Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-11-04

was fearlcssand unrestrained.
He shove, how the failure of the
republican party to carry out its
pledges D reduce the tariff,
destroy trusts and monopolies and
to proven. over charges and
discrimination by railroads, had
been the inception and stimulant
OF Insurgency in tht party. He
traced the triumphant march of
insurgency westward Though Tie
republican states. He recount ID
its growth in Nevada, and its death
at the republican convention. He
challenged any republican in the
audience to refer TO a single
insurgent plank, principle or
sentiment in the whole republican
platform. He called attention to
the fact that such platform con-
tanned no pledge to reduce the
tariff, destroy trusts, to eliminate
the bank haul, establish reasonable
railroad rates based on physical
valuation of railroads or for the
elimination Of the influence of
money and Special Interest" in
politics while the democratic
contained definite pledges to
remedy all such conditions. He
contended that the endorsement
of the republican administration
was an Endorsement of Aldrich.
Payne and Cannon and that no
honest intelligent insurgent could
stand for such endorsement.
He called attention to the fact
that Senaor Nixon had not in six
years mentioned our cattle
industry, u mining industry, or
our great agricultural interest. He
charged him with ignoring the
petition of the farmers to amend
the irrigation laws: he charged
him with neglecting the in terest
of the people of the state in failing
to ask for Nevada the same amend
ment to the homestead laws as was
obtainted by Smoot, viz: the right
to homestead arid lands without
the necessity of continuous residence
until the land is made sclf-sup-
porting
In answering the at tack in the
G,zctte. He said:
81 am pleased to see that Senator
NiXon's paper realizes that
political support of railroads is
odious.
at gives the construction of a
reporters conception of a toast
responded to by me three years
ago. The report is erroneous,
the reporter failed to grasp my
meaning, as did Lieutenant Governor
Dickcrson and others.
The bill then pending before
the legislatureswas not the same as
one finally passed. The bill then
only providedfora maximum two
cent fare and one cent per ton per
mile for freight.
i argued that the legislature
did not have sufficient knowledge to
fix reasonable rates and that if
the rates were u~nreasonabl the law
would hold them unconstitutional.
Il subsequently went to Carson
and advised the present bill, which
gives a commission power TO
ascertain and fix reasonable rates
and to. otherwise control railroads.
"How does my record compare
with Senator Nixon's record to-
wards railroads?
81 have never been employed by
a railroad Senator Nixon was
'@
for years its political agent.
81 have never used a pass or
accepted a favor from a railroad.
Senator Nixon for years had many
passes at his disposal.
81 I'm now and for years have
been sueing the Southern Pacific
RAILROAD.
"When did Nixon ever oppose
them? dictated the national
railroad planks in the democratic
platform, which pledges an uncon-
ditiOn elimination Of the out
ragcous back-haul, for the physical
valuation of railroads and for the
elimination of corporate influence
from politics. The platform
dictated by Senator Nixon is
absolutely silent on that subject.
~ have, ali during the cam
paign, spoke openly against the
utrappus CHARGES and discrim,pn.