Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-10-30
Shall 4 Senator Massey Do
It Again?
A Record Of His Standpat Votes
Reno. Nevada Oct. goth, 1912.


Elko, Nevada.
From the Bible we have had
declaration that the tree is best
known by the fruit it bears. That
statement is as true today as it was
when the Bible was written. You
cannot make an eagle out of
barnyard rooster by labelling him
eagle" any more than Mr. Massey
can make himself progressive by
labelling himself progressive"
We present to the vorers of this
state Mr. Massey's declaration OF
principles and apprehend from
Massey's vote, where he votes
against his principles: 81 don't
apologize for single act of mine
in the United States senate, / voted
as l believed for your best interest
and for the best interests of all the
people of the state. l tell of how
| voted, and if you return me to
the United States senate l will vote
the same way again."
The above declaration of
principles of Mr.. Massey is clearly
worded and unless the facts are
presented tn the people, they would
not know what Senator Massey
consider ''for the best interest of
the people," We herewith present
Senator Massey's record on
Borah's amendment to the Excise
Tax bill to substitute therefore an
income tax already declared nncon-
stitutional by the supreme court,
Mr.. Massey voted AYE" This was
an effort to defeat legal tax and
one approved by the laws of the
United States. by substituting a
tax amendement approved by the
supreme court of the United
States. See Congressional Records.
Page 10237, July 26th, 1912. He
says he will "do it again." on the
final passage of the Excise Tax bill,
which is an indirect income tax
and a tax directly levied upon the
incomes of corporations, and upon
private incomes, in excess of
$1,000, Senator Massey voted "no"
on this vote he had the able as
sistsnce of Crane, Gallinger, Lodge,
Penrose, Root and Smoot, These
gentlemen are all we'll known
protectors of the financial interests
anu Massey says he will edo it
again" Voting for the people and
against Massey, Crane, Lodge and
Penrose we're Newlands and the
rest of the democrats and such
we'll known progressive republican
as Bourne, Bristow, Clapp, Craw-
ford, Cummins. Kenyon, LaFollette
Poindexter and Works. See Con-
gressional Records, page 1928.
On the LaFollette substitute for
the amended Wool bill which would
REFUGE the duties imposed oy the
iniquituous schedule K, which
President Taft characterized as
indefensible, Senator Massey, with
Gugpenheim, Lodge, Penrose,
Root and Smoot voted mo" He
says he will "do it again" In the
above particular the we'll known
champions of the people, such as
Borah, Bristow Clapp, Crawford,
Cummins, LaFollette. Poindexter
and Newlands and all other demo-
Gratis and progressive republicans.
were opposed to Massey. See Con-
gressional Records July 25. 1912.
page l0169. Valuable assistance to
the steel trust on Senator Sim
mons motion to recede from the
senate's amendment, to the metal
schedule Massey voted mo" in
company with Guggenheim, Root
and Smoot. See Congressional
Records paae l08S7 August 3rd.
1912. And he says he will "do It
again"
On Bournc's amendment to the
Panama Canal bill, to prohibit the
use of the canal, by railroads who