The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-11-05

one other. The Republicans have
brought forward their best and ablest
men and their silver ton gued orators
The Democrats have produced some of
their able men, and tonight, at the last
meeting Of the campaign. are bringing
for ward the remainder Of their orators,
not as silver.tongued, but as men who
will speak to you as u neighbor speaks
to another, for mutual improvement.
Among these are His Excellency, the
Governor, the executive OF this State.
the representative of its dignity and its
so~vergnity, who will address You on i'm
portant questions, and the Democratic
candidate for the United States Senate.
who is q learned lawyer. and who in
pamphlet aud on the platform, has
seized and ably expounded the real is
sue Of this campaign-why we are
Democrats-and that lie. because of the
Infamous tariff which has been put
upon us by the Republican party. Ny
friends, these are able speakers. and l
feel that you will give them and their
distinguished associates q full and most
attentive hearing.
at becomes a pleasure to announce, as
the first speaker of the evening, the
Hon. Sam Davis. the Democratic candi-
date for the Office of State Comptroller.
Sam Davis
Mr.. Davis, who has the happy faculty
Of putting everybody in good humor.
asked for Democratic and Republi.
can votes to elect him State Controller.
He had already filed the Office and was
in touch with its requirements. He
stated that in this Office no money was
handled, and that any successful candi-
date with good horse sense, who could
keep his deputy sober. could hold down
the job. AS the party had Travelled
through dust all day, and as he was
unable to remove a large part Of it, he
appeared before them on this occasion
as an unwashed Democrat. He said
the only way to get low freight rates
and good State legislation was to elect
the Democrats, and he wanted to be
elected and help things along.
The Chairman-"Mr. Davis may if
be see fit apologize for the state Of his
linen, after his long and tiresome
. journey. but. he need make no apology
for the man underneath. for during my
. recent trip to Carson 1 heard much Of
Mr.. Davis. and it was the opinion OF
most men hat he above all was clean
all through. and worthy Of the support
of all other decent men,"
5 Governor d. S. Dickerson
The Chairman in q few well chosen
remarks then introduced Governor
t Dickerson. and when the applause that
greeted him had subsidized, he gave an
accounting in a clear and concise man
ner of his ad ministration-his deed
and actions while in office.
Owing to the late hour at which the
. meeting had begun he only touched
/, upon matters Of the State government,
and made a statement regarding the
Q action Of the State Banking Board in
t connection with the recent failure of
. the Eureka County Bank. He said in
part
"a commonwealth is nothing more
K or less than a great corporation,
and !. as the representative head, am
9 here tonight to render ar accounting.
!. II it is satisfactory 1 expect you to re-
turn me to office; if not, then 1 am moi
entitled 10 your suffrage.
Q II am using my best endeavors tc
Illustrate the attempt to make a col
r lection agency out of the State Of Ne
vada. am holding up the State Prison
Q contract which was awarded to 9
9 local concern 1T an exorbitant price
i Throughout my administration l have
tried to give the State a good, clean,
business-like administration. You have
q been given the referendum and recall,
Q which places the government In the
r han1s Of the people; also the Primary
e law-to which l owe my own nomina
ton. for otherwise / would have been
g downed by the Southern Pacific ma
chine.
81 have been accused Of extravaganza
u during my administration, but l wan
to tell you that the large appropriation
have all been necessary and most bene'
Q fetal. A prison farm has been purchas-
t ed at a cost of $4,000; but this hal
proven to be a 20 per cent investment
T besides furnishing employment to COD
Q victs. The farm has been Q great sue
cess in building up the characters OF the
n convicts.
d II am not in this fight for honor
glory or money, but for principle. Ny
g main purpose is to forever disrupt and
crush the Southern Pacific machine.
i want to extend and to receiya fair