The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-10-26

Nt the CONCLUSION of Senator Mas
sey's address, Congressman Roberts
was introduced to the audience by
Judge Bonnifield. He was in fine form
and during his one-hour address receiv-
ed the earnest attention of his hear
ers. Notwithstanding the many criti-
cisms of his acts in Congress, made by
his Democratic opponent, Hon. Clay
Tallman, he referred to him but once,
and that time in connection with his
vote against the mechanics lien bill
while member of the State Senate.
The speaker began by paying an elo-
quent tribute to the late Senator
George s. Nixon, who occupied the
stage with him on the occasion of his
last visit to Winnemucca, during the
campaign of two years ago.
cat that meeting,'' said the speak
er, ! promised, if elected, to do certain
things in Congress, and | have kept
my word. If there is one promise made
at that time which | have failed to full
fill, / will leave this stage now, re-
tire to my Carson City home and re-
main there during the balance of the
campaign.
1.-TWO years ago | promised you that
| would use my influence to change the
rules of the House of Representatives
voted with the Democratic majority,
and the rules were changed. How
ever, | cannot say that great i'm
provement was made. Under the old
rules, in order to get bill through
the House,it was necessary to have the
o. K. of the speaker. At present, if
you wish to secure any legislation, it
must first have the approval of the
Honorable Oscar w. Underwood of
Alabama, chairman of the ways and
means committee. 1t is about six of
one and half dozen of the other
81 promised you, two years ago,
that I should work to secure the cleo
tion of United States Senators by di-
rect vote of the people and | have kept
my word. | worked and voted for
that measure, and it passed both
branches of Congress and will be sub
mitted to the several states for ap-
proval.
81 promised you that / would use
my best endeavors to have the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona ad-
mitted to the Union, and both are now
states. Although there was consider
able technical opposition to their ad-
mission, | thought it would ill-become
me to oppose those hardy, pioneer from
tiersmen, and / stood by them.
81 promised you that | would work
for greater navy, and did so. Eng
land, Germany and France and all the
great nations of the world talk peace
and erect peace monuments, but, fell
low citizens, there is no peace. The
only way to secure that much-desired
end, is to be prepared at all times to
successfully protect ourselves against
foreign invasion.
81 promised you that | would favor
pensions, and | voted to pay more
money to the old, battle-scarred veter-
ans that are dropping off at such an
alarming rate. / believe that a man
who fought his eountry's battles
should receive enough money from his
government to provide decent living
during his hfe-tim and shroud with
which to be covered at the hour of his
death.
81 promised you that ! would work
for strict revision of our immigra-
tion laws, particularly those applying
to the Asiatics, and in keeping with
that pledge / introduced the most dras-
tic immigration bill ever presented to
Congress, which is now before the
House committee on immigration, and
which | expect to see become law
1t provides that all Asiatics shall be
admitted to this country on the same
terms at present applied to Chinese.
81 voted for the interest bill which
reduces the rate of interest on all
chattes pledged for security in the
District of Columbia from maximum