Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-11-04
NEVADA POLITICS
WHAT SPARKS ELECTION WILL
MEAN.

Many will vote for John Sparks leg.
lslati"e ticket on election day because
they believe in the principles OF the
party that nominated him. Many will
vote for him because he has made a
good governor and they take that as
earnest that he will make n good sen.
atOr. Many will vote for him because
OF his sterling traits of character, and
many more because of his engaging
personality.
No ono can quarrel with the lcgiti.
macy of any of these rcasons Yet
there are bigger, broader things I'M.
DERIVING tho movement for the cleo.
ton Of john Sparks TO the United
States Senate.
o Instance. who would not have
the State cleared from the blight that
has followed her name like n pesti.
lcncc since she was first admitted To
the union? What loyal son or true
friend of Nevada would not like TO sec
her cleared Of the stigma of rotten
borouGh'-nO longer looked upon as a
political harlot by her sisters of tho
union? What good citizens would not
k TO sec undonc forever the work
begun BY Stewart in the Cos, when the
barter OF United States senatorships
began almost with the first breath Ne.
vada drew as n State?
And could we look n the estimation
in which we are held by other states
for admittancc of this rcproach
amongst us. could we but realize tho
ahhorrenSc in which the sale of a sen.
atorship Is regarded in the East, We
would be still more eager to remove
this stain from the fame of our State.
Look at little Delaware, which for
twelve long years has resisted with
might and main the ~Cndcayors of Ad.
dicks to purchase her honor. Della.
ware. filled with II large population of
negroes. admittedly q merccnary Gle.
mont In politics. Delaware. which,
bounded by states like PENNSYLVANIA
and New Jersey. ever ready to pour
over her borders hOrdcs Of purchased
rowd'o7. and Maryland. flooding her
with purchased negroes, and yet she
has fought the forces OF corruption 10
n standstill for twelve long years? Lot
Nevada look TO Delaware. and follow
her glorious example.
Addicks is a Republican, and hns had
tho support Of tho Republican mn.
chine in his candidacy. But II must
not he assumed from that that to the
Democrats Of Delaware Is tho credit
due for his failure to dcbauch tho
state and destroy its honor. Far from
II. 1t Is the decent element anon tho
Republicans Of Delaware that have
done tho most in that regard. Il is
easy enough for tho Democrats to vote
against the man who Is not on their
ticket. II Is not so scnsy for the Re.
pnhlicans. For, although the decent
Republicans know that tho man who
wears the party badge In Delaware rs
not III to represent either them or
their state. although they know tina,
he obtained the control of tho party's
machinery hy un%justifablo and corrupt
means. the ties of party still arc
strong. iCt they have resisted tho
iOrCc Of those tics. and have sCCn their
Statc 70 without representation in tho
United Stalcs Senate rather than that
Rhc should suffer tho greater evil ~
being represented unworthlly.
And thCy are right. \ partisan sue.
cess is a gratifying thing. hut there
Grc times when the game Is not worth
Ill" candle. when the victory spells
ruin to the victor.