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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-10-04
WHY THERE WILL Be NO
PITTMAN BUTTONS

Key Pittman of Tonopah demo
cratic candidate for United States
senator is against the use of cam
phign buttons and that lis the
reason he has MT issued any. When
asked this morning when he would
put out some buttons he answered
that he did not intend to use them
at all.
In answer to the natural question
why he would not use them at all.
them Mr.. Pittman replied:
Il object to the use of compaign
buttons because it offers a means
of disappearing the sentiment
of the voter and may be used as a
means of intimidation. For in
stance. in Tonopah there are
certain mine foremen who are very
strong supporters of mine who
could if they were willing. induce
every man in the mines to wear one
of my buttons. And it is :ary
probable that a number Of them
would not be of my politics and
would favor some other candi-
Reno Gazette.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS

Hon. Clay TaIIman, democratic
candidate for congress. and Hon.
Key Pittman, democratic candi-
date for United States senator.
will address the people of Elko
county at the following places on
the dates m]entioned:
HON. CLAY TALLMAN
CarIin, Tuesday evening, Oct. 8.
Tuscarora. Wednesday evening,
Oct. 3.
Deeth, Thursday evening. Oct.
10.
Jarbidge, Friday evening, Oct.
II.
Elko, Saturday evening, Oct. 70.
Metropolis, Monday evening.
Oct. ID.
HON. KEY PITTMAN.
Wells, Thursday evening. Oct. 10.
J~arbidge, Friday evening Oct. II
Elko, Saturday Evening Oct. ~.
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TALL IMAM VERSUS ROBBERS

Clay TalIman, Democratic nom.
ince for congress, made an cxccn
''onaIly fine impression during his
recent visit to Fallon He is nj
once an earnest, intense and able
man. who will be everything n con.
Hrcssman should be If elected #,
the mean time the voters of ,bi,
country will await with an cpocr.
ness that will be intense for
Roberts, the glad hand arts, r.
reDeat a few Of his stiIlborn con.
Rrcssional speeches made bi,,orn
ny The government printers hm,
really never given uttcrancc,
Sure, when Roberts como. =,
F"IIon it will be n great, onno.
tunity to hear the distipyn;.ha,
congressman who votes viii NV
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stanu-pat!Grs except once in awhile
when he probably becomes
ashamed and refuses to vote at all.
When he comes 20 Fallon his
eloquence will go deeply into the
subtleties of big tariff, and the
play of fancy, and the use Of logic
and rhetoric and poetry will always
be on the tip of his srbdueing
tongue.
He will tell the people Of this
county what a really wonderful
man we have in congress. In the
meantime. vote for Tallman -
Churchill Standard.
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HON.. CLAY TALLMlM SPEAKS

Hon. Clay Tallman spoke at Win
nemucca Tuesday night. The
Star gives the following
quotations from his speech:
"The republicans stand for
as they are, for a high tariff
and trust control of the govern
ment. The democrats want to keep
that which is good. Int recognize
that this great country must pro.
gress in accordance with changing
conditions. 1t is a party of pro-
grcs., not of revolution"
He spoke at some length on the
tariff question. showing conclusive
~ that high protection is a myth
as far as benefit to the people is
Concerned. The tax is on the con-
sumner and the only benefciaries are
the trusts.
IF we tax anything, let us put
Ii on foreign labor" said Mr.. Tall
man. and this sentiment was
hes rtily ]applauded.
Speaking of the state campaign
and the various candidates. MIR.
Tallman said he would not deal in
personalities, but that he believed
the record Of his opponent. MIR.
Roberts. in congress was open To
discussion. He showed that Mr..
Roberts had failed TO vote on
th~irty-fiyc important measures in
the past two session Of congress
cnumcratinE a number Of these and
also those on which he had voted
with the rcactlonariCs. notably the
tariff measures which are in.
tended to save the people OF the
country hundreds Of milliuns had
they become laws.
MIR. Iallman alluded To the
tendency in some quarters TO sup
port Senator Massey and in this
connection be paid the senator "A
high co nplimcnt for his ability AMI
integrity. But said the speaker.
Senator Massey is no ADLER, no
better lawyer and cannot do more
in congress than Kew Pittman.
Democrats should not let personal
friendship outweigh their duty.
To my own knowledge Nj. Pittmun
has brought more than a million
dollars into the state for it's dc.
vcIopmcni. He is "A truc Ncvadan
and has the best interests Of the
state "A heart. Send him TO the
senate and you will give aid to the
progressive cause AMI will assist
Governor Wilson, the next presi-
cnt, IN carrying out the reforms
hich are tie country's demand.
! ask you To supper. MIR. Pittman
instead OF Senator MASSEY, because
the latter is absolutely and ir-
revocably tied up with Taft and
the r~cactionarics. | ask yoar sup.
oort for myself instead Of Mr..
Roberts for the same reason"
MIR. Tallman made nm appeal Ia
all who arc sincere progressive to
support progrcssiycs all down the
line as this is n campaign of
principle and reaches beyond
friendship, and closed with an
earnest appeal for the election Of
Woodrow Wilson as president.
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HOW Ex.GOv FOLK VIEWS Il

There is not a state in the
Union" said former Governor
Joseph w. Folk. that Wilson may
not carry. There is not a state in
the Union that either Roosevelt or
Taft are certain of carrying.
Wilson is sure of at least three
fourths of the states. and as the
leaders Of a progressive democ-
racy will have the largest major
ity in the electoral college ever
given a president.
During the past two months
have been in Kansas, Iowa,
Nebraska, Michigan and Indiana,
and have spoken to several
hundred thousand people. Wilson
is overwhelmingly in the lead
every and each day he is growing
stronger. His statement against
Smith in New Jersey has helped
immensely, for in opposing the
type of so-called Democrats that
passed as good in the days when
people were asleep he demonstrates
his sincerity as the captain of the
new movement which is merely
the spirit Of a true democracy.
"In former years. before the
great awakening. Taft would have
been considered a good president,
but he has failed utterly to keep
step in the march against entrench-
ed privilege.
Dissatisfied republicans are
coming to the democratic party or
going to Roosevelt. There is no
need for a third party while the
democratic party has a standard
bearers such as Wilson and Mar
shall, and there is no detection
from the democratic ranks any
where.
Roosevelt will, in my opinion,
run second and will be far ahead
# Taft. In fact, Roosevelt will,
| believe, get two votes to Taft's
one, ont only in the west, but even
in Ohio. the presidents home state.
Roosevelt will poll more votes
than Taft. while wilson will carry
the state by a good plurality.
1T does not take a prophet to
foresee what this will mean. If
Roosevelt carries more states than
Taft. the two parties after the cleo
tion will be the Roosevelt party anC
the democratic party. The re-
puhlIcans will go the wav of the
Wing ard other organizations that
have passed away during our
political history.
The chief interest in the elcc
ton is not as to who will be elect
cd president, for it is conceded by
all well posted men that the clcc
ton of Wilson is practically sure
The chief interest is whether
Roosevelt will get more votes thar
Taft. This he will. in my opinion
DO.
in Missouri the democrat is have
a strong and progressive state
ticket and Wilson will carry the
state by 5000 to 100, OOC
plurality. Roosevelt is strong
there, but fvc-sixths of his vote!
there and in other states will be
drawn from the republican party
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Has the friendship Of the third
term candidate IN times gone by
any connection with the support.
financial and moral, which Perkins,
the genius of the steel trust. is now
so enthusiastically giving to the
third termer?
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SENATOR NEWLAND'S SPEECH

Senator Newlands at the Opera
rouse Friday night. although there
vas no music or bonfire outside to
lttract the people. Neither was
here any noisy demonstration dur
NO his speech, although he was
frequently interrupted by applause.
lie made no attempt at flights of
lratory. but discussed the issues OF
he day III a plain business-like way
hat every one could understand.
He was listened to closely and at
he close of his speech received a
.earty rhund of applause. H:
poke partly as follows:
He began by alludng to the
isssensions and fractional contest
yhiah divided the democratic
arty at the last election and ex-
ressed the hope that the energies
( democrats would not be wasted
internal fights, but would he
lassed against their political OPP
onents. The election Of Wilson.
aid Mr.. Newlands, is as, ured.
he only question remains is
neither you will have a demo
'atic house and a democratic
mate to further the policies which
2 represents. We have witnessed
IT four years the deadlock created
y a divided responsibility.
The country has desired a revis.
IN al d reduction of the tariff.
II the newspapers. all the maya
mes. all the parties, all politicians.
ave declared in favor of such a
duction and yet none has been
ade simply because the members
the different parties have differ
as to the method, the amount
d the details of reduction. All
lwspapers, all magazines, all
rites. all politicians and the
untry at large have agreed that
e evils of the trusts should be
me away with but owing to a
Vided responsibility in congress,
thing practical has been done in
yislation and nothing of value has
en- effected in administration.
Mr.. Wilson stands for radical
lion by moderate methods botn
garding the tariff and the trusts,
,thods which will not unduly dis
rb business or industry. Is it
incumbent upon us to put be.
I'd him a senator and a congress.
n from this state who will sup
It the policies for which thc
Docratic convention at Baltimore
declared. At present. the
AT ioSuC DClOIC IUt american
iple is shall one party be charg
with responsibility or shall we
'e 8 hydra.headed government
b head contendinR with the
= err.
ienator Newlahds elaborated his
! views regarding the trusts as
resented by the Industrial Trade
nmissioD which he had been
thering for years. Regarding
}, he remarked:
is true that Mr.. Roosevelt has
emily favored a similar commits.
D, bot the duties Of the com.
sion which ne favors differ radi.
y from the duties assigned to
commission which / favor.
) has been clearly pointed out
a recent article in Golfers
ekly. in which Golfers says:
Shall we have re ulated com
ton or reRulaed monopoly
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The American people may we'll
bear in mind the remark Of the
ancient Trojan, 81 fear the Greeks,
especially when they bring gifts"
The sudden conversion Of Perkins,
the brains of The Steel and Harves.
ter Trusts. TO the cause Of the
people is. to put il mildly a
suspicious circumstance.
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The PARAMOUNT ISSUE

OF the paramount issues of the
campaign Golfers for Sept. 70
has this to say:
Those who defend monopoly
tend to use the word cooperation.
Cooperation. in its best sense.
implies that the business is being
operated for the benefit Of the con-
sumner In a narrower sense, CO.
operation implies that the business
is being conducted by anu for the
benefit of those WORKING in it.
Cooperation is not al apt term
to mean that the bushes is being
conducted in the interests of the
capitalists large and small. who are
its stockholders. No trust has yet
been operated for the benefit Of the
consumer or its own EMPLOYEES.
The SOP, 5000, 900 promoters fee
taken in the organization of the
Steel Corporation. and the 81 $500.
600 financiers' fee paid later for
providing 500, OOO, 900 cash in con
nection with the prcferred-stock-
conversion plan, raise a doubt
whether its officers have always CO.
operated with the stockholders.
Nor is the term operation
properly used to express tn" re-
lation Of the trust to other steel
makers, even in the happy days of
the Gary dinner.
This concentration Of ore re-
serves. instead Of resulting in
much.vaunted trust economies,
has increased Immensely the
market value Of ore lands and the
cost Of steel products 10 the con,
sumner. Upon such Of the trust:
competitors as did not ~ or,
lands it has already heap d hoavy
burdens. MIR. Carnegie put it thus
before the Stanley Committee:
Gentlemen. you cannot organic
rev steel companies in this country
now. Mark that. They coulC
not buy ore"
THAT pictures the future if the
Steel Trust is preserved. LIS
present control. through its trans.
portation systems, is thus d scrihcd
by the Stanley Committee:
"rhe Steel Corporation. in the
conduct o. its business, rs obtained
control Of various railway and
steamship lines hy which its raw
material is transported from tho
ore beds Of the Northwest to the
plants Of the corporation. Much
of the ore Cunsumci by the com,
p%ctitors Of the CORPORATION is
carried Owe these various lines of
transportation.
"How great this tribute has been
is inIica'.l by the dividends paid
by the several railroad companies
owned by the Steel Corporation.
For the four years ending 1871.
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Carnegie crushed the unions at
Homestead and the widows and
orphans Of the workers killed in
that strike bear testimony to the
bencfcent policy Of Carnegie and
his successor, the Steel Trust.
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EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

is rantlnR OF soclal ser'iSe INV
praisIng his friend and financial
hacker Perkins. of the Steel and
Harvester Trusts. it must not be
forgotten that the Steel and
Harvester Trusts, are the greatest
enemies of union labor in the
country.
Perkins. who agrees with RoOse-
welt that monopoly is a natural
development, fears that there will
be labor disturbances If competl-
ton is restored in this country.
There certa' My will be none. when,
as the third term candidate advo-
Gates, the trusts go into partner
ship with the federal government.
The Steel Trust recognizes no
union among its workers. Perkins
organizing genius of that trust.
and chief financial barker of the
third term candidate, predicts that
if the trusts are not permitted to
continue and enjoy monopoly, there
will be labor troubles. This would
lead one to suspect that labor
might find it advantageous to have
the steel trust dissolved.
The working nan take it as
sound doctrine that when men of
the stamp Of Morgan, Perkins and
other giants of finance are pleased
with a party platform antagOnis.ic
to the Interests of the working
man. Morgan, Perkins and Mum
sey are all friendly to the third
term candidate and are financing
his campaign. None of these
gentlemen has ever before been re-
garded as friendly to the working
man.
Perkins and Morgan and Gary
and Roosevelt all stand together on
the proposition that the trusts are
a natural development of bushes.
and should not be prevented from
growing even larger. Berger anC
Debs. the socialists. while agreeing
with Morgan, Perkins and Roose
welt go even farther and say Il a
the trusts should be allowed t
grow until in self i%efensc the gov
eminent takes them owe Thu
Bull Moose and the socialists
Morgan and Debs seem about read!
to lie down together.
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These figures indicate that about
one.third Of the vote Of the state
was cast at the primary election.
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THE PRIMARY VOTE

Following is the total vote cast
for the principal candidates at the
rimary election:
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o 20 Be Rloh.

fu' MI your gEs In ono basket, and
mon place the basket In cold storage.
Life
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27
REBELS ANNIHlLATED
Are Lured to Certain Death In
Attack on San Pedro.

are Lureo TO Certain Death IN
Attack on San Pedro.
Mexico City. Feb. PA telegram
from Torreon tells OF terrible bat
tie at San Pedro. The town was sur
rounded by 1000 Vasquistas under
command of Colonels Argumedo, Mu-
relic and Escajeda. There were 400
federals guarding the town.
The rebels attacked on all four
sides Of the entrenchments. Colonel
Triana, who had posted his men In
front, shouted, Abandon your gat-
lings and retreat to the plaza" This
was ruse and the rebels, who were
deceived, charged to and fro with
fierce yells. Suddenly, when they
were half way down the street, the
federals came out of doors behind
the rebels and others an poured q
withering fire on them from the tops
of houses. The rebels were moved
down from in front and behind ant
in rs minutes 300 of the Vasquistas
had been slaughtered. The federals
lost only one man.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27
ROMISE
ON PROBE

Washington. Feb. "a. - Democrats
OF the house have compromised on
the money trust investigation, the
question which has agitated the par
ty for so many weeks and which will
come up today for final determine.
tion. Opponents of the Bryan plan
for an investigation by special
committee insist that the compro.
mise is one of phraseology only,
while Representative Henry, chair.
man Of the rules committee, who led
the fight for an inquiry by a special
committee instead of by standing
committees of the house, claims a
victory.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27
PRINCESS
Theatre Passes Under New
Management, Saturday

deal was closed up Saturday
morning whereby the Princess theatre
will be under new management. The
theatre was purchased by Joe Fergu-
son from Max Hyman and the house
will be managed by Mr. Harry Weaver
of this city. Mr.. Sam Hartman, who
has been manager of the theatre re-
tires and will probably become asso-
ciated with another moving picture
theatre in the city. Mr.. Ferguson has
been resident of Mt. Vernon for
about year, coming here from In
diana.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27

New York Feb. "a. Not a word
would Theodore Roosevelt say about
politics before starting this morning
on rather mysterious trip to Bos
ton. Colonel Roosevelt Is to spend
five days in Boston, but declines to
say what he is to do there or where
he is to stay, further than that he
will visit friends and give the liter
AIRY side of his makeup an inning by
talking books with some literary
people.
Colonel Roosevelt's reply to the
western governors who requested
him to state his position In regard to
the presidential nomination is to be
given out during his absence. 1t is
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27
cu5A's DAY TO CELEBRATE

Havana, Feb. 24--Cuba today cele-
brated the seventeenth anniversary of
the declaration of independence and
the commencement Of the revolution
which, with the Intervention Of the
United States, eliminated In the free
dom OF the island from Spanish rule
and the establishment OF the republic
OF Cubu. In Havana the anniversary
was observed us q general holiday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27

on the part Of the young officer as to
his location, but 1t has been finally
decided that for the sake of the ef-
feet upon Mexico and as an indlca.
tion of the purpose of the American
government strictly to observe the
neutrality laws, not only in arresting
Mexicans who cross the line with
arms, but in applying the same rule
to Americans who offend, 1t was
necessary to make an example Of
Lieutenant Fields.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27
WINTER
IN ALASKA

Washington. Feb, 24.-Straw hats
and linen busters are being worn in
Alaska during the mildest winter on
record because the Japan current has
unaccountably switched toward the
Arctic territory. This remarkable
condition. which, II is said, may
make Alaska winter resort, was
reported to Governor Clark of Alaska
by the navy hydrographic office.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27
tLt.CIRIC
Needle Used To Defrand In
Purchase Uf Whisky

Columbus, o., Feb 24-Raids re.
Gently made upon druggists in Pom.
eroy by Sheriff ID. e. Smith of Meigs
county, in the enforcement of the
county local option law, brought to
light clever and scientifically based
scheme for cheating drinkers of
whisky. In the raid were secured
quite large number of bottles which.
before emptying, had borne the gov
ernmental stamp prescribed for whis.
kies bottled in bond at the warehous-
eS.
Close scrutiny showed that these
vessels had been emptied of their pure
contents and then refilled with
cheaper compound without tamper.
ing with the stamp. This was done,
according to the information from
Pomeroy, through the use of an elec.
trio needle which melted hole
through the bottom of the bottle, or
at a place under the label After the
refilling the aperture was closed with
plug of melted glass and the goods
sold as being those represented by
the label and the government stamp.
In the raid the sheriff came across
over 1000 prescriptions for quanti-
ties of whisky ranging from one pint
to gallon, the same being signed by
Pomeroy doctors. Meigs county was
one of the river bailiwicks to vote
dry for the second time last year.
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Harmon Goes Into Court,

Cincinnati. o.. Feb. 24.-Governor
Judson Harmon appeared as one of
the counsel in the suit of Thomas G.
McKell against the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad company, which was
called before Judge Hollister in the
United States district court. The suit
is said to involve several million
dollars,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-27

Albany. n. Y, Feb. 24.-Governor
pix In n statement defends his de-
aasmination that the decision Of JUS
siua Gerard Of the supreme court,
xranting a permanent writ Of habeas
sorpus TO Folke E. Brandt. prevents
aay further investigation on the part
q Commissioner Richard l.. Hand TO
asuertain II any newly discovered eyi-