Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-23
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ISpEPESDESr last Friday in regard 10
the nomination OF As-mblyman Ged.
ney. the Reno Jcurual jumps onto u
with both feet. II sees in the error
bigamy. arson. niurilsr and the good
Lord oriy knows what else. Sinse
tho journal took il sudden shift on
the Senatorial question. il has set it
self up as the great l AL OF the Ne.
vada press, and never misses an OPP
por;uniiy 10 impress upon its readers
its unvavering devotion 10 Democ
racy. Its editor seems to imagine
that he l. the leader 81 the Democrat!
and that ;he rank ami tie OF the party
should follow him, even X II leads
them 10 the support nt a man for
United States Senator that the only
stump speaker oi the recrut cam
paign on the Democratic side charac
terizsi IN his speeches as renegade
Democrat and a political tramp So
wrap. UP Is be in his own great good
utsS ALaA III S<S IESEon sAAH'hS IA
every orrner and feels its polluting
breath Is he wakes from his distemp-
ered dreams. The INDEPENDENT does
not Eish.to distU rh his idle fnncies or
rudely shock his sensitive nerves.
Neither does il wish TO engage in 4
gar Gfth him. but as he has thrown
down the gauntlet by imputiuG TO US
unworthy motives IN making the error
II regard to Mr.. Geduey's nomination.
ve dc not shrink from it.
The following from the item cor
rectiuG the error seems to have sent Il
cold chill the whole length Of the
Journal editors spIual column: Mr..
Gedney was voted On by the couven-
ton in his absence and accepted the
nomination when informed OF the ac-
ton OF the convention" In this in
nocent statement or facts our deluded
friend sees what your TONI pretext
would be why the gentleman could
honorably support Mr.. Stewart
Were words ever so twisted to wiring
from them n meaning to fit the agile
brain Of so good and great "A man?
In order 10 ease his great mind and
set the matter forever at rest. we
humbly confess that those words
we e meant Ia signify hat the editor Of
the Journal was the only incorrupti.
BILE man in the State OF Nevada.
This harmless little lie il as neal tie
truth rs his unworthy comment.
Again he says: -You omitted to
mention, however, that the gentle
mans name was presented 30 the con-
vention by his authority, and his AS
surance that he would accept il nom
mated" To this charge we plead
because il is not true. Mr..
Gedney was absent from the State at
the time and knew nothing about his
name beng presented To the
ton until several days after it had adj
iourned. This We have direct from
Mr.. Tripleti. who placed him before
the convention. My dear friend, for
! hope you are, pleass stick TO
the facts hereafter and do not wander !
Off and roam ut will i'll the great
that open to Il distcmpered i'm
We can't follow you in
Your meanandering's through the
fields Of fiction. Stick To the truth
il You are supporting a rene
gade Democrat ana Il political tramp
for tine United States Senate. Your
love ~ justice should be strong
enough for ;hat, ven il you have be-
come soured upon all who will rot
bend the knee at your command.
Then this good man OF the press
says VIC have cruslly wronged Mr..
Gedney -by creating the impression
abroad that the gentleman was in.
clined to break faith with the anti.
Stewart voters who elected him. and
to violate his solemn pledge when he
hNNfD Nth nv h'uliIdAlbll IltIs
again the journal man makes a big
draft Oh his Imagination and wandcrs
away from The truth. Nothing u line
kind has eve appeared in these
columns. On the contrary I'll. Is.
DEPEH Est has said and will ray
again that the only safe way for mem
bers Of the legislature to follow is to
keep their pledges to the people who
elected them. What pledges Mr..
Gedney made, il any, VIC know not.
Tho closing insinuation Of tile
Journals TRADE II unworthy Of it's
editor and an absolute untru,h. No
insinuatious against Mr.. Gcdney's
honor or integrity have appeared i'll
these columns. But the journal edi.
tor in his zeal Tor Tie renegade Dem.
Ocrat AMI political tramp goes out
sihe 81 the truth Ia make it appear
otherwise. Ills masters may be
pleased with such work. but the de.
cent people Of tho State will size i.
up for its true worth
Tho Journal glihly gccu,cs us of
supporting a corporation candidate
Tor Senator. Ia doing so. however. il
forgets its WI posItion in the Sena
torinl iight. a supporter Of the same
candidate before tue election that the
INDErESDENT supported then aud
supports now, the JourDa! suddenly
Hoped, and now supports n man for
United States Senator who IL largely
interested in tho most oppressive cor.
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