Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-10-24
CELEBRATED CASE
OF WOODBURY.
VS.. WOODBURY.

ing TO our l.. S. Senators not keeping
their promise to Bertie Mcintosh, is
out stumping the State for Newlands
VIM. Woodburn, father of the u. 5.
Attorney, is a Republican and has
been made his sons deuty. to make
sure that the business end OF the
Office is run right In 1892 VIM.
Woodburn, Sr, was the Republican
nominee for Congress against Mr..
Ncwlands, and following IS The speech
he made throughout the State during
that campaign Politics makes funny
bedfellows in some families Read
the Woodburn speech of 1892 and
see if Sam Platt is not giving you the
straight dope about his notorious op
ponent:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
| know it is not i'll accordance with
the rules of political ethics to assail an
honorable political opponent in po-
litical contest, but upon the principles
that necessity is superior to the law,
has purchased almost every newspa
per in the State, regardless OF their
political complexion, | am compelled
to be my own newspaper, and contrast
my character and claims with his, and
present them for inspection.
Under such circumstances the vo-
ters of his State ought to pardon me
if say kind word in favor OF my
self
Who is he and what claims Ia, ne
that entitle him to represent Nevada
in Congress? Six years ago ht made
his debut in the famous Stockton con
vention i'll California. and he there de
clared his enthusiasm for Cleveland
Democracy, that he was born a Dem
ocrat. that he had sucked Democratic
tcats, and swore he would die a Dem
ocrat He then aspircd To the United
States Senate, but George Hearst
Smothered his pucrile aspirations.
When repudiated in California, he
came to Nevada. changed his politics
on the miserable pretense that he
could not agree with Cleveland's views
on The tariff, although he indorsed him
in Stockton and III the Senatorial
campaign None believes that this
favorite of fortune. this accidental mil
lionaire, was attracted TO Nevada by
the sa,ubrity of its climate or the per
fume of its sagebrush. Office was the
lode stone that attracted him hlther,
and nothing else He knows that our
voting population is small, and that
he had the money with which to pur
chase the rotten element
He never raised his voice for silver
in California, but assumed to be its
champion as soon as inc landed IN Ne
vada As soon as re built residence
in Reno he became candidate for
Congress on the Republican ticket.
and protested that he was III perfect
accord with all the leading principles
OF the Republican party.
Two years ago he was candidate
for Congress before the Republican
State Convention held in Virginia
City. When he found that he could
not be nominated he made a speech
that while in California he was regard
ed as Democrat and participated
in Democratic State Conventions he
always voted for Republicans on the
day of election.
He knew Harrison's views on
finance then as well as now, still he
clamored for the nomination as Re
publican on Republican ticket. lie
has been a candidate ever since for
Congress as Republican until few
days before Stewart forced him to in
dorse the Weaver electors at Winnie
mucca.
AT the late Republican convention
at Reno he was regularly nominated
for Congress with his consent. The
gentleman who placed him in nomi-
nation withdrew his name only when
he failed to appear before the con
vention and indor9e the platform
which he was willing to do outside
the convention.
On the very day the convention as
semblcd he declared in the presence
Of the District Attorney and the AS
SCISSOR OF Ormsby couny and mum
Der of others that Weaver was only
remote possibility. and that if elected
He. would act with the Republican
party,
The name of Mr.. Newlands appears
in the Silver State newspaper under
the Weaver electors, and in the Reno
Gazette. an organ under his absolute
control, above whose name is wood
cut of Harrison. In the former he is
an apple of silver in a picture OF gold