Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-17

mtDe oHnerS anu operators. IL eetS torIn
conditions as they exist at Goldtield and
shows plainly what Mr.. Skaggs supports
III his opposition to Governor Sparks:
First Of all, the business men OF
Goldtield ant the skirts Of Nevada
cleared OF the charge Of being d lawless
community, reckless alike OF life and
property rights. Nevada is a new state,
in a sense; at least it is removing it's
youth and vitality; it has little native
capital and must have the cooperation
Of outside investors to develop our
marvellous We can secure
this outside help only by guaranteeing
that Investments will be protected end
that u mau will get a run for his money.
Now, because Of Jack Of adequate laws
and the fore. to back them, portions OF
OF tins state have been III constant
turmoii and lie and property i'll con-
slant peril. Labor has organized, not
Ia cooperate with capital, but to oppose
capital, and in the case Of the Western
Federation OF Miners, to rob capital Of
its just reward, und, in fact, contiscate
property. Now, mind you, | do not
speak OF the Western FEEDER alton rs it
occurs III many communities, where it
Is II lawabldlng organizauop, Tut us it
occurs III Goldiield. Here the Western
Federation is not a labor but u political
organization, where have us jembled all
the NEST radical leaders Of the socialistic
propaganda, and who advocate force
and vio!euce in the accomplishment OF
their ends, 1t Is these men who have
Kept Goldtield iii constant Industrial
turmoil, caused the mines to lose 20
days out of line past year, have boy.
cotird amt ruined business men and
finally driven capital from our midst
go that the re is not II new dollar coming
to G .ldiieiu or 10 the state for tint mat
ter, II Is causing an exodus from the
camp that is pHralyz ny business inter
Gets there. Thus organic ITO has held
'ht district i'll terror for years and have
rnsuIted the loyal citizenship by parad-
mS our streets with the red flag Of
anarchy, with legends rcvIllng the
institution and the American flag,
e NiS N'hA AIN "' ~ ~
pose ti!cm with death or deportation.
They rob the miles with impunity, for
it lis thci!: cardinal principal that IL pro.
Queer Is entI led tn all he produces. And
what Is NOR =, conditions are 80 disOr-
snnIZed III Guldti-ld that the local peace
E~Oiliccrs cannot or do not cope with the
situation, and there has not been n
single case of high.gradiug successfully
prosecuted III the courts. Crimes Of all
Kinus are committed with scarcely a
cuuvicuoL. Tho Western Federation OF
Miners dominated everything. So ex-
Isperntuug did their tyranny become
uccumc ;hnt the mlne operators and
business men joined hands against them
and ~ II result there has been n con-
stant f d existing i'll the camp that
!,r, aicued to break out into open and
general riot and blOodshed.
Now, the state has nc militia, and in
passing, | might Say, wants none; but
he re was no ether state fcT"e TO come
o." tie assistance Of the lnwaLidIng
ricmcut OF the camp; consequently the
governor Lao ~ resort 10 uN OK
pediency of calling upon the national
government Tor troops, which were sent
To Goldiieid and II part of which are
still there.
There seems to be II question III the
minds of some rs to the cxpediency and
necessity OF calling fos these troops, and
those who raise the question cite i'll
proof that Goldtield is peaceful and
there is a total lack OF disorder. That
liz certainly the case. Goldticld is quiet.
OF course Goldtield is quiet. But since
when? Since the troops arrived IN the
camp. GoIdtieId is now realizing the
first period Of industrial peace for years;
and her cltIZens are taking their first
breathing spell. iSut even nov they
catch :heir breath now and then at the
thought OF what VIII happen when the
troops leave the district. Ii Is no credit
to the miners TINT GOldiirld ia apparent
IS IN peace, 20 out IN the hills and SEQ
what is gong oD. There you will sec
from 100 to 80 mcmbers Of the Western
Federation of MiDcre, pickctIug the
mines so that no miner can 20 tO or
come from his work without "A vOllcy Of
jeers and curses. The local Federation
men will not go to wOrF, so the mIDc
operators had to go out INTO other
camps and import men. they are o
bringing III many miners from the Utah
iirlds, first clnss American miners,
federation men, but who have r]cnounced
their organization to cCmc 70 work in
GOldficld because they do not stand Tor
the Goldiield sort OF federation lists.
These men have to run IL gauntlet Of
scores and hundreds Oi men who line
up ON the ronds to the mines and fling
oycTy kind Oi vile upithot nj them.
They 90 just IA far M they can without
provoking tho action 81 the troops; but
II those troops were not there, there
would 10 rio,ing and bloodshed on those
hills ever day.
Nov, the conditions in GolGticld Just
before the troops arrived wore exactly
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