The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-04-07
GOVERNOR GIVES HIS VIEWS
Justifies Administration Acts BY
Counter Arguments, And Tells Re-
suits of New Laws.

Governor Emmet ID. Boyle re-
turned from a weeks vacation on
the coast yesterday morning, where
he combined business with pleasure
in dedicating the Nevada building at
the San Diego fair and visiting the
state building at San Francisco.
During the day Governor Boyle
visited United States Surveyor Gen
eral J. b. O'Sullivan at his home
here and today he will go to Carson
to attend the first and informal
meeting OF the new tax commission
OF Nevada.
Appreciation and gratification
over Nevada's showing at the fairs
was expressed by the governor.
Without derogation to the San
Francisco building or fair, | want
to say that the San Diego building,
exhibit and fair are beautiful and
inspiring TO the visitor" said the
governor. While Nevada visitors
doubtless will attend the San Fran
cisco exposition, they should make a
special effort to see that at San Di-
ego also for it congresses a wonder
full showing of picturesque and
finished beauty, with a representa-
tive exhibit specializing in the pro-
ducts, industries and methods of the
southern west and western group of
states.
The Nevada building at San Diego
is beautiful and typical type OF
architecture and. enclosing the gath
cred exhibits of the state, affords a
good opportunity for a state show
inc Tftoratttra ooncorpinU tho cfaf q
is in demand there, he said, but the
problem is to get something that
will be quickly read and to gel
enough to supply the demand. Al
the San Francisco building there Is
provision for the reception of guests
but the exhibits are to be found in
the respective buildings devoted &c
mining, agriculture, livestock. etc.
On the eve of resuming his duties
in Carson City the governor was in
a mood to discuss some matters OF
recent legislation and his part in
them. He spoke of the gambling
law. the boxing bill, the revenue law,
the state police. the water law and
of various other matters. After a
week freedom from the conflicting
opportunities of many men of many
minds he was able to look back on
the past in a more analytical frame
of mind and TO look forward with
confidence.
The governor said that in signing
the so-called gambling bill he was
aware that his action would meet
q varying reception. but he was
chiefly moved by the idea that Ne
vada should not have "hypocritical
laws" Unless there is enough senti-
ment against a practice to compel
the enforcement of a law against it,
he believes a law should not be
passed merely to satisfy a more or
less theoretical conscience. He
found the peace officers of the state
favored the bill because il would re-
move from them the unjust accusa-
tion OF failing to enforce law on
the books, whereas they were un-
able to secure convictions. The
gambling element as a class. he un-
derstood. opposed the bill. The
governor repeated his promise that
tie present law will be enforced. but
would not indicate definitely how, at
this time. He believes that If the
playing of the games which are now
permitted shall become deeply Of
fensive to the people. in time a law
viii be passed under such circum-
stances that it can be enforced.
On the new state revenue law the
governor feels that the revenues
taken from the counties will be made
up by a more uniform system of as
sessments and that tlie principle of
making revenue the prime object of
licenses, is a false one. He believes
it is an unjust and unequal method
of taxation on the whole, taxing the
home merchant and home consumer
and indirectly making it burden
some for people to patronize their
home ndustries.-Reno Journal,
Monday.