Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-10-05
THE PITTMAN MEETING.
A Good Attendance But No New Ar
guments Put Up.
Communicated


afternoon that Messrs Pittman and
Talman would speak in Owl Hall that
evening on the political issues of the
day, and goodly crowd gathered to
listen to the orators.
After a selection by the band the
meeting was called to order by Mr..
Farris, who in few brief remarks
stated the object OF the meeting and
then introduced Mr. Pittman, Demo-
cratic candidate for u 5. Senator.
Mr.. Pittman undertook to tell the
audience all about the tariff-the ques-
ton that we all heard discussed ever
since we heard anything about poll
tics He talked on the tariff question
for about an hour, and didn't say any
thing but what we have all heard our
grandfathers say, and then undertook
to tell us about the trouble among the
textile workers in Lawrence, Mass.
He stated that the operatives i,
those mills worked twelve hours day
for seven days in a week, making
eighty-four hours per week This
is 4 mistatement No textile mills in
Massachusetts ever run on Sunday,
and the committee appointed to inves-
tigate conditions among the workmen
stated that the operatives were work
ing fiftysix hours a week. and that
they demanded a reduction to fifty
four hours per week, which the owners
granted with corresponding reduc-
went on a strike.
After telling us about the Lawrence
to accept the reduction in wages and
strike he proceeded to tell us whom
we should vote for and why. at the
coming election in November He
stated that he was the Democratic
candidate fer the u S. Senate, and
also stated that he was candidate for
the same office two years ago. but 1T
was said of him that he was a poor
man. and not identified with the inter
csts OF Nevada. and they didn't want
him: since that time he has been en-
veloping rich ores. and now they don't
want him We heartily agree with
him on this point, and believe he told
the absolute truth
Mr.. Pittman having finished his ar
gumnts Mr.. Tallmar, Democratic can
didate for Congress sman. was then in
troduced He went over practically
! the same ground on the tariff ques-
tor that Mr. Pittman had. and then
proceeded To tell us about the wages
and conditions OF the textile workers
under the Republican administration
He stated that the textile workers
receive from seven to eight dollars a
week for their labor and pay three
dollars day for a room" This must
leave them in arrears of about twenty
one dollars a week and no provisions
made for food and clothing
He then went on to say that we Of
Nevada needed no protective tariff. as
we have nothing to export Later on
he stated that there was duty OF ION
per cent on wool and from his state
ment the writer was unable to deter
mine whether there was an export
duty on wool or an adj valorem duty
oH the same
He then proceeded to tell why we
should vote for Mr.. Pittman and him
self as our next representatives to
Congress The principal reason we
could give for not voting Tor them is
that we are prosperous under the pres
ent administration and need no retro
grade movement
Failing to give three cheers for the
Democratic candidates the meeting
adjourned G. II.
1.-THE writer of the above happens to
have been a worker in the Lawrence
mills some time ago, and knows what
he is talking about Mr. Pittman
stated that the largest woolen mills in
the world were at Lawrence There
are wooden mills in Lawrence. but the
majority of the big mills are cotton