Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-01-17
FIND THE GOOD.

In the editorial in this issue, Editor
Morgan OF he Rene Gazette touches a
verv tender spot III tho hide OF Mr..
SkagSs when he refers to his glorious
war record and his honorable Iis
charge" But it is not our purpose in
this item 20 deal with ,l:at phase Of the
gentleman, record. Those who served
with hitn and those to whom they have
talked tue what the Gazette means in
its ullu lone.
1t is orr purpose today to fulfill the
promise we made Wednesday to publish
the good in Skagg's record Mt the spec
ial session along with the bad. Oar
readers will :Cncmber he interview Of
Editor Morgan with SHRggs, in which
the latter stated that Governor Sparks
was either drunk or crazy when ne
signed tEe chll to President Roosevelt
for troops The day after that inter-
view appeared i'll the Gazette Skaggs
published the following deniaI OF its
truth in the Carson Appeal;
10 the Editor Of .he Appeal: The
statement made in tho Reno Gazette OF
last night to the effect that | charged
Governor SPARKS with beng drunk when
h" signed tbs call for troops lis false i'll
every particular. No living man ever
heard me make urh "A statement.
(]sTGYED). ar. f.. SKAGGS.7
As the I~NDFPENDENT published the
Gazette interview, it viii give the derinl
the same circulation. In THURSDAYS
Gaz'Ite, Mr.. Morgan give- tie circum
stances leading up to the interview,
winch are briefly us follows:
Mr.. Morgan WAC approached in the
corridors OF the capitol late Tuesday
forenoon 10y several prominent members
Of the assumtly, VIM asked INN il he
knew the exact attitude of Speaker
Skaggs. He replied tina: he know only
what he had read i'll tho papers, and
that he intended tn interview Skaggs and
ask him Il few direct question, which he
hoped he (Sknggs) would answer. Tho
delegation then requested Mr.. Morgan
to inform them OF the result. This Mr..
Morgan did. What followed is best
told 10y Mr.. Morgan. Here 1t il:
] immediately went to the Speakers
room in n local hotel, and asked him il
he would be willing to answer a few
questions. lilo gave a courteous assent
and with a law book in his hand, iu
which he was looking up tho legal
points involved in oust ing a speaker, hc
walked with me into one Of the halls OF
tho hotel.
SENATOR | asked, "is it true that you
will oppose any resolution or measure
which carries with 1t nm cndot cement Of
Governor Sparkle action II calling for
troopsY'
al most certainly will" wns his en-
pIiatic reply.
"lp i. true that you will oppose my
legislation looking toward the establish.
mcni OF tome form oi state constabu.
laryf'
Al will. | believe the people Uf the
state Of Ncvnds can get nIong without
amy state police or rangers. | believe
that The lces government there is the
more smoothly ihings will run
"Wcro you correctly reported when
y0u wore qurtcl ns rny,uR that Govern
or Spnrl's must have been either drunk
or crazy when ho signed that request
Tor troops?"
"Wcll, | was not ,nlk'ng for publicn.
J ton, II | did cay it, And there the
sponkcr smiled gcninlly.
"that was not my question:" | mn.
sworcd. she people would like to
know II You believe tho governor WA
drunk m crazy when he 81 !ucl Inst
request"
81 most certainly briirvu tlc man wne
dtut,k and ! have good reasons Tor
thinking co.