Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-06
WI srlY IlDfHNoEEr.
DE-. BEEGsTEIS-s BOYCOTT.

There l. . big runpus In Reno
over Dr. BerIEefu's management Of
the Hospital for Mental Diseases.
fornerf! knoun as the State loFane
Asylum. The Gazette has made
charges q tte miEspprpPratjoa 0,
the funds Q: the institution and
broadly hints az peculs6op. NE-
Bragg, its editor. confines HE attacks
TO picking ont items from DR.. Berg
STEMS report to the last legislature.
but refuses TO go % the Hospital and
make a personal inspection. Thurs
day afternoon the editor Of the lSpE-
PEsDEsT accompanied Governor sd
Ter TO that institution and made q
personal Investigation Of the matters
IN dispute Every facility vas o.
TERED kIm to make a thOrDugh e.
animation pi the books aDd Tr,per;:.
Ihe officers from pr Rergt=in
down nsSered ever question with
out the le2s: hesitation and WITH per-
fact capdpr End tabknes7 TlIe
Governor mfO.m.si US thai Mr.. Bragg
had received as invitation to acoornp-
any hin uID5e. the ASSURANCE that L@
would be furnished every Facility FOR
thorough examination u the bOuss.
properly md EVERYTHING o0urerted
with the rnsnageDeBL equipuen; md
conduct o. tie insf: utiOD. TIPS m
TitatiOn Ar. bragg fyr. torse reason
did nol accept. g..
We spent nearly four hour d; the
institution. the most oi EhIcn sas de-
voted 10 the examination Of the
books and property. Tie result 0f
that examination convinced Us that
il the editor n the Gazette xOnld e1
anime the books and property in
stead Of combining his criticisms TO
the tables IN The DT'E. repoI; be
would e9pSince himself that his
charges we're grouDdles. This we
VIII show tomorrow.
The phas- Of the case that We wish
to deal with today IL. tie boyeott
against the Gazette inaugurated by.
DR.. Bergsteiu as his defense. There
Is no excuse for this. The Hospital
Tor Mental Diseases is d public in
stitution supported by the people Of
the State and its officers are their
servants, not their masters. The con
duet 0 DR.. Bergstcin 50 far AZ if
relates 70 the management Of a pub
IL; institution is H tit subject Of criti-
clsm By every citizen of the State and
any attempt by him to stifIe such
Criticism. either by the press or by
individuals by attempting to force
the merchants with whom he deals in
the name Of the State to withdraw
their patronage from the Gazette il
not only uh<american but il sure. T.,
react on him II this policy ia to be-
cDme the rule 0f those who manog.
State institutions, supported by the
taxpayers, no newspaper will run the
r19k OF exposing crookedness in ;I,.rr
management wnen it imperiIs bust.
nesc md subjects il to pccuniary
losu at the h inds OF those he pays
taxes to support.
Tile result Of this will be that public
officers. secure from exposure by the
press. will enter upon o career Of \
trayagance aud population that will
bankrupt every institution IN the
State and leave the taxpayers a leg
acy OF debt. The Dr's ATTEMPT 10
stihe criticism, Just or unjust hy
means OF a boycatagainss his critics
should meet with the condemnation
OF every thinking citizen 81 tile S,ntc,
DR.. Beigstein has other weupous
In his hands far moro effective than
his alI.adyised boTrpti oan possibly
be. He is a man Of mature years.
ability and fitness for the posi.iD bc
holds and his own good judgment
should show him the folly and in.
justice Of tho boys6tti6b &eip6n Ia
stine criticism OF his official acts.
Tho lHDErENDEST has none but
Words Of censure foe ibid sconfsc In
dealing with The Gazette. You are n
servant Of tho people. Dr.. and not
their master. Invite Nn Bragg and
your encmico through tho public
press 10 make n thorough inycatiga.
ton Of the affairs Of the Hospital Tor
Mental Diseases md II the invitation
Ia accepted furnish every facility
for making tho IN ycstigation thorough
and complete. II they refuse 10 nc.
cept such mn invitation The people Of
tho State will justly conclude TINT
malice and partisan prejudice
their incentives to unjust and
malicious criticism. Try II Dr.. and
You will come out Of the fire Tin.
scratched. Persist in the boycott
md you will ruin yourself and your