The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-10-27
ROBERTS OPENS
HIS CAMPA PAICN

lIIN UAmr AIuN
Congressman Ed Roberts arrived in
Winnemucca on NJ. Saturday af-
ternoon and was met by reception
committee and escorted to the Edo
rado.
At Saturday night Is meeting Mr.
Roberts made the first political speech
or the campaign, speaking in part as
follows
"My friends, you have just listen
ed for two hours to other speakers,
and although | know you have been
well entertained, j also know that
you are getting tired.
II am here to render report on
my stewardship as your representative
in congress. When j appeared before
you four years ago | made certain
definite promises, which / endeavored
to fulfill, and | made the same prom
ises when / appeared before you two
years ago.
eff you think / have not fulfilled
those promises, you should vote for
someone else. If you believe / have
done my duty and kept my faith and
promises to the fullest extent possi-
BILE, / shall ask your support for re-
election.
81 told you four years ago and two
years ago that I was a protectionist.
was a protectionist then and / am
still protectionist. / am protec-
Zionist for the wool interests, the
beef interests, the sugar industry, the
mining industry, and every other in
dustry of Nevada that may ned pro-
lection, and have always voted for
their protection.
~ told you / was in favor of the
direct election of United States SEN
ators / voted for that amendment in
congress, and the people of the state
of Nevada and other states now have
the privilege of casting their ballot
direct for their choice for that exalt-
ed Office.
Has Kept His Promise.
81 told you that | was in favor of
greater navy, and / voted for that.
hope that we may never need an
other battleship, and that peace may
prevail, but I believe that If the time
ever comes when the United States
to use battleships, We shall be pre-
pared.
GAS an American, I sustained
President Woodrow Wilson in that
policy. | voted to sustain him in
sending part of the navy to Mexico,
and | would do it again.
UIf | believe President Wilson IS
right in any proposition, ! will vote
| in congress to uphold and sustain HIM.
II believe he is wrong, | will vote
against him.. If | believe that there
| il room for reasonable doubt, ! Will
give the president the benefit OF the
doubt.
uAmong the congressional commit
tees that are of especial interest to
Nevadans, l am a member of the COM
mittee on irrigation of arid lands.
Although on the minority sue,
played my part in securing the exten-
sion of the time for payment for lands
bv settlers to 20 years, which IS now
law.
"About the Carson mint-they tried
4, abolish that and came near ae-
compishing it, but I succeeded in pre-
venting the move and retaining the
assay department
"The laboring men know whether
have been their friend, and | re-
far Won to them on that question.
Railroad and Title.
ct understand that someone has
said that if Nevada had someone OF
the opposite political party in my po-
s;tion in Washington, certain iegisia-
tion that is now pending or locked up
in committees might have been pass
cd. including the bill for straighten-
ing out titles to lands along the
Southern Pacific right of way. But
wish 70 tell YOU that that bill was
introduced late in the session, wheh
the calendar was crowded with iegis-
lation of great nationa ! Importance,
and il cannot now be gotten out OF
committee. ,-.
at remained in Washington during
tbe hot summer months looking az
tor vour interests and the interests OF
The state of Nevada. / did not even
come N Nevada to participate in the
urinary campaign for the nominal
t;on. believing that you would give
m. your endorsement, as you did.
ssI have now come to present my
report to you of my stewardship.
have been docked for my salary every
day this last week that | have peer
absent from congress. Senators arr
NOT doeked and can go away withoo'
fear on that score. But | have hee'
locked for every day, and that hurts
(Laughter.)
| "Tf you believe I have done my
dutv. | want your endorsement. That
l;s what / am talking to you for, ana
lI hope you II send be back.
| ruovreANn