Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
A SILVER PARTY vorEH.s oFIS
ION OF 0oyERNoR sADLER.

The following letter to the White
Pine News makes very interesting
reading:
EDITOR WHITE PINE NEws:-four
high appreciation OF fair play in the
past has permitted those OF all shades
OF political opinions to express their
views through the columns OF the
News. In your last issue there ap-
peared nm article very complimentary
to Governor Sadler, taken from the
Lovelock Tribune. 1t is 90 pleasant
to speak kindly Of our fellow man
thar one dislikes TO express himself
otherwise. yet a due regard for truth
impels me 20 write Of public officials
a they are, OF their public record rs
il is.
The Tribune article contains mich
not justified by the record. II is a
clear misrepresentation Of the facts
In the case. evidently written by one
not acquainted with the subject Of
his eulogy.
Mr.. Sadler was elected four years
ago as Lieutenant Governor on the
Silver ticket and took the oath OF
Office the first Monday In January,
1885 He had not been a week In
official life before be IVES at war With
several OF his brother STATE officers,
all o. whom were elected on the same
ticket NTH himself.
Governor SadIer is a Boss in poll
tics or the snbserFieat follower o.
some other Boss OF higher degree.
During the Legislative session OF
1855, he had prepared and introduced
in the Senate, Bills No. 9 and No. 81
tSee Senate Journal OF 1880 increas-
ing his salary a. 1t. Governor s2ioo
per anuun, or $500 for his four years
term. Both bills, after receiving ad
verse reports by the Judiciary COM
mittee. and the second, n like report
by the committee Of the whole SEN
ate, were on motion indefinitely post
poned. Such a motion. when carried,
Is a bar to any subsequent consider.
alton OF the measure so disposed Of
The first bill did not have a fnend in
open Senate, the second had three
only. IT 1 am correctly informed.
Not satisfied with two defeats in the
body over which be had the honor 10
preside, he caused a third bill OF ike
import, as far only as the amount OF
salary was concerned to be intro
duced In the other House as Assembly
Bill NC. lJ6, very late in the session,
which was also indefinitely postponed
on one Of the last days OF that Legis.
lstire session, following its kind in
the Senate to deserved defeat in the
Judgment OF ali overwhelming major
ity OF both houses. II his E1cellency
failed to obtain nearly $4,000 extra
pay be has received more than that
sum Of the States money during his
four years service as Lieutenant and
Acting Governor.
How does his personal record show
for a guardian OF the States financial
affairs! Is it not true that the habits
and associates OF our present Gov
N are such that on. best citizens
are not usually seen in his company?
Have we not had far too many scandals
ranifying the several departments OF
State institutions as veil IA State Of
fees? Do the people Of Nevada want
another four years OF similar troubles
in public affairs? II 60 elect Rein.
hold SadlcT. Do the People wart the
Central Pacific attorney to dictate
who shall be Governor, ard then to
control his official action thereafter?
h Tribune Say 9: sHe stands alike
TO the mar in the streets and the
banker in the counting rco.n.' He
might have added. provided he :ould
use them for his political ~purposes.'
We all admire ~approachable men in
honorable positions; men Of warm and
kindly natures. We all should like
men who are in all the walks Of life.
public as well as private. good citi.
zens in all that pertains to good citi.
zenship. We prefer men in official
positions that we can point TO as rep.
resentatiye citizens to visitors from
our own a well rs other States when
they call at our State Capitol; repro.
s%entativea OF all that pertains TO broad.
guage American manhood rather than
representatives OF what relates to the
slums. Such men I believe are
George Russell OF Elko, j. b. Nc.
Cullough OF Waahoe and VIM McMil.
Ian OF Storey.
All good men should carefully can.
vass the natural strength OF each OF
theee three above candidates Tor Gov
ernor. then unite upon tho one most
likely to ave us from a great cal.
amity which in my judgment would
be the election OF Mr.. Sadler.
a SILVER PARTY VOTER.