Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-11-18
COMMENT
HOW L. Nc WILL THE INJUSTICE LASTs
W. c. Black, Editor

0OW LINZ VII IA ANJOO
THE recent elections throughout the country was in add
ton to being a veritabe landslide for the Democrats, a
bitter disappointment to the Socialist leaders, who hoped to con
time their upward trend at the polls. Perhaps the cause OF the
Socialist 5 disappointment was due to the fact that many OF The
local candidates running on old party tickets advocated Social
istic doctrine, thus taking away many of their staunchest follow
ers, as in New yoIk, where Hsarsts municipal ownership cam
paign proved very popular with the people, as well asin sai'
Francisco, where the labor question seems to be a most potent
one, around which The voters swarm.
When The Socrahstc question is sited downinto its true mean
ing it IS a single string question, but tor all it is very attractiv,
to a certain class of minds, and its glamors continue to lure. The
advance that has been enjoyed by socialism during the past few
years is most convincing argument that its propaganda vii on'
day have to be met. 1t is abetttd IN It's progl ess by the very un-
fortunate circumstances that have allowed OF the concentration
ofwealth, which i'll turn mas imposed most unjust circumstances
upon the men who produce. Take for instances the case oil oul
own state. Isolated and at the mercy OF a single railroad col
poration, striving legltimately tor lie, straining every per We to
develop our resources, but think against what tremendous odds.
Nevada has been a WONDERFUL LICLuttr. She Is destined tC
become still more wonderful in the industrial advances OF the
next few year Ho Y greatly would an equitable adjustment o
railroad rates facilitate or gensa al progress is at the presen
time inestimable.
In a section less sane than ours-that is, where d Ioreign et
ment formed a large part OF the population, as they do IN CERTAIN
parts OF the east does anyone suppose that they would retain the
political equilibrium, III case thty tdt The sung OF a corporato'
as has Nevada. 1t is dollars to doughnuts, that the Socialsl
vote of the state would be a very large factor with which tc
reckon.
Socialistic propaganda has never aTltahd TO the voting ee
mtnt oil tins state for Ill, ltfson bat ii Is u nj Ostd of the brain
of the land, The men WHO come 10 bray the situation m mel
of thought who can e no salvation loI the state or their owr
interests save by processes having Il shade more OF legitimacy thai.
has socialistic doctrine.
They have felt the injustice of the Central Pacific railroads
extortions since the golden spike Was GIiytn thirty years agc
The completion OF The road naIk,d a series OF commercial roll
berries that now promise TO come 10 a speedy close, both through
competition, and the promised action of equity, which Presidenl
Roosevelt still insists he will ctnnuct Wltn.vt1. he cen invok
the machinery of tie law. Wild / Iii sas, nrst be extrmt,
pon6erous, unweildy and 81 " 0 actl1n
Certain it is, that Whenever, til, people OF tins state ,onet
know of the injustice done lEGr conn tnNtalth, through he ma
nipulations of the railroad companies, the revolt from rairoat
influences will be extreme. and may emhody conditions dangtrou
to its interests let " lore hat 1tntt al ntftuI,> will T.
effected beore a gltat wlil has a>sd.