The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-07-11

lack of enterprise and listles COM
plants. We need no citizens who
wait for something to turn up TO their
advantage, but rather the men who
develop and build up States and com
munities.
Some claim that we are too poor to
support State and county govern
ments; that our counties should be re-
duced to six or eight; then abolish the
Battle Born State, annexing the west
half TO California and attach the east
to Utah, If she will condescend to
take US in. That talk is reasonable
and does not come from the pioneers
who blazed our trails, nor their sons,
but rather from q class never identi-
fled with any people or place-the
man withouta country or State. We
have a territory equal in extent to New
York and the six New England States
combined, and agricultural resources
superior to any one at least of four of
the original thirteen States. Every
mountain veined and spotted with
valuable minerals. Hardly a mineral
known to commerce but what is
found within the limits of our State.
Many valleys, now seemingly semi
desert, have underlying stratas OF
water that, when raised by artesian
works, will make them blossom with
alfalfa, grain and vegetables.
A few more railroads across our
State, giving us transportation for the
| fine beef and sure-footed horses
raised upon our mountained sides,
renewed energy in mining, which are
among the assurances of the near
future, will create an era of prosper
ity upon q permanent basis and send
The prophets of evil so far to the rear
that their forebodings will not again
be heard within the lives of the pres
ent generation.
Happy should be the youth born
amid the genial mountain scenes of
the Ssgebrush State. Review the
worlds history since King Solomon's
day; note the nations overrun and
enslaved by ruthless invaders; the
great cities of the plains and their
people in many instances utterly de-
stroyed. You will always fiud a
remnant OF unsubdued freemen in
mountain strongholds. When the
ancient Romans overrun and con.
quered all Europe, the Swiss and
| Tyrolese of the Alps, the ancient
| Britons in the mountains OF Wales,
| the Highland Scots and the noun
taineers OF Norway and Sweden main
tanned their liberty, language and
songs and have preserved them 10 the
present.
In onr own loved land, when the
armies of George III. were debating
harsh terms to the feeble Colonies, 1t
was the mountain raised men of Vir-
ginia Pennsylvania, and Massachu-
sets that first raised the standard of
revolt and echoed the war cry of Pat
rick Henry-"Give me liberty or give
me DEATH" In our late war it was the
mountaineers of Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Missouri that perform
ed the most notable heroic deeds
on both sides OF that unfortunate
struggle.
Boys and girls let me say to you
now that when your steps lead to
other scenes, your minds in medita-
tive hours will yearn for the rugged
snow-capped ranges that shaded the
play grounds of your childhood days;
the warm side OF your manly and
womanly natures will cling forever
to the land of Nevada.
While I would not draw invidious
distinctions against any other State
in this nation, let me say that peace
reigns supreme in Nevada to-day.
There are no workingmen's strikes,
no giant corporations trying to cut
down the wage workers stipend to
starvation rates; but employed and
employer are moving harmouiously
together for their mutual interests.
We have no election riots, no ballot
box manipulators, no cliques or
classes trying to thwart the will of
the people later; no dual legislatures,
and only one Governor at time. A
few mercenaries are bought and sold
on election days; let us hope less than
elsewhere. Under our new election
law that great evil in a govern
ment of the people, it is expected,
will be reduced to a minimum. All
good citizens will aid In the proper
enforcement Of the Act.
Taxes have been high with us as in
all new and sparsely settle CON-
munities. The expenses of the State
and county governments heretofore
high, have been reduced many thou
sand dollars by recent legislation.
Taxation is being reduced. and it is
expected that the next Legislature
will adopt and submit to the voters