Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-28

UeSu l6SdllZ6u lot some forty years,
and it was only just and proper to
give those interested in that bust
ness ample time in which to retire.
Then, too, do not think the time is
quite ripe. 1t will mean quite a re-
duction in revenue, which of course
means higher tax for the poor man.
| say poor man, because he has great
er difficulty in paying a low tax than
does the rich man who pays higher
tax"
Why do you think those voting for
the bill did not take this view also?
We'll, to come right down to
brass tacks,' l really think the bill
would have been defeated in the as
sembly were it not for the applause
of the gallery. You know most men
want to be heroes. 1t seems to be
characteristic of most men to want
to be lauded to the skies in the pub
lie press, and when the Reno Gazette
started in on it's black mailing roll
of dishonor, etc., those who were
strong of flesh but weak of spirit
were afraid to take stand. Men,
women, boys and girls of every type
were present while the bill was under
consideration to lobby and lend their
influence. There was the sweet young
school girl all bedecked out in rib
bons of college colors, the refined
looking old lady whose hair was sill
very gray, and the long-faced, hungry
looking preacher who stood beside
her; then there was the hatchet-
faced old maid, who wore silver rim
med spectacles and No. shoe, who
looked daggers at those voting con-
trary to the bill; then there was a
short, dumpy woman who wore
black dress and whom l judged to be
president of the Woman's Civic Fed
GRAFTON of Reno. She did a lot of
whispering and reminded me of one
of those Colorado club women franz
ing up some candidates defeat Then
there was the society lady, who look
ed just too sweet for anything. She
was probably about 40, but from
where / sat she did not look to be
over 26 or 81. She was an artist in
making up, for her eyebrows were
penciled to a nicely as was her
cheeks and lips. She wore a beauti-
full black dress-a sort of all-over
lace effect with large black spangles
and one of those large new kettle
shaped hats trimmed with a long
black ostrich plume She sat over
near the speakers platform, and
thought she was married until / saw
her looking up from under her eye
brows at Senator George Pyne, who
was sitting beside the speaker. She
did not seem interested one way or
the other until Mr.. Folsom of Washoe
offered an amendment which included
bridge whist, etc., then those large
brown eyes snapped. The amend
ment was lost, however, and this
beauty's look of pain disappeared
Then there were the university boys
who made lot of noise up in the
gallery for fear everybody would for
get their presence.
Judge Curler of Reno made very
strong address in behalf of the bill,
as did Judge Seeds. The latter's
speech appealed to me because of the
sincerity, and the plain open way he
had of stating his ideas. The most
indiscreet act was that of one of our
supreme judges who stood on the
speakers platform and led the hand
clapping for the ants. l presume,
however, this is within the rights of
any American citizen, yet it appeared
to be undignified and not the proper
place for supreme Judge.
There is another matter which
seems strange to me and that is the
stand taken by Senator's Coryell and
Hunter of Elko. They led the calam-
ity howlers' cause in the senate and
laid great stress upon the fact that
the working mans home was wreck
ed and his family suffered starvation
and disgrace because of legalized
gambling, yet when 1t came to the
passage OF the banking bill which
would protect this same working
man against the bogus bank and the
lootlng OF his daily earnings these
same men refused to give him that
protection. and were solely 20 blame
Tor It's failure to pass. Were they
sincere with their efforts to pass the
antl-gamhling bin because Of the
moral side. or are they two infamous
hypoerites? ! believe them to be the
latter and II I can ever help to hn
their pOlitical graves. | shall GER