The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-09-03

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come to know of the successful en-
deayors of the Southern Pacific Com
pany to dominate the public affairs OF
the people of Nevada. This was never
more strongly brought out than when
| entered the campaign this year Tor
the Republican nomination for Attor'
y.General. 1 declared when l en-
tered this race, and l reiterate the
| claim now, that the Southern Pacific
| Railroad Company actively favors the
candidacy of Hugh Brown and bitterly
opposes me.
1 base this charge upon Mr.. Browns
long and intimate affiliations with the
railroads; upon the frantic efforts OF
the subsidized Rsno Gazette, Carson
| News and Goldfield Tribune to secure
his nominations; upon the fact that his
railroad associate, Mr.. J. G. Campbell,
Induced him to become a candidate ;
upon the fact that the corporation
stamp of approval has been placed upon
| him by MIR. Blakeslee, Southern Pacific
lobbyist, who ever now is openly ad.
| vocating the nomination and election
| of Brown.
lam convinced that Hiram Johnson's
| successful fight in behalf of the people
| of California has aroused the fear OF
| this powerfully intrenched railroad cor
| poration in this State. 1t has become
| desperate and is prepared to go to any
length to defeat the will of the people
and if possible prolong its hold on our
| Government.
Once more | declare that Mr.. Brown
| is a member of the firm which represents
large railroad interests both in Nevada
| and California.
1 point out once more that Mr.. Brown,
an attorney for the Tonopah & Gold
field Railroad, while the employees of
| that corporation were on strike against
| a cut in wages, advised his corporation
client that every man on its payroll,
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crowd of strike breakers, from baggage
man to section hand, had a legal right
to carry concealed weapons. Against
this opinion the District Judge prompt
ly rendered an opinion, which alone
saved the south from a bloody reign OF
terror.
And here it is reiterated that Mr..
Browns long and intimate connections
with the railroad corporations prac-
tically preclude him from acting i'm
partially toward all the people.
There is but little doubt in the minds
of the people OF this State that the
Southern Pacific Company is even now
| engaged in en%deavoring to defraud the
people Of Nevada of hundreds of thous.
| ands of acres of valuable mineral land
My opponent endeavors to create the
impression that the Attorney-General
of Nevada has nothing to do with these
Southern Pacific land matters. Does not
MIR. Brown know, as a lawyer of his
standing ought to know, that by the
statutes of 1907 the Acknowledgement
is given an additional salary of $500,
which is more than half his compensation,
as Mineral Land Commissioner, with e
press powers to oppose applications for
patents on mineral lands within the
Southern Pacific Railroad limits for odd
numbered sections comprising land about
40 miles in width and 400 miles in
length? Upon learning his duties in
this regard, could MI. Brown, as At
torney. General, properly safeguard the
interests of Nevada while his associates
represent the Tonopah & Goldfeld
Railroad?
For the following additional reasoni
the Attorney Generalship is a great
prize to the Southern Pacific Company
The Attorney General is on the board
which appoints the Railroad Commits
s%ioners, who regulate our freight and
passenger rates.
1t is his duty to commence all civil
and criminal suits under the railroad
laws. including suits for taxes, rebates
excessive charges and unjust discrimi
nations.
He is on the State Board of Assessors
| This board fixes the rate of taxation
| upon railroad property. Is not this al
alarming fact?
Until recently, the Southern Pacif
Company paid taxes on only Is pei
| sent of the fair valuation of its property
Even now it pays but little more. Tn
property of individual owners is quit
uniformly assessed at 70 per cent of it
| value. Must you and l remain subser