The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-11-01
PROGRESS|VES
HAVE INNING
Summer field Address
es Large Crowd
Monday Night

The Progressiyes had their inning
at Gardnerville Monday evening and
and the way they piled up home
runs on their political foes was not
of the tame manner. Sardis Sum-
merfeld, candidate for United
States Senator, and Judge w. X.
Thomas. nominee for Supreme
Judge, we're the speakers. The
latter was introduced by Chairman
Mack and within very few mom-
eats gained the confidence of his
hearers. He refrained from poll
teal discussions, believing that the
judiciary should be kept out of
politics. He confined his remarks
to the qualifications of judge and
pl iced honesty obove all else He
fayors the recall and pointed out
why no honest public official should
fear its power of operation. He
made masterful address and dis
Played evidence of qualification for
the Office he seeks.
Hon. Sardis Summerfeld was the
principal speaker, and after telling
his hearers that if they wanted
supreme court decisions handed
down in this century Mr.. Thomas
was the man to elect, he read let
ter sent out by the Republican State
Central Committee addressed to the
voters who signed Progressive pc
titions. The letter, after putting
lot of brazen questions to the voter,
which really questioned his intelle-
gence, asked him to throw Summer
field down and vote for Massey.
The speaker classed this as being as
being as low political trickery as
State organization can reach.
From the Republican National
platform of four years ago he read
that plank which endorsed Roose-
velt's administration in the strong
est terms and pledged their candi-
dates for election to carry out the
principles of Their mighty leader.
He was classed with Washington
and Lincoln. The Democratic
platform of the same year lauded
Roosevelt and declared that he did
not have the support of his party in
his great work. The Republican
platform of the same year, adopted
at the Winnemucca convention had
a strong plank endorsing Roosevelt.
Even the Nevada Democrats at their
Carson convention recognized Teddy
and gave him favorable mention.
They told the truth declared
Summerfeld. Remember that was
but four years ago. Since then
Roosevelt has lead the life of
private citizen, part of the time be-
ing spent in Africa. Now friends,
if those endorsements were true
four years ago why are they not
true today? They are" The very
men who We're instrumental in draft
ing those endorsement of Roosevelt
are today turning heaven and earth
to defeat him. Villification, SANDER
and abuse has been hurled at him
without mercy and when he fights
back his traducers run to cover.
Summerfeld did not speak in those
words but the thought is thus con-
veyed.
His remarks brought forth
many bursts of applause and if any
one has got the idea that the Pro-
gressive id has not got strong
hold in Douglas county they are
mistaken.
Summerield touched on the tar
iff outlining the Progressive party's
ideas of coping with the situation,
The progressives believe in tariff
but they also believe that the man
who tolls in the mills and the con-
sumer is entitled to some of the ad-
vanlages derived therefrom. They
object to the manufacturers taking
all of the huge profits and demand
that the laborer be paid a higher
compensation.
He paid high compliment to