Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-06
NOTED DRY-TOWN
ORATOR TO TELL
OF c. D. ?. MERITS
FORECAST OF SPEECH HEREWITH
. GIVEN. WITH SUGGESTION OF
EASY WAY FOR WIFE TO WIN A
NEW THANKSGIVING BONNET

Mr. Edgar 6. Mills. dry-town ora
tor. hailing from Seattle. Wash.
known AZ ProgressivcRepubl
tonight will speak at the Bradley The
atre on the issues OF the campaign.
The photo-play will be omitted. The
meeting will begin at s O'Clock.
MIR. Mills was a delegate TO the Pro
grcssivc convention at Chicago. He
will try TO explain his peculiar action
in supporting Hughes and the Repnb-
liCan party. which still IL dominat ed
by the Old Quart BOSSES. Penrose.
Smoot. Crane. Barnes. 81. al, and will
make the audaCious claim that the Re-
publican party has thrown over IN"
bosses and now stands for progressive
ideas and principles.
For the first time In years. Mr.. Mills
will say. the Republican delegates Sc
lected their own candidate for Presi-
dent
MIR. Mills will say further that four
party elected Woodrow Wilson, but
that now all wings OF the party are
solidly behind Hughes He will say
this. undoubtedly. despite the well
known fact that thousands OF promin.
cnt Progressivcs, who followed Roosc.
welt until he betrayed the Progress.
sivcs into the hands OF their enemiea.
today are fighting with all their might
for the reelection of President Wilson
and Democratic majority
Mr.. Mills will speak strongly for
woman suffrage. minimum wage
scale. eight hour labor FOR ALL. pen.
siOns for mothers. and the aged and
the crippled
II he shall have recovered sufficient
ly from recent severe cold. Mr. Mill.
will discuss TIA" Underwood tariff ant
compare the exports of the first veal
| OF Wilson's administration with those
Of 'hr first year of the European war
| He will not tell. however that thrs,
/ figures were made before the Prrsi
dent had time Ia have enacted IN,
! great constructive" measures of legis
lation which brought about and viii
continue our present unprcCcdcnt"C
| prosperity
Mr.. Mills will say that the presen
on the carnage in Europe and that I
| cannot endure under present tariff
laws. In other words. he will argue tha
poor. dccr"pit. TavaGed. crippled Eu
rope. broken financially and in ever
way. with all of Europe's negotiable
securities now held in this countr!
with her future mortgagcd to AmcTiCi
for AT least fifty years. will be abl,
after the war. TO get the best of on
powerful country in trade. unless "
erect the barrier Of a high tariff wal
MIR Mills may be- expected To advC
cate this futile and cruel policy.
Mr.. Mills will plead for prepare,
ness (Which Mr.. Wilson already ha
assurcd) and will advocatc the mil
, | lNIN lENlNlNH bl DoAS b'lilE nlilllH
istic and warlike. he will. of cours
condemn the Presidents McXica
. peace policy. which bids fair to sav
Mexico, making her our firmc,
. friend. aud to save the lives of half
million of our young men and mtoI
treasure.
Mr. Mills will set forth Hughes
. record as governor of New York. br
Z will not tell that Hughes vetoed Il
bill which cQualized the salaries
men and women teachers. nor tn
Hughes fought the income Tux. M
: vetoed other measures of benefit
labor and the common people
Z MIR Mills will tell OF Ilughcss got
' clerical worK In tho insurance invcs
cations. when he was dealing with :
Z effect and not 4 cause. Finally,
Z will predict the overwhelming clccti,
Z Of Hughes.
z The foregoing Is merely u takcnfo
Z granted forecast of the visitors u
Z dress. bet your wife II new hat tn
Z II isn't correct take her with you
Z hear him. and she certainly will q