Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-29
MANY A TRUTH is SPOKEN IN JEST

In the Carson News of the 9th inst its lessee
fecbly attempts to decry editorial that appear
ed in the Bonanza of last Saturday What
Should BE Done" The editorial was ON re-
trenchment in state offices, and was the talk of
the Capital city residents and legislators when
the Bonanza of that date received and read
in that city. The News article, which is headed
Consistency" is reproduced in full Here it is
The following received from Tonopah
last evening and as it seems to hit the nail ON the
head, we publish it:
Some one said Consistency thou art jewel,
and we believe it, since reading Brother Bill
Booths editorial in Saturday. Bonanza wherein
he advocates stringent retrenchment in state
Offices
''While we have always stood for strict econ,
omy with reference to public trusts, we are con
strained to take Brother Bill S criticism seriously
inasmuch as he has never raised his voice against
the gross extravaganza which for years prevailed
m his home town. Nye county is the King Pin ,
in the matter of huge salaries and family depu-
ties There are % officers and family deputies
IN ronopah alone, who draw down the princely
sum Of $63 }40 per year, not to mention the trim
mngS such automobile rides junketng
trips etc.
The salaries of the governor secretary of
state, controller senator's and congressman, etc,
do not compare with those of Nye county off
cials. The sheriff and family draw down in the
neighborhood from $4,000 to $4,000; the auditor
and recorder and family $4,000; the clerk. $5400
treasurer, $5400; district attorney $6460; dis
trict Judge. $1,000 and so on
Three years ago the Nye county delegation
in the house introduced and passed bill to cut
down the enormous salaries which prevailed prior
to the above schedule and Brother Booth made
awful He said the Nye county officials
will have to eat free lunch when the bill takes
effect
Now, Brother Bill please keep off the capt
toll grass and devote little space to extrava-
fl,r. n.
court house"
The News editor did not reprint the Bonanza
article knowing it stated facts and could not
be refuted but instead he replies with base false
hoods regarding the statements of this paper
when the salaries of Nye county officials were to
have been reduced at the session of 1911 This
paper made its fight along the line that the
men elected to Office assured by the salary
laws then in force that each and every one OF
them were to receive the salaries allowed by law
Then again. the salary cut of this county did
not affect every offceholder. The man who went
to Carson with the bill and lobbied for it, was
an officehoder but his salary remained as fixed
by law
The Bonanza knows that the salaries of sew.
eral county officers are exorbiant and proposes
to advocate the reduction of salaries and the do
ing away with useless deputies The candidates
running for office this year will know and must
realize that their salaries will be reduced then
II they want the position well and good enough
In regards to the twenty-five officers and fam.
lily deputies in Tonopah the News writer is
nuts. If he had written fifteen he would
have been accurate The state officers are crowd.
ed with useless deputies, and it is now evident
that the republican administration is going to be
branded-and brands are hard to efface''- 1.-THE
administration of extravaganza expenditures ,"
1t is just such articles of defense as the editor
of the News prints that will cause the capitol to
be removed from Carson to another city Might
as we'll spend the state funds in building a new
capitol to donate it to worthless deputies
and useless commissions
The editor of the Carson News is not to be
blamed for his rushing to the defense of the
pap suckers; he is to be pitied The poor fellow
Is alone m the state trying to work up Roose.
welt boom for Traitor Teddy" His head needs
fixing and as soon as he comes out of it. with
little rest at some curative springs, he may
remember the word may is used-recover
The Bonanza will keep on the capitol grass
and also cut the hay'' at the Nye county court
house the coming election 1t is on the job ia
stay