Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-17
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tieie TIE other day under the zptcc
Of More Ner1ia Volunteers. Pchs-
bly, IN Shish II Ssked the Reoo Jour
nal sor certain info-nAnoa touching
The demand tkAt more 90 Nerbia's
yolrg nsa be sent 10 The froot- II
WedncSia.'s issue The JoarnEl ay<
1t does Dot ps:sod to kaoS why
Nersda sbosIj set = bsitNicc. moth
inS Eboa; the pupossd oa2ass O. 80
called PnE' Nd i rot keeping CASES
on the War Department 1t =pGS
up br SzTnE 1T the INDEPENDENT
cars 20 kroI tie inside details per-
h2ps = rSqusS; Ia GovsrOor Ssdier
EoaI b-ins them cat- Ts Journal
l. Doi raining the milit1-. G,fsr;-
meat O. Nevada.
Tie lSnrSnEST kindly thanks
TIE JoarcA Coz its information ADD
siTica- Its editor VIII spend the
coming EseS II Carson and Will try
to learn something ahca: this scheme
II b. sUooee3s - penetrating the
mystery. What be learns Sil De laid
before is readers
TIE Carson News II commenting
Co tie IND PESpESTs article asking
t0r light o. this =cheG- SAYS: The
lSpEPEDEST has hit the mai! u1 tie
head. War l. : duty. and not a Pas
tine o. a picais party Nevsia has
done her duty and more; she has al
rtEiy sent moTe men than she vgs
entitled 10 send and owing TO the III
hGeno o! our representatives they
have tSen accepted. II Is time To-
ease Yet people will SO on urging
our Influential friends in Washington
to accept a battalion more Of cur
yOunz nen with good Positions
many OF them-and a future before
them in civil life. with relatives hear
and dear. One hall Of those already
gone will probably tie sent to tile
death laden air Of ID, PHILIPPINES and
the others will ASSimila;e = fever and
p1Stiiene- in Porto Rico. Not all
tLos- boys are coming back. II S=
send d battalion more what viii be
the result: First our II representatives.
will exact a promise from the Wa
Department that our boys shsl b.
sen To Cuba. Porto Rico or the Phil
hpines- so they ma! ( actual ser
vice IL strange lands: a large per-
crntage OF tbenI will succumo even
il they never FIRE a shot a, the enemy.
and for What: DUTY: Patriotism:
Necessity: None Of them. simply
because there Is a spirit O, willing
ness IN them and because our repre-
seutatIves are 80 anxious 20 via the
plaudits o! the gallery that they Will
listen to the murmuriLgs that are
carried to them. 1t i their duty 10
see that Nevada seeds Every man her
quo;I calls tor-ihai she bears fully
her share OF the burden Of this var.
but IL ve send a battalion more than
orr share, then our representatives
are responsible for the murder Of
every n OF ouE boys who dies.
IL Il friends in Washington are
our true friends they will protect >;c.
ysda's young men against themselves.
against condition OF bereavei par.
cnts and relatives, MANNED aud dis
easel men who should be the strength
Of orr State. and our.own enthusiast tic
-oyer doing it Lei Nevada do Just
her share and 10 more and our friends
owe II to the State 10 See that she i
not allowed tn make the wholly IN.
ectssary sacrifice.
o! course people Will say Nevada
has d great deal Of influence and opr
Congressman and Senators viii ts
Justly cheered 10y the boys that wish
to 20. the band will play aud tie
anriis ring. but after II Is all over
there Will be a reacnon.
The mother who fades away day by
day mourning the son xho lies buy
ned. she knows not where. vii DOT
pray 10! them; the father ubo looks
beyond the broken down. weak form
before him and dim!! recalls in ms
minds eye the picture Of another who
marched aEJy strong and heEIthy.
wil lot vote for them: the maiden
watching IL VAIN for The return O. her
over viii not smile On them. and the
state that has besu robbed O, her
sifsrEth DIG manhood all not bIes
then.