Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-05
a Itnnchcr's Opiniun.

Tho law has said, "You cannot com
pei Il man TO convict himself" Murder
will out. Can Il fool keep counsel?
Lot us moralizc but o bc unjust.
Onco it happened that the delegation
OF Elko county voted and passed a
bill bonding tho already over.bur.
dcncd taxpayers in the sum OF $780,
OO to build a railroad from Clrlin TO
Boise City, passing through Tus.n.
rora; II road that the people did not
want, Il road that could not but in
jur. the county, and which would
oaly benefit n lew, viz: The c. =. K.
Il. aud tho mining conpanics, and
this for the smile Of these syndGcntcs.
What Othcr rcc1Inpc So, Is hard To
guess. They bartrrcd tho welfare OF
the mon who sent them there. The
people OF ElkO wcro Indignant and
expressed their sentiments. Tao hi.
interests Of the county, farming and
tonining; push this road through and
you would kill that. interest. The
farther raises his grain, hanls it 10
TnscIrora, and by the income derived
from tho grain, freight, hard work
anil economy, manages 10 1.-Two. But
that il past. Our Honorable Assem-.
bly, came to the conclusion that the
poor man il useless. Let us starvc
him out, 70 thcy passed this bill and
now thcy defend themsrlvcs, or nj
least they try to do 60. How drown.
ing man will cling To n straw, or Il
starving COW will cat willows; how
Legislator whoJs conscience troubles
him, and whose penetration OF The
future is mono too clear, will try "a
crawl bshind the spUtlcss (?) mantle
OF n railroad and OF u mining com
pany Tor protection from n trust lac
has betrayed. No! Honorable nom,
bors, don't cling to such Il iimsy Ito,
fHnsc; don't say you thought you
wore right; don't say, "rho people
wdutud it," That gano bill, or ono
similar to il, was discussed before
ana tho peoplo oppoIeI it auI you,
Knowing lhoy did, ut tho o~lcvcntll
hour, when 1t Vas to lLto to make
opposition, rushed through this bill 81
infamy. Why? Because II railroad
aud mining company said it was Il
THOR interests; but, "Thc jingle Of a
Guinea Oft helps tie huri khaE Honor
Jceis." a pass over thc roud may
heal u soro conscitncS. Pardon mS ii
| speculate. A man will think for
himself. DID IL over appear 30 to
you, Honorable Members whom YOU,
yo,sd for this billY How do you
judge II. business? by tho income; II
tervnntY by his work; manH by ,his
honor and capacity. Just 30 will you
TO judged. Does tho gold YOU; have
douu the county balance tho. evilY
Answer u,ut question TO your--own
satisfaction it you cdn. You voted
for some COOL bills, that sc grant
but you had to, public sentiment
forced you to do il; tho othcrs wore
different. Tho worry bill you prido
yourselves on, tho QUO you crawl bo.
hind frr sympathy aud shelter, is un.
just and. dishonest when viewed
without prejudice and Liaa. Whom
you hiro II man for a stated salary and
ho gives up his business to I'll that
position, 10 il just to roluco his salary
before hi5 turm expires! rhu pcuplo
callod for u roluUtiun Of salaries but
not " gointo oifoct until 1893, aud
that Is whom tho reduction should
commence. Can your cJnsciencoS
oven cloar you horoY Thore Is an.
otlior dill you pride yourselves on,
McClellan's Irrigation bill. Plcnsc
translate, my comprehension IL dull;
but ! thirst for knowledge. Ono
objuUt 10 plain, IL creates moro oniccs
aud thereby moro taxes; tho rest 10
shtoudod in mystory. Charity, they
say, covers many sins. Lot us chow
charity. You may not DO disloncst,
but something IL wrong, perhaps your
perception OF right.
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