White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-08
DEMOCRATS OF MG|LL
WELCOME The LEADERS


l.. Richards, nominee for congress;
Colonel James q. Scrugham, nominee
for governor, and other democratic
state nominees who are now meeting
the voters of White Pine county.
The speakers made a distinctly ia
yorable impression and announced
their platforms clearly, SO that they
left no question as to their attitudes
on state and national issues. The
chairman, II. w. Edwards, was happy
in his Introductory remarks.
The principal addresses We're de
livered by Mr.. Richards, who, born
at Austin, New, forty-fye years ago,
is the first native Nevadan to become
a congressional nominee, and Mau-
rice ]. Sullivan, formerly a leading
business man of Goldfield's palmy
DAYS, who is the present lieutenant
governor and ex-officio adjutant gem
eral.
w. G. Greenhouse of Elko, nomi-
nee for secretary of state, told of the
magnitude of his county. of which he
is now, and has been for fourteen
years. auditor and ex-offlcio recorder.
He declared his sympathy with the
policies outlined by Colonel Scru-
CHAM for the development of a great
er Nevada and said that IL he should
be sent to Carson City to succeed
George Brodigan he would cooper
ate closely with Governor S%crugham. :
Colonel Scrugham himself spoke in
the fashion Of a friend and neighbor,
saying that it was as such, with the
cooperative team work which goes
with true neighborliness, that he
hoped if elected to accomplish the
task of state development. with more
people, more business, more work and
less taxes.
Following the same lines which he
has pursued throughout the cam
paign, the colonel did not refer to the
criticisms of his opponent. but to the
work there is TO be done for Nevada
TO make it a better state, and how he
purposes to do it.
Frank e. McCafferty. nominee for
mine Inspector. spoke briefly, telling
of his thirty-fve years experience as
a miner, beginning with the coal
mines of Pennsylvania, and. which OF
late years has taken him. either as
worker or foreman, into virtually
every mining camp in Nevada. He
told of his all-round experience and
asked that If his qualifications were
found to be satisfactory, as he be-
lieyed them to be. he receive the
votes of his hearers.
Charles l.. Richards showed HIM
self a student of national affairs by
his discussion and analysis OF the
work of the present administration.
He also defined his notion of party
loyalty, and declared himself, while
a democrat. to approve of such re.
publicans as LaFollette and Borah
and willing to vote for any legisla-
ton calculated to help the plain peo-
pie. mot tax reduction for bucca-
neers. tariff revision for profiteers,
ship subsidy for privateers and SEN
ate seats for auctioneers.' The last
reference was to the Newberry scan
dal. Mr.. Richards said in part:
Il regret to'say this evening, said
Mr.. Richards, that l do not believe
the controlling element at Washing
ton, u. c., Is legislating upon a plan
that gives TO each and every n of
us the confidence of proper iegisla-
ton, and what proper legislation
would bring. I would be delighted If
the unemployed of the country were
employed; | would be delighted II
the factories were running full blast
| would be delighted to know of any
kind of legislation by the republican
party that would bring about that at
mosphere of content; which would
bring about a degree of prosperity
that would satisfy you all. And as
an American citizen and as a poll
tician | would say, We'll done. our
job and keep it up
Il believe in looking at these
questions of governmental matters
fairly and %squarely and with your
permission | will recall at this time
a little story which / am going to tell
yohs was u ACACbdtt ~ q iOhbt VII
vention in Lovelock early in this year.
During a recess in the lodge room one
of my brother lodge masters men
toned the fact to me that the only
objection he had to me as a brothe,
lodge member was that | was q dem
ocrat. He pointed to the picture oi
Abraham Lincoln on the wall and 1T
said: Brother Richards, why don't
you try TO emulate Abraham Lin
eoln?' And | said, My God. brother
il there Is anything in the world
am trying TO do. as an American cit
zen, 1t is to emulate that man.
don't think of Abraham Lincoln,
do not read history where his name
is mentioned. that | do not feel q
reverence for him
Now. what did Abraham Lincoln
stand for during the time he was on
earth and when he was at the helm oil
this government? One thing-tht
abolition of slavery. l would have
been for that. Another one-nation-
/ III hapIxe. I ~ far that V-Io.I- 81