Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-06-27
a POLITICAL SCHEaE.

Tic IND FEN DENT 10 lHSk lpf IT'S StHildl
in opposing the sending )! Il hatta!-
ion of N"vada's Young men to the
front in excess of her quota under
the calls Of tine President. The anti
Gle is 40 full of misrepr"se ntatIon re-
garding the S. te'.s quota Of men that
it should hot be allowed to go I'M
challenged. 1t has not been an
swerrd sooner because the editor of
the INDEPEDDENT left home on Ghe
10th and did not return until the
23rd. Further than this he did not
see the article until today.
The Silver State charges that un.
der the calls of the President Nevada
was required to furnish 300 men and
that she has furnished only "a, leav-
ing her 2O6 short. This the INDEPEN
DENT undertakes to say is not true.
Under the first call for $4,000 men
Nevada's quota, rs published in all
the papers Of the State. was one troop
of cavalry consisting of 81 men. To
fill this quota Captain Cox's company
was recruited and by the orders of
the War Department was assigned to
Torrey's cavalry. Under the second
call Nevada was asked to f. rnish an
other troop Of cavalry. This was
quickly raised and placed ;mdcr the
command of Captain Linscott.
On June 1st. Adjutant- General
COrbin issued an order that the fol-
LOWING States and Territories, having
furnished volunteers in excess of their
quotas Tin Ter both calls of the Pref
dent, will not have to furnish more
until another call IS made: Delaware,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Da.
kota, Vermont, Wyoming, District of
Columbia, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory.
This or Ter the Silver State claims is
fal school on its fare The INDIE
PENDENT il inclined to believe that
the Adjutant- General knew what he
was talking about when he issued
that order and that it stated facts.
1t will certainly take more than the
unsupported word Of the Silver State
to make us believe otherwise.
So Fur rs the rot III the Silver
States Article about Nevada being
prevented from furnishing her just
quota by the War Department is con-
cerned, the INDEPENDENT believes it
to he nicely IL crazy whim that has
found Judgement in its editors bsan.
1t certainly has no solid foundation
to rest upon.
The Silver State charges the INDIE
PENDENT with making cOwarGly
CHI irges against Senator Stewart and
Congressman Newlands because they
have used their influence with the
War Department to have battalion
Of infantry called out. This the IN
DEPENDENT denies and challenges
fine Silver State to furnish the proof.
1t dill cay that it believe that "Na
vada's Senators and representative
could serve their constituents to bet
ter advantage by attending to their
legitimate duties than by loatng
around the War Department urging
the authorities to call out this battal.
ion and it has seen nothing 80 far to
change its opinion. There is nothing
covert or hidden in that assertion OF
anything accusing them OF selfish
motives in the matter. =. The truth il
that they have been imposed upon b,
set OF interruptions" politicians il
the Western part of the State who
are working for their own persona
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the expense Of the
young patriotic then Of the State
just this and nothing moro.
The Silver State is also worrjco
over the INDEPENDENT motives in
this matter. 1t, need not be. Iii
motive has been TO defeat, if possible
the consummation' Of this scheme. L
believes 1t a wrong upon the Stat,
and 80 believing las done it's best t.