Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-10

AAAh hnO LINN ADEh VI MI
h east has peculiar idens concern
the west mt none is better qualified
to expose these foolish notions than
Judge Goodwin Of Goodwin's Weekly.
In a recent issue he discusses Those
New York Newspapers" in the following
able article:
at is astonishing how wisely the New
York papers discuss the Goldfeld situa
ton. The governor hps called III no
militia Tho fact that Nevada has no
militia docs not matter; IN their judg-
meat ht should have called it out. AT
least, some deputy sheritTs should have
been sworn ill, All unconscious are
those papers Of the situation, but the
PLAIN duty Of what should hive been
done Ii clear to them. Ne do not care
to discuss the matter, for what is the
use! When newspapers reach that
state of learning and Intelligence that
they are incapable OF acquiring any
more Information il is useless to try to
assume tue role Of schoolmaster for
them.
~Bu lie. Us see. Nevada has ii land
area equal to all New England with New
York state added. 1t is spur sely settled.
The outlying camps are naturally with
out protection. : governor Is ls cool
and self contained Il man as ever lived.
He has been familiar with danger all
his HE. He was never afflicted with
that disease called the blauKe,y blank
fool. lie feared trouble and having no
force at hand To gu III Il possible whole.
sale massacre he did what the governor
"f Idaho did some years u-o when con.
tronfed by the same conditions. lie
aaked federal soldiers to act simply as
a protection against violence. This has
set ever! pen in New York wagging III
ienuncia IL.
but there wRs Il tine when on
Manhattan island IA riot broke out aud
the rioters were hanging men To lamp
posts, men who were accused OF nothing
except that they were black. The SPACE
III which this was going on was very
small; it was confined to about -four
square miles. All around wsre halt Il
million men WHO might nave been
sworn III us deputies. There was u
tremendous force Of police. Every =
thing WAS ut hand to gather and arm "a
force, but the governor of that state
appealed p%itcou-ly tor help to tile
f:deraI governmeut, and though at the
time every soldier in the field was need.
ed to save :h+ nation from destruction. a
force had tn be turned back and placed
under command OF a most distinguished
general to put down the mob. And
-vcry payer in New York approved Of
he act and WIS confident OF tie perfect
legality and justice, and Of its impera-
tive need.
That only shows how differently
things look tn some people from differ
ent Iont Of view. The soldiers in
Col Held are needed in no other place;
rhe soldiers Iurrd back from the front
~ 60 to the rescue OF NeA York City.
we're sorrly needed on the line, whero
he very lie Of the nation was at ST axe.
-R,Ght nj h md were bali a million
men to whom the governor Of New York
could hnTc appealed; while Governor
Sparks has Only Il few unprotected men
"a some isolated camps to make his call
upon.
@lowever, New York need not worry.
IL necessary Nevada will take care OF
herself. Governor Sparks wanted to
make violence impossible, but il that is
offensive to President Roosevelt aud the
press OF New York City the men OF
Nevada will see to it that the right
thing is Gone, md IL the extreme test
comes they will demOnst rate that the
frontier can be made cafe without u
federal help md in spite Of the snaers OF
learned idiots who write wisely on
subjeCts which they know no more
about than does n Fiji islander ~ the
Sermon OF the Mount. Governor
Sparks has called the legislature in
epccial session. We hope TINT when il
meets it will authorize him To- call Tor
the volunteers he may deem necessary,
and to use them as he thinks best, and
then adjourn"