The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-06-19
A DEMOCRAT
IS NOT A DEMOCRAT
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that the rumor that Ray Baker. di-
rector of the mint, wants TO be n
tor from Nevada has something to do
with the matter. 1t is easily within
memory that Governor Boyle went to
Washington TO present to the law
makers there the Nevada miners tale
of woe over wartime conditions in
his industry. 1t has been reported that
the Governor did very well indeed on
this mission-as well as any man could
do. perhaps-regardless of what re-
lief Nevada has ever obtained.
Then. one day. the story came over
the wires from Washington that to
Ray Baker belonged the credit for
everything that was done in Washing
ton for Nevada. That in itself might
have made any 'idealist' Democrat
sore. OF course, Mr.. Baker has a way
of claiming things for himself hat is,
or should be. quite well understood in
Nevada; and worse, he has been get
ting away with t."
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The Governor made a speech at the
commencement of the Virginia high
school Thursday evening, in which he
carefully avoided any reference to
party politics. This was in good taste,
of course, but it is possible that the eff
fort at repression, in his present state
of mind, was partly responsible for
the outburst of Friday. Not, however.
that the Governors speech was in
any way sarcastic. or bitterly resent
full. 1t was not. 1t was a good speech.
Although protesting full faith in the
beautiful principles" of Democracy,
he made those principles sound like
Republicanism, to some hearers. at
least.
Chairman Cummings e~ndeavored TO
pour oil on the troubled waters. but
he made a statement which sounded
dangerous to the "idealist." 1t was a
yellow dog" statement-using the
Governors definition of contrariness to
principle. He said ut is not my bust
ness to nominate, but to elect" This
was construed to mean 1T is not my
business to talk principle, but to do
what the bosses order" Chairman
Cummings, it would seem, has learned
well the lesson of mailed-fst politics.
Whatever may be the aftermath of
the Democrat love feast" of last Fri
day, the fact now is that Democrats
are very mluch mixed up as to their
standing. Some maintain that the
Governor was supporting the Presi-
dent, in which case the Presidents
messenger was in the position of "yel-
low dog" Others think that. in spite
of Boyle's declaration of fealty to
Democrat principles" he was in real
ity saying he had no hope of realizing
a fulfilment of those ideals by any
Democrat administration.
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Reno is having a gay time this week
with all the Odd Fellow proceedings,
as it had last week over Masonic ac-
%tivities. Surprising The Silver State has
told in its local columns all about the
delegates. it is unnecessary to men
ton persons. They were all here,
with bells. Some with bellies.
Great energy is being displayed in
preparation for the coming rodeo.
Reno surely intends to have one big
time, and to make the show an annual
event. The metropolis of Nevada seems
the logical place for holding such a
western exhibition, and it is to be
hoped that u rodeo may last as long
as regular buckaroos can be found to
fill the lists. ANY Eastern visitor who
misses an old-fashioned cowboy on
test is throwing away a chance to wit
ness what will, all too soon, be only
history.
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Reno brokerage offices are all but
deserted these days, but there is prom
Use of more good times to come, with
out considering Divide; and nobody
knows when the excitement there may
flare up again. Everybody is looking
to the oil prospects around saltwater.
1t is predicted that any kind of a
strike there would cause an excite
ment and speculation which would
cause the late Divide riot to look like
a prayer meeting.
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AS this letter would be incomplete
without at least a little story, here is
a true one, and a new one, about n
lady, which is sure to be interesting to