The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-04
NEVADA SENATORS
ENTER WATER fight

The San Francisco Chronicle prints
on its first page with a flourish of
bells and trumpets the fact that Ne
vada s two United States senators,
Newlands and Pittman, are active in
the interests of the Hetch- Hetchy
project. California s own Senator
phatically outspoken against the
scheme. SO California comes, hat in
hand to her sister state of Nevada
and borrows those two Senators New
lands and Pittman for legislative pur.
poses to the Golden State. The Chron
icle with great glee shouts that while
Senator Works of California is
against the bill, yet our own Senator
Pittman of Nevada has espoused the
cause of Heteh Hetchy and that at
the proper time Newlands will come
trailing along and support the meas
ure.
In effect the fight for and against
Hetch-H Hetchy resolves itself into a
fight between the state of California
and the city of San Francisco, which
wants to loot the Hetch- -Hetchy for
its own selfish purposes. There is a
great howl from other Californians
against this beautiful valley being
turned over to the power and water
grabbers. Senator Works has his ear
to the ground, knows the feeling of
the Californians as a whole. and is
therefore opposed to Hetch- Hetehy
for at least political reasons
Over in Nevada there are two Unit
eA States senators. Newlands and
P;ttman, who appear always ready to
look after CALIFORNIA; legislation
whenever that particular state needs
a helping hand.
Hetch- Hetehv is the most shining
example of Nevadas senators activi-
tv in California legislation. There are
many things which Nevada needs
done at Washington. but Pittman and
Newlands are too busy with their
California legislation to look after
anything concerning Nevada. Any
how, what does Nevada amount to
anyway, except around election time
Newlands spends most of his time in
Frisco when he comes west. He has
no use for Nevada, only for what he
can get out of her in political way.
He is neither representative of Ne
vada nor resident thereof. He is
from and for California, first, last and
ali the times Nevada secondarily
This same statement is equally true
or more so true of Pittman.
The time was when Nevada senat
ors did not father California legisla
tion for the glory there was in it and
people now demand that such a state
OF affairs come to an end Whv Pitt
man should jump in and lead San
Francisco's battle to grab Heteh-
Hetchy is not explained. except, of
course, his great love for California
in general. "Me-Too' Newlands
motives are unknown.
The people are crying out that Pitt
man and Newlands stop legislatine
for California and attend strictly tc
the affairs of Nevada There is more
than enough legislation and Other
matters from Nevada to take up the
entire time of Pittman and New
lands and it is about time they got OF
the job, people say, and do something
for the state from which they wer,
elected.
There must be something particular
" interested in Frisco's and Califor
MAS affairs to draw the support Of
Nevada s two United States Senator,
Newlands and Pittman.
Here is an example of Democrati,
efficiency, these two Y. s. senators
Until these two Democrats are ripped
ont of office and something more thar
near -Californians sent to Washington
to represent us, little will be don,
in Washington for Nevada. Ever,
time a Democrat is put in office h,
shows his incompetencv in a shor
time. Newlands and Pittman are ex
cellent examples. Nevada's tw,
Democratic senatorial delegates won =
last forever and when thew leav,
Office the people will elect two mel
who will be for Nevada first, last anC
all the time, and incidentally be Re
publicans who are men worth while
Elko Free Press
MRS RJJTHERrORD ENTER