The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-12
Of THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
23RD SESSION. TWENTIETH DAY

mining and agriculture and the rights
Of the general public.
We believe that when this measure
is introduced that the Senator who
voted against the Boyd bill will be in
line with it and see their way clear
to support it.
The platform Of the Democratic
party promised these reforms to the
people Of Nevada and Democracy was
triumphant On that issue. Governor
Sparks advised it in his message to
the legislature.
The party to win must stand by The
and it cannot we'll repudiate a mes
sage from its chief executive elected
by sweeping majority in campaign
where the issues at stake were clear
ly defined.
The speeches at the Tonopah ban
que took a political tinge.
The Appeal don't think that pub
lie banquet is a place for political
speeches. There were four political
speeches at the banquet.
They were made by Governor
Sparks, Key Pittm"' Speaker Skaggs
and Superintendent Whittmore Of the
San Pedro and Salt Lake road.
While not desiring to reflect upon
the ability Of these men as public
speakers the fact that they were pO-
litical speeches to some extent is a
sufficient reason why they should
have been omitted, at least the pOr-
tions Of them that treated of poliics.
Both sides were ably treated and -
was evident that both sides had their
aunerents.
The following is the governors
speech in full as it was taken down
stenographisally.
My friends, three or four days ago
| received a telegram from the Board
of Trade of Goldfield inviting the
whole body of the Legislators and
their wives to visit Goldfield. Later
an invitation was extended from Tono-
pah. Personally | was more than
pleased to have the wonderful pro-
: ductive country, and to enlighten
: them to be true, actual state of affairs
, that do exist in this great mining
: camp, and to study the requirements
especially at this time when bills #
vital issue are now pending. AS many
members of this present Legislature
: have never seen this wonderful coun-
1 try, l thought this visit would en-
5 tighten them and enable them to ex-
ercise their judgments more practic-
t ally to deal with questions of legis!a-
= ton now at issue. Gentlemen, | have
3 not got my staff with me as they have
: not their uniforms or the black horses
but l will tell you what l have got and
C that is the ablest body of men that
y Nevada ever saw and that is the pres
: .ent legislature. Now, gentlemen, you
t know that this state has very little
q agricultural resources and therefore
e we are dependent on RAILROADS for the
development of this state, and rail
d roads we must have. Gentlemen,
J. this is no time to be fighting with
railroads. We are doing all right.
n We have had four new railroads n
n the last four years and we want two
n more in the next VITO years and these
we are promised.
l. This is no time for radical legis
e lation. You know that the eyes ut
) the world are on this state and you
l. gentlemen, have this last few days
II seen the requirements and have seer
the thousands Of tons of ore only
q waiting to be removed. Also the
e number of mines awaiting shipments
N of working material and fuel owing
g to the limited facilities Of transporta
at ton. Therefore l say, gentlemen
n whatever you do, do not punish or dis
courage the railroads for the next twc
1t years, but legislate such measures
p which will be fair and conservative
Is to both the railroads mad The people
y as we are dependent on them for tina
le glorious success for the future of olt
1t Nevada which now confronts us
st There will shortly be built brancl
lg line to Ely which will tap the creates