Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-04-05

dltoual provisions. The only way
to get the desired law is by the
intelligent cooperation of all who
believe in good government. 1t can
he obtained. IF SHALL BE. But
there must be organization TO
procure the election to the legis-
lature of those who will pledge
themselves to vote for such a bill,
and in the future. to punish those
who are elected pursuant to such
a pledge, and then betray the peo-
pies trust.
There is a common practice
among candidate s for office which
is radically wrong. that is. the
peddling or dist ributing of cigars
and liquors while campaigning.
No man who is worthy Of American
citizenship can be influenced by
such things. No other should DE.
Under existing conditions if one
candidate INDUCES in this practice,
others feel that unless they follow
the custom. they lay themselves
open to the title of "'tight-wad."
Another custom which is a
burden to a candi late is that of
having carriages and automobiles
out on election day to take voters
to the polls. This practice exists
in cities, where. as a rule, the
average voter does not have to
walk more than two blocks to
vote. Any man who is emil led
to the elective franchise. would be
willing to walk that distance, and
a man who is not suffi GENTLY
interested in the welfare of the
country to walk such a distance to
vote should not be permitted to
influence its policy. The candidate
who indulges in either of these
practices must be organized
against. These practices must
be legislated against because
they are sources of useless and
great expense. What man in
ordinary employment can afford to
give up four or five months salary
every two years to get a job? Why
should public servants do it?
Campaigning should be a matter
Of education rot of petty bribery.
| want every mar and woman il
Nevada who reads this and is
DESTROYS of cooperating in the
movement to write to me. The
women are extended this invita-
ton because they are asking for
the ballot. Let them embrace this
opportunity to show they are en-
titled to it. Let them get behind
this movement and demonstrate
that they are alert to the need of
the times, and they will thereby
aid their cause more than they
know. Let them agitate this ques-
ton. 1t is to be hoped that every
person in Nevada who reads this,
will lay it aside for a day or two,
read it again, and pass it along.
Let us hope that every man and
woman in Nevada will read it.
Seventy-fve per cent of the
people should be willing to actively
cooperate in this movement, but
il twenty-five republicans, and
twenty five democrats, in every
county in the state Will work to-.
Pether with a view Of electing to
the legislature such men only as
will pledge themselves to support
this law, the undertaking will be
easy, for all of the counties in the
state are politically close. and
fifty men, working together can
succeed in such a movement. 1t is
to be hoped that a greater number
in each county will be willing to
cooperate with a view of procuring
the enactment of a law designed
to purify politics. All of pro
gressive views will, reactionaries
will not. Spot the knocker AID
learn his motive.
The following provisions should
be incorporated in the bill as it
passed the Senate, aud as thus
amended, it should become "a law /:
Any officer, agent servant or
employee Of a corporation acting
for such corporation, while without
the state of Nevada, or any indi-
vidusl, while without the state,
acting in behalf of himself, or
another, or others, who shall do
any ohe or more of the acts or