Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-27
THE Loss OF MEMORY.


all the rage and is still very much
fancied. Its vogue, however, is now
threatened by a disease which. al
though neither new nor, correctly
speaking, contagious, has spread with
alarming rapidity. 1t Is commonly
called loss of memory. '....-
This disease possesses some peculiar
characteristics, the chief of which Is
that the victim forgets either part
or all his transactions and knowledge
relating to a definite period. FIRE.
quently he forgets all his former life
and even his own identity.
AS might be expected, among the
sufferers from this disease are those
individuals who have done something
that they find it convenient to forget.
Swindlers, for instance, and especially
those VINO could not very well con
tract kleptunania, are very prone to
it. :.. .... ....
Politicians are also exceptionally
liable 10 loss of memory. John
Sherman, Tor example. forgeIs all
about ms shrcwd work Ill getting the
act OF 1913 ON the statute books,
Senator THu.suon forgets that he
maize numerous silver speeches be-
tore his engagement by the Unon
PACING. joan u. Carlisle but dimly
remembers his long light for the
white metal. And john NJ. Palmer,
who "also rain" for president, cannot
recOuect his famous protest against
the interference of federal troops
while he was governor of ILLINOIS, cnG
his mind Is almost blank on TT
part of his life when he vas editor of
paper that vigorously argued for
principles he now condemns.
The most surprising case, however,
is that of Mckinley In his numer-
Gus speeches he has such confused
notion Of what he has said before
that we find lnn graveiy asserting in
ono place the brazen lie that the
foreigner pays the tax and .afGerward
openly admitting that the consumer,
not the foreigner, pays it, He now,
fOrgets, MOREOVER, ~; his, frequent
speeches in congress for free silver.
1t 30 totally escapes him that he once
bitterly arraigned President Cleve.
land for antagonism to silver that he
is now inclined to hold President
Cleveland responsible for the agita-
ton for free coinage. .~.' .-&: &C..
Loss of memory has taken place on |
a agFanderi SCALE The East, in its
indignation at the"fefusal Of |
the rest Of the country to consider the I
income tax decision of the supreme |
court irrevocable, forgeiJ that the |
court once declared tho income tax
constitutional. 1h'theiH anxiety lest |
We be lacking IN awe of that body, I
the 'Easterhers forget that they de-
nounced the bred Scott decision OF
the supreme court and refused t.
abide by it. They. do not remember
that in the present year they abused
the supreme court for ito finding in |
the @Jim Grow Car" cases. They are
totally unconscious that from the |
foundation Of the government they |
have vigorously aud bitterly. de- |
nounced the supreme court whenever |
they felt like it.-,rrr. 2 r.. -, e.. |
Loss Of memory is rarely fatal, else
the mortality among politicians, pro-
and amateur; would be
terrible. 1t has serious consequences,
however, since it tempts. govern mont
officials into forsaking truth for
place and popularity. 1t is especially
when it leads people into
as criminals and lunatics
others who are only holding the
opinions they themselves have found
it convenient to discard. --Kausas
City Times.