OF paying the watch
men ut the rate OF four dollars PER day,
Notwithstanding the order Of the Direc-
tor. although il the protest had not
been sustained he would havo been
obliged to pay the difference out OF his
own pocket. Wcro we in Superintond-
emit WriSht's place, however, we woUll
hardly feel justified i'll taking the same
chuncgs under the present Alministra-
ton. "e nSrrs with the Cnzette III its
desire for the removal OF Mint Director
KmhnlI. lilo is Mugwunp from
WnmpviIlo; like his Republican prod, =
cessor he fnvnre? the closing down OF
the Carson Mint, md no is generally
nntaGomstic to the interests of tie
Pacific Coast. His sympathy with
Secretary Windom's opposition to
silver, is doubtless what is keeping HIM
in his place, although for that matt C,
any eastern Republican of my prom;.
meme" would ill tho bill equally cs vel
in that respect, 70 give tho devil his
due. howov'r, the responsibility of the
Mint wnge "olnction rests upon bighe,
shoulders than Director Kimbnll's.
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