Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-27

the lines of his circular which ap-
peared in yesterdays Bonanza. The
statements were received with ap-
plause and It was apparent from the
outset that the voters were with
Springmeyer and against the man
who assumed to spring a trap at the
eleventh hour of the campaign
j. f. Abel, candidate for superin-
tendent of public instruction, from
Winnemucca, spoke on the necessity
for amending the school laws and
injecting fresh ideas into the school
system that would serve to bring the
various divisions of education closer
together. He urged the adoption of
the central suburban school so that
the rural districts would be supplied
with modern, up-to-date methods in
stead of having poor schools holding
thirty to fifty pupils, ranging from
first to eighth grade with one teacher
to instruct them. This was the
poorest system of all and he was
for an immediate change which, he
said would not cost the taxpayer
one dollar more, but would result in
greater satisfaction to the parents
and greater credit to the boys and
girls living in rural communities. He
was for advanced education in the
country by establishing a wagon or
motor car service by which children
could be brought to school and re-
turned home in the evening instead
of trudging through mud and snow
and being untitled for applied study
during school hours.
William Mcmillan. candidate for re-
election as state treasurer, made a
business mans talk
about the use of state funds under
proper supervision instead of allow
ing them to lie in the vaults of the
state treasurer where the money
was robbed of its earning power BY
changes in the law suggested to the
last legislature he had succeeded in
utilizing the surplus funds in such
a way that they brought in sufficient
income to pay all expenses of con
ducting the treasurer's office. He re-
ferred to the contract lands sold
IA lr cot fah n
to mature. There were 1900 of
these contracts outstanding on which
the state would eventually collect one
dollar an acre. This would bring to
the school funds total of $7,000,000
or SS,000,00O for which provision had
TO be made to prevent its waste. AT
present these lands were held on
payment of per cent interest, but
with the maturing OF these contracts
the taxpayers would have to look
to the treasurer's office for sugges-
tions for further investment.
Sam Plat dwelt long and earnest
ly on the record of Senator New
lands, always citing facts and figures
and referring his listeners to the
Congressional Record for most of his
facts He always gave the number
of the page and told his hearers
where he could find the record. He
spoke for an hour and was literally
applauded all the way through,
"If | am sent to Washington Mr.
Newlands says | will have no inhu.
ence or standing with the admins
tration." remarked Mr. Platt. Nov
let us see how that works. Mr. New.
lands went to congress as a repre-
sentative of the Silver party dc
not remember having heard at any
time there was Silver president in
the White House and therefore all
the years of Mr. Newlands' first tern
must have been wasted. Next he
/ went to the senate as a Democrat
under Republican president ant
has been there ever since under Re
/ publican administrations until tn,
election of Mr. Wilson. Therefore
according to Mr.. Newlands own ar
gument, he could not have been o
any service to the people of Nevadi
because he was in Washington as
Democrat under Republican admins
trations. | do not care to take ad
vantage of such silly suggestions
have too much respect for Mr.. WI
son, as president of the Unite
States, to think he would be governe
by partisan influence II any membe
of congress submitted measur
which would be of benefit to tn
whole country No, on the contrar,
, | think Mr.. Wilson is too brainy
man to descend to the level SUI
gested by MIR. Newlands. His vet
or signature would not be influence
in the least by the fact that a mea
/ ure was the offspring of Repul
| lican. Democrat or Progressive. II
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