The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-07-19
STATE POLITICS.
FACTS, GOSSIP AND COMMENT FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
GOOD FOR VAN DUZER.
VIII Fight for Reform in State
Politics.

Politics.
The following sentiments expressed
by c. d. Van Duzer, District Attorney
of Humboldt county, in an interview
with the Reno Journal have our hearth
est endorsement. We believe he is sin
cere in the fight and wish him success.
He said;
II am tired OF the domination Of this
man Wallace in Nevada politics, his
control OF men to corrupt the policies
and paralyze the industries Of Nevada.
Mr.. Wallace is now sending his agents
through the State to prevent fusion,
and also has other agents quietly push
ing the lottery scheme.
II have lived in Nevada % years, my
home is here, my interests are here,
every hope and ambition I have IS cen
tered in the State. Yet the young men
OF Nevada find their opportunities linn
tied by the corrupt system followed by
this man WALLACE and for a young man
to succeed politically he has either to
submit his manhood to the yoke Of
Wallace or quit. I propose to do
neither.
"The political and industrial refor-
nation which should have taken place
in Nevada years ago has been prevent
ed by the corrupt system OF politics
which has made bossism the chief rule
and destroyed the individuality of those
who mean well.
1--WE need a new Constitution. Wal
I lace does not want Ii. His power to
control Nevada would be eurtaile1.
/ "Tbe legislature should adjust tax
alton in Nevada. The valuation should
be raised and the rate lowered. The
Southern Pacific controls our Legisla.
ture.
''We should pass "a maximum freight
and passenger rule in Nevada. Yet a
Nevada Legislature has never had pow
or or courage to do 50.
Nevada ought to make it felony
for public official to ride on a pass.
"She ought to create State Board
Of equalization.
"Reno should be made a terminal,
freight point.
yet each of the above propositions,
the passage of any one or all of which
would largely contribute to a new lease
of life for Nevada, is opposed by Wal
lace, and hitherto any man with the
temerity to advocate these propositions
has been quietly sat upon by Mr.. Wal.
lace
Gas for myself l propose to vigorous
ly agitate the taxation, railroad and
pass question-to oppose Wallace dom.
nation In Nevada, and am going to
carry the question home to my own
constituents and see whether or not
any man who has the courage TO ex.
press an honest sentiment for his State
shall be drawn from public life by a
man whose business is rotten politics,
whose methods are corruption, who
supports only such men as he can own,
and attempts to destroy politically any
man who raises bis voice for individual.
ism, freedom and State development. .
Mr.. Van Duzer is now on his way to
California to visit tho various county
seats through which the Southern Pa.
cific runs and investigate the various
systems of taxation and rates of assess
ment per mile, after which he will spend
few days in Sacramento looking over
State Controller books and will also
examine the testimony in the investiga-
tions made before the United States
District court regarding the valuation
of the Southern Pacific railroad per
mile.
81 am going to return to Nevada and
insist upon valuation of Sl5, 900 pei
mile for the Southern Pacific In Ne
vada, " remarked Mr.. Van Duzer, land
whether or not am a candidate foI
office this fall | propose to vigorously
agitate those questions, the solution oi
which means the prosperity OF Ne
vada."