Evening star., 1921-07-03
THROUGH MINING FIELDS OF ALASKA AND u,
NEVADA TO A SEAT IN THE y. S. SENATE

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contest was the subject of much bet
ting betw cen the friends Of each can
didate. The outside precincts. the
farmers. the ranches and the mining
camps. brought in a total which gave
Mr.. Pittman the election by eighty
nine votes. The same agreement had
existed between Judge Massey and
Pittman as had existed between Sena-
tor Nixon and Pittman. The legisla-
ture gave its unanimous vote for
Pittman. After having served through
the uneXpired term to which he had
been elected. Senator Pittman was
again nominated and elected by plu-
rality Of over 2,400,
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pY birth and raising Senator Key
Pittman was a democrat: by ex-
perience and association in the west
he became more independent, and
while he has stood by the party of
which he is member in matters that
have been purely political, he has
never hesitated to vote as his con-
science dictated, where he thought
the matters came in conflict with the
interests of the state he represented
He is not devotee of theories-rath-
er believes that theories should be ad- !,
Justed to necesSities-for instance I'M
1913 he spoke for free raw wool on
the ground that the tariff had moth
ing to do with wool. In the last
Congress he voted for the tariff on
wool because conditions had changed
i He is for tariff on raw materials
! as well as manufactured articles He
, believes that tariffs should equalize
! conditions abroad and at home. He
| is opposed to tariffs that create mo-
, NJ T1 1tro h,,t 4,
| tariff that permits our own indus-t
| tries to live without lowering the
social standards of our own people.
/ He cares nothing about the theories
! of the past: he is solely interested in
! problems as they are presented He
| stood loyalty by the former admins
! tration during the war. and is one of
! the group of senators who devised the
| plan to table the Gore resolution (to
! prevent the arming of American
! ships).
! Senator Pittnan does not bounce up
| in his seat every day or SO and make
a speech. but when he does address
| the Senate he speaks directly to the
! point. He has no patience with dema-
! gogues. He advocates the ratification
Of the peace treaty. He was not
| actuated by political desires to be-
lieve it was the only possible plan
that would make world peace. He
! voted for the ratification of the treaty
! with mild reservations: he voted for
| the Lodge reservations: he voted for
1 the amendments that would contain
| the principles in the covenant of the
! league of nations. He hates war.
| hates militarism: realizes the futility
of all of it. and when all concert of
nations was turned down and il ap-
! peared that the old order of force
! would be maintained, he favored a
Navy that could conquer any navy in
Senator Pittman is patriotic
American, and the writer of this
story the other day secured from
government official the information
that when this country declared war
Senator Pittman had quietly gone to
the War department and waived all
| exemptions and asked to be allowed
to serve. The official replied that
| under no circumstances would the
department avail itself OF his patri-
| otic offer, because they realized that
it was absolutely essential that he re-
| main in the Senate. There is not
today in the United States Senate q
man who is more keenly desirous of
| giving the worker a chance than Is
the senior senator from Nevada. This
is all the more remarkable because of
the environment Of his early life.
reared amid luxury. removed from
| contact with those who gained their
daily bread by the sweat of their
brow, he gained but little knowledge
of how the other half of the world
lives until he came in contact with
those who toll in the great northwest
and later with those who labor in
Nevada. In securing the passage of
the bill which now bears his name.
he practically saved the mining in
duStry of the west. He has fought
for over six years the ideas of the
east in regard to leasing as it ap-
plies to land. He has fought for it
continuously, so that the rancher
! Cnn1d arid ropinnS into fertile
fields and give the homeseeker an op-
portunity to become a producer.
While figures are not available. 1t is
more than probable that through his
activities over 100000 prospecting
permits have been granted.
In 1904 the Miners Cnion had op-
jected to the contract system. and
it seemed probable that there would
be a clash between the Mine Owners
sides called upon Mr.. Pittman to act
as a referee in the matter. He 30
skiifuily adjusted the differences
that the agreement was signed and
MINING camps throughout the coun-
try were torn by strife, Toropah re-
mained a peaceful community, 1t
was not until six years Later. long
/ after the agreement had expired expired.
between the mine owners and the
miners. This may be called a war
strike.
Senator Pittman stands about five
feet eleven, is OF the wiry athletic
type, clean shaven. brown eyes black
hair shot with gray at the temples
and is fond Of all outdoor sports. He
possesses an analytical mind. is an
eloquent speaker and has Keen
sense of humor. He is q practlHs'
statesman by training. He worss
necessarily for his constituents: he
believes in the people of Nevada and
tha people believe In him. .--g-