The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-05
THE LYON COUNTY
VOTERS ARE awake
Taxpayers Aroused To Condition
That They Realize Must Come
To An End By Electins
Business Men to Office

YERINGTON, Oct. 4.-During
the course Of an address to the
largest crowd that has greeted any
candidate at this place, the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, John
H. Miller, made an exhibition Of
official figures showing that while
the population of Lyon county had
decreased, the assessed vauation
had been doubled and the tax rate
increased ten cents within the past
eight years. He stressed the need
Of the utmost economy in the ad-
ministration of state affairs and
made it quite clear what it means
to the people of Lyon county. Mr..
Miller pledges to the people a great
reduction in state expenditures, all
along the line, if he is chosen by
the people to give them . business
administration of the states affairs,
but he emphasizes the need Of CO.
operative help and to best accom-
plish his aims he feels that It is
essential that the voters surround
him with an efficient cabinet of
Republican workers.
Congressman Arentz, followed Mr..
Miller, with concise review Of the
work of the national administra-
tion and said, II have no apology
to make for President Harding, or
the administration. In its first forty
days of control Of the government
it passed the emergency tariff bill,
which saved the farmers and stock
men, throughout the country, from
absolute ruin. No time was lost in
passing the budget law, which at
one fell swoop eliminated 400, 900
useless federal employees from the
payrolls and followed up by restoring
the country to solid basis of peace
and materially cut army and navy
expenditures over the bitter protests
OF Democrats, who were lined up
in opposition. At this time it IL
imperatively important that the vot-
ers Of this state send to Washington
men like Chandler and Miller to aid
the administration in its efforts to
keep up the good work. A solid
delegation of Republicans represent
ing Nevada in Washington can get
results for the state that it is not
possible for men to secure who are
not in sympathy with the admins
tration."
1t was told by one Of the speakers
that marked increase in the ex-
penses of maintaining the state en-
gineer's office has taken place under
Scrugham. Before Scrugham took
charge he asked for and received an
appropriation of $4,000. Last year
he asked for $4,000 and an addi-
tional $4,000 for special investi-
CATION purposes, $4,000 for CO.
oppreative work and $1,000 for
special attorneys fees. The last sum
was not allowed him, but he spent it
anyway. Scrugham travelled over
100 miles per day during his career
as the state engineer, at a cost Of
over $1,000 for the last two years
and he is still goingl He now
wants to be governor and If he is
elected what will he do with all of
the states money at his disposal?
Messrs. Griffith, Alexander, Black
well, Stinson and Atkinson slso
made telling talks to the taxpayers
assembled and it was generally
agreed that all Of the candidates had
made most favorable impressions,
Many men who have hitherto always
voted the Democratic ticket ex-
pressed themselve in no uncertain
manner regarding their determine
tion to vote the Republican ticket
straight this year, and put a stop to
the wanton waste Of money.