Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-22

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There was none Of the mutual
admiration business that was 60
prominent with the republican
speakers the night before. The
issues Of the day were discussed
froma democratic standpoint. in
clear and forcible terms that
carried conviction. Attorney. IS.
Gedney. presided. HE wasted no
time in getting to the business of
the evening and introduced, Hon.
Charles S. Sprague, democratic
candidate for congress. Z.
Mr.. Sprague was greeted with,
hearty: applause. After a few
complimentary remarks, he took
up the high, cost of living and;
showed how the tariff ann railroad
freights entered into the cost of
everything, the people bought and
were largely responsible for the
increased. cost of the, necessaries
of life. The conditions that made.
the cost of living so EXCESSIVE
were the fruits Of republicn!
naisrule and, 1.-THE greed of. the
predatory rich that had its birth
in republican. tariff legislation and
the failures of that party, to enact,
laws to check 1.-The growth. of
monopoly in manufactured products
and the imposition of unjust and
extortionate transportation rates,
After some time devoted to the
tariff and other issues, Mr. Sprague
said he, was compelled to digress
from his usual course to reply to
the charges made against him tn e
night before by Senator Nixon
and Mr.. Roberts. He disputed the
senator's claim that if reelected
he would become the chairman of
the committee on irrigation in the
next congress. MIR: Sprague held
that Mr.. Nixon was not the
ranking republican on that COM
mittee and substantiated his claim
by quoting the names OF three
republicnas;senators who out ranked
mir. Nixon on the committee. He
next turned his attention to Mr..
Roberts and emphatically denied
that he had ever attacked the
gentlernan's private characteror
had even mentioned his name
directly or indirectly in any speech
he had made during the campaign.
He created considerable amusement
by reading from a steuographic
report Of Mr.. Roberts speech in
Tonopah, in, which he discussed
the tariff question, : The extract
he read showed conclusively that
Mr.. Roberts had but little if any
conception of the tariff question
and is wholly unqualified to
legislate intelligently on that
subject. The writer was in doubt
as to the correctness of the extract
read by Mr.. Sprague until he was
assured this morning by promi-
nent and reliable republican that
Mr.. Roberts made substantially the
same remarks in his speech
Thursday night.
|. Mr.. Sprague made a manly,
straightforward reply to Mr..
Roberts and left no. doubt of his
sincerity on the minds Of those who
heard him.. He received hearty
applause as he closed his remarks.
Mr.. Gedney then introduced Mr..
Sam Belford of Ely, who began his
speech by telling the audience that
he was not 9 candidate, ,or, states
man, but that he. was taking part
in the campaign from patriotic
reasons, He isajd that he was
neither republican For 9 democrat
in the narrow. party. sense. That
If he was in New York he would
vote with Roosevelt, in Indiana
with Beveridge, in Wisconsin with
LaFollette and in Kansas with
Bristow. He. then took up Senator
Nixon's statement that he was
running on his record and said
that If the people of Nevada knew