The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-02-15
NATIONAL

true. Legislation can take the obstacles
from the paths of a people. 1t can Win
draw the unjust burdens which former
legislation may have laid upon a peopie'
but much more is needed to make a ma
ton great. The units of the nation, the
men and women, must be great before the
nation can be called great. By great in
this connection, we mean that thelr
hearts must be altogether loyal, tneir
pride in native land a grand pasSi1n;
they must have that feeling which causes
them to believe that they, personally, are,
in a measure, responsible for the good
name and progress of their country, and
when a people are so impressed the az
gregate cannot help but be a race which
the world calls great. The founders OF
our country knew these truths and hence
decided that if a government could be
framed wherein no law would prevent any
citizen from doing any legitimate thir5
which would give every citizen a voice
In the country's legislation, such a .,ride
in. such a love for the country would be
awakened, that the government VOLT
be the peoples utmost solicitude; thai to
them the character would come wa On
would cause them to hold life, %fortdna,
sacred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
their country's claims; that with these
impressions such a hope would spring Up
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81 the wilderness they would be lnvinei-
BILE.
The result has established how clear
were their visions, but the thought stiil
comes back that the countrys future
does not depend upon it's wealth or its
present progress, but upon the rule in
the homes of the country, for it is in
them that character is formed. So long
as those homes are pure and true and
hold high ideals, the boys and girls that
go out from those homes win be true
and pure and they will make the status
by which the land will be judged. We
wish that the immigration now sweeping
in from Southern Europe might be dl
verted to other lands. A half million &
those people are pouring in upon us an
nually and they are taxing tire assim
ilative capacity of our country to the
limit, for they have not grown up feeling
that the integrity of their country rest
ed, not upon its army and navy, but upon
the character of it's homes, and tnei.
thought in coming to our shores is moi
that whatever else may come. they must
be true to the country of their ADOPTION,
and that their own humble homes .o-st
reflect the character of the men and
women within those homes and that he
strength of the land must, after all. rest
upon the devotion of its people.
We wish they might be turned aside,
for they and their descendants for two
generations will never be such men ale'
women as make a bulwark for a count y.
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The Smith Fellow Servant bill was de-
feated In the House on Monday, a sub
stitute being offered which included all
firms engaged In any kind of business.
SMALL of Churchill, who was a strong
advocate of the original --4. moved to
postpone indefinitely further considera-
ton of the substitute. Mr.. Henderson Of
Elko spoke at length on the merits of
the original bill and caile- upon every
member of the Assembly to vote against
further consideration of the substitute
with the result that the SMALL motion
prevailed. When Speaker Plat announc-
ed the result he said that the indefinite
postponement of the substitute killed the
original bill. There was CONSERVATION
on the floor at once and a motion was
made to reconsider and II was made a
special order for yesterday. 1t was
thought by friends Of the original bill
that the necessary two-thirds vote could
be got to reconsider the vote on the sub
stitute. Both Henderson anu SMALL re-
alize now. If they never did before. that
they made a great mistake and mon
keyed with a legislative buzz saw that
they knew nothing about. or else did it
for the purpose OF killing The measure.