Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-10
KENDALL.

We call the attention OF all our
readers, and especially those OF Demo
cratic ~proclivities, to the action and
attitude Of Chas. w. Kendall. member
Of Congress from this State, upon the
bill introduced into the House Of Rep
resentatives a few days since, repeating
the notorious back pay bill. The tele-
graph thus reports Mr.. Kendall:
"Kendall Of Nevada, opposed the
repeal. He resented the popular
clamor, and argued to show that the
increase Of salary was just, consider
ing the abolition OF the tranking privi-
lege, mileage. etc."
4 This man Kendall was an obscure
attorney In the eastern part OF Ne
vada. He was picked up BY a few
Democrats, principally because he had
no record was In fact unknown to the
majority Of voters, and owing to the
unpopularity Of Tom Fitch, was elect
ed. He went to Congress, aud at first
took so unexpected and decided a po-
si.ion in antagonism to certain monop-
DIV interests considered by the public
as inimical to their welfare as to sur
prise and crafty the people Of this
State. so long Heretofore having been
either misrepresented or non-rep-
resented in Congress. 1t soon leak
ed out, however, that Kendall,
although not an attorney for the
Central Pacific Railroad, was in league
with an effort to obtain a subsidy for
a certain private scheme. to which any
railroad monopoly upon this coast, or
indeed in the United States. Is In no
respect comparable either In proposed
oppressive ~exactions or in absurd and
eI.ravagant claims upon popular es-
TEEN. We say Mr.. Kendall became
allied with this great monopoly, and
endeavored by his utmost excrtlons to
get a subsidy Of some $2,ON,ooo
therefor.
Well, In the Autumn Of 1872, Mr..
Kendall returned to Nevada, still with
the confidence and respect Of the peo-
pie. Indeed, his record, save with
respect to this monopoly referred to,
was unexceptional to the public.
Charley Goodwin was nominated
against his earnest protest) BY the Re-
publicans to contest the election with
Mr.. Kendall, who was renomlnated BY
the Democrats. The report was In
du,triously circulated that Mr.. Good
win was favored by the Central Pacific
Railroad, and this presumed alliance
resulted In his defeat. Mr.. Kendall
was returned to Congress rs an hon
est, independent representative. not as
a Democrat. but by a large number OF
Republican votes. He vas elected to
serve this people in the House Of Rep
resentatives for $1,000 per annum and
mileage. He never was worth more
than that sum per annum to any con-
stituency, ror had he any right to all
increase.
Kendall voted for the back-pay grab;
voted into his own pocket the sum Of
5000 of public money; took the
swag, and last Spring returned to Ne
vada. He did not meet with a very
warm reception /; In fact, neither Dem
ocrats nor Republicans crowded
around to congratulate him upon his
record. Everybody was cool and dis
tant toward the Honorablel? member
from Nevada. He had not been here
many days before he was asked By GER
tain Republican journals, the NEWS
among the number, to explain his &C.
ton on the back-pay grab. The day
after u article on this subject ap-
pea led Mr.. Kendall, who was In Vir'
ginla City. suddenly left for the
East. lie volunteered no explanation
to his constituents regarding his
vote on the bill; not even a
word, but left for the East, where he
has since resided. We now hear, for
the first time since he cast his vote In
favor Of this infamy, the voice Of Mr.,
Kendall in the Halls Of Congress,
where he misrepresents his constitu'
ents In Directing to a repeal demanded
by nearly every convention Of slector:
which has met slnce Its passage last
March.
Mr.. Kendall does not represent Ne.
vada. Both Democrats and Republi.
cans have united In condemning his
action, aud we protest emphatically
against the attitude In which he places
our State aud people in Congress. Mr.
Kendall should resign. His usefull-
ness, his influence both In Congress
and In Nevada, have been forfeited.
and the sooner he makes room for AL
honest representative the better for
this people and the country. Shall the
people OF Nevada always be disgraced
BY their Senators and Representatives:
DISGRACEFCL-
Have Republican Senators lost all
a. I-a - .rI klt,.fl.