Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-25
"HAvE NOT ANSWERED.,

10 us auuuence ON wednesday night, IN |
reference to the question that Mr.. Ken
dali had asked him to answer. The
Judges hearers made no reply, and he
might have thought that their silence
meant assent. We think he WAS mis-
taken, from the very fact that he made no
direct answer to Kendall's interrogations,
but adroitly parted them. Kendall first
asked Goodwin whether he was in favor
of leasing Goat Island to the Central
Pacific Railroad. I'd whether, if elect
ed to Congress, Goodwin would support
a measure looking to the boring of arte-
sian wells in this State. Sd. whether he
would comply with the resolution of the
Legislature of Nevada instructing their
Representative to secure the title to the
State of all the swamp land within its
limits. 4th. II elected to Congress, what
peculiar measures for the benefit OF
Nevada would Goodwin advocate.
To these enquiries the latter answered:
LIST. As to the Goat Island legislation
he should be granted by the considera-
tons whether the Island was needed for
the defence of the city and harbor of
San Francisco, and whether the works of
the railroad woulas injure that harbor,
and whether it would be for the interest
of the people to make the lease.
I'd. The proposed artesinn wells were
the greatest humbug in the world They
were simply "bosh'' He (Goodwin)
might be willing to test the matter, but
| that was all. f-,....r
3D. He thought the swamp land bill
would be great injury to the State, and
read from Testers Land Law, and the
California reports in support of his
opinion. .. r.. ....r ---.. -
4th. He was not prepared to state
what measures he would propose and
support. If elected to Congress he
would try to do the best he could.
From these replies it will be seen that
Goodwin in no case made direct mega
tive or affirmative reply. He would not
define his position Enthusiastically, but
merely left these differences to be drawn
That he would support the Goat Island
bill or not, just as his judgment or in
clination might prompt, that he believed
that giving the swamp laid to the State
would be an injury. and thinking it an
injury he would not be in favor of it,
that he would support the boring OF
artesian wells as an experiment, though
he had denounced that operation as the
greatest humbug in the world; and lastly
that he had nothing to propose in the
matter of legislation that would benefit
Nevada.
Now compare this cloudy shilly
shallying with Kendall's outspoken, de
cided action and speech. He is agaius
the Goat Island bill; he wants to Civ,
the State all the land she can honor.lbl,
obtain; he originated the artesian wei
bill that Goodwin after ridiculing said h,
was willing to support as an experiment
and lastly, Kendall had measures intro
duced and was prepared to supper
others that he thought would be benefi
cial to the State. Compare the two men
one is mere second edition of Jocula
Jeiems, not so able, but probably less un
upulous and more genial. 1he othe
is plain, honest and outspoken. has beel
a faithful public servant, and takes tn
most practicable and feasible plan OF
making himself useful to the constitu
ency he represents. The people il
forming their opinion of the two candi
dates will surely he guided by the evi
dence which will lead them to determin
which of the two will be the most reli,
BILE and useful representative. Thi
being the case, they are irresistibl
drawn to the conclusion that Kendall j
the man and not Goodwin. The latte
is mere partizan; he pooh pools HON
matters and State issues. They are to
trifing to occupy his exalted intellect
He wants to legislate for the Who'll
county. No pent-up Utica shall confin
him. Nevada is too limited: he want
the vast e1panse of the | nited States t
afford the field upon when to exercis
his talents as a legislator. The inevita
bic fate Of this soaring genius as
Congressman is that he would be mer
joint in the tail which is used by Conk
ling, Morton, Cameron and the rest O
that clique to Cypress one section an,
rob all. He would represent the Radi
cal party, and Kendall would represen
Nevada. There is no doubt which tn
people will prefer and that preference
will be distinctly signiied on the 5th o
November. a-.
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