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

valuations, and that has been spent
in MAINTAINING A HUNGRY
HORDE OF OFFICE PARASITES
AT CARSON CITY, the heads of
which now have the unmitigated
nerve to present themselves to the
people, whom they have despoiled,
and ask that they be continued in
position to rape the taxpayers of a
state that is now laboring under
the largest per capita cost of state
government of any in the union of
states. And keep in mind: In a
short span of eight years, with these
same boys in charge who are now
asking to be reelected, the cost of
the state government has increased
1872 per cent, despite the fact that
within that same period the popula-
tion of the state, has declined.
It is not the least bit trying to
the nerves Of The Silver State edi-
tor to give credit to whom credit is
due. Rather, it is a pleasure; and
it is in no wise painful to say that
Diskin made very clever talk.
With nothing better than a four
card flush in his hands he handled
it in a mastery manner. His adroit-
ness in manipulating that miserably
weak hand can best be appreciated
by the taxpayers when they become
conversant with the fact that Mr..
Diskin had nothing better than an
off-colored dirty deuce in the hole,
and that he knew better than to
show.
And now we come to the master
of the feast Of reason and flow Of
w.t." Senator Key Pittman; and we
shall see what we shall see--with
a little addenda to make the subject
matter little clearer than mud.
Senator Pittman said many
things!
There were many things that Sem
ator Pittman did not say, and it
was the latter that pleased us the
most!
The senator did not eulogize
Woodrow Wilson!
The senator did not make any
comments favorable to the League
of Nations pact!
The senator did not mention Cox,
the erstwhile Democratic candidate
for president!
The senator did not descant on the
greatness Of McAdoo, Woodrow Will
sons son-in-law!
The senator did not rant about
the beneficient beauties of the Vol
stead act!
The senator made no sycophantic
appeals to the women voters by
lauding Lydia Pinkham and Mother
Jones!
The senator made no reference
to union labor, neither in approval
or disapproval.
The senator did not undertake
the thankless task of endorsing the
state administration, in any respect!
The senator did not decry the
truth that this national administra-
ton is doing all that it is possible
to be done, under the circumstances,
for the benefit of the country at
large.
The senator did not make any
vicious attacks upon his opponent,
and for that he is deserving of full
credit.
On the other hand-on the two
other hands, if you will:
The senator said much to go to-
wards proving that he has done all
within his power for the people Of
this state. Whether he has, or has
not, is a question for the voters to
solve; and as he seemed disposed
to leave the matter up to them, we
are going to be equally magnani-
nous. In that respect We are just
like Senator Key Pittman-we are
going to permit the voters to go to
the polls and vote just as they
darned please.
There is one thing that we par
ticularly like about Senator Key
Pittman: he does not hide his light
under a bushel. Whenever you
start out looking for the senator
you may rest assured that you are
going to see his beacon light in a
prominent place. He disdains cam
outage! He is right out in the
wide-open, ready at all times to tell
you all about Key Pittman and his
great worth to the Imperial State
of Nevada! Mock-modesty and
Senator Key Pittman have nothing
in common. Senator Key Pittman
oest knows himself and he is not
he least backward about giving to
the outside world all of the inside
information of which he is pos
sessed, if the info is deemed to re-
dound to the credit of Senator Key
Pittman. For that he is not to be
censured-it is inherently charac-
teristic with most gentlemen and
Senator Key Pittman makes no