Gilpin observer., 1902-10-30

ing full we'll the people would not turn
ial was done, they put out circulars an
nouncing that the "bare faced misrep-
resentations of The OBSERVER" would
be denied by S. V. Newell, las though
anyone would believe him). But even
this was Il vain attempt to get an aud
fence, for the people did not care to be
entertained by Mr.. Newell. After the
speaking opened Mr.. Newell spoke for
an hour, but so far, we have been unable
to find where he refuted anything. He
denied that 3. j. Altvater ever informed
him that the News interview was not
correctly reported. In regards to that
We will say that Mr.. Altvater did make
such denial to Mr.. Newell, and that
we believe the truth is not in Mr.. Newell.
He also attempted to make a few funny
remarks but they fe fiat.
He then abused MI Teller for leaving
the Republican party, but he forgot to
mention that he had left that party at
the same time and said that he would
never return unless that party would
| give recognition to silver. Mr.. Teller
| feels that he can do the greatest good
for silver by working with the Demo
cratic party, but Mr.. Newell prefers to
return to the old party even after they
have declared themselves against silver.
Why, he does not state, but we believe
that he thought he could do the greatest
good for S. v Newell. He said last year
that he had always been Republican,
and that he had only been waiting for
an opportunity to get back" Wonder
what he was doing in the Silver Repub
lican party the previous years? Look
ing for Office. we suppose. Then he went
on to state that even if Democratic
legislature was elected, Mr.. Teller would
not be returned, but that some Demo
crat would be sent to Washington Sam
my should remember that when Dem
ocrat pledges his word be will keep it,
and not do like these Silver Repubii-
cln-Repub.icanr, keep their word as
long as it benefits them, but when it
O0 Oh t5 bAC Otut ASliOW, OICoh Ats
Mr.. Newell also took us to task about
our grammar. Well, by next Thursday
he will 'have saw" that he was never in
the race for senator.
Mr.. McShane was then taken up, and
the speaker declared that Mr. McShane
had never employed miner and that he |
had done nothing but grow rich by
selling the miners their groceries. and |
that he has no interests in the miners. /
Well il that wouldn't jar you. Is there
greater help to the miner OF the coun-
ty than our grocery stores? Who carries
the miner when be is leasing and max
ing nothing? Who carries him through
the month, whether working or not?
Not Mr.. McShane alone, but every gro
Gerry store in the county, and these same
stores are more of a benefactor to the
miner than many Of these SO called min
ing men.
Mr.. Newell also had a eneer for US that
we did not employ miners, In our bust
nese we need printers to do the work,
but il we did employ miners we would
not do like Mr.. Newell does, and we will
give just one little instance. He leased
or tributed piece of ground in the
Americus mine to two Cornish miners,
and they we're to have it as long as they
cared to work it. There was nothing in
sight when they started work, but after
doing a great amount of dead work they
got little streak Of ore, but it soon got
larger and made quite pocket As soon
as the miners got to making more than
days wages, Mr.. Newell did not like it,
and the next time the miners received
their check for the smelling ore they
went to Mr.. Newell for a settlement
which he refused to make. and they were
out their money. The miners had also
broken a lot Of mill dirt. and when the
miners wished to 60 down and clean up,
the engineer OF the mine informed them
that he had orders to not leave them
down, and they were beat out OF that ore
which they have since been reliably in
formed would have netted them about
$500. The miners went into court and
asked for a settlement from Mr.. Newell
and in all three trials the miners were
awarded the money they asked for. But
the case has been taken to the Court Of
Appeals by Mr.. Newell, and it will be
several months before that tribunal will
pass upon the case. Now, il we were em-
ploying miners we would not do such
thing as the above, but would have made
a settlement with them and also allowed
them to have continued working. For
reference in the above case look in the
County Court Records for .he case OF
Jose Va. Newell. .