Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-05-02
The Wells Herald Man Throws a Fit and Writes
Original Matter for Once in His Career:
Editor-in- Chief Rusty Pair of Shears
and aStinking Paste Pot---Fired
Protein; His Thirty-two
Readers Hope He Will
Keep it Up.

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ment and he may become wiser as
he grows older. He can not be
called a sociable cuss' by n
stretch Of Imagination, or he would
not call a new conner such names
How can Elko county, hope to at
tract settlers if il is considered a
crime to come here? Every man
who comes here is a Johnny Come
Lately according to our esteemed
contemporary and is open to cri ii
cism and abuse for daring to tres
pass on his preserves.
We have published his article in
full in order that every man, wom-
All and child in the county may
know the kind of tactics employed
and the arguments used by this
great Nevada editor. We were
afraid his limited circulation would
prevent his views becoming widely
known and have gladly given him
space to assist in getting the pub.
Lefty he seems to banker after.
Two or three columns of original
matter is a revelation to Ike and
he marvels at it ard believes il
took a week instead of a few min
utes to writ lite. 1t all depends on a
mans vei~ point. 1t gives Ike
brain flag to write a few lines of
original matter, so il is said. 1t is
believed that he used up a large
amount of gray matter in writing
his replies 10 this paper, for rumor
has it, that a rusty pair of shears
is his editor in chief and a sinking
paste pot his news editor. We
do not know and cannot vouch for
the truth or falsity of this state
ment. We leave it to Ike to tell
il il he chooses to let the the pub
lie in on his little snap.
We understood, until the famous
editorial put US wise that bonding
the taxpayers of Elko County with
out their knowledge or consent
was the question at issue.
The introduction of personalities
is not to our liking, but has been
forced upon us. by the Herald.
We can only say as Shakespeare
does in Macbeth. Damned be he
who first cries, hold, enough"
We learn from the Herald that the
peccadilloes Of the Independent
mar is the real issue at stake, in
the judgement of u adversary.
The truth Of the matter is that he
is like a ship in n storm without Il
rudder. He is as helpless rs a new
born babe: simply because he is
In wrong. BIT to BE serious, the
whole question is thu right TO bond
the county until a vote has been
taken at an election held for that
purpose. II the legislature can
enact n law bonding the county
without its consent for q high
school, it can do so for another
purpose and for any amount il
pleases The people have absolutely
no control Of their " financial
affairs, il this bill is allowed to
stand unchallenRed.
1t is not the high school at Wells
the Independent is fighting. II is
a principle we are trying to uphold.
A question Of constitutional Law
has been violated with impunity.
Have the citizens Of the stat any
riphts which the legislature is
bond to respect, and is the ques.
ton of bonding the county one
of them? We believe the question,
liz it ever reaches the Supreme
Court, will be declared unconstitu-
tional or void. as against publi'
policy. A serious question is inVol-
we'd and the rights Of the people
are al stake and we believe the
highest court in the land will give
adequate relief. The Independent
calls upon every believer of human
rights and human liberty to line
up on the side of constitutional
law and see to it that the rights oil
the people are not taken from
them by methods that are unique
to say the least. Remember Tor
once and for all time, the Wells
High School is not the question al