Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-10
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
GOVERNOR OF NEVADA.

has informed the Governor Of Nevada
that unless the Legislature Of that
commonwealth unites with the Gov
ernor in requesting the presence OF
national troops at the center Of appre-
hended disturbance in that state, the
troops will DO withdrawn, before the
end OF this year.
The Governor accordingly has called
the Legislature 10 meet in extra session,
within two weeks, go rs TO consider the
situation made by the Presidents an
n"ouncemenr. IT is bath asserted, and
denied, that the Legislature will sus-
tain and renew the request OF the Gov
enuor to the President for the con.
%tinunnce Of the troops where they are.
The action Of the Legislature, either.
way, must be awaited.
President Rooseveit's action is
strictly constitutional. So WIS his
course in complying with tue request
OF the Governor Of Nevada for troops,
when the Legislature was not in SEES.
SIGN. So would oe his ~retcati1n Of the
troops sent on request Of the Governor,
without any reference to the Legislature
whatever. That body would meet in
regular session at a regular time and,
when It meets, it could puss on the sub
ject OF federal troops within the ST ate
or let that subject alone. The Presi.
dent has seen tit virtually to require
the Governor to bring the Legislature
into extra session, to consider the ques-
ton of the federal troops III the State,
and the Governor has complied with
that requirement. Informally the
President has really called the Le!iG-
lature il to session, by prompting the
Governor, not to say pro Iding him,
formally to do 70.
Some things should not be forgotten:
The Labor forces or organizations now
active in Nevada ara technically tho Sc
which were lately active III Idaho,
where he governor and several mine
owners or managers we're ASSASSIN at ed
n where the trials OF those charged
w ~ II - u lbu lltNe Idlt ] 10
result III tile convic ion II The accused
men. The failure to convict was due to
the reluctance Of iuries [ O believe that
the adequate amount Of currobOrative
evidence, t. sustain those who had
turned states evidence was wanting
Not that the accused we're innocent, but
that the charges against them had not
been adequ'ely proved IN Ter The laws
OF Idaho. Some ii h." irinIs are still
pending, but no concIu rye results have
been reached.
Tho di 'turbcrs, the IL aders, the
managers, Of these Labor forces in
Idaho are now active in Nevada, bat
there they are behaving, so f., within
the formalities Of law. and their ncces-
sity or disposition to keep within Law
was, to say the least made prudent by
the presence Of the federal troops, sent
! there by the President, at the Gov
errors request.
1t will always ma .iebutable
uhetb"r violence would have broken ont
had the troops no! been sent. IL is a
fact TINT the apprehension il would
break out wac Rllayed, after the troops
arrived. The further apprehension is
that violence will break out should the
troops be ordered away. The LegIs-
lature is to join or to refuse to join with
the Governor in his request 'or troops,
so that Mr.. Roosevelt may feel justified
IN retaining the troops, should the
Legislature sustain the Cover nor, OF
i'll withdrawing them, should the Legis-
lature refuse hin.
The population OF Nevada is l, ss
than that OF any one OF several wards
Of Brooklyn. The ~"organizcd' military
force OF that state il put Mt l27 troops,
used Tor parade purposes or social oc-
cassions sucb ~ "InuRuratious' and
the like. Several chowder clubs in
brooklyn are more numerous and
would DO more effective, for or %agaipst
violence. The few hundred Federal
troops zen within the state are an iu-
AihIlCc ~ OIbcIi Oui tlel VIII De with
drawn, unless the Legislature sides with
the Governor III requesting that they
remain. Tho Labor forces have a
secret organization aud are capable Of
working, III Nevada, tho deeds which
have been wrought III Idaho. Moreover,
the capicity or dispo, iiion Of the private
citizens OF Nevada, to Rrn and TO or
ganize the mselves, TO maintain order
and to preserve property, does not exist.
or. Mt leasi, has not been tested. Tho
President cvidcutly felt embar rasscd.
though shy he should 10 not evident,
unless the consequences Of "politi g" 10
u critical time have been brought 10
bear upon hiR miDL.
II should TO within the OF
the property owners NJ tint state 10
require tho Logic lniurr to sustain the
Governor III thc course be hue taken.
Otherwise, the stat" could well ask
leave OF Congress la bring its existence
to IN end, anu l." get Itself anncxeu M
"A county to some contiguous cOmmop
wealth, which could give To II n govern.
taent OF law, with fnrc c enough Ia keep
law on ito feet.