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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-31
Oriental Bank Closes.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31-The Oriental
bank which withStood a run yesterday,
failed to open it's doors this morning.
A statement is promised by the bank
officials -
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ond tba travellers to Jericho approprl-
a+ad them with good grace.
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A. F.. Eberhart left this afternoon
for Pendleton on a brief business and
pleasure visit.
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RUFF DENIES STORY. 4

+ SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81 /
i. Abe Ruef has denied the story !
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j He said it was canard circulated +
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Afternoon Session.
General Discussion on Association
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
C0UNTRi'S NEEDS SET FORTH

The following editorial from the Wall
Street Journal is somewhat remarkable.
appearing in Il purely financial paper,
and is certainly worthy of serious CON
sidcration:
What America needs is Il revival of
piety, the kind mother and father used
to have-piety that counted it good
business to stop for daily family prayer
before breakfast, right in the middle of
harvest; that quit field work half hour
early Thursday night So as to get the
chores done and 20 to prayer meeting;
that borrowed money to pay the
preachers salary and prayed ~fervently
in secret for the salvation o: the rich
man who looked with scoTn on such
unbuSinesslikc behavior. That's what
we need now to clean this country of
the filth of graft, and of greed. petty
and big; of worship of fine horses and
big lands and high oficr and grand
social functions. What is t;lis thing we
are worshiping but II vain repetition of
what dccayed nations fell down and
w~orshipcd just before their lirh went
uutg Read the history u, .lc in
decay AN: yJu will find luxury there
that could lay u big dollar ovcr our
doughnut that looks 50 large to us.
Great wealth never made a nation sub
nor honorable. There is moth
ing on earth that looks good that is so
for II man q rnatiIn to handle
rs quick, easy, big money. If you do
resist is deadly influences the chances
are that il will get y1ur SON. 1t takes
greater and finer hcroiSm to dare to be
poor in America than to capture Il
battery in Manchuria."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
WHAT ABOUT SHERMAN, MIR.
PRESIDENT?

If Theodore Roosevelt is really look
ing for undesirable public men he need
go no further than the republican na-
tional ticket. Let him inquire how
many millions of dollars of Indian oil
leases have been given away since
James Sherman was made chairman of
the committee on Indian affairs of the
house of representatives. Let him find
out what the Indians YER got for those
leases in excess of Il bottle of whiskey.
Let him find out how many times those
leases were given away in some omnibus
appropriation bill, and how few were
granted in bills whose title stated their
contents.
If the republican party proposes to
appeal to the conscience, the patriotism
and the incorruptible citizenship oi the
country it must rid itself of the candi-
dacy of James Sherman or its campaign
is q forgery on its facc.-Buffalo IN. "
Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16

counsel for Hartman and gigantic
trusts, who gave $50. 900 to Taft's cam
paign, is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
Every Wall street gambler and stock
manipulation is FOR Taft and
AGAINST Bryan.
Every trust, every monopoly, every
high protected industry is FOR Taft
ami AGAINST Bryan.
With these men ami these interests
FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan, who
are You for, Mr.. Farmer, Mr.. Laboring
Man, Mr.. Small Dealer, Mr.. Merchant,
Mr.. Average Yoterr
Are these men and these interests
FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan be.
cause they love YOU or because they
love THEMSELVES
Are they looking after yonr benefit
or their OWN Do they expect that the
election of Mr.. Taft would inure to
your advantage or their advantage?
If they are for Taft, and they are,
who are You for?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
TOO MANY TRUST MANAGERS

1t is to he regretted that President
Roosevelt descended to the mire of
ward politics to save the republican
party from the disgrace and disaster
of Foraker. In the whirlwind of lie
mandatory words through which the
reading public had just passed, a few
bald and umdisguisable facts stand ont
clearly.
To begin with, the president lost his
head and either forgot or rccklcssly
cast aside the dignity and the proper
restrictions which have for generations
been associated with the great Office
which he holds. His answer 10 Bryan's
dignificd AMI manly letter with re.
ference to- Treasurer Haskell of the
democratic national committee evident
ly was intended solely To cloud the
issue and divert attention to the pain
full and giaring fact that vested in
tercstS were back uf tn, republican
candidate aud that the predatory rich
control the Legislative branch uf the
government Though their republican
representatives.
AS a bit Of clever political dodging,
intended to put the democratic candi-
date ON the defensive, il WAS IL master.
piece. But it was in shocking bad
taste from the president of the United
States.
In addition, the controversy drew
attention sharply to another imdiS
putablc fact. which is that there ar,
altogether too many trusts representa-
tivcs interested in Mr.. Taft's campaign
This VAS made apparent when Du Pont
the head of the Powder Trust. hurried
ly resigned as the chairman of thu
speakers bureau of the republican
national committee. Since then tn,
question has been generally asked why
if Haskell should resign as democratic
national Treasurer because of his allcg
ed corporate connections. George II
Sheldon. director and stakeholder il
seventy corporations and trusts, Shoult
not resign his post as treasurer of tn,
republican national committee.
People also are asking why the PrcSi
dent retains in his cabinet Elihu Root
the attorney for Thomas +. Ryan, hca'
of the New York Traction Trust. an,
why he also retains in his cabinc
George b. COrtclyou, who, as Chairman
of the republican national committc
four years ago. blcd the corporation
for campaign contributions .-Bulfal
Republic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
THE STATE POLICE LAW

a fight is being made on Congress
man Bartlett because of the part he
took in the enactment of the state police
law, Those making the fight against
him claim that the law was passed in
the interest of capital and that It's en-
forccmcnt is expensive. The fact is
that law was passed rs an emergency
measure to control the anarchial con
ditions existing at Goldfcld. 1t has
been in force since its approval by
Governor Sparks and we have yet to
hear of an Instance where its power has
been invoked in the interests of capital
or any other interest except the pre-.
%scrvation of law and order.
SO far as the expense connected with
its enforcement is concerned. we have
yet to hear Of u single taxpayer in this
county, except the cx.spcakrr of the
assembly. complain of the expense Of
enforcing this law. The general
opinion Of the taxpayers of this county
is that ii is infinitely better for them tn
pay II few dollars more each year and
have law and order preserved in the
state than il would be to pay the OK.
pCnsc resulting from such conditions aS
existed in Colorado u few years ago.
Instead of being ccusurcd for his
part in the enactment Of the police law.
Congressman Bartlett deserves the
thanks Of the people of Nevada for
the work he did in assisting the lcgis.
lnturc to pass a law lhat would control
such conditions Us existed az Ggldfcld.
Tho law proved effective in that case
and IL will prove effective in the future
If such conditions arise again.
In taking the stand he did in this
Mr.. Bartlett aroused the hostility
Of labor agitators throughout tho state.
They sought to defeat him for rc.nom
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is Il direct violation of the statutes and
u heavy penalty is provided by law fol
~offenses of this nature. The opinion
has been widely expressed that his
position OH the republican ticket has
become untenable and that he SHOULD
be forced to withdraw from the race for
United State senator. although there is
little likelihood of his approaching the
gravity of his offensc or, if he does, OF
that fact changing his plans i'll the least.
His plea that he was acting in the inter
ests of harmony and his ingenious adj
mission of conduct of this character
attest e~lequently of the mans Ignorance
or Il deliberate violation of and con
tempt for the laws.
This is certainly not the type of man
to be chosen rs the representative of Il
sovereign people and to entrust with
tie %cnactiOn of laws for their govern.
ment. If Flanagan WAS Ignorant of the
fact that his action was criminal, ut
least he must have been aware that ii
was immoral and subversive of public
morality and honesty in politics. If
he does not know that he is doubly UNI
fitted, by such II distorted sense of right
and justice to occupy the high position
to which he aspires. O. Let the people
elect only clean men. In this case if
the candidate raises the plea of ignor-
ance of u law which has been printed in
every newspaper in the state and dis
cusscd widely since the beginning of
the campaign, it We're wise to accept
the excuse of ignorance and consider
the sense of an old adagc which says, III
effect, hat there is more danger in i
fool than in Il knave. Chron-
Gle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
LONGWORTH'S BAD BREAK

To the Hon. Nicholas Longworth of
Cincinnati and Washington, sOn-in-law
Of President Roosevelt, the country is
indebted for the brilliant suggestion
that after Taft has served eight years
ms president, we should put Roosevelt
back in the White house and keep him
there for the succeeding eight years.
Thus does Son-in law Nicholas dis
pose of the presidency for sixteen
years.
Were it not for the fact that Snn-in
law Nicholas married Alice Roosevelt
and therefore may reasonably he pre-
Sumed to have All intimate knowledge
of the ambitions and purposes of both
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft, the dec
laration above referred to, made by
Longworth in Il speech ut Rock Island,
ILL.,, the other day, very probably would
he viewed rs merely n vaporing of Il
rich young society man who had his
millions left him and was anxious
only to get his name in the papers.
But Longworth is of the Roosevelt
family and on the most friendly and
intimate terms with the president, so
that the astounding suggestion which
he makes cannot bc passed off us 4;
campaign joke or the unauthorized
drivel of Il mere notwithstanding SO
ciety dandy. The admirers of President
Roosevelt already have stuck to the
road a long way with him. They have
seen him pick his own successor ant
use all the machinery of the natiOna
government to make certain his cleo,
ton. They have seen the president 81
all the people leave the duties ant
obligations of high Office and engage
in Il personally conducted rOugh-and
tumble campaign in the interests oI
tho candidate Of part of the people
His admirers have viewed these pro
ccCdings with regret, hut they hav,
stuck to the president and explained
that it was merely the Roosevelt way
Of doing things.
But when it comes to u proposal tha'
there shall DC set up here in this Re
public II Roosevelt dynasty, even will
one heir apparent in the distance. the
good citizens of the United States. u,
matter how much thCy may admire tn,
Great Teddy. will b. found most re
frcshingly unanimous in the negative.
If it is already arranged that Tnft
shall serve eight years as president ana
that Roosevelt shall come back for eight
years, it does not require any strctcl,
Of the imagination to conceive of Son
in.law Nicholas as tic heir apparent
sixteen years hence as Nicholas t.. il
which event he might give way cigh.
years later to Kermit Roosevelt, wh,
then would he Of presidential age
Buffalo Republic.
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nation. but failed. His course met
the approval of alarge majority of his
party and he was renominated after
u bitter struggle. He did not side-step
che issue or trim his sails to suit the de-
mands of the opposing element. He
stood m~anfully by his record and had no
apologies to make to any one
His manly course in this crisis of
Sevada'S history AMI the splendid re-
cord he made in cDlgreB, SnDLli w,n
the support of all conservative citizens
without regard to party affiliations.
TO defeat him. because he stood for
the enactment of Il law that preserves
order would be II blot upon the states
history. Will the solid, intelligent
citizens of Nevada permit II few labor
agitators to defeat George a. Bartlett
for reelection TO congress-! Answer
this question by giving him your votes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
FLANIGAN'S ADMISSION

The open admission of Pat Flanagan.
that he offered II direct hrile in the
guisc Of u steady job on his W pay.
roll and his aid in securing u position
under the government, TO candidate
for district attorney IN Washoc county
upon condition of the lattcr's with.
drawing from the race, constitutes one
Of the most fragrant violations Of
political ethics aud Of the laws of the
State Of Nevada which has over been
laid mt tho door Of u candidate for
Office in this state. The incident has
created II scandal tho O1or Of which has
penetrated beyond the borders of this
commonwealth and If ii does not defeat
tho republican candidate ovCrwhclm.
ingly then II is hopeless to look for
clean politics and the survival Of
dcconcy in Nevada
Flanigan's act in making this offer
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
HE SANE OLD HUMBUl

Tn" republicans are again up Ia their
old tactics of sending ont S;oc,; argu-
mentS on the tariff question which are
being printed by the republican party
organs. Most of this tariff rot is in
spircd 10y Senator Hopkins of Illinois.
who is So appreciated in his home town,
East Aurora, that it voted against his
denomination the other day. 1t is the
same old ancient humbug thar the
republican protective tariff is the source
Of al! prosperity and that to revise the
tariff would cause panic and poverty.
This sort of argument used to work.
1t will no longer. Republicans. demo
Gratis and independents from Massa-
chuscttS to Oregon are clamoring for Il
revision OF the tariff. The people are
stronger for Il revision of the tariff now
than Mr.. Bryan ever has been. The
great majority of the American people
now know that you cannot tax II pcoplc
into prosperity and that the tariff has
made Il few rich at the expense of the
many, has fostcrcd trusts and bred cor
ruption and panic. The, country IA
last year republican panic which the
Dinglcy tariff could not avert.
If the tariff is wrong now, it was
wrong twelve years ago, and if the re-
publican party intended to revise the
tariff ii should have done so before
this, instead of now asking for another
chance to revise it-possihly in the
wrong direction. Mr.. Taft himself
promises that some few schedules
should he revised higher. The repuh'
lican position us to tariff revision is I'm
amazing confession that the republic.
an protective tariff has been wrong for
twelve years. The promise Of revision
Immediately after election is Il SOP
to the American public to get votes,
and Mr.. Taft's statement that some
schedules are 10 bc raised is "a promise
To tho trusts to get campaign C0ntri.
buttons. Give us your votes once more,
says the republican party, and we will
revise the tariff. hut We will revise il
to see that the trusts have II reasonable
profit. no mater whether the farmer
and the workingrnan get relief or not.
Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
RUIN FOR BANKERS

Representative Fowler, chairman OF
the house committee on banking anu
currency. and regarded rs the best
authority OF finance III the house, and
Il Republican, had Il currency bill he
fore the house last winter and in adj
vOcating it, and speaking especially
of that portion of it providing for in
surancc of bank deposits, he gave fig
urcs compiled from the beginning of
II present banking system showing
that i'll order tn insure deposits the
tax on banks required would amount
to onc-thirty-sevcnth of one cent on
each $1,000 of deposits. That is, it
would cost Il banker one cent for
every $37, 900 of deposits. And yet
Mr.. Taft says that tax would bring
down the whole banking systom of
the county i'll ruin" What nonsense
for II great man. \ banker with
deposits amounting to $1,000. 900
would probably have to pay annually,
according to this high Republican au-
thority the tremendous sum of -
cents, about the price of Il bankers
cigar. Journal.
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WHO ARE YOU FOR?

Republicans who contemplate voting
for Mr.. Taft may be interested in know
ing some of the company thcy will be
In by so doing.
John ID. Rockefeller, head of the
Standard Oil Company, and the richest
man in the world, is FOR Taft and
AGAINST Bryan.
II. II. Rogers, Of the Standard Oil
Company, and the organizer of tho
System is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
John d. Archbold. vicc.president
Standard Oil Company. author of the
Foraker and Siblcy letters, is FOR Taft
and AGAINST Bryan.
John w. Gates. "Bct.you.a Million.
Gates" stock gambler and trust mag.
nate is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
j. Picrpont Morgan, promoter of
high finance. the greatest power in
Wall street, Is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
James a. Stillinan. president of the
National City bank, the Standards
bank, is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
Andrew Carnegie, who made 1850.
900, 600 through a high protective tariff,
Is FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan.
Charles X. Sheldon. treasurer of the
Republican National COMMITTEES aud
director in go Wall street corporations,
Is FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan.
Il. Il. Hartman, great railroad mag
nate, who raised 600, 900 for RoOscvclt's
campaign IN "a hours. in 1901, is FOR
Taft and AGAINST Bryan.
j J. Hill, second greatest railroad
magnate IN the country. Is FOR Taft
and AGAINST Bryan.
William Nelson Cromwell, chief
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-10-16
Democratic State Ticket

FOR United STATES SENATOR
Francis G.. Newlands (incumlent) of
Washoc County.
FOR CONGRESS-
George a. Bartlett iincumbent) Of
Nye County.
EoR SUPREME JUDGE
Judge G.. F. Talbot (incumb3nt( of
Ormsby County.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
l.. l.. Hudson of Elko County.
Joseph Miller of Lander County.
Charles $. Sprague of ESmeralda
County.
o SURVEYOR GENERAL
Charles l.. Deadly Gncumbentl of
OrmSby County.
FOR REGENT (LoNG TERM
Fred II. Kettle of Churchill County.
Frank Williams of Lincoln County.
FOR REGENT SHORT TERM
DR.. John J. Sullivan of Storey
County.
O DISTRICT JUDGE, THIRD DISTRICT
Hon. Peter Brccn (iTcumbcnt) Of
Eureka County.
o DISTRICT JUDGE, FIFTH DISTRICT
Hon. J. p. O'Brien Gncumbcnt) of
Nye County.
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The democratic assembly ticket is
composed of solid citizens of tho county
and it should receive the support of
the party. Ono Of the nominees, Frank
III. Winter. has been tried as Il lcgis.
lator and has proved trrc to the people.
Attorney Huskcy of Reno. who Served
with Mr.. Winter on the judiciary com
mittcc in the last Legislature told the
writer yesterday that on all questions
that came before that committee Frank
Winter stood solidly for the right.
That threats or Inducements could not
swcryc him from the path of duty ~
he saw it. On the police bill. he rep.
resented the sentiments of u very large
majority Of the people Of this county
II Is now the duty of all good citizens
to stand by Mr.. Winter at the polls.
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Date OF first publication Sept. II, 1908,
Date of last publication Oct, ". lO1S.
FOREST LIEU SELECTION NO. ol@.
UNITED STATE LAND OFFICE.
CARSON CITY krNnIIn


Sept. I. laS.
Fc Pacific Railroad Company. by it's attorney
in fact. Warren W. Williams. whose Postontcs
Address l. FallOn. Churchill County. State Of
Nevada, has made application to select under
the Act of Congress of June (, 1897. go Stat. al
the following described tract OF land. to-Nit:
The North West quarter OF ID South East
quarter On. ". 4 of 8. +. A)of Section Thirteen
O3). Township Forty-four ID North. Range
Fifty-siN CJb) East. NJ. ID. NJ. containing Forty
CO) ucrrs. situate In Elko County. State Of Ne.
vuda. within the Carson City Land DIStric,
State OF Nevada.
within the thirty Ci0)dnys after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice. protests or contests
against the said selection upon the grounds
that the said land described. or any portion
thereof. Is occupied or Is more valuable for lis
mineral than for agricultural or grazing put.
IS0scS. will he received 1T this Ofiicc. and noted
for report TO the commissioner of the general
land ONCE.
This notice To lie published for the period Of
six consecutive weeks.
LOUIS J. ComS.
Register.
Date uf first publication Sept. ~. 1908.
Date Ui last publication Oct. - IaE.
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Under il the state could govern ITSELF III
cases of emergency. The law. in prin-
ciple. has no crime to punish ana ho
~ngean to enforce, but asserts the
stability of government rs agIlnst pre-
meditated wrong or violation vi law ho
matter by whom contemplated or comm
tilted. 1t profanes no mans rights then'
should it be Il cause of antaSonisll.
The fact is that no reasonable man, be
he c.npl.yer or laborer, a ttnL iA"lt
with this principle. Since the state
has asserted its dignity law and order
have prevailed. No man has beer
denied his rights, no miner or working
man has been deportcd and no such
acts rs disgraced Colorado have been
enacted OH Nevada soil. All this law
demands is that rich and poor alike re-
spect the laws Of The state and the
rights of each other.
"As SUCH" Mr.. Bartlett said, Il
favored the police law and for such Il
principle | most cmphatically stand
now. The law may not he all that it
ought tn be, hut assert that its princi-
pie is right ahd ] am willing to stand
or fall by it,"
The democratic party is pledged to
amend the law SD that no official can
misintcrpret it or use it for any display
Of authority contrary to its purposes.
The law was designed to protect the
interest of AL, to suppress crime, no
matter when or where committed. II
local officers are incompetent or incapa'
BILE of dealing with II situation that
requires an efficient enforcement of the
law to protect the rights Cf citizen,
it is designed IL assist not interfere
with local jurisdiction. Citizens who
have the welfare Of the state at heart
can find no fault with SO Just and broad
Il principle.
Mr.. Bartlett read the platforms Of
the independence, republican and dem.
ocratic parties on the police law and
took his stand firmly ON the clean cu;
declaration Of the democratic platform.
In closing he said: Il am thus frank
for | want my record IL hc an open
book, and believing that the principle
assert is in harmony with the best in
t"rrSts of the state. | submit them I
your calm consideration either for up
prevail ar rejection"
Mr.. Blrtl"tt'S speech was we'll re-
ccivcd by th- audience ami WAS fire..
Iucntiy interrupted 10y applause. lii
manly stand in favor of the enforce
mcut of law and order in this stat,
made "a deep impression upon hi,
audience. I'm these times of trimmin.
and backing and filling by pnblic mrI
it j. refreshing to find one who stand
by his guns as GicurE1 Bartlett did las
night. The influence of such u cours
upon the public miTd is SURE. To IN
beneficial.
If the applause that greeted Mr.
Bartlett at the close of his remarks i
any criterion of the sentiment Of tn
people. he will hear good news fror
Elko county on the 4th Of November.
The meeting closed with music by tn
band and three hearty cheers fo
Congressman Bartlett.