The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-04-28

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write a half column article in whish
he mingIes abusive ep thets with
m-istatements Of facts. says the Carson
News. Even the literary g nus of the
'tSagebrush Ajax" cannot veneer his a
gument into anything like a semslan g
of discussion of the matter at issue. lie
does not deny the statement in vest r
days News, which was to the effect tina
the state officials of Nevada. with sew
cradle exceptions, are d pa k of rene
gades. They are never within hailing
distance when they are needed. Trey
perform. They sought offices which they
fl ! by means of proxies whose wages ar
paid also by the taxpayers. They is u
proclamations, supposedly signed by tie
proper officials, or their deputies. and
close up the financial ms u ioas of the
state by means of orders which are MT
legally made"
The News does not for a moment + el
that the proclamation was wrong. II
was a splendid document. written by a
very able man. who. by the way. is
ernor.
1t was not issued from the executive
chambers. because there was nobody
there or within scores of miles of there
who rad the right to issue such a proc
lamation. The document was wri [ n in
Reno and was taken to a farmer off II
the wilderness. who remov d his corn
cob pipe. stroked his beard wisely. a.
jlsted his necktie-no. that's a mistake
for he wears none-and then signed bis
name on a line indicated by the finger OF
the author of the proclamation, who
by the way. is a private citizen VIII
takes more interest in the welfare OF the
state than all it's present alleged gov
ernors rolled into one.
WHO signed the proclamation for che
secretary of states office to make it va id
AND WHEN? was it before the proc
lamation was made public. or was 1t
hours after the score of banks in the
state had been closed? If 1t was after
wards. someone committed a forgery.
To Nevada's everlasting sham. be Il
home. but abroad by a set of peopie.
only half Of whom are serving 1T HON
EsTLY.
Upon the roll Of honor be inscribed
(and note If there be anything political
in the publication of the list):
NIXON. senator.
KELLEY. surveyor general.
MAJTTE, state printer.
RING. superintend mt of schools.
SWEENEY. attorney general.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
1t is possible in the haste with viii h
this article is written that there has b en-
an omission or two. If so they vii Re
rectifed. The warden of the state prison.
state engineer superintendent OF the in
sane asylum are not elective officers and
are not to be considered although II
must be said that they are not junketers.
but attend strictly to business.
But with these exceptions, how is Me-
vada getting value receives for e hon
ors it bestows and the saiar'e s it pays?
Newlands. 1t is true. has parti,iiy re-
formed. He is at his desk very r gnlarly
this session. having read the handwriting
on the wall in the late election. but he
is there for the purpose and one difficult
classify. 1t certainly is net for the well
fare OF lie state Of Nevada, Newla nds
Is too old TO have experienced a change
IF heart. He is not a resident Of Ne
vGda. anyway. except for voting and be
ing voted for purposes.
1t Is Nevada's shame that not Only
Van Duzer. but the officials whose of
fees are located in the state house, are
leaving Nevada to work ont it's saliva ion
on the public meeting house, plan
When Pardea wired to the governor OF
Nevada asking what help could be $ n
to Califoria. who was in the governors
office to receive and reply to the mes
sage? A pirate secre airy. Who were
the Governor Sparks and State on
cialsY who wrote and signed the tsle- 7