The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-14
Ghe 9sw asiln appeal.
INF DINER SIDE OF THE SHIELD.
FAIR PLAY AT THE EXPENSE
OF CONSISTENCY.


rha nondsmen,s Relief Bill.
We find that in expressing an nm
qualified opinion concerning certain
enactments we have RIM
counter to the views of some OF onr
and especially is this the
,ase in the matter of Senator Phe-
ans Bill for relief of the Bondsmen
n the late Eben Rhoades. Some OF
,ur most valued acquaintances have
IA interest in the said Relief Bill;
md. the fact is, Mr.. Rhoades' bond
vas mainly made up here--this be-
ing the Capitol and consequently the
most convenient place lin which
State officer may get his bondsmen.
Therefore it is. that if we were to
permit our sense of duty to the State
to be swamped in our superabundant
supply of the milk of human kind
ness, we should favor the said he
Lief Bill; and, the fact is, that while
We are disposed to maintain our we'll
known Spartan firmness and insist
upon the weighing out of exact JUS
tice, though the elements should
melt with fervent heat, the heavens
fall and our own happiness be sacri
feed. still we will be far enough to
present the other side Of the question
as maintained by the said b"ndsmen'
Their case, in brief, is as follows:
First, That the State Board OF Ex-
sminers failed to take due precautlon
in behalf of the State, in that the,
neglected to count the moneys IN tue
Treasury as required by law, and
omitted such rigid and searching in
vestigstions as would have prevented
the misapplication of the State
money.
Second, That they, the Bondsmen,
we're not, in strict justice, amenable
t. .he terms of their bond, inasEaucl
as greater part o. the deficit was OF
moneys, for the safe keeping 'o1
which by the Treasurer they wer'
not responsible. reference is here
had to the moneys deposited for the
purchase of lands
Thirdly. That the moneys squan
dered we're proven. in good part. t.
have been used by State officers
who violated their trust in not ar
resting the leakage which was know
by item to existin the States strong
box.
Fourthly, That not even an ex
pert, duly employed to ascertain tn
the facts in the premises was able t.
decide as to shelter the misapplica
ton IF the States funds by tn
Treasurer occurred during his frs
or his second term of Office.
These are the main heads of tn
defense. We present them for wh''
they are worth.
We will further say that there ha
been no judgement rendered agains
the Bondsmen by any District Court
but that the whole case comes bacl
to the Court below upon the decisio'
of the Supreme Court regar'iin'
ths foregoing second point raise'
by the defense - namely as t.
the responsibility of the bondsme'
for the deposits Of money for lands
Furthermore, we will admit tia
the Eondsmen have some stfon;
equities on thei: side.
We TRUST. after this showing, tina
our friends OF the Enterprise vii
give us the credit Of q resumption o
cur usual fairmindedness.
'i'-s--' THE SUNDAY Law.
We bounced Senator Lockwood
Sunday Bill; and We find that on
views are combatted by class 0
persons whose genial depravisies W
thought to be in unison with on
own-namely the saloon keepers
These-the men amongst them VIII
have families soy they wish tha
something might be done which
would give them one day in seven
and We think that if these. the Pub
yicans and sinners, want q Sunda..
Nv We who are 4 moral Mentor il
4h;. .vodless community, ought to &C
On u INSURANCE. ACT.
,so n ,ads . mis'cue on on
We : Of Phi clans Insurance Bill
handling ve v, ere very much gu
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