The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-08-05
CATCHY PHRASES

Is Democratic \ lear seem to be the TWO
best that they have been able to dig up sc
far. The idea of bringing forth catchy
phraseology for election psychology was
perhaps used to good advantage in the city
election at Elko year ago when 1.-The
Young Mems Ticket" emerged victorious
The Republicans this years have taken
up the phrase &c. c. Co." meaning "Clean
Carson Capitol" This may have been
coined with the idea in mind OF the sol.
diers' favorite pills, which perhaps seemed
highly appropriate to someone as means
of comparison to present conditions in
Carson City.
But as the fellow said: "It sounds good,
but it doesn't mean anything" The same
is true of election slogans. The Carson
News remarks that the great number OF
candidates now out for nomination on the
Republican ticket is significant" and if
you come to think of it that way the force
of the remark is apparent. That so many
men are willing and anxious to to run
against the "unbeatables' in the Demo
cratic party is certainly remarkably sig
niicant
Most men deciding to run for public
office like to have something tangible upon
which to justify their decision. Like the
race horse followers, they commence to
work up "dope book" showing how their
elections. They do this before they decide
to fling their lids in the ring, and take all
other apparent signs into consideration
before the grand announcement of can
didacy. But as with horse races, the
"dope" doesn't always prove to be cor
rect-they get off to bad start, are fouled
in the running, are not properly condi-
toned by party trainers, and in some in
stances are ruled out by the judges after
having won the race, though sometimes
the people don't know it.
Take for instance 'He Can't be Beaten"
If someone should take the time to look
up the political record-that is the actual
vote-getting strengthen certain candi-
dates who have been voted upon in the
past, there might be surprise in store for
the men who go blindly about repeating
the phrase of the political leader, "He
Can't Be Beaten"
Also if people who repeat 'This Is a
Democratic Year" would talk to some of
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from the Democratic party two years ago,
right here in Humboldt county, they would
quickly learn that there has been no
switching back, but on the other hand that
determination to back up Republican poll
cies is stronger and more necessary than
ever. And at the same time they would
learn why the switch of parties was made.
These are people who have to be shown
and at the same time are capable of an
alyzing arguments and doing little think
ing for themselves They are not of the
type who easily fall for the bombastic
howl of some politicians who loudly pro-
claim 'Down with capital-vote for us
because we stand for the common peepul"
This is simply because they realize that to
destroy the capital of others would be
merely to destroy their own Capital" or
any hope of getting any more Capital"
1.-THE Young Mems Ticket" There's
merit in that. The old idea that man
must live in a community, after reaching
his majority, for twenty years or more,
before old timers will grudgingly admit
that "He may amount to something some
day, if he lives long enough" should be
done away with, particularly in a state
such as Nevada with such a world Of de-
velopment work to be done. We know,
because we're not particularly overbur-
dened with years. This can be carried too
far, however, because any young man
should be willing to admit that older men
have the experience, are not SO liable to
make mistakes, often are blessed with
more poise, and are not keen to make ex-
pensive experiments. Young men should
be given chance, but not "the best of il"
This brings us down to &c. G. CO.
Clean Carson Capitol What reams could