The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-28


numerous expressions of commenda,
tion at its conclusion.
The next governor of Nevada
John H. Miller, has just cause tc
be proud of the fact that he car
acclaim himself a self-made man
inasmuch as he has made success
of his personal business affairs
without working injury to any OF
his fellowmen. He is "a plair
spoken man, laying no claim to the
arts of oratory, but he is vested
with the ability, inspired by con-
scientious purpose, to inspire within
his hearers the conviction that he
is an honest man, obsessed with an
earnest desire to acquire a position
in life that will enable him to
exert himself to the best advantage
for the people in all walks of life
who are residents of the state OF
Nevada; and he made it quite
plain, that if he is elected to serve
the people as the governor of the
state, he will not attempt emula-
ton of the example set by states
with much larger population, like
New York and California, and
burden the taxpayers with commits
sions, bureaus and a horde of USE
less underlings at the state house.
In part, Mr.. Miller said, in the
course Of a discussion of those
things of paramount Importance to
the taxpayers of the state:
"It has been told to you that if
| am elected that it will diturb
the water adjudications along the
Humboldt and other waterways of
the state. This is not so. If | am
elected there will be no disturbance
Fof that nature, as an engineer
will be appointed who will be fully
competent to take care of problems
of that nature, and in harmony
with the state laws, outlining, pre-
scribing and regulating the duties
of the state engineer.
II believe in good wages for la
Dor and to the employees in my stores
and the mines with which | am
identified, | have always paid as
much as, and in many instances,
more than, others were paying,
only asking that full days work
be given for full days pay. One
cannot pay too high wages to a man
who delivers work worth the money
paid to him. Inquire in my home
county and you will be told that
have always paid the top wage"
Anent the intimation that he
would cut salaries of university
faculty members and teachers sala-
ries, Mr.. Miller made it clear that
he has no disposition of that sort
and if he were so disposed it
would be, utterly impossible for him
to so act, as the university is con-
trolled by board of regents, while
school trustees, throughout the state
IRE the sole arbiters governing
teachers salaries.
81 will give my attention
10 the need of government re-
form where hit by the ever-in-
creasing taxes we are compelled
to pay. entered the campaign
with the slogan Economy" and if
elected that will be my program.
fhe ever-increasing valuation and
tax rate hits every taxpayer and
mas retarded the advancement of
Investment. 1t can be corrected by
4 plain business method which ]
propose to put into practice if
elected. l am interested in good
oads and would spend money to
get results. This is not a criticism
IF the highway department, but a
tatement of my plan. l would pay
more attention to the development
Of intra-state roads and spend more
money on construction and less for
iurveys. | would endeavor to get
he government to divert some of
he millions spent every year for
exclamation of river and harbor
Improvement to Nevada streams,
which would mean much to state
development.
"You people here, as well as
hose all over the state, have been
called upon for more taxes each
year for your state government.
Jelieve that extravaganza is the
cause of this and that it can be
remedied. | believe that by run
aing the state business on a busi-
ness basis taxes can be reduced
md that this will tend to invite
investment and restore confidence
IN the state.
"Make it business proposition,
such as you would conduct yourself.
If you found that you'd business was
falling off you would not continue
to dig deeper into your reserve
but would trim expenses to meet
the income, and that is what
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