Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-04-04
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and the Senator's reply thereto. lhe
Senator literally skins the Phanrisee
and bangs his hide OF :he fence. The
Nevada editors, who are so quick I o
6efoul the State IN which they live
5ecause it's people are no: all
hypocrites, will find the Senator'S
reply very interesting reading. We
commend il to them and 10 all who
love fair dealing. Following Is the
letter:
siioS WILLIAM M.STEwAEr.oi Nevada.
United States Senate,
Washington, ID. c.
DEAR Sir: The inc!osed editorial
Is from the Public Ledger, the paper
OF the late George ". Childs, and ex.
presses the feelings Of many thcus-
snds here.
We believe that while the disgrace
is prominently upon your State. yet
in n less degree every State IL the
Union shares it. and ! sincerely
trust that your high posiaCh and in
iiuence may be used to remove for.
ever the burning shame that covers
US IL. Truly.
{. WALTEf: BoETuS."
The following IS the senators re-
ply:
March ~. 1897.
g. WALTER BoEro.. Esq.
400 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia.
. -DkAE SIE: Your i.;te: % the 18th
inst. /. received, iuclOsinc al editorial
from the Public Ledger, watch lie a
. violent and vintictIve attack upon my
State.
YoG assert that tie editorial III
question expresses the feeling OF many
thousands in Philadelphia. II tia: De
70. SHY Las the public press in Your
c.;y sad throughout the East given
E-Dre SPACE Ia the advertisement Of
the comics; il Carson between co.
LetI aud F!tzSi:Hmens than to u
CiLsr event 0! the current year. not
excepting tine inauguration OF Tie
President Of the United States. IL
!ou were SUI. o; the purity and un.
sulliei character OF all the people OF
PEiladeiphI4 and other large cities OF
the Ecst. there might be some cx.
Cusc tor your gratuitons insult to Inc
personally. Your hy pocrisy in offer.
i4S the m=ult proves that your
nature Is no; "Lo!ly dep-ayei
-HyPCc-is: IS Tie tribute which
vice pays Il v!r uc.
Or IL tie wUE.Is uf Milton:
I've" rp!r.ts Gt,aucI hays not all
virtue loot.
List bad men boast their specious
deed. on CaItn.-
Your condemnation Of the sins OF
others, three thousand miles AWAY,
however severe hud unreasonable, i'll
dirates that your surroundings in
PiiiadelphIa have not deprived you
OF i!!r satisfaction OF the Pharisecs o,
old when they thanked God that they
WeS. not: rs other men.
We atone FOR sins We are inclined to
By daMnIng these we have no mind to-
The assumption III yonr letter that
the charge agalIs; your city Of iuI-
morality. corruption, ballot. box stun
inR, and stealing from the poor 10
give 10 tie rich. have no foundation
IN fac!, will ss;ouish no ono
who las studied the peculia-
characteristics 81 the hypocri;e. /
am glad Ia inform you that no citizen
"i Nevada has ever been COMPELLED
10 defend that state against ballot
box stu:iiE:, fraud or intimidation At
elections or taking from the poor TO
give to the rich or Of secretly tolerat.
ing the groS5est immortality. including
the most brutal form OF prize fight.
iug' and hypocritica!ly pretending.
thE! Huch practices do not exist.
10 not propose 20 discuss The
morality or immortality II prize fight
ms. but challenge Il comparison OF
tic virtue, morality, aud respect for
law Of tho people OF Nevada with that
Of the people Of Philadelphia or any
other Eastern city and assert. with.
out fear 81 contradiction, that 'h,.
danger To the pcrpctuity OF republi-
a institutions and tia preservation
ui equal rights, docs not come from
Nevada. MOI from any Of the sparsely
settled states Of the West but from
tie great cities where woaI,h, poverty
and d"prayIiy are congcstcd, end tho
c'ii passion Of men permcate society.
When harmfui sports, such ~ foot.
ball and other demoraIiziI.s games,
abandoned; when tho wickednaHs
OF the cunning sharps Of ths great
cities in robbing the producers OF the
whole country il eliminated; when
the habit OF pretending not TO see
prize fights and oiher practices far
moro immoral which constantly occur
III every city OF the East il reformed:
when a FREQ ballet ind au honest
coun, such as prevailed in Nevada
are secured, when tho cloak Of hypoc-
risy il no longer n~eceesar, to con-
crol rottencss at homo-thc people OF
Nevada will welcome missionaries
from the East to teach the moraJity
and virtue which they Themselves
practice. AZ matters now stand the
OF Nevada cay unto you:
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