Las Vegas times. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1906, 1905-07-08

Ihe star Spapg1ed Efnheri the asse61
blage jqinirg IN the hezrt-stirrlas xhs
patriotic cbeus- cbah.man HIll ther
lintrodhped DR.. Walker. the splendid
gentleman and slocpiioris,, who With ,
sweet tened rssonsncs. read the Declar
siisn Of Indepondenos. Tbe orchss.r,
fOIloved vith'Stars spd Stripes. Judg,
Jeffries. an ontpr Of . sti5nsl repuie enc
= great studenr of public questions ant
men was then introduced Tbs Judge
was amply prepared. srd being fqll,
imbued With The spirit of the fathers
delivered hims slf with msstsri al toroe
OF the vital On sstioas, Of the day. He
called sstshtioa to the magpitiicont csur.
age of tbs signsrs Of our imn ortal de-
claration. He sloqusntly treated such
statsemau-liks questions he finsnce, min
ing, asveiopmsns Of Nevada. rseeurcss,
edosatiop, NOR opoly, and paid . de-
served tribute to Senator w. A, Clark
and Mrs. Helen u. stewart To Mrs.
stsvar. as the pioneer woman Of ve-
gas We oil owe gratitude. he declared.
He characterized Senator Clark as d 5
tinguishsd man. ~, man Of gigantic
sntsrprike. Of great business ability and
as uncomparable in this respect He de-,
clsred that Clark's vast accupnulations
were acquired by honesty, .shre yedness
and superior ability; that Vegas is the
result of Clark's constructive genius and
were it not for Clark, We wogld hot have
railroad communication. and as conse-
quenos only Stewart ranch, and not a
city Of 5000 as Vegas has today.
"Ali honor then Is dus Senator Clnrk
wholly his untiring industry and cspl-
tai has csused bands OF steel to be laid
between Salt Lake and Los Angeles.
Would to God that we had more men of
the type Of Sen nator CLARK. His name
will 60 down and shine bright on the
psges of American history. It will pay
the yeung man of the business world to
sit up and burn the midnight oil to
study the character end csreor Of such
man as Senator Clark" He dweit
upon the achievements of the Montana
Senator At length and sxhorted the vast
audience always to recognizs the bene-
factionapf this great mau.
More music by the orchestra and then
he tall aad aba Presiding officsr Mr.
Hill introduced Judge Brennan, man
of pleasant appearance, carrying the
impress Of the orator in his counte.
nance and the keen wit and e.oausnce of
his race in all be does, He 10 q nan of |
marked ability apd rsinforces this with |
profound knowledge Of man and IA.
tionai questions The citizens Of Eas
Vegas were treated to degree Of elo,
qusnee, wisdom and logic fsldom heard
from the Platform. Judge Brennan
treated his snhjset from the siandr oint
Of fcontcmporapeeas history, and he said
10 part as follows; 1t is the duty of ev.
cry citizen to take up the questions Of
the. day and dispuss them in his home. |!
You men who complain of the existence
or non existence of certain conditions
are in yourselves to blame. You who
give little or no attention to the degree
of Intelligence with which you cast your |
ballot, you are the -eorruptionists. The |
question OF Japanesesup-emacy 10 one
of interest TO all parties and which |
should receive the carsfal attention OF
every patriotic American.'
After these exercises most OF the |
large ssssmblsge took IN the sports on
the fsld below tbe ranch, The visitors
we're treated to all sorts Of sports and |
every feature Of amusement and enjoy
ment that followsin the train Of sueh
an essntfal day. Il was old glory all
areund.
In the tug Of var conteat the L. J !.
Clark team won. Prizs $500.
The winner In the ladies' racs 10 Mrs
Humphreys, Mrs. II. r. Reais. second.
Ihe c0ntest hsixeen ihsss fair lads
sprinters created great exciteznant and
ant 4 aAn. II xuaw g. a 40