The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-20
The Gazette and Mt. Sprague

- HE TRIBUNE this morning reproduces without comment me
of the many vicious editorials of the Reno Gazette, Nixons
organ, with Mr. Sprague a S the object of attack. The Tribune,
in reprinting the article in it's editorial columns, either approves tor
prints it for the purpose of showing the unfair character of campaign
that is being made against Mr. Sprague. The Tribune knows that Mr.
Spragueis paper has called for a campaign on issues-the elimination
of personal politics; that this paper has. frequently stated that a
mans political record IS an aspirant for political office was a just and
proper subject of comment, but that personal abuse should be
eschewed. #
The Tribune knows what The News meant when lit pleaded for an
'era of good feeling in this camp; that it was impersonal; that The
News wished only to see a change of policy on the part of the Con
solidated and Others a S to the town and business interests of Goldfed;
that The News wanted the elimination of the ''dogin-the manger'
spirit that has actuated the Consolidated and "a few individual mine
operators in their dealings with the community and with other mining
interests, seeking to gain a foot-hold here. The News wants it posi-
BILE for new money and new people to come into Goldfeld without
being harrassed and frozen out by the larger interests that now con
troll the camp. There are knockers in Goldfeld and they are among
the mining men and mining companies themselves, and The News
wants to see a more liberal spirit o. every side.
As to the reference to Nj. Wingfeld, it is entirely extraneoust
the subject and was only dragged into the Gazette article in the m
deavor to lineup Wingfed and sprague in this campaign as actively
opposed to each other. The Goldfeld public knows very well how
considerably The News has always treated Mr.. Wingfeld; that lit has
never printed anything of his personal record and has studiousy re-
Trained from taking off the lid; that its fight has been against
policies rather than men, and The News does not want to be forced in
this campaign by Mr.. Wingfeds personal activity against Mr.
Sprague, to indulge IN personalities; but if Mr.. Wingfeld himself
makes a fight against Mr.. Sprague in this campaign, he may naturally
expect retaliation in kind. Mr.. Sprague asks quarter from 40 one
He can take care of himself.
AS to the Consolidated itself, The News is glad to see that the
company is adopting a more considerate attitude toward the CON
munlty. 1T is withdrawing its company store; it is employing few II
any other than white men in it's mines, and in other ways has
shown that 1T wishes to cultivate a feeling of cooperation between the
and the mine; and so long as it pursues this policy, The News
meet it more than half way; but the company must keep its hands
oft OF politics; as individuals the gentlemen managing the company
have a right to participate in the selection of our county, state ana
officials, but as a corporation-no Our courts, our sheriff.
our assessor, our commissioner must not be elected to represent any
special interest or interests. Men must be elected who will insurea
square deal tc all, to the Consolidated as a taxpayer as well as "
he individual.
When The News pleads for decency in the campaign and a NOR
consideration of all interests, it is not for the individuals
out for the camp-for the good of Gold6eld.
The editorial reprinted from the Gazette is only one of the dmy
attacks made by the Nixon organ against Mr.. Sprague. The mahce"
he Gazette is not personal, as Mr.. Sprague has not the honor d"
with the Gazette's editor; it is purely political u'
'azette apparently trying to defeat Nh. Sprague in the Democrats
primaries, because it would seem, he would be the hardest man y
eat in the election