Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-07
Warning To Speakers: Don't Abuse
the President of the United States
Before Any Elko County Audience

shot down BY an assassin. In recent I.
signed interview. Mr.. Garfield said:
/ THE attempt TO rekindle old fires OF
I hatred between the North and South is ,
/ reprehensible in the extreme. The !
| South today is not the South OF 1861. |
Any attempt TO confuse the old and
! the new South Is due TO ignorance or
| to deliberate attempt 10 befog the
minds of voters"
Asserting that Southern representa-.
tives are no more active and no moro |
blameworthy for seeking special fav.
\ ors for their districts than Northern |
men doing the same thing. and that il |
is also a Republican falling. and has
| been cardinal vice OF the dominant !
party since the very first congress. Mr..
Garfield says:
"The real question before the voter
Is whether the great problems OF the |
day, international as well as national.
| will be more wisely handled by con-
| tinuing Mr.. Wilson and his party in !
power, or by turning the government !
over TO Mr.. Hughes and his supporters
The records OF the past eight years,
not those OF fifty years ago. are gig.
nificant"
Other Nonsensical Remarks.
Mr.. Mills declared that Mr.. Parker
and two others were sent TO Congress
from the South as Progressives: and
that lin order to get them back into
the Democratic fold they had to leave !
the duty on sugar"
Think of three obscure men domi /
Mating the Congress and the Demo. !
cratic party!
Speaking of Hughes's veto of the
two.cent railroad bill, Mr. Mills had
the nerve to say that Hughes knew
nothing whatever about the bill and
showed his courage by vetoing it,"
Every listener knew why Hughes !
vetoed that bill.
As for our public domain in Nevada.
the speaker said: Leave it in the
| hands OF the federal government. le;
them develop the irrigation systems
for you and sell the land to small
home-owners."
This nonsense evoked broad and
| general smile
| On Mexico he said: I'VE will 90
down there and establish a govern.
ment that will be one of the wonders
of the world. We can do It and lose
less men than Monarch Wilson did
when he occupied Vera Cruz"
This startling statement fell fiat. Of
course.
l Again and again the dry.town orator
referred to the pussyfooting Presi.
dent. too proud To right" and each
time the insult was received in cold
| silence.
Most important utteranee.
The orator" in desperation uttered
+ threat that may or may not have
Republican authority behind II. With,
crlticising the eight.hou bill. he nd
!. mitted that President Wilson had pre-
4 vented an industrial disaster. then
added these significant words: "Du-
something Ia likely to occur between
u now and the election that Wilson can't
q fix up"
U This prophecy made everyone sit uT
b and take notice, hui the orator didn',
g add another word He let It go nj
u that. as n mystery.
Kindness lmpeis silence
l. On Further Utteranees.
u Under the rule OF charity and kind
G ness the speaker will no, he quoted
q further lie had an audience OF nearly
9 200. composed OF some OF the bes
q people of Blko County. Most of Their
= doubtless felt ashamed of the haran
n que and outraged by the speaker,
q abuse OF the President
ri The visitor proclaimed himself
]" candidate for the supreme Court II
I the state Of Washington. In tina
u state are many thousands OF Southern
q ers who vote independently In ever,
u election. a marked copy Of this repor
VIII be sent TO certain newspapers am
public men in that state. 80 that tho,
= may know of Mr.. Mills's campaign
q in Nevada.
" Tho people of Nevada resent the in
u ,rusion OF incapable speakers who pre-
p sumo to tell them whats.what ant
'et how to vote. They welcome ever,
" speaker Of ability. regardless OF party
for they are open.mindcd regardin
70 Tho Issues and will lister respectful
W. TO any sensible talk.
So The Republican press agents make
~ mos, serious mistake in billing spell
'"l p'haer ~ "one Of tho greatest orator