Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-10-26
Pittman Delivers
Mastery Address
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ter. Had we passed the Bill through
the Senate, it would still have to
pass through the House, and would
be no further advanced than the pres,
ent Bill,
1t is our intention, however, to in,
troduce in the next Congress. a sim
liar Bill, in the United States Senate,
land to attempt to get some of our
Democratic friends in the House to
take charge of it, when it goes over
there. We have introduced a Bill in
the Senate which will be passed in
December, providing for the appoint.
ment of an additional Federal Judge,
and the holding of terms of Court i'm
l The passage of this Bill will
make more necessary a Federal Build.
ing in Elko, and will aid us in obtain.
ing such a building.
Their are other great bills for the
benefit of Nevada and the west un.
DER consideration, which will also be
taken up at the coming congress. but
II you desire and expect this legisla-
ton you must help us to enact it. 1t
can only be enacted by the majority
party in congress. No senator or rem.
resentative in congress- can ask the
aid OF the majority party unless he
is willing to aid that party. Your
western democratic senators are in
a position where they can JcInand and
obtain the support of the majority
party. The vote of the western demo
cratic senators Is necessary to give
n democrats a majority in the Uni
ted States senate. and they thereby
nave a power with which they can
force proper western legislation. Let
me illustrate this: A resolution re-
Gently came before the senate to on
thor1Ze the treasurer Of the United
States to anticipate the needs of the
government for subsidiary coin, and
TO purchase 100000 0 ounces of sill
YER Inc northern, eastern and south.
eIh are o interested in
SILVER: unfortunately many of them
are bitterly prejudiced against silver
but silver mining is of vital imnort'
ance to the people Of Nevada and tho
west and the western democratic con.
ators determined that the resolution
must pass. How did we do Il? We
gave the democrats from the other
sections OF the country to understand
tnat we believed the resolution TO he
!nst inc necessary; that we believed
IL OF Just as much Importance TO us
as certain river and harbor Hesitation
NOII
to them, and that, unless they gave
US democratic support for this
resolution that something awful might
happn TO the rivers and haTbors hin
It was a threat, but a threat made In
an justice, reason and good shirt
What was the result? The democrats
voted for II and the republican,
voted against it with the exception Of
three republican senators. This will
be the condition OF all western Ieeie.
iation and we a only pass such leg.
islaton by maintaining western con.
trol OF the democratic majority. You
can't expect us to have full success
IN inc house either although we can
retaltate by holding up house hills
unless you place in the house OF rem,
resentatiyes a democrat who is in
accord with the administration and
VINO can obtain the ear and support of
me democratic majority. That we
have been hampered In western Iegis.
iation by reason OF the failure OF bav.
ing a democrat In the house of rem.