The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-10-27
SENATOR P|TTMAN AND STATE
CANDIDATES GIVEN ENTHUSIASTIC
WELCOME TO LINCOLN COUNTY

An enthusiastic reception was ten I,
dered the democratic candidates who |
visited Phoebe last Friday night |
Thompsons Hall was filled to capa-
cit the large crowd enjoying a free
picture show while Writing the ar
rival of the speakers. On account of
automobile trouble the candidates
die not get to Phoebe until late. Sen
ator Pittman's car. the first to ar
rive came in at nine o'clock and the
car carrying the others some time
later
Senator A. l.. Scott served as
chairman of the meeting. and intro
duced the speakers, the first of
which was NJ. A. Diskin, candidate
tor Attorney General.
Jack Diskin, candidate for attor-
ney general, said the office was a
very important one as the attorney
general is legal advisor for the sta.e
and every county within its confines
He called attention to the fact that
the attorney general was a member
of the board of pardons, and repre-
aented the state in every criminal
upon to interpret many state laws
and that it required man of eX
peTitnce. Mr.. Diskn said: -Four
years ago you selected democrats to
represent you and now the
republicans ask you 70 put us out,
am going to ask this audience to
act as jury in the matter so we can
have frank and fair discussion of
their alleged issues to determine
whether these democratic candidates
should be returned to office. The
opposition in asking for elction cries
extravagance, and clean out the capi-
fal, What 1t is that prompts them to
use the slogan clean out the Capt.
tai Is ii a desire for better govern
ment, or a desire to secure the job.
It is childs play and the people will
not oust fair men because others
want their office. Why should you
clean out the capital? II the officers
have been efficient are they not en-
titled to be returned? When these
men are preaching economy | some
times wonder II they know the mean
Ing of the word, They know and
you know that there is not one cent
spent that is not approved. They
try to give you the impression thai
these office holders have bank ae
count to draw on at will.
Each state officer presents al
itemized statement of moneys re
ouired to run his office and this il
included in a budget which is ap
proved by the state Legislature The
men who now aspires to be governo
was on the ways and means commit
tee and examined the budget, ant
the republican legislature approve,
it, Now the republican candidate
are crying extravaganza. Why dli
not these republicans start this econ
omy when they were in power. |
there was any extravaganza the re
publican Legislature is resp pJnsioi
because that body approved the bud
get and made the appropriations 10
the various Offices
Senator Plttman dealt chiefly Wit
the mining situation ana necessar
future Legislation.
II have never claimed all or any {
the credit for the Pittman act ''tsi
yer) said the senator. "In fact,
have never made claim with regar
to the legislation. deserve no pa
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went on the mining committee Of II
senate as soon as I got there n
first fight was in 1919 when NV m
tion TO nut cyanide on tho free II
wa. carried
"If 7 have heen given too mn.
credit for the silver hill then II
miners are 10 blame.
1--WE are more interested co
tinued Senator Pittman, ''in the co
tinuanee of the act than we are
per centase of credit due any indi'
dual for its passage. The life of t
act will continue about fifte
months longer unless extende
There was a meeting of Western Sc