Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-25

cass matter
a LEGISLATORS.
Wa were asked the other day: - l4a4 a iss-s4-st a. : =
tor q IN scented TO De III inquest ..44-s. "a ts 44~-.. j.. - s,~--
$tauosnt II Is q question that any sa- ts.soA 1890. 100 49, .-4 ~-4~
IN the inst place the mAhins of a LEGISLATOR ~ solnesunns ~nl,n s- ~,
done done VITA a lew minutes. It taxes : s.s-t Ss-4 . N.as4Se ..-o4z -..4 :
tcuAaataon " good common sense ana At % setyns s,sa % NC 4uu4-4oA
OF the gallery. When the time for n eiecuon OF leslsmors come aIuunui
Ut onsei hay the plan To be called by TIE people. Aan u ueAe nno axe W.
ten by the Legislative bug are people a nAye al ae 70 srlnu or nA,e .
Inaduo course OF time they arrive 1t this capitohcty ready To- a
fray. They have read scores of letters and ave answered as many lrolu
the dear people who re willing to serve ne iesasrture as atucnes aWu
each has promised to meet the legislator personany o. uy before n
opening of the session and put forth ms or nr cIaIms Tor the JoDs. AT
the same time there are always from ten to Twelve or Inc nvne suarus
VINO an willing Z spend a winter in the caprai city It the expense u n
state and the newly elected is daily remlnued3 or the TACT anu furthermore
nee and 1t is nothing more than right and proper that they snoulu have
= so ~ The LEGISLATOR I'm. makes s the promise n. ana and goes TO the capital cny.
ton of the presiding officer and he rs expected to get IL line with IN
party and supper. tho man selected for the place. He is told nat tne
caucas win be held on such and such a day ana he attends. he votesa as
he is expected to vote and maybe in return gets one atacne when ne
knows there are q dozen who expects him to land a place tor them. Az
ter an hour or two of agony he wires to his aunt to come ana get the
folks at home knows he has sold himself to some faction and the han
nr is brought out for use. This is the first making of the legislator.
against him and then he worries some more. Some one told hum when he
was q boy that he was a good speaker and that his words were convincing
SO he tries to win fame fr himself A county bill comes ID which he To-
not understand and he makes a speech on it with the result that the tel
lows who represent the county concerned get sore and then he is in
trouble again. Someone introduces a bill that he favors but his party is
against it and he has to stand with his party. This Is found out and his
party aps him o h Jack and the other party men say he is a weak
ling. Then comes up a big question in which his. home people ar divid-
oL- 1SuIoA5 COu0m uO MIN nOm DOLn StQeS,e every ma he w a dollar
to sends him a telegram and he is surely ur against it The measure
comes up for action and he votes a he thinks right. Then the home
paper comes out and inttmates he Is to be tarred and .feathered when he
comes home. one faction wants to know what he got for his votes and the
winning side only says well, what did we elect him forf" If a legislator
sits stl and says nothing he is claimed to be a dummy; If he talks
a great deal he is said to be a "windbag"; If he changes his mind o a
measure they say he was fixed; If he supports a union measure he is a
red neck" and IL he votes agansht a union measure he is a. corporation
man; IL he votes against some great moral question agfatea by the
women voters he is tailed a "blaekieg" and the women promise + to FIX
him at the next election" and If he supports the measure he Ia termed a
weak one afraid OF the woman vote"
The real thing to make a legislator is to pick up a man wh has bee
a success In his private life, one who Is willing to hw to the inc md let
te cnpS IAN nSf they WILL, q a who is perfectly satisfied toSbe
elected just for one session, a man who will talk only when he has some
thing to say. who will do the. things which he considers right 10 matter
ent the qualifications are not in the election law.-carson News.
A "cLEAN UP AND PAINT uPs CAMPAIGN.
WHY not organize a "Clean Up and Paint Up" mpaIen. n MAKO
our town a better Home town, now7 Here's a brief plan IF faction: Hold
a meeting to discuss the matter and to organize for al eneetive and
thorough campaign. Elect or appoint:
One man and one woman as directing heads of the general movement.
A committee on public buildings, stores. etc.
A committee OH T.Ll, outbuldings.
A committee o. streets and alleys. #ss= $3.50
A committee on parking and planting.
a committee ON painting and repair work.
A committee to interest the school children.
A committee to supply teams for removal of rubbish.
Captain and heutenants Of working crews for each day OF the cam
paign4
Here are some of the things to be done during "cean up and Paint
Up' week, and to be continued thereafter.
Clean up lawns, cutters, back yards and alleys. ~,
Burn or haul away all garbage and rubbish.
Prrno shade trees; plant trees on lawns and parkings.
FIJI up dangerous and unsghuy holes in vacant lots.
Repair fences. gates. porchea, screen windows, etc.
Tear down old. worthless and unsghuy signs.
Make Ehndrefa gardens in vacant lots.
Tear down old, WORKOUT awnings and put up 10 ones
Plant flower gardons and shrubs on lawns.
Spread disinfectans In gsrmbreedtng holes and buildings.
whitewash cellars. barns. etc.
Paint store fronts, poche5. window stills, screens, etc.
ENLARGED HOMESTEAD ACT.
CONGRESSMAN srNNoTT's enlarged homestead act which became
aH1awd nrin1 III CloainR daYa Of II With oonproaa tn ~ sntaro,t