The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-23

assembled at a certain banquet which is still well within memory of many:
THE gang is all through in Nevada-but they don't know it,"
Unquesdonably the people of Nevada are Weakening from their lethargy
and are considering all or many Of the good things which office holders do
not get for them. They are questioning the lack IF common sense display ed
in having a legislature to pass all kinds of laws, from a bounty IN squirrel
soaps % nom rule 1or ireland, only to ave these statutes construed as
may suit the whin of any district attorney or policeman. And the "dd gang"
will not be back in the next Legislature. The people will nominate some
candidates of their own selection. They will look for candidates to represent
One illustration of the old idea of passing the buck" is pretty thoroughly
before the people of Nevada today. A certain man doing business in Reno
the business" of advertising baby chicks for sale. Proof in great quantities
has been presented, over = period of years, of his operations. Recently the
EIko Independent brought the matter straight up to the the United States
district attorney for Nevada, one WOODBURY. Now WOODBURY. passes the
buck" in the old familiar way, something about a faulty complaint Why?
In theory at least, all officials are servants of the people. The people of
Nevada want service. They have never had much of it 1t looks good to
them What good is n attorney who spends his time in letting criminals
escape and endeayoring to force citizens to do things in accordance with
the views of my office? Those ideas may be all rght-but the bigger TACT
is that not enforcing law made for the protection of the people is all wrong
Why is not the present United States district attorney, If all men, endea-
yoring to enforce law. as the law reads? If THE people who are working
for a living happen o be ignoranty guilty Of some irregularity in matters
Of legal technically, why should not prosecuting officers endeavor to help
the people over their lapsus instead Of the criminal? One eason might be
a n inclination to take the easiest path-fn other words, a disinclnaton to
worn. her why hold Office? Public offices have been private snaps long
enough in Nevada.
Lawyers may bubble over phaseology and procedure S much a they
please, if they enjoy it, But this is notice that there are man roc neonle
sion of office holders. year after year, while the sal man "a year after
year swindle the people We want action. Going through the motions"
has lost its charm to us A whole lot of performance resulting in no accom-
pishment at all, is not the action Nevada means.
A majority of people nowadays want protecton-not politics. The old
time Nevada stunt of arrogating power for political purposes is played out.
III Just leaVe II 70 me- and I'll take careo o it" stuff is passe. The people
would like very much to have their voice heard. They want protection-not
politics. 1t is going to be that if Office seekers n holders do things for
the sake of building o. maintaining political machines, then the machines
are to be smashed-be they Republican, Democrat, Prohibition, or even
Non-Parhan.
The people, to be concise, want-and are going to AVE
And government, under the constitution of the United States. can by
consent of the governed. The policeman is not elected or appointed to con-
strue law, o yet to find nut mistakes which lawmakers may have made
and which may provide loopholes of escape fol criminals. The policeman
and the Supreme Court, and every Office holder in between, should be-, and
eventually must be the servant of the people