The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-28
DEMOCRACY AND THE STATE
FINANCES,

Inc heeSe hlNef heNellle COLH-
ments on the absurd charges of the
Humboldt Register, alluded to by a
correspondent of this paper a few
days ago, in which the publisher Of
the Winnemucca paper showed such
a stupid, childish ignorance of the
State financesa as to charge that some
how the Democrats had doubled the
salaries OF the State officers because
the appropriations made biennially
were twice as large as those made
when the Legislative sessions
annual. The Reveille is not very
complimentary to the Winnemucca
paper and while referring to another
side of the question, candldly IN
forms the Humboldt editor that he
must be a stranger to show such
bad strategy in selecting the ques-
ton OF finance for his onslaught on
the Democrats that he shows
bravery but very little discretion"
1t continues If he was acquainted
with the financial history of the
State he would never allude to it, if
he could help it, in championship of
Republicanism in Nevada for that
is the vulnerable point of the party
the very rock upon which 1t struck
last November"
The Reveille refers tc the past in
the following:
Before we proceed further on this
subject we wish it understood that we
are not writlnya ..DemOcratic' article.
The EeveilIe has neVer been. and Is
not now. a Democratic paper. Neither
is il a Republican paper: 1t Is simply
independent, and using the privilege
which this position gives US we will
speak frankly. From the day that
Nevada was organized into a Territory
until the last election her de~tiuies
were in The hands of the Republican
party. That party turned her over to
the DemocrtS in January last with Il
debt of upwards of 800, 000, as the
editor of the Humboldt Register can
ASCERTAIN by referring to Governor
B~lastlel'S message in January last.
Considering that Il State has only Il
pODulafi0u OF 10000. this Is simply
One-tnird OF that amount
was stolen from the public treasury
either directly, as in the case III the
late Sale Treasurer. or Indirectly.
With such a record we do not think it
good policy for Il Republican paper to
court discussion on the subject OF
State finances.
In contrast with the above gloomy
but correct statement of Republican
financial management, We call the
attention OF ourreaders to the official
report of the Board of Examiners,
published in this number. That
Board has just completed its official
count OF the amount Of the money
and vouchers in the State Treasury
on the Goth Of this month, showing
81 aggregate of Sl9S.4 21. The
Reveille shows its good sense when
it advises the Winnemucca sheet to
select some other subject if it wants
to make capital against the Democ-
racy. Certainly the Democratic ad-
ADMINISTRATION wants no better creden-
,tials than these exhibits. Contrast
it with the treasury of any prior
administration at any time since the
State was organized How does it
compare with the schedule of rob
berries. losses. and ~defaleations which
ushered in that gloomy era of o n
fusion and restitution so happily
described by Tom. Fitch when he
boosted that the Nevada Republicans,
in-their defeat, had at least one con
solation-'They leave to the De-
m0cracy a bankrupt Treasury and a
rnined credit" Notwithstanding
the frightful load of debt with which
the new State administration accepted
the responsibility of government,
the bankrupt Treasury" has been
rescued from insolvency, and its
ruined credit redeemed in the
exchanges. The commercial value
of the State bonds Is the traest test
of the value of Democratic services.