Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-06-22
Of his birthday. they proclalmed !

OF his birthday. they proclaimed the
glory OF our reunned country, one
nag, one language, one people, broth.
ers all, forgiving while lamenting the
mistakes OF the past. !
The Bonanza editorial, in part, fol-
lows:
"Nevada's patriotism should pot be /
judged by the fact that she Is the only
State in the Union missing from the
roster Of commemorative rallying to
the flag on the Rio Grande. Should !,
the necessity become apparent the
Sagebrush State can furnish a regi-
ment OF cavalry, another regiment Of
engineers recruited from the worlds
widest known universities. battalion
of scouts versed in desert trails and
half regiment Of the finest chauf-
feurs ever known to twist awheel over
broken ground or to prove their re-
sourcefulness in the hour Of neces'
sity.
Nevada has all the elements that
combine the best qualities OF the from
tiersman with the adaptability of the
prospector, the ingenuity and fertility
Of those brought face to face with me-
chanical problems and natural OBJ
stacles. The parlor soldier has never
appealed to the practical man who con-
| uuered the wilderness of the Great
Basin lying between the Wasatch and
| the Sierras. The native and adopted
1 sons have been prone to look patroniz-
ingly on the dilletante youth forming
the personnel OF the average city regi.
ment; they may have lorded 1t over
the effeminacy Of social life entwined
with the traditions Of the quasi citizen
soldiery, but no one ever ventured TO
accuse the yeomanry of the State OF
supercilious disregard for the coven.
ants OF citizenship or disloyalty to the
flag Of their fathers. Should the time
ever come when the President, be he
| Wilson or Hughes, calls for recruits,
ten thousand men will spring from the
depths Of the mines. the sweet-scented
alfalfa fields and the breezy ranges.
No recruiting officers will be needed.
The call of country will be the clarion
note to assemble and the response will
be as spontaneous as the impulsive
temperament of its people. Accouched
in a naked country remote from help,
Nevada has always been self-reliant
and independent as the fierce Wa
shoes, Shoshones and Pah Utes from
whom its people wrested sovereignty
by their unaided efforts and the same
dominant principles. will prevail when
the call comes for men to carry the
banner Of :rae I.rerty through to the
halls of Montezuma on the precipitous
hills of Chepultepec.
Nevada saved The nation in the six
ties when political strife seethed In
the souls of her turbulent population
and half century Of progress, civili'
cation and settlement has not quench'
ed the fire of true patriotism, allayed
tho thirst for adventure or smothered
the ambition for conquest.
when the red flag was Haunted in
the face Of GoldfIeld by Red revolu'
tionists the insult recalled the citizens
to their senses and the honest men re-
solved to pluck out the thorn OF Mill
ism and destroy 1t. branch, trunk and
root, so the hydra-headed monster
would never flourish in the free land
!, This demonstration led to the organi'
cation of the Nevada State police by
autohrity of Governor John w. Sparks
with the idea of creating the nucleus
of disciplined military force that
would be far superior to a listless
: half.backed militia. The act was de
!, signed to establish reserve Of trained
, men, accustomed to act In concert
gifted with a highly developed initia
tive and sworn to respond promptly te
any summons. These reserves exis
today, II the skeleton membership has
not been drafted into other fields b.
the open affronts put upon them b!
the body Of the last legislature.
Developments Of the next few days
will tell the story. It Is Governor
!, Boyle's duty to act and act promptly
. that Nevada may not be tainted will
cowardice and it's citizens shamed int
forcing the Chief Executive to &C
:, forthwith"