Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-03-09
A VAIL OF DEFEAT

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dates for political Office while the bitterness OF |
being ousted from a nice fat job is still fresh IN
his mind and the bad taste still fingers on his
palate former Governor Dickerson, through his
periodical, the Ely Expositor, belches forth
forth against the Bonanza relative to its editorial
commenting Senator Nixon for his efficient work
in rushing the rescue car to Nevada, and for the
many other meritOrious acts accomplished by
Mr.. Nixon in the senate.
Mr. Dickerson, in his rebuff, takes Mr. Nixon
to task for having voted to retain the tariff ON
hides also for voting to keep Senator Lorimer of
Illinois in office. We cheerfully admit that Sena-
tor Nixon voted to retain the tariff on hides and
as matter Of fact Mr. Nixon voted to hold the
tariff on each and every article that has bearing
on the great state of Nevada. He voted for a
tariff wool, also tariff lead and endeav-
ored to place tariff on boraX. Furthermore,
during the past campaign, Mr.. Nixon stated pos
itivey where he stood such matters. When
the people, who know him well, returned him to
Washington, they did so with full and thor
ough knowledge of the man, full and thorough
knowledge OF the principals for which he stood
These facts undoubtedly had considerable of
an effect upon the election Of Mr.. Nixon While
the candidates the Democratic ticket were
traversing the state, making one promise in one
place and another promise in another, Mr.. Nixon
the all Of the time. He knew where
he stood and stood for what he considered to be
right Not so with the Democratic asprants for
office When in wool section they favored
high tariff on that commodity; when fin lead
producing section they favored tariff on lead;
when in cattle country they favored tariff
on hides-but when they reached country
where none of these articles were part or parcel
Of the community it was to ''hell'' with the
tariff.
Relative to the Lorimer matter it might be
stated that Mr.. Nixon, after hearing the evil
dence voted for the gentleman from Illinois to
retain his seat, while Mr.. Newlands voted the op-
posite. Possibly each voted his convictions In
any event it is well to note that the vote pro and
was well divided between Democrats and
Republicans.
While commenting on the fact that Mr..
Nixon sent the United States rescue car to To
nopah, Ex-Governor Denver S. Dickerson adds :
after all the damage had been done" Rather
a weak statement. For had Mr.. Nixon fore
that such disaster was liable he would
have had the hand long before-or else
would have been crimnally liable for the lives
that have been lost Furthermore, could it have
been foreseen that such an accident was imm-
nent, Mr. Dckerson, while he was governor of
this state and failed to request that the rescue
car be sent, would be equally guilty, of negli-
gence and an accessory to the taking of human
life
The remark fails to carry water, Mr.. DECKER
son. Come through and be a good loser. The
Bonanza can considerable good in many Dem
ocrats-also considerable that is bad in many
Republicans has good in the late
Dickersons regime. Neither party has any
strangle-hold on all that is good in this world
and you will be better Democrat if you will
occasionally come out Of that halfblind shell
and give some one, not tarred with the same
brush, credit for performance that is not alto
gether bad.
To return to the Lorimer question. What
does the Ely Expositor know about that gentle
man, and can it advance any good reason why
he should be superseded by the late Senator
IInTNIyI cnFh hr.n, cto IL H..
the had Lorimer been unseated?