Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-10-31
TASKER |. ODDIE
RALLY PROVES
GREAT SUCCESS
Senator and W. M. Kearney are
Greeted by Large Gathering
at the Liberty Theater

A at lle LIBERTY theater was well
p attended and Senator Oddie and w.
+, NJ. Kearney the speakers, drove
home some telling facts, both as re-
CARDS to national and state affairs.
The first speaker was Senator Cd
die, and he received a tremendous
ovation, showing the esteem in which
he is held by the people of Tonopah
where he was such a dominant fig.
ure in the early life of this camp.
Senator Odde took exception to
the claims made by Senator Pitt.
man that the latter was the one who
succeeded in saving he day for free
cyanide 1t was none other than
Mr.. Oddie who appealed to Senator
Gooding of Idaho, chairman OF the
agricultural bloc, to come to the
rescue of free cyanide, and the day
was won, at is not my desire to
take any credit from Senator Pitt
man remarked the speaker, but
the democrats would have voted for
free cyanide in any event. The
real work lay in getting enough re-
publicans in line to carry the issue,
and the western republican senators
were the ones who made the big
fight which was so successful"
Senator Oddie advocated the cleo
lion of Charles S. Chandler for
United States senator, and the en-
tire republican state ticket, saying
that better results would be had by
having a represenaive Of he ma
jority in the senate, He related of
the chaotic conditions that existed
in the country at the close Of the
Wilson administration and told Of
.he graft and reckless expenditures
Of the democrats He tod of the
five million idle men that flooded
this country with the Wilson admin
stratlon and OF the great relief
that followed the passage Of the
emergency tariff bill by the present
, administrator. later followed by the
enactment of the Fordney-McCum-
ber bill He impressed upon his
O. hearers the relief that had been af-
forded the farmers and livestock
men of the nation through the ad-
vancement OF one-half billion dol
lars in loans to tide them over the
emergency which followed as a re
suit OF the low tariff imposed by
the democrats. when farming
suffers" he remarked, all other
industries, even to mining, suffers"
he stated. Our best market is the
American market, and we must have
a tariff high enough to keep out
cheap foreign-made goods.
Senator Oddie told of the reduc-
ton in the operating expenses of
the government, which were cut in
.wo years a total of $2,71O, 100000,
from $6,455 100000. while the reduc-
ton in revenue amounted to $500
100000. with 80 per cent Of the
amount being in favor of those who
draw salaries OF $4,000 a year and
ess. He related Of the cut In trans
portatlon and freight charges that
has been brought about by the pres
eHt administration; the emigration
restriction bill which has kept out
A horde of foreigners who would
have been the cause of reducing
wages along all lines of endeayor
had they been permitted to land on
our shores; the peace conference
that brought a happy understanding
among the five big powers OF the
world: the budget bill which keeps
expenditures within reason and
dozen or more other subjects OF
great moment to the taxpayers OF
the country, He dwelt at length
on the silver status and said ne
was willing to give Pittman credit
for all he had done, but that the
dollar silver price would have been
established in any event.
w. NJ. Kearney. former state en-
gineer, threw a few bombs into the
enemy camp by exposing the wild
extravaganza of ]. C, Scrugham while
the latter served as state engineer
Mr. Kearney did not appear as a
seeker for office, but as a good cit
izen who is desirous of enlighten-
ing the voters and taxpayers re-
parding true conditions. Regarding
water right adjudications' claimed
to have been settled by Scrugham,
the speaker gave some facts and
figures that proved a revelation to
his audience,
Congressman Campbell, Of Kan
sas. who was billed to be here, got
lost in the lower end Of the county
on the desert and failed to make
his appearance.
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