Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-05-29
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TIoS LAWS

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IL his treatment d the ra-zroo
Question Mr. RpoAve!; sboEe5 bc;b
breadth c, nui zDi generosity. He
SEES P!aiul. that the Reclamation O: The
arid EsE rosa.= great b=oedt 20 ;bs hu-
MID east - -eIl. 1t : rot E;s-zuy tree
IIst What benefits one SECTION : n-cs=
szrly :o5i Tor the whole country. a. L.
Ets;ei rather broadly. i policy Ia
benefit Z section at the o.
Others. Fox example tie i~en-ne;iza.
ton o! silver nay have been a b=neit
&c the money oente-s aui the money
leading classes o. the ezs: but it youlG
take . mathematical vizz;G TO figure
out box II has b-neittsd Ntyada. or
the country IN IT. entirety. But The
Journal = not gong 70 take Up that
question ro= NJ. Roosevelt vas clear
~ light 20 Far - irrigation Is CONCERNED.
The development o! : great area VI rich
agricultural lands in the vest mus; lie
o. advantage to she rsmaruier q the
country.
The Presidents g~eueroslty Vas skuTn
ID his cordial recognition Of the prom
ineDt part Played Dy Nevada both III the
enactment OF the national law ari =
( STATE legislation intended tU aid in max
ing the national La effective. He said:
The State II N-yadz has led the way.
not only through tie pen! Of national
Legislation To- irrigation bnt also in tile
willingness 10 test the work and | wish
tO Lay emphasis on :Le fact tia, il Ne.
vada the authorities have ben anxious
IL every way Ia b-lp IL working ont the
problem Of irrigation and 60 pay all &C.
acknowledgement To that nOr. The re-
cent legislature passed laas which in
many respects shOuli s=ry= a. a mode!
Tor other states.
Here We have tie direct statement
from the Presidents lips that Nevada
and DOT North DAKOTA or Wyoming led
the Tay. Then h- tells u that our ne X
State irrigation !a~ shouts seiye as a
mOlci tor Other States. y. have been
told 50 many times that Nevada had
uOia!ng tT ia With the enactment Of the
national laN except 70 yItiH;t II. that tho
President himself Sas disguised with
the laT, that /; il utterly Eorthlcss 20
tar as this state = oouceruei, aud that
cur Y State iaw is 4 mere bUich in the
way u legislation, that If Is d pleasure.
indeed, 10 have Tie President Of the
UDitel States give 20 these various
statements 50 direct and vigorous a de.
NAL that it should cause those who made
the statements Ia sink ont Of sight IN
shame.
Instead 81 being worthless 10 NevHda.
Mr.. Roosevelt declares with crppInsis
that One ri the i've great experimental
projects tO be undertaken by the genera
government will he in this state. and nc
was enthusiastic IN cKpatia;ing upon the
future winch lies before Nevada as Il re.
suit OF this Law.
Aside from the pleasure which We all
naturally feel at meeting the Chief Mag.
is'rdtc OF the republic. every vol. wisher
OF NeTada aud every rTue friend ri the
President should rejoice tia; he came
and go eiTectually confuted and con
founded those slaUderers who have in
sisted that the irrigation legislation was
no good for NevHds. aud that President
Roosevelt was So hideiouud u partisan
that he would act HIlpw any work ,o be
done III this state because it is not Re.
publican in sentiment. The Journal is
o than glad that these petty calum.
mics have now been c]unclusiyely mn.
sScred 10y the President lnmscli-f;rno
Journal.