Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-23
NEWLAND ANSWER

p. l.. Flanigan's candidacy for tho
Senate thus far has been based upon an
attempt to bclittle the present Senior
Senator from Nevada. Francis 4. New
lands. Flanigan'S campaign opened
with the claim that Newlands WAS Il
nonresident. that he had no invest
ments in Ncvaiu and that hc hal u~"i
his official position To profit 10y selling
his Nevada lands to the United States
Senate.
Senator NewlLndS has - completely
answered thcS, Ca!srh1Dd. II appeals
to prejudice by the simple use of the
truth that Flanagan in weeks of speech
making has not attempted to reply.
The following are extracts from
Senator NewlLn1s' spaech:
Il assume tn " my d,fIn.:, wDull
glally have s,iz Il upon any unwiSs
uttcranccs or votes i'll my III years of
public life if they could have found
any impnrfrction III my record. which Is
az open book.
IL is therefore gratifying t. realize
that their opposition is btS'l MT upon
reason or argument, hat upon fal>rnDol
and appeals 10 prejudice.
Il have - say thet | became Il resi-
dent Of Nevada 20 years ago; that
became Immediately identified with
matters relating 10 the development of
the State, feeling that Nevada required
not simply a onc-sidcd mining develop
ment but Il development of all its inter
cstS. agricultural. mineral. commercial
and industrial.
Upon my removal to Nevada in 1898,
| sold my home in San Francisco and
never since had "A home there. My
trustccship in the Sharon estate cx-
pircd more than 10 year ago. Later |
gradually Withdrew from the director
ate of the properties there in which the
Sharon estate vas interested. Ahout
~ years ago | built my present home
on the banks of the Truckcc, near Reno.
rcclaiming from the desert "A ConSid"ra.
bic area of arabic land. This has been
my home ever since and il now.
From the tim" | took up my resi-
dcncci i'll Nevada my Investments here
have constantly increased whilst my
Investments elsewhere were diminished.
II have remained in Washington
only during the session Of Congress.
going there when Congress convened
aud leaving Washington when Con
grcsS adjourned and returning to Reno
to occupy my home near Reno.
1T has been u part Of the criticism
of my opponents that | did not occupy
myself in private business and enter.
priscS in Nevada. | have
f this to say that had | gone more cxtcn.
sivcly into mining and other business
| would have been compelled to neglect
l lny public duty.
"AS to the transactions with the
Government. have been interested in
! two properties which have been SOLD
to the United States Government. On,
of these >. 900 acres Of land. including
, the dam-sitc of the Truckcc- Carson
reservoir. was "A part of Il u acre
ranch near Dayton. The other was thu
= pOstoflicc site near the Virginia street
bridge in Reno. Both these ]propcrtic,
> were sought by the Government. The
! prices offered by the Government wcrI
notOriouSly below their real value ant
were accepted because | WAS anxious
u that there should bc no possible crit
" iciSm. In both cases | wrote to tn,
Attorney General. the Secretary of tn,
Interior aud the Secretary of the Trca
sury stating my interest in the property
% and inviting the closest scrutiny hrfor,
: the transaction were closed.
d cit is indicative of the insimccrity o
e my opponents that they charge III
with having no investments in the Stat
and at the same time charge that In
Government has acquired VALUABLE
properties in this State from me AM
s that ! have prOiited from them.
IL nm glad that my candidacy is L
:. lie determined blythe people thcmsclvc
!: through II popular vote. My propose
to this emil was accepted and tn
arrangements perfected. | have al
- ways stood for this reform. I wuul
- like tO return to the Senate and To carr,
:, and complete much unfinished work q
II great Importance Ia my State. M,
4 section and the country at large. In
/, the Office would be absolutely dista ste
FIJI to me unless I held il with tn,
acluicsccnco Of II majority Of the voter
r Of tho State. State Committee.