Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1920-10-12
Unrest MUST
BE ALLAYED
SAYS AREN'T
Republican Candidate for Con-
gress Makes Constructive
Speech at GOldfieId

Samuel Shaw Arentz, Republican
candidate for representative in con
gress made the speech OF a regular
Nevada man to his Goldfeld audience
ot the Lyric theatre Saturday even.
ing He held the full interest of his
audience by his comprehensive dis
cpss.on Of Neyada's problems from
the viewpoint of a practical and ex-
perlenced man.
matter Of political intrigue had
heen called to Mr. Arentz's attention
hv the state central committee,
which wired him that politicians
we're circulating a statement that the
candidate had said he did not want
the labor vote.
There are many men in this au-
dience," said Arentz in mentioning
The matter, who know | have work
ed with my hands all my life and
worked hard. They have worked
with NE / refer you to them as to
my ideas on the labor question. |
believe in labor and l have proved
it, I doubt If the radical who is
making this statement about me-and
he is a radical Democrat--can say
as much for himself will only
say to you that any candidate who
would make such a statement in Ne
vada, where nearly all the vote is
labor vote, would be crazy; and the
man who says | said that is either
fool or liar"
Mr. Arentz spoke feelingly of the
spirit of deep unrest which per
meates the American people at the
present time He declared the only
Immediate remedy is the election of
an administration in which the peo-
pie have confidence. There are nu.
merous prospects in Nevada which
require the magic touch of capital,
and this will not be forthcoming
while an administration which has
proven itself incompetent is in
power.
An ranehers in Nevada are in
terested in mining said the speak
er. Il might go further and say
there is not property or a prospect
in the state today which has not
been to some extent prospectel and
developed by ranchers
Il paid from $3.50 to $3.50 a day
this year, at my ranch in Smith
valley, for hay hands" he said at
another time. Il may be forced to
sell my hay for $40 or $l2 ton.
That will not cover cost. That is
not prosperity. Imported beef and
mutton does not consume American
hay Cowboys in South America re.
cetye about 90 pesos a month"
Turning to a matter which deserv-
ed the attention Of a practical Ne
yada man in congress, the speaker
mentioned the application for a rea-
sonable railroad rate on ore from
Plumas county, California, to the
Thompson smelter in Nevada, which
has dragged along for months with
promise of further hterminable de-
lays, Again he blamed the incom.
potency of the Democratic admins
Iration. The Western Pacific rail-
road, he said, is permitted to insist
upon the haul Of 45O miles to Salt
lake City, and many small proper
Ties In this vicinity suffer
"A man with the spirit of Ne
'ada, said Arentz, would arouse
real interest in Nevada affairs, IL
sent to congress Year after year
the great Affairs Of the state have
been neglected because not under.
stood by your representatives, who
nave sometimes been prone to for
get as soon as they arrived in
Washington. the state which sent
hem"
Il vas wonderful he said, to see
'he activity At the Simon Silver
lead and the omco. gold mines,
which he had witnessed the past
week, but sad 10 see the many ne