Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-01
THh CORRECT POLICY.

sit has been quite the fashion i'll
Nevada for one sec OF the State
to array it .elt against ano. uer I'm
mortal nonbat,' and each section will
try to buckle The cinch d hole tighter
or the other. Party politics Is car
RED To an I that is positively
thngs. For instance, it was said re-
Gently that some Republicans wanted
to see the Derocrati: Silver coutin.
gent L the Legislature pass he IN.
famous lottery amendment III order
to uriug discretit On that party III
tue eyes uf the people. aud so it goes
make up. Party interest is looked
fer above everything else, ever wLeu
an! th:ng is up that should require
the careful thought Of statesmen, and
small politics played by smaller
statesmen, Is the result. The State
has several Institutions located IN
Washus und several III Orusby, and
it seems TO afford The reveDgetul lit
tie mrudS who control the local pap.
ers II Ormsby great pleasure to get
even with Wasuo- by trying 10 cut
down the appropriation necessary to
carry on these State Institutions.
Were we u member Of the Legisla
ture from any county IN tile State we
should Try Ia brng ordinary intelli-
gence To beIr IN tIe discharge OF our
duties, and no matter where an lns,i-
tudOn Is located the appropriation
asked Tor, II needed, should have our
unqu iliticd support; beyond that we
should not 60. II the other members
did not see dit to care for the Stale
institu IONS the blame wuuld rest
with them, not U.s."
The above FROM the Gazette has the
right rug and must meet with the
hearty enforcement Of everyone who
believes the welfare Of all the people
OF the State sho nd DO placed above
party advantage and party lrickery.
The members VI tie Legislature vino
do not measure up to this standard
fall very far short OF understanding
the duties Of Ii legislator.
The institutions supported by the
taxpayers VI the State belong to tile
people Of the whole State and not to
those OF the locality where they hap.
pen to DO located, and any attempt TO
Withhold the necessary appropria.
lions for the support of d SlHle III.
efltutloD, because that institution is
located in Carson or Reno. should be
s~tfangled IN its infancy. As the
State institutions are now located,
Carson and REM reap the dement's OF
Oil the appropriations made for their
support. The remainder OF the State
pays Tribute to these towns and it's
representatives should insist that tile
State institutions located at cither
town receive tue necessary apLroprH-
lions to support the II III a manner
commensurate with the ability Of tile
taxpayers To foot the bills.
: Carson has the Prison and Orphans
Home and Keno the Insgn. Asylum
aud the state University. These in.
stitutions must be supported. All
are necessary parts Of the govern.
ment Of the State. The Gripping Of
any que OF them in order to crafty n
petty epIie, against the locality where
1t nappens to DO located, ia yer,
small business for my Sc; OF men
who have been houored with seats in
the legislature. II Ormshy county is
allowed to crafty it's spite against
Washoe by defeating the necessary
appropriations for the support of the
Asylum and University. the upror.
tunates in the Asylum and the educa.
t'oDiu interests 81 the Suite will sui
Ter, while a Few people with snull
minds in Carson will gloat over the
misery o. the insane and the wrcc. OF
The Umsersity. II wushoe county ia
permittei to cripple the prison and
the home Tor the fdtherless children
OF the State, a Few people in Reno.
with the same character OF minds Of
in Carson. will rejoice over 4.
prison break and the starving Of the
orphans.
lie correct policy Tor the ~legisla.
'nro 70 pursue toward the Stnte ~.
stItutiobs Is that which will result IN
their economical management and
answer all the Just uec,ls OF their
growth. Such u policy steers clear Of
extravaganza on thp ono hand and
parsimony ON Tho otber