Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-04
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
The SsnatorHhip.

Iho announcement or hon. U. =.
Nixon's candidacy for u. S. Senator
from Nevada to succeed Hon. j. P.
Jones, has been before the public now
for time sufficient to ascertain in a
measure public sentiment in regard to
the matter ~ it is being daily ex-
pressed. There is no concealing the
fact that the people Of this State are
giving this important matter much
thought and Nevada for Nevadans"
is the popular cry that hourly adds
strength to the ranks of the patriotic
people of our State. There is nothing
under the Sun that is too good for the
bona tide citizen OF Nevada, there Is
nothing too good for his children that
he can procure. there Is nothing too
good for his surroundings and nothing
too good to add to Ne"ada's fame that
it may at least become fair i'll the
eyes OF the people of this country.
There is fast growing sentiment that
we have neglected ourselves and our
institutions in the past and that we
have lavished the cream of our re-
sources, the flower of our youth and
the best of all that we have had upon
other States. and that the time is ripe
to begin to apply these things TO the
building up OF the commonwealth
that is in the heritage Of our children.
This patriotism and these patriotic
ideas have been latent with the
Nevadan and they are now to be
called forth to grow and flourish in
the light Of day and remove from the
fame OF the State those influences
which have sadly furnished all that
is true and good and noble in our
selves and our institutions. The
question nov before us is one
worthy Of solution at this time and
we believe that solution will come i'll
an emphatic manner. from our
citizens. 1t is and has always been
our boast that the most humble
citizen might aspire to the highest
honors within the gift Of the people
and in Hon. G.. s. Nixon's candidacy
that gentleman has taken the people
Of this State at their word. That he
has done so shows that he has con-
tidence in them and condolences in the
fact that they will be as good as their
word and well and truly consider his
right by his ability and Attachments
to aspire to the high Office of u. s..
Senator from Nevada. Let US look
at these qualifications and the grounds
upon which he places his candidacy
and no father, no mother, no citizen
of this State, but will have brought
home to him many things which he
or she or they may'have passed over.
Mr.. Nixon has spent twenty years
of his life in our midst and we have
all been proud of his achievements
for the public good He came here
in his youth, poor, and has by merit
alone won himself IN honored place
as citizen who at all times desired
and labored for the benefit OF the
State and it's institutions and placed
himself by his enterprise in the front
ranks or our enterprising people.
There never has been a time in his
public or private career but that his
attainments have been used TO pro-
mote the good Of the State and our
people. All that he has if here, all
that he hopes to have is here, all that
=. he hopes to be is in Nevada, and he
has demonstrated this through the
years Of the past. BY public men
with whom he has como i'll contact
in private, business and political life,
he is held in esteem and they have
and do acknowledge that he has
shown ability TO do and do well what.
ever he undertakes. He has never
betrayed trust, has been tried and
b not found wanting, and If the people
are true to Themselves, their children
and the State, they will stamp his