The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-09
LET rs ACT NOW.
Act-Act-the living PRESENT.
Heart within and Goa yer head.

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That is what the poet said, snd there
is more truth in the common quotations
Of poets than in any other form of saying
or proverb that issues from the mouth Of
man. We ought to apply this idea now.
It is known to our readers that Secre.
tary Window has made decision in &C.
cord with the Grover Cleveland idea and
against the rights and interests of our
people in the matter of lead importstions.
1t needs no argument to convince us that
this decision calls for some action on our
part. The decision is thought to be
against the law. II is believed that. If
the law courts are appealed to. the Gus.
toms officers can be compelled to collect
duty on imported lead ores, and the
Secretary's decision thus be overruled.
Or if this cannot be done it is believed
that such action may be taken as will
convince the National Congress, which
meets in December. that our interests in
thls matter, interviewer with those OF
the whole people, are Of so much i'm
portance that they require and must re-
ceive immediate attention. In this d.
rection a movement has begun toward
holding convention Of lead producers in
Salt Lake on the Goth Of this month
eleven days from to-day. The lead pro.
ducers Of every county and district in
Nevada are invited to attend, or at least
to send representatives. The mines Of
this (El,) and surrounding districts are,
at present. nothing if not lead producing.
1t 10 the duty ofour peopleto seesthat they
are represented at the coming conven.
ton by some capable andreliable resident.
If none can be found who can afford to
20 At his own expense, the expenses Of a
6rst.class man should be paid The &C.
ton Of the convention is to be in the in.
terest Of lead producers. We can help.
1t is our duty to help-our duty to our.
selves a. well as to those whose action
there 10 to be in our behalf. This is q
matter Of dollars and cents to every man
who has live interest in the county.
Its success means thousands Of dollars to
our mining companies, hundreds to ouI
private mine owners, miners and bust.
ness men. To our teamsters, clerks,
"hewers Of wood and drawers Of water,
it means continuous instead Of inter.
rupted employment. Every man woman
and child in the county is interested il
it. Let us meet and elect at least on,
thoroughly representative man to ap
pear for us, and if necessary tax our
selves 3, that one alone shall not bear
burden which ought to be borne by al
alike in proportion to the amount Of thei
interest. Let there be meeting calle
before the coming week. To show tha
We are in earnest the RECORD will cor
tribute in advance the printing Of nc
tices calling the meeting, if signed b
responsible citizens. Phoebe should hav
representative, not merely at the lea
producers convention in Salt Lake, BIZ
1t the silver convention to be held in 8
Louis on the 9th. One delegate coul
attend both. A few hundred dolla
ought easily to be raised for the pu
pose. if necessary, and it would be MOI
ey well spent. Now, progressive, 8
ahead citizens, step forward! Don't b
gin to say 'they ought to-" etc; b
take step yourselves and do what shou