White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-01
ADDRESSES
THE WOMAN'S CLUB


At the meeting Of the Woman :
Club held yesterday afternoon Coun.
sellor II. ". Edwards. at the request
of the officers and members Of the
organization, delivered a. address
on the subject of political questions
! confronting the people of today.
Mr.. Edwards seems to incline
strongly I o the belief that there are
plenty of laws now upon the statute
books and the best results may 1t
obtained by a proper respect foI
those laws. which he urged his listen
ers 10 see was at least shown hy
those whom they may choose 10 rep
resent them in public Office. His ad-
dress was an able one and furnished
much food for deep thought. Il was
in part as follows.
Political issues arise u Of The
affairs of men and are translated into
action by those men whom We chose
TO represent us in the various de-
partments of government And as
this is the season when we proceed
to select our representatives to enact
legislation, to enforce existing laws
and generally to administer III pub
lie Affairs, the kind and character of
the men we should choose TO per-
form those duties should concern Us
very much.
You will hear much talk OF strict
economy" of faithful adherence 10
sworn obligations. of loyalty 10 The
peoples business" and the employ
ment of that boundless intellect in
the public service which every as
pirant for public Office necessarily
possesses.
"A candidate for your suffrage Is
usually the very embodiment of all
the graces, honest. Industrious able
and qualified TO perform the duties
of the Office to which he aspires: a
gentleman, a scholar and a taxpayer
We are a modst lot If nothing else.
Courts term such statements self
serving declarations and as such are
not admissible in evidence. II Is.
therefore, incumbent upon you. If
you would make intelligent selec-
tions. to inform yourselves from
other sources upon those points
which go TO the making of a good
public servant Your inquiries should
be directed 10 the following requi-
sites:
rs the candidate Of good eharae-
ter?
rs he competent and qualified to
efficiently administer the duties of
the office?
rs he surrounded by any infu-
ence which would hamper him in the
discharge of his duties?
These three questions embrace a
large territory. Your investigation
should satisfy you that the answers
TO the first two questions are in the
affirmative and the third in the mega
tive to merit your support.
When your choice is based upon
the foregoing propositions, and not
upon whether you like the eandi-
dates looks Oh the way he parts his
hair, or some other frivolous and ir-
relevant feature. When we take an
interest in the manner in which he
conducts his Office after we do elect
him W shall begin to enjoy the novel
experience of having our public af-
fairs administered with somewhat the
same degree of efficiency that We do
in our private business. To our fall
ure to take this interest is due the
present flood of foolish and unwise
legislation. We take the position
that after the election of our GER
wants we have no further concern in
the government of our city. county
or state: that the sole responsibility
rests upon the shoulders of our
chosen representatives.
Such an attitude Is a grave mis-.
take. II Is responsible for much OF
our present mismanagement. incom-
potency, slothful conduct of our pub
lie affairs and of our present drift
toward paternalism. Local self-gov-
ernmont involves too much effort, sc
let the federal government do IL foi
us. Create a bureau for this and q
department for that. Now, the cen.
tralization of power Is contrary tc
the ideals OF our people and much
thought and labor was spent by the
trainers of the constitution to avoid
IL as being destructive of democratic
institutions.
1T was provided in the organic
law OF this country that the federal
government should only exercise
those powers expressly delegated on
necessarily implied for their success
full operation, but we have Travelled
Tar dHn WI viii fOntlnut 10 70 tTdNel
toward this most undesirable situa.
tion unless we determine 10 manage
our own business.
An illustration Of this present.
day tendency to shift the burden +,
Interestingly written In a article BY
Kenneth Roberts In the tasf lsaas ~
the Saturday Evening Post In which
he cites a number Of Instances 81
bills nov pending In congress 70 en-
large the powers - the federal gov
eminent These bills are Federal
control ~ edseatl0ns to establish a
department 81 health. A department
Of social ~w@ffare. A Department of
/ public wslfafes a national CORES
p0nfencS school 70 rare for indf-
gerf tmhercalar persong: 70 establish
a national university Al Washington
u. e. a national conservatory OF
music: 70 care for The deaf and the
dumb