The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-07-19
SENATOR PITTNAN
REPORTS ON HIS
STEWARDSHIP
Tells What Has Been Accomplished
For State and Asks Return
On Record.
To the Citizens of Nevada:

To the Citizens of Nevada:
| have about completed the un-
expired term in the United States
Senate to which the people of the
State elected me. The responsible
duty of selecting a representative of
the State in the United States Sen
ate for the next six years is about
to devolye upon you. / have no
right to submit my name for your
consideration until l have made a
full and frank report of my services.
have received numerous letters
asking how I stood upon certain
measures that have been passed
upon and upon other measures that
are now pending. Such inquiries
also remind me of the necessity Of
making this report.
1t is not fair that ! should ask
Jour support upon the grounds Of
friendship or to satisfy personal am
lition. II cannot accomplish
something for you. and 50 represent
you as to benefit not only the State
but the nation, then, in justice to
yourself and to our State. you
should select one who can. II de
termining this you have a right to
know and to consider ali of my acts
as your representative A great
many of our citizens have urged up
on me the propriety of going to the
State and submitting to questions
end reporting in person. | realize
that this would be moro satisfactory,
and it would certainly be more
pleasurable. deeply regret my in
atility to honorably comply with
this request. The people of my
State have reposed in ne a great
confidence. They have elected me
as their representative. agent and
i servant to look after their interests
in the United States Senate. They
are paying me a salary for this ser
vice. l have no right TO neglect my
official duties for my private inter
ests.
There never was such an import
ant session of Congress. There are
many appropriation bills pending
which contain items of vast impor-
tanee to our people. There are bills
pending which contain provisions
which are injurious to our welfare
and which must be fought and de-
feated The great Democratic reYe-
nue. bill is now pending. 1t increases
and taxes enormous profits made out
Of the sale of munitions of war.
II largely repeals the Stamp Act
lifts the burdens off of those least
able to bear them and places them
upon those who have vast incomes.
The Shipping bill which is intend
ed TO break the grip of the Shipping
Trust, facilitate commerce, reduce
the cost of shipping, and establish
q Merchant Marine. is again to be
fought out during this session. Ey-
cry support and every vote is neces-
sary for the passage of this bill.
l have succeeded in passing sew
eral bills through the Senate of ad-
vantage to our State, and while l
cannot act in the House of Repre-
sentatives, may be able to use
some influence in that body if l re-
main here.
But above and beyond all of this,
know that the President, who has
borne and is now bearing more bur-
dens than any President since
Abraham Lincoln, needs my support
upon the floor of the Senate and in
the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions.
Record In United States Senate
Have been consistent and ac-
tive supporter of the administration.
Am an active member of the fol
lowing Committees: Territories,
Mines and Mining, Public Lands,
) Indian Affairs, Arid Lands and Ir-
rigation, Naval Affairs, and Foreign
Relations.
As Chairman of the Committee on
Territories, l had charge of bill for
construction of government railroad
, in Alaska. This was the first gov
ernmental constructed railroad.
As chairman Of subcommittee on
Public Lands, had charge on floor
of Senate of bill to supply people Of
San Francisco with municipal
J water supply
Actively supported the income tax
law
Actively supported constitutional
amendment for election of United
States Senators by direct vote of
} people.
Actively supported Currency bill
known as the Federal Reserve Act,
J which took the money of the coun-
try out of the control of Wall Street,
} placed it in the hands of the people,
J and forever made impossible such a
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