The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-02-27
CROMWELL ON
THE SITUATION
Silver States Carson Correspond
ent Writes Spicy
Letter
Editor Silver State:

Editor Silver State:
The Twenty-second session of the Ne
vada legislature will soon expire by lin
itation. The States purse strings have
been unloosed ever since the gavels fell
in the legislative branch of the govern
ment In January. There has been moth
ing done up to date that is at all startling
mot even startling enough to cause the
Southern Pacific hen to ruff1e her feath-
ers, much less cause her to leave her
nest for one minute during the session
Hartman and Heron have been comfort
ably seated-one I'm his New York office
and the other in the big building In San
Francisco-and handled the majority OF
the members like putty in ths hands OF
an experienced glazier The people have
again been "monkeyed with Still, after
all, the dear people" have no one to
blame but themselves. The Southern
Pacific hen is still on and will hatch the
biggest chunk Of "ali the traffic will bear
ever Matched. The sugar trust, the to-
bacco trust, the steel trust the Standard
inOil trust. the beef trust, the toy trust,
the book trust, the candy trust the
smoked meat trust, the railway pool and
the thousand and one other trusts that
the consumers are keeping up rmain un-
disturbed.
Old Rockefeller of the Standard OIL Co.
still lives. Havermeyer of the sugar trust
is still recognized. Hartman still oper-
ates the biggest railroad system the
world has ever seen. Heron is still the
chief attorney for the Hartman lines on
the Pacific coast and everybody is happy
but the consumer of foo,lstuff-and he
should be. for he has got what he has
been voting for for over a generation.
The saddle has been changed from the
back OF the worn out free silver pony TO
the back of the Republican horse, and the
Hartman system is now Republican in
Nevada, but remains true to Democracy
in Kentucky. The world revolves as
usual, but not without a little help from
the trusts to keep the people nibbling at
whatever they produce. A bill has passed
providing for the appointment OF more
Notaries Public. telephone companies
have been regulated" the bill prohibit
ing corporations from contributing mon
ey to political parties has gone to the
waste basket. Elko has issued bonds for
school hill
able-bodied man soldier now awaits the
signature of the Governor. Lovelock has
mortgaged her property for town inn
provements. Nevada's Governor will have
Coryell wants water for the State capitol
and beer Cor Elko l might go on and
write columns OF such stun as the fore
going. but what's the use? The legisa-
ture will soon be in history. but its do
ings will not make very interesting
chapter.
| nearly forgot to mention the defeat
of the Fellow Servant bill in the Senate.
1t wa Knocked as hard as the railroad
lobby Id knock it, but the railroad
boys ave their knock two years
hence. e Senator'S are supposed to be
grave az I dignifed. but perhaps some of
them win find the (politicaD grave"
resting place should they ever again stick
their heads above the surface of the
ground looking for Office. The railroad
men were watching the proposed meas
ure with great interest and had repre-
sentatives at the bar ready to address the
Senate the good features of the bill.
The Senate was not inclined to listen to
the friends of the measure, however, for
oddie of Nye swept II from the floor with
as little ceremony as he would have ex-
ercised in lighting cigar Oddle moved
its indefinite postponement When the
menu" was read after roll call II did
not show anything the employees of the
Southern Pacific like to eat The re-
suit showed that four Democrats and five
Republicans thought more OF free ride
to and from than they did OF the large
army of sterling railroad men. There