The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-08-14
PLAIN WORDS.

1t is expected that the Silver and Demo
cratic parties will fuse. Whether they
do SO or not, it is important that they
and the Republican party also should
understand the wishes and temper Of the
people. They are in no mood to be
trifled with.
The people are above all parties. They
are the arbiters of the fate of all parties.
The power of political life and death lies
within them, and it behooves the poll
ticians OF all parties to understand it
and act accordingly. Their the peo-
ple's) are paramount to all other inter-
ests. Their power is also paramount.
They can elect or defeat whom they
please.
The administration Of theigovernment
of the State is their business. They are
the State. They elect officers to work
for them and to conduct the business Of
the State. The officers are their SER
wants, and they should be as obedient,
as Trustworthy and as faithful in the
performance of their duties as the SER
wants of the private individuals who
compose the State are to their employees.
When business man employs per-
son he expects such employe to be COM
petent, faithful and at all times trust
worthy. To be competent he must un-
dcrstand the business: to be faithful he
must be honest and conscientious; 10 be
trustworthy, he must at all times, and
above all things be sober.
A business man has no use for
drunkard. II an engineer, he may blow
up the engine destroy the plant, ruin
his employer, and perhaps sacrifice hu-
man life.
II bookkeeper, his books will not be
correct, his accounts will not balance,
and endless confusion will follow.
II a salesman, he will be disrespectful,
perhaps insulting, to customers, and
thus injure his employers business.
II II compositoI, he will set type wrong,
make writers say what they had not in
tended, make some laugh, some weep,
some pray, some sing. some dance, and
all Subscribers as mad as March hare.
And so itwould be with any other work.
Whatever he does. he does wrong. He
is constantly in trouble and can not hold
his job. Nobody wants him. No sensible
man would employ such a person, be-
cause he is drunkard and not reliable.
Then why should the State or people
employ himy Why should they employ
man to conduct the business Of the
State, to execute its laws and protect the
lives and property OF its citizens, whom
no citizen, no business man, no voter
would employ TO manage his private
business at any salary whatever?
Why should they elect such man
Governor, Secretary Of State or Attor-
ney- General to jeopardize the business
interests OF the State, and disgrace the
people? In his example such az they
would wish their sons, wish the youth of
the State to initiate or folfowY The ex.
ample OF such man would do more to
debase and demoralize the youth OF the
State than all the saloons within its bor-
ders. What do the mothers OF the young
men now entering upon their life work
think of the proposition? At least two
such men occupy high positions in the
govern ment of the State of Nevada to-
day, and their habits have scandalized
the people of the entire State. Is it
necessary to mention names?
Citizens, only very small fraction OF
your number hold office, and they should
be clean men of decent habits, You are
willing to support them in Office provid
ed they are competent and honest, and
do not set an example that may corrupt
and degrade your sons, but you are not
willing to support men in idleness whose
conduct outrages public decency and
brings dishonor on the State.
Citizens the remedy is in your hands.
You owe much TO the State but nothing
to politicians, nothing to party. Be
rational, be patriotic, be true to your
selves, to your families and loyal to the
interests of the State. Do not vote for
any man simply because he is labeled
Silver man, Democrat or Republican,
and does the bidding Of some party boss.
Such men are time-servers, know moth
ing of party distinctions, and wear the
party label only to obtain Office. Be true
to your principles whether Republicans,
Democrats or Bimetallists. Favor your
party fyou will, but vote only for good
men, and give your party to distinctly
understand that it must name compe-
tent men of good habits and reputation
or you will not vote for them.
In this way, and in this way only, can
you secure good men for office and purge
your respective parties of the political
corruption and dishonesty that have
made party politics in Nevada stencil
in the nostrils of all decent citizens. Now
is the time to act, before bad nomina-