Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-01-12

TOnOpah must have a hOuse-Clean
ing in order that life and property
may be safe from molestation The
strife that has existed in this com
'munity since April 16 last, when the
miners went on walk-out and others
were brought in to fill their places,
should be brought to an abrupt ter.
mination, and the law-abiding citi.
zenship now demands immediate
tangible results through the resig.
nation of the sheriff chief of po.
lice and district attorney.
1t is the God given right OF every
man to earn an honest living. He
is entitled to protection in his en-
.deayors to support his family and
himself, and the numerous contemp-
.ttble outrages that have occurred
during the past few months upon
men going to and from their work
have brought about a state of ter.
.rOr to the laboring and business
men of this town Many of these
men who have been assaulted with,
out provocatiOn have brought fami-
lies to Tonopah and are a part of
the life Of the community, and they
should be given every protection
possible.
During the strike period, if such
it may be termed, we witnessed the
spectacle of honest men Of toll be
ing insulted, ridicued and assaulted
in the very presence of the sheriff
and his deputies and the chief of
police and his deputies After
months of effort on the part OF
Sheriff W H. Thomas to bring to a
halt these nefarious tactics on the
part of an element and their sup.
porters we found him making an
admission to the governor that the
situation was beyond his control
Chief Of Police w R. Cochran might
rs well make a similar confession,
as it was demonstrated during the
labor strife that some of his deputies,
as well as those of the sheriff, were
in sympathy with those who were
causing reign of terror in this
district While credit must be given
10 some Of Chief Cochran's deputies
for having attempted to fulfill their
duties without fear or favor, we
found at least a portion Of those
whose duty it was to maintain peace
and order fagrantly winking at al
most daily assaults, in many in
stances before the eyes OF these
peace officials.
During the strike period we
earned OF District Attorney Frank
IT Dunn being in almost daily tele-
phonic communication with Cover
nor Boyle, continually informing
the chief executive that perfect or
der prevailed and that there was
no occasion for sending in the state
police. (This statement was made
to the editor of The Bonanza by
Governor Boyle) Had the truth
concerning conditions been furnish
ed Governor Boyle previous to his
visit to TOnopah during the labor
disturbances, which he found to Dor,
der on a state of anarchy, an end
would have been put to conditions
Immediately through the mobilization
of the state police and hurrying
them to Tonopah, thus bringing to
an abrupt conclusion the reign OF
terror then existing and which con,
tinued for a period of four months,
and which should have been taken
care of by the officials who took
an oath that was solemn and bind.
ing.
1t is indeed a sad state Of affairs
when it becomes necessary for bust
ness men OF am community to EN-
ploy private watchmen, at their own
expense, and who are not deputized
to guard their property against de-
struction at the hands of what may
properly be termed anarchists Ev
cry community no matter how bad
has fearless and able men who
would make ideal officers and quick
lily bring order out of chaos. Nyt