The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-08
THE WHITE PINE NEWS.
Thursday, February $1,000.

To a man descending from the noun
tains and valleys of our great, but
sparsely settled State, and travelling
back to the congested centers of popu-
lation In the East, there must come an
overwhelming realization of the truly
insignificant influence that we exert in
the Government of this broad land.
We are, as it were, on land-locked
bay, In the middle OF mighty ocean.
The political issues and problems that
roughen the surface OF life among us
are merest ripples as compared with the
mighty pillows OF public opinion that
sweep the larger sea, carrying with
them the ship Of State.
That sea at present is becalmed, for
the country at larger is prosperous.
During our recent trip we could not
help but see the difference between
present conditions and those which ex-
listed four years ago. We stopped In
Salt Lake City, in Denver, in Omaha,
In Chicago and in central Michigan.
Everywhere the feeling of contentment
WAS apparent. There are no longer
armies OF unemployed. Coxey is work
ing bis farm. Work is plenty, men are
In demand and wages are good, better
than for the past ten years. The fact
cries are running overtime and the rail
roads are crowded with business. We
talked with men who have recently
travelled through the South and the
extreme East, their stories are the
same.
The fact OF the matter is that the
masses OF the people are 80 busy max
ing hay while the sun shines, that they
are giving little thought to the old or
new issues that are looming up on the
political horizon. Trusts and expan-
sion are discussed in a desultory way,
but they fail to lay hold of the hearts
and minds OF the people. The silver
question, which to us Of Nevada is so
important, has been almost lost sight of.
1t has subsidized in the East, like wave,
after the wind that raised it is spent.
The fundamental problem that under
lies all OF our politics is the thread and
butter problem. 1t is because we feel
that the free coinage would better our
material condition that we want it. 1t
Is because the people Of the East are
well satisfied with their present condi-
tionland do not wish to endanger that
condition that they are against it. The
realization OF the fact that they are
against it is not discovery to arouse
enthusiasm amongst us, but the sooner
we accept the fact and accommodate
ourselves to the new conditions that
confront us, will the prosperity that al
ready shines on the rest of the country,
shed its full light in our direction. A
few rays have already reached US. We
are feeling the effects of the high prices
for copper lead cattle, sheep and wool
From the abundance Of capital in the
East, little is seeking investment in
our gold and copper mines. What we
want is more and to get it we must re-
gain the respect of the country, which
in measure we have lost through the
corruption that has become so manifest
in our politics. We must throw of the
yoke of the giant corporation that
would use us to satisfy its own greed
We must guarantee capital the protect
ion of just laws and immunity from ex-
cessive taxation. There is no better
way 70 regain confidence in our State
than by elocting only good men to Of
fee, men who know our needs, who
have the good OF the State at heart and
who can command hearing wherever
their duty calls them. The people have
the power il they viii only use it.