Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-08-18
NEMLANOS IN THE
RIGHT CHURCH But
IN THE WRONG PEW

The interview which Senator
Newland; is reported to have given
the Reno Gazette is little peculiar
to say the least. The senator max
ing the Republican organ his mouth
piece is more than suggestive. The
Nevada State Journ 4 has been
posing as the organ Of the Demo-
cratic party in the State. Does it
mean that Newlnnds diStrusts the
journal and refuses to outline his
plans through its columns? Per
haps the Senator realizes that al
most every man whom the Journal
ever supported has been defeated
by the people at the polls, while
men whom it had endeavored to de-
feat have been elected by over
whelming majorities. Is it a fact
that the alleged idiosyncrasies OF
the proprietors of the Journal,
which are believed by many to be
a half brother to loonacy, makes
him afraid to touch that sheet with
ten foot pole. As power in the
political field in Nevada it's inf1u-
ence is MI. Its days of bleeding
politicians in this state are about
over and when that day comas,
many sighs of relief will go up all
over Nevada.
No newspaper man can come in
to Nevada from neighboring state
and rule the politicians with an iron
hand. The people refuse to be bull
doZed and practices that once were
in vogue III some parts of the west
are no longer potent, especially in
Nevada Such tactics may have
been tolerated in Colorado, in some
crude mining camp, in early days,
when might was right and mar
riage ties were not considered NEG
essary to the enjoy ment of the lux
uries Of married life and where
none Of its responsibilities were as
sumed, but they are obsolete in
Nevada and are not considered
good form in polite society any
where. The newspaper situation
in Reno is peculiar when it is con-
sidered necessary for any man in
the Democratic party to air his
political ideas through the columns
of any recognized Republican or
gan 1t is most dangerous thing
to do and the reason for this ap-
parent necessity should be disposed
of without delay. Blackstone says;
never take the advise of an adver-
sary" That is surely a good rule
to follow in politics as we'll as in
law. A Republican paper is, and
should be, opposed TO Democratic
policies Is it good politics TO give
aid and comfort to a common en-
emy? This article is not intended
as a criticism on Senator Newlands
but is written to accentuate the
fact that the Democratic party is
without recognized State organ,
devoted to pure and undefled
Democracy.
1t was TO be hoped that when the
Gazette became inoculated with
Christian Science, it would discard
its political trickery. Perhaps the
incubation failed to take, or the
Gazette may have suffered re-
lapse, and gone back to its OLD
tricks. Many recent issues Of that
: paper confirm the latter. There is
a familiar sound about some of it's
recent utterances. One thing is
! morally certain; the people Of Me-
vada need not be surprised to find
the Gazette playing as dirty politics
as it ever did Under any regime
since that paper was founded. 1t
would be q miracle indeed for an
European to change his skin or n
leopard to loose it's spots A polti-
ical paper is bound to do politics
all the time, especially during a
political campaign