The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-18
HON. CHARLES LEE. hoRsEY.
Senator from Lincoln County Who
Led Fight for Progressive lesisla-
tion at Carson Last WinterA
Splendid Type Of the
Young Democracy.

They called him an 'idealist" and
impractical" Brilliant no doubt
that they" conceded-but how could
a struggling young lawyer expect to
build up practice In little county
seat town in Nevada, II he persisted
in the mad folly Of turning down the
perfectly good divorce business
that was seeking him out from the
centers OF matrimonial infelicity in
the easts II was q very pretty CON-
pliment for Lincoln county 10 pay 9
pleasant young gentleman who was
also an excellent citizen. that election
of Charles Lee Horsey as state sen
ator in the fall of 1919; but as for ex,
pecting him TO develop anything like
leadership in the egislature-that
was quite out Of the question. The
man insisted on taking his conscience
into politics; therefore he must be
lacking in political sense.
That was how some Of the "old
heads" talked when the dust cleared
away after election, You may re-
member that they talked the same
way about Woodrow Wilson-he.ore
the Baltimore convention. Not that
they had any objection to Horsey.
not the least in the world. Only they
deplored his failure TO get wise"
But 1t was bad year for ~old heads"
as the sequel proved. Ho-sey so;
wise, all right; or rather he was wise
all along-to their kind 81 politics
Hence these tears Hence. \ co-ruy,
Practices set, now Law, that put an
end 20 I'D head politics in Nevada
for all time Hence = tax commits
sion bill with teeth in ii. compelling
the big interests 10 contribute their
fair share TO the revenue az the state.
Hence. the removal from the map @.
Nevada Of the disgrAeeful hlos that
marked the Reno divorce colony
And other casualties. Bu, naore az
that later.
Charles Lee Horsey New in to
Phoebe in January. 1898 His worldly
possessions consisted az a nsce new
sheepskin. On which the ink Was
scarcely dry. granted by the Unirs->
sity Of Virginia and emitting Ain to
the degree Of Bachelor q Laws and
all the privileges and snosu1e1s,
thereto approaching lrrovsaea ne
could beat the other fellow 10 tAs-l.
one wife, one child. liking for tie
country, and a sunny Disposition
And he was rich q; that Moreover.
he was inclined 10 take : broad and
liberal view OF the privileges ana
emoluments aforesaid He reasoned
like this Here Is hra16 rev
country. Charles Lee Ho-ser has
just discovered IT. II is . good eoon-
try. else why did the gods and eszi
gods. in the old days when the world
was young and silver was king. rash
in here, SEQ miles by stage. ten thou
sand strong. II needs . railroad. and
il Is getting tha; Jus. SIS fast IS Sen
ator Clark can shoot traanlos5s a.
rails and ties into his mA,ersA, yards
on the cid Calyerwsn ranch .; Cal
ien,e Above all II needs seoa
lawyer. The lawyer Is here His
name is Horsey. Ladies' and seaiae~
men, naees Mr.. Horssy,~
They did-Horsey SAW 70 ;Aas.
And they liked his looks When Ne
yada people like mans looks hat
mans fortune is made II scz-ss
easy. bat II isn't. unless he Is the
right uAE Nsyaaans are not VIA,
yoa woald call critical N tie w
pleasant sense az hat terra Nos
many q them han troz Missouri IN.
they are mighty good Judges Q. IN
man nature and car2eilisy. TAsy
don't have 10 be shown escarss
they have developed the disaoaoe-ssag
faculty az seeing and finding cut FOR
themselves When they decide that
. candidate for their favor Is q
Wholesome sort Of person. entitled 20.
pass as o, X. II Is very rarely aeces
sary to send for the pure food inspes
tor. And so when his eastern
friends. whose education l,hsy having
never lived in Nevadal had been
neglected. suggested that Mr.. Horsey
Was playing In great lack that prOM-
ising young iuriss opinionea that n
wasn't luck at all. He had had an
intimate personal acquaintance with
the man in question for several years
and the turn events had taken seem
ed to him the most natural tang in
the world.
Which goes TO show that he had
also taken the trouble TO find cut =
thing or two about Nevada As .
matter az fact. heing Of logical tarn
u mind. and hooking this broad ecun-
ny AZ ours sQuAre,y IN the face. a.
hey say On commencement day. he