The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-10-02
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

One OF CHe hlOSt SidilhS inSohoAoeh
cies that has been encountered IN pol
itics in many a long day is the attitude
of Hearst toward municipal ownership
It was only a few months ago that rs
was the candidate for Mayor of the
Municipal Ownership League, and IL
the platform of the Independence
League, which nominated him for gov
ernor was a strong plank endorsing mu
nicipal ownership and pledging all the
nominees to work for that end. In the
Democratic platform, however, municip
al ownership is r,pudiated as being DIN
gerous and socialistie. Now, that Hears
has secured the De nocrat.s nomination
he will run as the candidate of that
party, and win abandon the ln,'epend
ence League which he crcacet. In the
following kindly but pertinent mainei
the Calls brings attention to the Aai
with the Double Face, and asks qs.es
lions which the entire country wolle
like to have Mr.. Hearst
"There should be no excuse what
ever for injuring a young child
ut is the business of the man in thu
automobile to see the child and keel
away from it,
"Drivers of automobiles have ne
right to brighten anybody
Granted. What then? What has ri
that to do with municipal ownership
and Langdon7 The quotations are mad.
from the leading editorial in the Exam
liner of yesterday.
San Francisco would like to know
what is the position of the Examin J
on the question of municipal ownership
today. Its owner and editor-so b.
calls himself-is running for governo
of New York on a platform that con
dennis the municipal ownership fad foi
which the Examiner has pumped up is
loudest enthusiasm in the past. Her
ia the plank from the New York plat
form on which Hearst is running 70
governor:
every proposal that a municipality
assume operation of all public utilities
and reduce rates to persons using them
regardless of what the service may ae
tually cost, is an attempt to force SOM
men to bear the expense of others, Be
cause where the outlay for operatio.
exceeds earnings the deficit must be
made up by taxation, and this would
be socialistic and therefore hostile to
justice and subversive of democratic
government"
It may be urged that this planl
means nothing in particular. We oh
serve, however, that the Examiner haf
not printed it. A properly accredited
Interpretation of its meaning would te
more appreciated than a nursery edito
rial in words of one syllable.
We are quite ready to admit thai
"there should be no excuse whatever
for injuring your child" In fact, We
sre willing to extend immunity to any
old child, and this without getting ex
cited about it and stopping over with
big type in the effort to conceal intel
lectual barrenness.
"Drivers of automobiles have n
right to brighten anybody" True, very
trne, but what about municipal owner
ships
"it is as much of an outrage tt
frighten and old person as it is t.
strike that person." That is an admir-
able sentiment that nobody can deny
1t does donor to the writer, but it /
somewhat musty, nor does it tell ur
where Langdon gets off, and when. 1t i
no use to ask Langdon, for he does NJ
know.
The Examiner editorials appear to b.
modelled on the style of the late DR.
Watts, assisted by the forcible feebls
emphasis Of capitals like this:
II is a sin
To steal a PIN;
Much more to STEAL
A greater thing.
What the public wants to know is,
Where does Langdon GET Off
Where does Hearst GET ONs
What is his PLATFORM today and for
HOW LONGf-Reno Gazette.
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Interstate Shooting Tournament
LEXINGTON, Mo-, Oct. 2.-The frs
Of the fall shooting tournaments on the
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