The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-10-15
FOR STATE SENATOR.


the ensuing election. The incumbent
should possess knowledge, energy. aud
conservative Judgment, coupled with be-
coming dignity and suavity-knowledge OF
the wants of his coustitueney and Of the
means of obtaining proper Legislative &C.
ton; energy to press his claims upon the
attention of the Legislature and to counter
sct adverse efforts; q conservative iudg-
ment to prevent hAsty. crude and illtimed
legislation, much of which now incumbers
our Statute Books; dignity and suavity, in
order to favorably impress his co-legislators,
and thus win them to his assistance.
T.J. Osborne. the Silver Party candidate
BY petition for this Office, possesses all of
these Attributes in an snslabls degree. His
biography is insepArsbly interviewer with
the history of Lincoln County. Now OF the
age of thirty six years and in the prime of
life, his education has been obtained and
his life.work carried on in our midst. and
every inhahitant of the county knows him
we'll. While attending the public schools,
he was always busy in the pursuit OF
knowledge elsewhere. At an early age he
was the trusted emp loyee of Wells, Fargo
& Co. 10 their Express and banking business
in Phoebe, and of W. E. Griffin in his
bank. In these positions he was studious
aud energetic, and stored his mind with
the theory and practice of business methods.
which he has since utilized to his own and
the peoples benefit
In 1882 at the age Of twenty two, he was
elected County Clerk and ox-officio Clerk of
NE District Court of the County. which
office he held nutil 1884, taking the Office
in November, Immediately after his election,
to fill out the unexpired term of Geo. I.
Gorman who had resigned. The records of
this office during the time he held it. show
nestness, orderliness and completeness
not surpassed by clerks of more mature
experience. While in this Office he devoted
himself 20 the study of the law. with such
persistence that in September 1884, he was
admitted to practice in all the Courts of the
State, passing highly creditabls examina.
ton, and 10 November of that year was
elected to the office Of District Attorney,
which Office he has since filled with the
exception Of two years, and of which he is
the present incumbent
He enjoys the distinction of having prose.
cuted the notorious Hank Parrish, in this
County and White Pine, to which his case
had haan rauovad until ha avniatad hia
many crimes upon the gillows; the only
instance OF the extreme penalty of the law
being inflicted in the annals of the county.
That he has filled this Office with credit
to himself, and to the satisfaction of the
people, is shown by his repeated re-elec-
tions. This also shows that he is thorough.
ly conversant with the business and needs
Of the county, and would be amply able to
Halls of Legislation. His energy has not
been satisfied by the performance of his
multitudinous official duties, but has fonud
vent in other enterprises. He ia the editor
and proprietor of the Phoebe Weekly Rec
ord, and job printing establishment, which
under his management has grown to be a
credit to the mountains and compares fav
orably with any in the State.
His business. his family, aud his family
residence, and all of his property, including
large mining interests and farming lands
are all in this county, which in itself ref fute
the slander circulated hy some o
his political opponents, that he seek
the office in order to facilitate
his removal from the county
Another slsnder against him. industriously
circulated by those who have no othe
weapons, and which carries its refutatiol
upon its face, is, that he seeks election, il
order to aid the holders of county scrip
Any one who knows anything OF this elias
of our debt, knows that it is limited il
amount and knows also that the presen
laws are the most favorable to scrip
holders-while Mr. Osbornes position
as shown by his public utterances, and b
the assistance he gave the member to tn
Lower House in the last Legislature
framing bill upon the subjects. that a
current expenses, including jurors feel
should he paid in cash from the currer
revenues, and then, il there is a surplu
let competitive bids from the scrip.holdel
determine its application, that is, let Il
money go where it will absorb the most i
debtedness. outside of the bonded indebte
ness, which must remain IN sTATU QUo {
the present. This is certainly the be
policy for the county, and Mr.. Osborne,
elected, will know how to frame law
carry out its ostensible intention witho
emasculating it by dubious and unmeani
verbiage.
The county will therefore do itself cred
and further its interests by seeing that
office Of State Senator is properly filled
the election thereto Of I. J. Osborne.
These observations are made by one W
has known his subject from boyhood. W
has done business with him on numert
occasions, and who believes in just rec
niton OF merit wherever found.
SIS.
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