Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-09
SENATOR NEWLANDS' SPEECH

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gathered at the Opera house last nigh.
To hear Senator Ncwlands \ 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 III the Opera house A w.
lIcs,On called tha meeting to order and
introduced S1Ia.r. Newlands. the
speaker Of the evening.
Mr.. Ncwlands WI. greeted with a
hearty round of upplt;!,, ~ Ia" stepped
10 tn" front of tlr stA-Sr. lie thanked
the people for THEN presence. He then
spoke of Nevada hang the only north
crn state rcmuiniH; IA the democratic
column and attributed lis 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 i'll the interest of labor.
He defended the state police law as
an emergency measure, but like ali
measures passed To CONTROL such con
ditions as existed in Nevada last
winter it contained faults that could
bc cured by amendment. He spoke of
II state militia and showed how inCifcc-
/ tiv" and expensive it WAS in time of
Il a. Ia e lan l,t,-
WAS right and it could bc amended 50
as To take away its harsh features.
| He spoke of Congressman Bartlctt's ;
! work in the passage of the police law
and earnestly urged his return to
congress
He then discussed the national issues
and paid handsome tribute to Bryan
and Taft. Hearty applause greeted the
mention of Bryan and Il few republicans
seated near each other applaudcd Taft
This Mr.. Ncwlands 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 10y BRYAN since
1896. If elected Bryan would have
solid party back of him. while if Taft
was successful he would have Il divided
party. IL the people of Nevada wanted
the policies of Roosevelt continued their
only hope lay in the election of BRYAN
and the return of a democratic senator
and u democratic congressman.
lie then took up his own candidacy
and replied to the charges made against
him 10y his opponents substantially as
follows:
In order to meet fully the falschOods
which are constantly being circulated
regarding my residence in this state l
have to say that I became resident of
Nevada twenty years ago; that | i'm
mcdiatcly identified myself with
matters relating to the development of
the state, feeling that Nevada required
not simply one sided mining develop
mcnt, hut Il development of all its in
tcrcsts, agricultural, mineral and in
dustrial. Upon my removal to Nevada
in 1883 sold my home in San Francisco
and have never since had home there.
! ] gradually gave up all active participa-
tion in the management uf 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.
About eighteen years ago built my
present home on the banks of the
Truckcc, near Reno. and rcclaiming
from the desert Il 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 II week or
two ut time. From the time that |
took up my residence in Nevada my
investments here constantly Increased
whilst my investments elsewhere were
/ diminished.
( have to say that had | gone more
extensively into mining and other bus.
inrss | would have been compelled to
neglect my public duty. My critics
seem to think that it is u crime for me
to spend any part of my time away.
even in Washington. have regarded
myself as the agent Of the state OF
Nevada at Washington and bound by
my duty to remain there during the
session Of congress and 10 allow no
private mISiucsS to prevent me from the
(ull discharge Of my public duty.
As 10 the transactions with tn"
Government which have been 80 mon
s,rously perverted by my adv"r7'r''S'