The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-09-11

Reno, Nevada, September 4, 1905.
EDITOR EUREKA SENTINEL
While the powers that have the ability to
make or unmake lie apparently dormant the
two little m~illionaires are extremely busy lay
ing the wires with which they hope to ~vitalize
into being sufficient strength to land one OF
them In the coveted seat In the National cap
ital.
The fight is interesting, amusing and might
lily important to this State. Will the powers.
the voters, be vitalized by either Of the strings
of politicalized wires 10 being strung by
each Of these would be senatorial aspirants,
whose Only qualification is sss$s!
In the face Of this inquiry comes the won
derful discovery Of the New York politicians,
sent out in the shape Of a committee. to in
vestigate the workings Of the Direct Primary:
THAT It is q failure. tends to destroy party
fealty and party organization" This natur-
ally leads to the further inquiry, What has
party fealty done for the advancement Of the
whole Government i? In the language Of
Ouida, at has overfed the minority. under
fed the majority. and a vast number IL has
not fed at ALL" Direct primaries have never
yet been responsible for q Depew, Plat, Aid
rich, Cannon, Payne, or a Bailey, but il has
succeeded in staying the advancement Of this
class Of statesmen by leaving at home Levi
Ankeney Of Washington, the man with the 8
qualifications, and in his place returned a poor
man with brains and knowl dge Of what this
Government wants and needs to steer the old
ship of State safely on to its zenith. II
stopped the return Of Hopkins from Illinois,
as it will the return Of Cannon II the great
~leveller of all things, death, does not intervene
in behalf of the people too soon.
It will elect to the United States Senate
from THE Rotten Borough" q man with
brain qualifications instead Of SS$ss qusli6-
cations. Nevada has . Direct Primary law,
and while II is not what it should be. because
Of the very features in it which attempt to
maintain party fealty, it Is q start and will
win out In the end.
Reno papers have been busy with the dis
cussion Of the financial question from the
standpoint of two different individuals, and
we have been treated to . vivid renewal Of
the greenback and free silver discussion al
over again. and those who nave read are still
wondering what Is to be the remedy and solu
tion Of the question.
1t would seem to the ordinary individual
that just SO long as the Government loans it
name to individuals, Morgans, Rockefeller
Harrimans and Hills for the purpose Of or
ganizing National Banks" only in name, AM
the Government becomes a depositor in then
for the benefit Of those individuals, that AM
financial scheme, whether the free and unlim
tied coinage Of silver, the retirement Of tn
greenbacks, or the doubling of the presen
circulation. any and all Ilust meet the sam
fate-failure. Then why not try a reversal
of the scheme and organize "National Banks.
not in name but in fact, and compel the mel
who to-day control every dollar Of the circn
lating medium TO become depositors instea'
of repositories of the Government circulating
medium?
This would, In the FIRST place, '~'restore con