Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-11-02

been to drive out honest competition
and to reduce all competitors to the
condition Of vassals dependent upon the
enterprises with which he is associated.
Another false statement comes from
Flanagan. He states that Senator New
lands. ,while in the house voted for the
resolution commencing Cleveland for
sending troops to Illinois at the time of
the Pullman strike. As to whether
Cleveland's action was commendable
or not as to whether it was justified or
not, is not material here; the fact is, that
the congressional record discloses that
this resolution was passed by a viva
voce vote, and that no record whatever
Of the vote is contained in the record.
And tine fact is, also, that Mr.. New
lands did not join in that vote.
This is stupid lie, for any one who
refers to the congressional record will
be convinced that no record was taken.
See the congressional record vol. 26
part 8 pages 1856.
Senator Flanagan has declared over
and over again that Senator Newlands
has made no investments in this state;
that he has not put one brick upon
another brick in this state; that he has
not irrigated single acre of land, etc.
Senator Newlands is not in the habit of
parading his investments, as Flanagan
is. as recommendation for the United
Stases senate. He feels that fitness for
the q. s. senate is not to be determined
by absorption in business for private
profit. but is to be determined by abso-
lutte devotion to the public service as
against all private interests.
But us matter of fact no one knows
better than Mr.. Flanagan that Senator
Newlands has farm of 200 acres near
Reno, all of which is in green; that he
has home there which he has built;
that he has added largely to that home
recently; that he was for long time
the largest stakeholder in the Reno in
vestment company, which built the
best business buildings in Reno; that
he was q large stakeholder in the Reno
Water Company before it fell into the
hands of Flanagan and his stock water
ing methods; that he was one of the
promoters of the street railway COM
pany; that he has investments in five
banks in this state; that he is interested
in a ranch of 1000 acres upon the Car
son River; that he is interested in large
acreage in other counties; that he is
interested in mining ventures. And
that he entrusts the direction of all
these enterprises to his associates in
order that his own time may be given
to public business; that if he chooses
to follow the same methods that Mr..
Flanagan does of claiming the invest
ments of his associates as investments
of his own, he could largely exaggerate
both the number of men employed
through his instrumentality and the
payroll of his enterprises; that there is
hardly a farm of activity or enterprise
in Nevada in which Mr. Newlands is
not interested that his investments
extend over 5 counties of this state; and
that if he were as big braggart as
Mr.. Flanagan regarding his private
enterprises, he could eclipes Mr.. Elan
gan's investment argument.
Senator Flanagan has claimed through
out the state that the Reno Power and
Light company is one of his great en-
terprise. What do the people of Reno
think Of n capitalization which, while
Mr.. Ne ylands was Il member of the
organization did not exceed $150,000 in
bonds and 100000 in stock, but which
under the manipulation of Mr.. Flanagan
and his associates, without actual cash
put imam ounts today to q bonded cap
itAlzation of nearly million dollars
and stock capitalization of $4,000, 900
Are the Reno people and the state
going to elect Mr.. Flanagan to office
because he joined in exaggerating the
stock and bond issues upon which the
people of Reno are called upon to pay