White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-06
fBy II. L. MILLER.)
PART THlRTY-EIGHT


1864 but took a prominent part II
is adoption and was generally rec
agniyed as one of the brainiest meI
IN the state. Mr.. Stewart was law
yer. statesman and, last but mo-
least. great politician. He NIGH
veil lie classed as the father of Tho
state. as he was one OF the leaders
4 not the chief one. of the men who
framed the laws which govern ths
commonwealth.
Mr.. Stewart was elected as the
arst senator after the admission oi
Nevada 10 the Union, being over.
xhelmingly chosen for the long term
on the first ballot By the legislature
4 1866, the first state legislature tc
<onyene after the admission of the
state. Governor Nye was later elect.
ID al the same session TO serve for
the short term and he was succeeded
in 1868 by John i. Jones. Mr. Stew.
art, at the expiration of his first
ferm. was reelected IN 1870 and
served until 1876. when he was sue.
ceeded by William Sharon Mr.
Stewart was again reelected to the
senate in 1892 and served until 1900.
when he retired from politics.
Mr. Stewart was considered one OF
the brightest lawyers In the west and
even while still young man was re-
tanned by several Of the big mining
companies OF the Comstock at a sal
ary Of $500, ,o0O year. lie first be-
came noted politically when he led
he campaign in 1863 against tho
adoption of the proposed constitution
as framed al that time and which
provided for the taxation of mines
While he was working in the inter
est Of the mining companies. which
we're paying him big yearly retain
n, he persuaded the miners and pros
pectors, who constituted the bulk Of
The voters, that the taxation provis-
l0n ~ the constitution would be a
heavy burden TO them. and by this
argument alone he succeeded N de-
feating It's adoption.
However. on the following year
when new constitution was drafted
and which exempted the mines from
iaxauon, he advocated It's adoption
and il was PASSED ~ a vote OF i0.262
for and l.l3l against. or at n ratio OF
approximately nine To l.
Many other men have made their
mark In Nevada since the writer frst
came TO the state In 1874. and de-
tailed mention of them all would re-
fuire great space. but mention may
be Lade Of the achievements OF a
lew whose names are indissoluh bly,
linked with the history OF the state
Richard II. Bland. who was a miner
IN the Comstock in the early DAYS,
made deep study OF the silver ques-
Ruh 4. t.. t....
took. advantage of his knowledge of
the wonderful orebodies being uncoy-
cred and Invested his savings I'm min
ing stocks, reaping a goodly harvest
ot dollars as "A result With his ae-
enmulated savings AIR. Bland return
ed To his native -Missouri--and
immediately entered the political
arena. short time later he was
elected to congress on the democratic
ticket and Immediately began 10
champion the cause OF silver. an is-
tue concerning which he was admit
tedly the best posted man in the en-
tire country.
II was solely due TO the efforts OF
Ar. Bland that silver was not wiped
out as a circulating medium in 1878,
when he was instrumental In having
passed what was known as the Bland
Allison act whereby the treasurer of
tne United States was ordered TO pur-
chase at the current market price
ana coin monthly from s2.000.000 10
sf,oeO,00O, this action being a COM
promise with the advocates of the
single gold standard United States
senator Allison of Iowa. also a friend
-. ot the white metal. worked hard with
Jhr. Bland to save silver as money.
80 popular was Mr.. Bland with the
leaders OF the democratic party that
ne was urged to accept the nomina-
uon Tor president in 1896 and he be-
saine candidate before the conven-
.lon, but duo TO the opposition Of
EASTERN monied interests he was un-
aoie 10 secure enough votes and vii
nam Jennings Bryan, who was even
more bitter against "goldbugs," re-
,eNed the nomination when he de-
nvered his famous speech in which,
,clerring to the single standard, he
vuv,nciuded with a bitter attack on
wall street and declared you shall
hot press down upon the brow OF. la
uor this crown OF thorns; you shall
mo, cruelty mankind upon a cross OF
soa. Mr. Bland died shortly after
nation.
=, STORY which may he timely is told
W.' mr' bland during his last illness.
ssn ~meh virtually all hope of his recov-
ea, eay mad been abandoned a preacher
aa aanea TO offer spiritual counsel and
dSAed u there was anything he could
o hoa ior the sufferer Mr.. Bland. who
rhauver never been affiliated with any
euafeh. eva replied that after spending
To- ee years In the hot mines of the
nvh,sck n"hnstock and fifteen years in a re.
wha.c h..can congress he had no fears
maa,er a,ever OF hell. However. he re-
iat.nked i.ked to the preacher that n the
Iora mad any influence with the good
bsha,h ne hoped he would use Il in
ana Y. OF William Jennings BRYAN
silys, Tue free and unlimited coinage OF
eer U al the ratio of sixteen IN one "
in ITeurse A. Bartlett, who was horn
spen, eureka, ,,,, New. in the early los
rativa n, virtually his entire life In his
as ,oye ous state and for years has ranked
Hs,,,seo une OF her foremost citizens u NJ
qualisv s.t left Nevada long enough r.
but bty ~. Tor the profession of law ~