Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-14
Who's the Common Liar:"

~ AdtpLuS IN the Ueicdt Ol SSudlc
bill No 81 TO amend the Law permit
ting the establishment OF county
high schools in this state III the As
eembly last Winter and as he charges
the defeat o. that bill TO the Nevada
Press Association, it Is due to the
members OF that bJiy that the facts
OF the matter be published and the
truth set before the PEOPLE OF Elko
county WLo alone are interested in
the success and welfare Of the only
high school established under the
Law passed in lSS5.
In giving these facts It Is necessary
to bay some attention TO the articles
that have appeared in some OF the
state papsrs on this subject since
the discussion OF this question began.
In our issue Of October 50th. there
appeared the following item giving
the facts regarding the responsibility
for the defeat OF that bill:
In order 10 satisfy those who may
believe the reports thar the Press As
ISOLATION helped 10 defeat the high
school bin in the Assembly, We wish
20 say tina; the report i without any
foundation IL fact. The Press AsSo-
cation had nothing whatever to do
With tie bill. Its opS cusSedness.
coupled with the WORK Of Mr.. Nc.Afec
and this scribe and their personal
friends, put the everlasting kibash on
i. /; i yer! dead uox and its
friends SHOULD let II sleep
Tie depo=ei pHrcipal Of the high
school ruui1atei over :his item for a
week and II last Mondays issue Of
liz paper came ont with an abusive
article devoted 70 the Press Assgcia-
ton IN general and the editor of the
IHDEFESD.NT IN particular il which
l. called u -omuon liar fur stat
IHc Tie ah5ve facts. in order to
s~1bIz1tiate his charge he quoted
lie toLcSLag iroaI the Carson
APPEAL: As Mr.. Booher WAS a mem
Der = lie NeTada Press Association.
lie org .nizaaou promptly took up
- ga; to- Booker and beat the
IN lbs statement. he says,
a--gl=i EitL he admission O! the
>-v= STATE. oJnc.usively proves his
c1t S1= Z word about the state.
- 9-isd from the Appeal. Mr..
D-vs, - edto-, unwilling fell into
a. error TEsa Be wrote it. as we will
G~o-c--S.Tsly sLo~ il the course Of
It's Article. Tie edit-r .! the ISDE.
PENDENT E-t Mr.. Davis on the
street. "t arSon the night after the
Prrs Association had met and adj
lDu-Lsi and asked his assistance. - a
personal friend. !" deica: tile ill
then pending il the Assembly. THIS
request was cOGrt.OuSly refused 10y
Mr.. DAVIS On the ground that his
WIS 50 &C :upi=l with matters
appeTtaInIng Ia the Corbctt and
F~Itzs!UruOns prize tight that hr had
10 time 10 devote t . II. Nothing
furthe! was said 10 him on the sub.
Jet during our stay III Carson. IL
Mr.. Davis did anything in the matter !
AT all, we are not informed.
Now. let Us look at the Admission
81 the Silver State upon which the
deposcd principal Of the high school
cenvicts US Of being a -c0mmou liar
After stating that the emit. OF this
man toward the Press Association was
probably caused by the failure 81 the
legislature TO pass the bill uustng
the editor 81 the l%DEPEYDESr from
the b1ard having control Of the ElkO
county high school. the Silver State
says: We do not know for sure, yet !
It Is very likely, tina. members Of the
Press Association did take the
trouble 10 ase that the facts 81 the |
case were brought before the Lngis-
lature and thus ncutralizc the effects
0f any lying statements the aforesaid
'coolio' might make
Mr.. Nixon palinly states that he
does not hmow whether members Of
the Press Association took n hand
IN tue matter at all, but thinks il
very likely that they diu SO.
Such evidence would have no weight
in any cour; in Christcudom and yet
this dcpOsed principal Of the f,iku
county high school insists that il
bears out his charges. To such
strnits il he put to bolster up n lying
cause The fact il that Mr.. Nixon
was not present Mt tho February
meeting Of the Press Association and
did nothing Ia defeat the measure |
whose m]cri,0riUus death gives this !
dcposeh principal 80 much pain.
In order Ia settle this matter 81.
fcctunlly md To show to the people
Of Elko county aud the State Mt
largo that the editor Of the IHDEpEy.
knew what ho was talking
about when he stated that the Press |
Association had nothing whatever to
do with the defeat 81 that bill, wo
have taken the pains Ia get incOntro-
vcrtiblc proof Of tho correctness oi
onr position. On the 0.h instant We
wrote to tho President and zero
tary OF tho Nevada Press Association
asking for a plain statement Of facts
in regard TO the matter ut issue be-
tween the ISDEpESDENT and this dc.
posed principal Of the high school.
In duo course of mail tho following
rCplicg wore received. IhoY enrak