The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-17

thor and lecturer, had the following
to say of herself, when interrogated
as to her method when addressing
audiences:
| never speak from notes. and my
first principle is BE heard" the sec
ond Say something" and my third
is stop"
During somewhat active life
have always avoided newspaper in
terviews and you, l can safely say.
are the. first person to whom | have
voluntarily given one.
AS to my impressions of the Anne
Martin campaign / will say this:
This is my first real political cam
paign work. ! have come from New
York to Nevada to contribute what
| little / can to this work, the election
of Miss Anne Martin of Reno, a native
daughter, to a place in the United
| States Senate.
And why this effort to promote an
election? Not pay, for there is none.
Not friendship. / am proud to be a
friend of Anne Martin, but then
have other friends of whom | am proud
yet would not stir foot to see them
elected to such a position. Nor is it
merely personal fitness for the office,
though Miss Martin has that personal
fitness in high degree. She is able,
honest. disinterested and has a long
record of previous activity and ex
perience to add TO her competence.
There are three reasons why Miss
Martins election seems to me of such
unusual Importance. The first is the
least yet a strong one. 1t is that as
woman she represents a large and
important class of citizens. hitherto
cut off from their share of political
service. No woman should be elected
to any office merely because she is a
woman, but of two candidates, man
and woman. equally able and suitable,
the woman should be chosen because
turn about is fair play.
Nevertheless | wouldn't have trav-
eled three thousand miles for that.
The next reason is that Miss Mar
tin is an independent. The party sys-
tenn, by which our governmental ma
chinery has been so long managed.
has its advantages and disadvantages.
II lends itself to many practices long
open to criticism. 1t has to change
from time to time by the development
Of new parties. at first purer than the
old. but, as they become successful,
manifesting the same characteristics.
An Independent candidate repre-
sents, not a party, but the people.
The people have small voice in select
ing party candidates. They are care
fully chosen by the small group of
men who manage the party they are
supported by the powerful party news
papers. and by the more powerful
party fund, and by the most powerful
party Influence"
AS for the voters, they follow the
band. In Nevada an independent can
didate cannot be nominated without
the petition of one-tenth of the num-
Der of voters at the previous election.
Miss Martin would so have required
some 1900 names. She got 10000
three times the number needed. That
proves the wide interests behind her,
not THE Interests" with a large H."
but all the little rs who make up our
citizenship.
This method is genuinely demo-
cratic and sound. 1t comes nearer TO
the true meaning of "a representative
government" than any machine-made
party candidacy. On this ground |
became warmly interested in Miss
Martins campaign. but the third rea-
son is the big one-her platform.
Most of us human beings. living as
we must with our noses very close to
our own little grindstone. never take
much notice of the great stones of the
eternal mills. THE mills of God grind
slowly, but they grind exceedingly
small" These large mills are now
grinding out for the civilized world
more advanced democracy than we
have ever known. Following the inn
mense pressure of our world-shadow
ing war there will be forced upon all
at once the issue of industrial democ-
racy.
All statesmen see this. President
Wilson, great man that he is, sees II
clearly when he says that our millions
of returned soldiers will not be salts
fed any longer with industrial serf-
dom. Lloyd George sees it when he
says that the economic changes fol-
lowing the war will be greater than
any of our previous demands.
Anne Martins platform recognizes
this coming change She supports the
war policies of the President, root ane
branch. She never differed with hin
except on the matter OF the fedora
equal suffrage amendment, and nov
he agrees with her on that. as
proven by his urging the Senate L
vote for that amendment
She stands strongly for the welfar'
of women and children-the back