The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-17
EASTERN MAGAZINE USES VAN
DUZER TO ADORN A TALE

The evil that politicians and office
seekers do lives after them. The good
y oft inferred when they first give rein
to q wild ambition.
In another column is reprinted an ar
; Gle from Golfers Weekly, a publica-
lion for which we have the largest es-
tcem, even though at times it manifests
{ baseless cock-sureness such as is dis
played in another editorial, also in its
asst number, in which it touches, with a
p-etense Of vast wisdom, upon mining
stocks.
But that is not the article with which
we would deal just now. The para
graphs over which we would indulge
in brief ehortie are those addressed to
Van Duzer, quondam (Which is not
profane, although it shold be under the
circumstances) congressman from this
state.
Van has been sending out circular let
tiers, and the editor of Golfers is filed
with mild amaze at the contents OF
those letters. If Norman Hapgood knew
Van as the people of Nevada know lin
he would be astonished at no act of
Vans
The circular to which Golfers re-
-
fers tells Of the wondrous riches of
Nevada. "Her hills it says, "moun-
i. ms and gulches are veritable treasure
ehesta.' But the richness of Nevada is
a mere incident. The schemes the
tning. The ex-congressman has formed
tie Nevada Prospecting and Cevelop-
ment Company, which is to pick the
lock Of a few Of these "veritable treas
ure chests,'' and the avaricious, power
.y.stricken SONS of the east are alloweu
the privilege Of buying shares for $25
each. How many million shares there
are is not stated. Thus, according to
Collier doth the circular conclude:
81 can, / will, realize large profits for
all concered.' Can and will arc set in
7taiies.
Somewhat incongruous is it to see
any act of Van g a theme for moraliz-
ing, and yet Golfers inveighs against
-Ahe man who "will capitalize his ca
III r. ~ ISL rsH MFH AH +N
reer to trade for GAIN For Mr.. Hap
goods ediication we will state that
MI. Van Duzer's career, what there
was of it, is all behind him. He is as
one dead, so far as Nevada is concern
ed. His power for evil extends only to
those places that do not know that in
his own state his obituary was written
many moons ago.
We realize, however, that there :
power for harm in the name of Van
Duzer with the words Congressman
from Nevada attached to it. People
Ill over the country know that Nevada
is the state Of wondrous lure, and that
~
fortune is kindly here. And, not
strangely, they might pin some faith
upon the scheme of a man who appar-
emily still speaks with the seeming
authority of being a representative of
Nevada people.
In Nashville, Tennessee, the officers
ara after q man who has been selling
Nevada mining stocks. The certificates
Of the promoter in question are just a
little less valuable than yesterdays
newspaper, inasmuch as they can not
be used for shelf paper nor to wrap
packages. The people who bought them
were more than unwary. The man who
sold them not only had no mining
claims, but he did not even have a
title before his name.
We have always, admired Golfers
sor the fairness which we have believ-
ed to be a part of its policy. According.
ly de we state, for the benefit of its ed
itor and all others who read these lines
that in Nevada Van Duzer is an out
east The people of the state are trying
to forget that one day, dazed by his
fair-seeming and DESTROYS of honoring
one Of its own sons, they sent him to
Washington Al their representative.