White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
HISTORY OF ONE
POPULAR SAYING
ORIGINATED At SESSION OF Ne
NADA BOARD OF PARDoNS
DURING COMsToCk DAYS AND
Is STILL N USE.

and expressive have been coined dur
ing each campaign since the admis-
sion of Nevada [ o the union On De-
tober 81, 1864. During the '70's, n
early in the 'Se's when the Comstoek
was blooming and booming. a num-
Der OF short sayings were in every
day use among the citizens that ex-
pressed delight. disgust. and appro-
baton in a word or short phrase. that
are sill appreciated by the old-tim-
ers, says the Sparks Tribune.
The tern. stand without hitch
ing was coined and put into use by
a noted fnancier and horse mar at
Carson City during the hearing Of a
petition for pardon of a young man,
who had been convicted Of a minor
felony. The pardoning board We're
sedate in demeanor and showed
signs of WEAKNESS, as the lawyer for
the petitioner terminated his haran-
que with a low bow. and Gentlemen,
thank you II was 90 minutes to
the whistle and the governor and
chief justice looked invitingly at the
audience assembled, as the coming
fall an election would take place.
Suddenly the impetuous finaneier and
horse owner. seemingly filled with
conviction. stepped out of the circle
of humanity and with his soft white
hat clasped by the brim, addressed a
number of remarks red hot from the
bat to the board while facing the
governor. His plea was very force
ful. convincing and right to the point
why the young man should be pardon
ed. Instead of bowling low and termi-
mating his speech with Gentlemen. l
thank you" he said"Governor, If you
will pardon this young man / will
guarantee that he will stand without
hitching."
The chief justice and his associates
recovered slowly from the volley of
words discharged by the rapid fire
inancier and race horse man. but the
phrase stand without hitching," was
not technically clear, and seemed
more stunning than a mouthful of
old dead Latin. After consulting a
few minutes the board decided that
they We're uniformed as to the mean
ing of the term used by the speak
er, and the governor, in a neat COM
plimentary speech, politely invited
the finaneier and horse man to fully
explain to the board the meaning in
fun of the term: stand without
hitching."
This he did in the following Ian
guage:
Stand without hitching.' gentle
men, means that the governor is
square in the nut; that the state Of
icers will drill eight hours per day;
that the judges will 'trot' in single
harness without petieoats or preach
ers; that the sheriff and mayor are
not filed with prunes; that the city
council won't grab that the school
ma'am won't urn the bosom of the
Ksnuck boys pants, whose pa works
in the wood yard. because her mint
drop did not invite her to the An
Fait' party; that the police will not
tip a drink because it is dark; that
Sam Davis will lying; that
Hold cried the governor. THE
whistle is blowing and the petitioner
IS pardoned."
we concur" yelled the chief jus
Ice and attorney general. for we
fully understand the import of the
term: Stand without hitehing."
DO You? gentle or ungentle
reader?
The foregoing story is based on
facts which occurred before the board
of pardons OF Nevada. The principals
were two citizens. one of whom has
passed to the Great Beyond. the other
LIVING a r4ffnf lffr ia Nj.