The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-30
Is Nevin
a Failure?
Bitter Attacks Made By
State Press---Has Given
Satisfaction Here

the state, on the conduct by
State License Collector Nevin OF
the affairs of his Office. The
most violent, perhaps, being
made by the Ely Mining Expos
itor, which denounced hi rim no
uncertain terms.
So far as this county is con-
cerned, the statement of the diff
ferent officials dealing with him
are to the effect, that they at all
times found him ready and will
ing to give all assistance possible
along any lines indicated. The
assessor has had occasion to
ask his assistance in several bull
lion tax matters, and has found
Nevin anxious to assist.
True, we have not been fav-
ored with a visit from him dur
ing his incumbency, but are not
in a position to say as to whether
or not this was absolutely nee
essary for the successful con-
duct of the affairs of his Office,
Nevin claiming that all require
ments can be successfully met
by correspondence. In an
interview with the Reno Journal,
Nevin defends his position in the
following language;
'The people who seek to at
tack me in this way must realize
that they by so doing attack not
only me personally, but the gov
ernor, the sheriffs OF the four
teen counties of the state, as
well as the county commission
ers and the attorney-general,
who is my legal adviser. | do.
not care to make any reply in
detail to these attacks, for they
are animated solely by motives
of personal malice and my rec
ord will speak for itself. | have
here an article which ( believe
was written by Sam Davis. for
mer state comptroller and aow
editor of the Carson Appeal,
which contains a complete an
swer to the charges and which
embodies the truth.
Recoards on file with the
state comptroller show that the
revenue of the state of Nevada
at the present time is three times
as great as ever in it's history,
not exempting the boom days of
the Comstock, and not a little of
this is due to the way in which |
have performed my duties. The
element which is fighting me is
fighting law and order, truth,
Justice and patriotism. There
never was a revenue officer who
did not incur the animosities and
ill-.will of those against whom he
is called upon to enforce the law.
l am willing to let time answer
the Ely Expositor. Governor
Sparks appointments will stand
on their own bottoms. At the
last session of the legislature
these same pee. pie tried to OPP
pose the Office, but figures were
then produced to, show that it
was one of the mc ,st important
Offices in the state and | was al
lowed an additional $500 for trav-
cling expenses.
My duties are of an extreme
ly arduous nature and must be
conducted for the most part by
correspondence. supervise the
work of the sheriffs and their
as well the dis trict at
torney and these officials are all
under bond for the faithful per-
formance of their work. Even
with the recent depression, the
showing of revenue collected is
greater than before and my Office
is responsible for much of this
showing.
Il will say that there is no one
trying to evade the law or to
avoid payment of liquor or gam
ing licenses in this state. If
there is L will defy my accusers
to name them. There is no
irst-class saloon or established
place running without a license
and if in some remote camps
parties conduct an illicit liquor
traffic it is not long before they
are discovered and brought to
time.
Il have records at my Office
md RI ,oI.o a1.o cto4.cYnortc in the