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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08

When a man does things he hasn't
much time to talk about them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
OUGHT TO KNOW

Mr.. Perkins, manager for Colonel
Roosevelt, announces that the
funds will be ample this year for
c mpaign purposes. Mr.. Perkins
ought know Mr.. Perkins is that
kind of e man who. almost with
nothing in New York can become
a twenty times millionaire. as
equal TO Columbus for finding q
new world. or equal to Watt for in
venting the steam engine, or to
Professor Morse for making practi-
cal the magnetic telegraph, or any
reformer for finding out exactly
how the world needs making over
not repairing, but making over.
Salt Lake Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
THE MONUMENTAL GALL

We know that Roosevelt had
plenty Of gall but did not think
that he would grow 50 bold and
brazen in his assurance as to ap-
point George ". Perkins chairman
of the finance committee of his
campaign. There is nothing like
this in the history of American
politics. The colonel's effrontery
Is astounding when one realizes the
mEn who is TO furnish the money
for his fight organized the steel
trust and is today one Of the larg.
est stockholders in the greedy and
criminal harvester trust. The
spectacle Of Perkins. the most in-
innate business associate of J.
Pierpont Morgan financing a cam
paIgn for the rule of the people
Is certainly an inspiring one
Sacramento Union.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
WILSON CAMPAIGN FUND

The democratic national com.
mittee has appealed to the news.
papers for assistance TO raise -
popular campaign fund for the pres.
inehtiaI campaign. Govern r
Wilson has set his face steroIy
against contributions from orpor
ations. He holds that the people
should own the party machinery
and through it the government
IL the party is put in power by
corporation influences and indiyidu-
ais seeing SPECIAL privileges from
Tie government. they will own the
government and exact from i, heavy
tribute in return for having financ.
en- the campaign that gave these
omclals their positions of bower
Governor Wilson wants notbin,
and will have nothing Of this so,,
He wants the people to own N,
party which means they will own
the government. Therefore. bo
wants the campaign expenses in.
Cured in making him presidcp, n
be contributed by the millions NJ
citizens who ought to own tho
government and in whose interest.
the government ought. and must he
administered.
Al the solicitation Of the Nation.
committee. the Independent, will
assist in The work. When tho ca,,-
palgn opens, a Wilson campaign
fund will be started in ,ha.o
columns.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
REVIEWS THE SITUATION

The Stockton Mail in reviewing
Hearst's break of faith and his
disregard of party pledges says:
In Hearst's newspapers Woodrow
Wilson was treated with all the dis
respect and contempt conceivable
before the convention. When the
governor was nominated, Hearst
showed symptoms of having an
inspected streak of manhood, by
declaring he would / more past
differences and support the regular
candidate, and while Governor
Wilson is still being handicapped
by that support. yet Hearst has
denounced the democratic platform.
Hearst is no more OF a democrat
than Roosevelt is a republican.
Each deerted the party to which he
was pledged aud attempted to start
one Of his own They differ, how.
ever. in this: Roosevelt doesn't
know any better; he thinks he is
that exceptional man who can fool
all Of the people all of the time but
Hearst is malevolently t~reacherous
as Gsleon, he does i, because IL
is his nature.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
SENSIBLE CANDIDATES

Thirty candidates for office in
White Pine county have signed the
following pledge. Elko county
candidates would save money and
~self-respect by doing likewise:
We, the undersigned, candidates
for Office in White Pine county.
Nevada. believing that the large
expenditure Of money in campaign
in for Office is contrary TO public
policy, and being DESTROYS of CO.
operating with Judge Coleman in
his efforts TO create public senti-
ment in favor Of the passage Of a
Corrupt Practices Act, and general
Is to purify politics and in support
of MS effort TO alb olish the use of
carriages and other conveyances tu
convey voters to the polls and the
peddIing of liquors and cigars in
primary and general elections.
hereby pledge each other and the
public that We will not employ ar.
riages or other conveyances for the
purpose Of conveying voters to the
polls in either the primary or
general elect on and that We will
not peddle liquors or cigars while
campaigning during either Of said
elections.
Those of us who are candidates
for the Legislature further pledge
that We will support and vote for
a Corrupt Practices Act. if elected,
along the lines indicated by Judge
Coleman in his published letter of
April 3. / ~.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
LOOKS GOnO FOR WILSON

The New York Press has made a
canvass among the republican:
selected at random from its sub.
seription list and not living in Jew
York or other large cities, and the
returns are significant. OF the
1000 FIRST replying all Of whom
virtually voted for Taft in 1908.
d42 said they would vote for Taft
this year, 336 for Roosevelt. 152 for
Wilson. and 81 said they would not
vote at all or were undecided.
Thus l3 per cent of these 1000 re.
publican voter are for Wilson.
The New York World figures il
that If this percentage were main
taind in the same proportion
throughout New York State IL
would mean a gain of over l12.-
600 republican voets for Wilson. 10
say nothing of democrats who
voted against Bryan four years ago
and will vote fro Wilson this year.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
BIG CAMPAIGN APPROACHES

The Nevada Sugar Company
otici ais are confidently counting an
u 40-dsy campaign this fall. each
day requiring on All average OF
500 tons of beets. From every
section tributary 10 our factory
comes encouraging word Of excel.
lent growth and healthy condition
and II would seem that the estimate
Of the official in charge of a 90 900
ton crop for the local factory will
be well within the actual figures.
Humboldt county will be the
largest contributor of tonnage. this
county next end Wsshoe county,
third. Lyon county and Lake
county. Oregon, and Lassen and
MCdoc counties in California will
about equal in the production Of
sugar beets during the present
season and in all II the section,
named the results Of beet culture
have been such that requests for
beet contracts for 1918 seasons are
reaching the local factory manage.
mcnt IN large numbers giving rise
to the forecast that somthing like
5000 acers of land will tear hee,s
next year for the great plant 10
this place.
In this valley the CROPS are
uniformly excellent. Indeed. in
some instances there IS acreage
h re that will produce according
to experts who have noted il. as
high as 81 tons OF beets to the acre.
State Snator Thomas Dolf. an
alfalfa expert, prophesies that with
IN a comparatively short period
inns valleys most profitable and
generally cultivated crop will be
sugar beets and his deduction j.,
formed from the results he has
attained or his ranch this season.
The demonstrations afforded By
fields as the one belonging 20
Doll or his ncighbor. Hawk. living
to the east Of him, are well worth
the time required for an inspection
ana viii do much 10 sonvi &c doubt.
ers Of the adaptibility of our soils
Tor beet growing. Churchill
Standard.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
BESIDE THE QUESTION

II is apparent that an attempt IS
to be made by the republicans in
Nevada TO play % Judge Massey's
personal virtues rs man as
strongly as possible. in order TO
detract from the serious considers
ton Of the political principles be
stands for. The voters Of this
state know. however. that Judge
Massey is irrevoesbly lined up and
allied with the Taft reaetionaris.
notwithstanding any middle IF the
road policies be may pretend TO
esDouse-
In pers5nal ability. character.
integrity. habits and capacity for
work, Judge Massey has none the
best of Key Pittmsn. No doubt
Judge MsSseySs 3 respected citizen,
bot he has no greater claims for
respect Of his feliov-nen nor has he
the interest of Nevada more al
heart. nor has he done. nor a he
do. more Tor the states. upbuildine
than Key PIttman. Will, Pittmar
on the other hand, as he proved in
the last campaign, is a sincere.
fearless and able leader in the
great progressive movement that
now prevails throughout the whole
country, and Is c%oncretely stated
in the denocrstic state and nation
al plstforms-Sparks Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

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paint hI~i In the once Of the Clerk q, ~,.%
trict Court. Dis
SUMMONS
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answer the complaint MED therein 80, 10
days teHc!usiNe of the day Of >.r,t.N ven
the service on you Of this summon
within this County: or II served On, 80
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days: otherwise within forty days. or -
BY default will be taken aEains, you aeco,a,,
TO the prayer of said Complaint
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qutred The said PlGintir will apply To ~.
touu for the relief demaHdei therein Az, .
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Given unIer my hand and the -eal OF The ia,
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
ONWARD.
CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS"

II does seem that the BrIl Moose
convention might have RETAINED
from sacr.leee- We need more
religion in politics but not moekery
Of religion: certainly it must not
come from the mouths Of hypc-
critics
TIE spectacle Of Bill Finn.
Francis J. Heney. George W
Perkins and Meyer Lissner singing
Onward Christian Soldiers." at the
birth of the third-tsrm party m
6oubtedl! was calculated 10 awaken
q religious feryor for the cause.
To our mind, however. IL was e
rank trsves;y and grossly Aeri-
iigious.
We find ourselves wondering If
the campaign is 10 be carried on
that way If Per ms will 60 back 10
New York and there stir the in
terest of his Wall street cronies TO
the point Of zeal. If Finn will re-
turnLto Pennsylvania chanting the
nOxology: if Heney anu Lissner
will come out TO California hum
ming the hymns of the Lord.
The head Of Tire Bull Moose herd
has never had any use for eonsis-
tency but we submit that the time
has come for him 20 draw the line.
Carson News
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

such votes for such candidates Of
any other party than the one desig-
mated. shall be disi egarded in the
count.
b. The voter shall designate his
choire on the ballot Of candidates
Of his party by stamping a eross(A)
in dLe small square opposite the
name of each candidate for whom
he desires 10 vote. II he shall
stamp more n. mes than there are
candidates 70 he nominated for s"y
office, or if for any reason II IS
impossible 10 determine his choice
for any Office. his ballot shall not
be counted for such Office. bu, the
rest of his ballot. If properly
stamped shall be coEted, except as
above provided in subdivision Of
b 5 section.
No ballot shall be rejected for
any technical error which does not
rend.r it Impossible to determine
the voters choice for candidates of
his party. nor eyen though such
ballot be somewhat soiled or defac-
ed. AS amended. Stats. 1911. ..
3a3.
The language of the above section
is clear enough and the voter can
not possibly vote for candidates Of
more than one political party at
the primary. If he vote split ticket
after designating his party, the
votes outside his party shall be dis.
regarded. and if he votes on two or
more tickets, without designating
his party the entire ballot becomes
null and void.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

for the treason of Fred c. Weight.
county clerk. he would not be
printing the ballots this year.
Elected as a democrat he ignores
the three democratic papers Of the
county and gives his patronage TO
the only republican paper in the
county. Democrats should remem-
Der this when they cast their ballots
in November.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
APPEALED TO THE People

Sea Girt-There are various
forms Of coercion" said Wccirow
Wilson IN 3 speech during his cam
paiEn tor governor Of Nez Jersey
TO cosrce by tie threat Of with
holding patronage is immoral. 1t
Is disbonorable and therefore i'm
moral 20 go TO q Legislators home
district and there scheme and con-
spire against him and so bring him
to your feet. But there is an hon.
orable coercion. and il you elect me
governor I will use it. am going
TO take every important legislative
mztter and stump the state with il
TO find out how you think regard.
ing it. There is nothing immoral
in that"
How Governor Wilson made good
or that promise is told by q former
republican member Of the legisIa.
ture. who is now supporting him
for president:
1T was in connection with the
employers liability bill, which he
was advocating. that / met up with
Governor Wilson's coercion be
remarked when asked about the
charge that Wilson had eoerced the
legislature. 1 was against toe bill.
The governor Invited ngto come 10
the executive chamber and present.
ed his arguments in favor Of the
bill. ! eountsre6 by saying the
IeOple Of my district were opposed
to it. Then let's you and 20
over into your district, debate the
question before your constituents
and let them say what they want.
suggested the governor. But We
didn't. canvassed my district a
little over the week end and decid,
ed to support the bill. A lot Of
oilers had the same experience.
They found the people we're with
the governor"
II was the same with the Geran
election bill. the public utilities
bill the cold storage bill and other
measures. The governor carried
his appeal direct to the people in
public speeches, and public senti.
ment became so strong that the
"mschine" vas forced to yield to
the governors coercion"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
A REMINDER

defending biped declaring thai
John Barleycorn is gentleman
who never harms 9 man If he don't
atcss John. Just lay your hand
gently on his shoulders and look
him squsrely is the eye snd relate
the following trne ,tory:
On July Fourth q passenger
trsin on the LsckaRanna railroad
was crowded with merry joyous
Passengers Nobody dreamed of
danger. At least twenty million
people had been transported over
the road in the past twelve years
and not q passenger had been killed.
Why should they think of accident?
But all at once there was an awful
shock, kissing of steam. a crash of
steel and glass and splinters snd
thirty-Eine souls we're hurled into
eternity and twice as many NOR
we're cut and bruised and msngled.
Only a railroad scciGent caused by
the brain of the engineer being 50
befogged he couldn't see the signal
and into the passenger train his
engine plunged-simply n locomo-
tive engineer got Oh funk on the
Fourth Of July costing SO human
lives to pay for the booze TO say
nothing of the tears and heart-sches
Of s~orIUwing friends. Charles
klapproth. a lifelong friend of
Schroeder the engineer who made
the awful plunge. testified that
Schroeder was 30 drunk he could
hardly walk only a few hours be-
fore he pulled out his train. OF
course a man too drunk to walk
could not observe signals. His
brain was either sluggish or on hre.
His hand was not steady and mis- eye
vas unable TO see the signals and 50
the fatal wreck. Now did John
B~arleycorn harm he 80 souls who
were hurled TO their death in this
Serck? Granting for arguments
sake that John is a gentleman
aUuld you prefer to ride on a train
behind an engineer who pays his
respects {" HIM or would you pre-
fer the engineer with a steady hand
and a clear bsain?
Here is how The Yellow Jacket
feels about this matter. II a man
is uder obligation TO ANYBODY ne
needs to treat John Barleycorn as a
very distant relative but if a fellow
isn't worth a tinker's dam and ha:
no responsibility 10 anybody or any.
thing, he may get as drunk as the
Lackawanna engineer did and il:
nobody's business. But John is no,
a gentleman no way you can fix
him. He sinks shios. wrecks trains,
wrings human hearts, blasts happi.
mess, and does a million things
that no gentleman would think OF
doing. And while we are on the
subject. We will answer a Marion,
Indiana. correspondent who wants
to know whether The Yellow Jacket
is wet or dry. We are dry as cnn.-
NOR n will demand. Outside of
a bottle Of camphor and a small
quantity Of pure whiskey set aside
for log rollings" and such things
we believe the balance of the whole
BaricycOrn family ought to be in
hell. Barring the uses mentioned
if any reader of The Yellow Jacket
will cite US to a single decent and
honorable thing that John Barley
corn ever did or was instrumental
in doing we will Tecant, but YOU
have to show U~s.-Yellow jacket.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
CANNOT VOTE MIXED
BALLOT At PRIMARY

There is such wide and varying
impression a to the manner of vot-
ing at the primary next month, we
print herewith the whole OF See.
10 of the primary law. and i,
should be carefully read:
Sec. l9 a. The voter shall
designate the political party the
candidates VI which he desires to
vote for. by a cross (X) in the
Square Immediately below the
name of such party and he shall
designate but ore such party: IL lie
shall designate more than one party
il shall render such ballot void and
II be shall fail to so designate any
party at all such ballot shall he
void unless the voter shall have
voted only for the candidates If
one and the same political party.
and shall not have voted for any
other political party. in which case
such ballot shall be counted the
same ne IL the voter had properly
designated the party for whose
candidates he voted. In case IN.
voter designatcs one political
party in the manner above pro-
vided and votes for candidates for
nomination Of any other political
party than the party designated,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
SOME POINTS MADE
BY GOVERNOR WILSON

Here are some Of the points
mace By Governor Wilson in his
speech accepting The presidential
nomination:
We need nc resolution: We need
10 excited change: We need only
8 new point of view and e new
method AID spirit Of counsel.
Representative government is
nothing more nor less than an effort
to give voice to this great body
through spokcsmen chosen out of
every grade and class.
No one is disconnected with rep
resentstive government; it falls
under question only when il ceases
to be representative. vs. denounce
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff act as the
most conspicuous example ever
afforded the country of the special
favuIs and monopolistic advantages
which the learders of the republican
party have so often shown them
selves willing TO extend to those
TO whom they looked for campaign
contributions.
Favors are never conceived in the
general interest; they are always
for the benefit Of the few ard the
few who seek and obtain them have
only themselves to blame if they
seem 70 be condemned and dis
trusted.
1t IS not Is easy for Us to live q
II used 10 be. Our money will
not buy ss much. High wages,
even when We can get them yield
Us no great comfort. Prices climb
higher than We a push our earn
ings up.
The high cOst Of living is
ed by private understanding.
Those wtO huy are not even repre-
sented by counsel.
Tn, fact is that the trusts have
been formed, have aimed all hut
complete control of the larger en-
terprises of the country. have fixed
prices and fixed them high so that
profits might be rolled up that were
thoroughly worth while. and that
the tariff. with its artificial protec-
tion and stimulation, gave them
the opportunity to do these things,
and has safeguarded them in that
opportunity.
Ii is a happy omen that thei, tbig
business men) attitude has changed
They are now beginning TO adjust
their business to the new standards.
Their hand is no longer against The
nation.
If am right about this (the new
standards) it is going to be easier
to act in accordance with the rule
of right and justice in dealing with
the labor question.
There is no indispensable man.
The government will not COLLAPSE
and so to pieces If any one of the
gentlemen who are seeking to be
i~ntrusted with its government
should be left at home.
Should he intrusted with the
great Office Of president would
seek counsel. Wherever j, could be
b q upon free terms.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

This year in California the cor
porations will have TO pay the sum
of Sl0.92i. 900 into the state
treasury. This comes sbou by the
corporation tax that is in vogue
scross the line. While Nevada is
looking for a chance to fstten her
state treasury the corporation tax
can be looked into to good
advantage. Over 1000 corpora
tions in California will pay money
IL IN the Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

rh,' Jacobs, a prominent,
merchant Of Reno was s,rickon
v.,"n Yesterday while walking on
the streets. He recovered hi, .;s.,
.,.ef +" short time, but had TO he
,1ken homo. The cause Of he
for. "'e"uhirn
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

Three hundred TASKS Of quick
silver are produced each month by
the Mercury Mining company at
lone. Nye county. The cost of
mining and reduction being not
over SIS a ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

Brother steninscr seems to be-
very much elatcd over the fac, tina,
tie Free Press is printing the bOl.
lots for the first time in many
years. Tie boastcd Of IL las, night
but did not tell how il wes tina, no
got the job this year. Were i, no,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16
KNEW HIS PLACE

a revival meeting was in pro
gress and Sister Jones ess called
upon for testimony. Being meek
und humble. she said: II do not
feel rs though | should stand here
and give testimony. have been
a 'ransgressor for a good many
years and have only recently seen
the light. ! believe that my place
Is in a dark corner behind the
door"
Brother Smith was next called
upon for his testimony and follow.
ing the example set by Sister Jones.
said II, too have been 3 sinner
Tor more than forty years, and |
do not think it would he fitting for
me to stand before this assembly as
q model. | think my place is be-
mind the door. in a dark corner
with Sister Jones"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-08-16

The issues Of June Sd and 9TH
nave been taken from our daily
MES Anyone having those numbers
VIII do us a great fsvor by sending
'hein To the office. without them.
'nr hleS will be incomplete.