Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-10-06
SENATOR NEWLANDS' SPEECH

| Sreeteu political speaker in this town
gathered ut the Opera house last night
to hear Senator Newlands. A bonfire
blazed in the street, before the meeting,
the band played several pieces and de-
mocratic enthusiasm was manifested
on all sides.
After the open air concert the crowd
assembled i'll the Opera house. A. w.
Hesson called the meeting to order and
introduced Senator Newlands, the
/ speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Newlands was greeted with Il
hearty round of applause as he stepped
to the front of the stage. He thanked
the people for their presence. He then
spoke of Nevada being the only north
ern state remaining in the democratic
column and attributed its stand to the
progressive character of the legislation
placed on the statute books by the
democratic party since it had obtained
| control of the state. He mentioned
the referendum, the eight hour law,
the employers liability law and other
laws III the interest of labor.
| He defended the state police law as
an emergency measure, but like all
measures passed to CONTROL such con-
ditions Us existed in Nevada last
winter it contained faults that could
se cured by amendment. He spoke of
Il state militia and showed how ineffec-
tive and expensive it was in time of
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was right and it could be amended SO
as to take away it's harsh features.
He spoke of Congressman Bartlett's
work III the passage of the police law
and earnestly urged his return to
congress.
He then discussed the national issues
and paid Il handsome tribute to Bryan
and Taft. Hearty applause greeted the
mention of Bryan and u few republicans
seated near each other applauded Taft.
This Mr.: Newlands neatly turned on
them in the closing portion of his
speech. He said the policies now
advocated by Roosevelt and Taft were
the policies advocated by Bryan since
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solid party back of him, while if Taft
was successful he would have divided
party. If the people of Nevada wanted
the policies of Roosevelt continued their
only hope lay in the election of Bryan
. and the return of democratic senator
and democratic congressman.
He then took up his own candidacy
and replied to the charges made against
him by his opponents substantially as
follows: ......
In order to meet fully the falsehoods
which are constantly being circulated
regarding my residence in this state
have to say that i became. resident OF
Nevada twenty years ago; that i'm,
mediately identified myself with
matters relating to the development OF
the state, feeling that Nevada required
not simply a onetsided mining develop
ment, but a development of all it's in,
terests, agricultural, mineral and in.
dustrial. Upon my removal to Nevada
in 1883 sold my home in San Francisco
and have never since had o. home there.
/ gradually gave up all active participa-
ton in the management of the Sharon
estate properties there. My trustee
ship of the Sharon estate expired over
ten years ago. Later on gradually
withdrew from the directorate Of the
properties there in which the Sharon
estate was Interested. ~. .a.s,
About eighteen years ago 1 built my
| present home on the banks Of the
TTuckee, near Reno, and retaining
from 1.-THE desert q considerable area of
land This has been my home ever
since, and is now. My occasional visits
to- San Francisco during the summer
months were for recreation or business
and rarely lasted more than week or
two at time. From the time that ]
took up my residence in Nevada my