Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-05
If THE PuARIsEEs of NIassachu-

efforts to defeat General Butler 70
the Governorship Of that State, still
he can comfort himself with the as
surance that he has not o2ly answere,
every charge openly made Or cover.
ly insinua.ei against him by his de
fan,ers, but that in some notable in
stances be has torn away the films,
veil Of hypocrisy behind which hi
mean and disingenuous opponent
have sought to conceal their owl
shortcomings, while, at the same
time, they were busy in bringing
accusations and inuenJoes agains
him. His Briggs letter is The
clearest and most convincing vindi
cation of the Forty-Second Congress
from the wholesale charges levelled
against it by the demagogues of the
press, the pulpit and the stump. So
far as himself is concerned he shows
that his own acts were openly per-
formed and candidly declared, be-
fore, during and subsequent to their
performance and the malevolen:
accusations of his enemies and the
wholesale ISLANDERS heaped upon Con-
gress are so far refuted and made to
bear a new relation, as to do effective
service IN causing confusion in the
ranks of his enemies and in expos
ing the falsity and groundlessness of
the malcdictions that have been
hurled agains: all Congressman who
voted for the passage of the increase
of Salary bill. The turn he makes
upon the sectarian press who snarled
upon his candidacy when he ran
against Richard II. Dana, Jr., is as
as it is scathing, and exhib-
its state Of Phariseeism which is
far from encouraging to those good |
men and women who repose a trust |
ing faith in and an abiding respect |
for the professions of piety and
purity set up by the conductors of
the organs of certain Protestant de-
of the commonwealth.
OF piece with Buffers bold and
effective line of defense as taken in |
the Briggs letter is his reply to one
s. C. Fay probably relative of
Caleb who has been turning up the
whites of his eyes over the General |
at q recent temperance meeting.
Following is an extract from this |
blizzard at the venturesome and I'M |
fortunate Fay as reported in the
Boston 1rdrsler:
IF l had gone to Congress a pail |
maker of very moderate means, and had |
served for years as chairman of the Com |
uittee on Claims-the only place in
Congress, SO far IS have heard, where |
a man can make business of selling
himself successfully and probably, be- |
cause it remains with the chairman of |
such committee to say what claims shall |
be considered: and any claimant will |
give 10, 10, or % per cent. of his claim, |
II it is good one, to have it given prior
i.y on the list for consideration-and |
had come out Of Congress reported TO |
be worth half million, while my equal !
partner in the pail business had not
come to any such fortune; if l had given
evidence of such wealth by building
house reported to have cost Soo.000.
and lad bScoEle q manager Of z National
Bank upon my gains. and always voted
IN favor of the National Bank interests
W bile in Congress, would there no: have
been very considerably mere ground of
accusing me Of having used my public
position for NV own e1noiETAent, espsc-
ally if ! had no mere visible means Of
making money than you have nov: l
accuse no one.
Now. you are further pleased to say
That have FUSED Intoxicating drinks,
and have been known TO be drunk"
what evidence have you Cor that asser-
TOM And for wha. purpose DO You
make il? Do You refuse to cooperate |
politically with men who Use intcxicat-
ing drinks? If SO, are You not a follow
X of the Hamilton Hall meeting, alvo-
.ating its candidate, when that meeting
,lactei to preside over it man well
lnown as openly and publicly notorious
nd habitualiy using Intoxicating hqu-
Us? And suppose, sir, that l should
;;ather up and boil down and mold into I
charge all the gossip, scandal and pos
IDLE ISLANDERS that have circulated IL
he community, or have been brought 10
ne BY your enemies about yourself,
specially in connection with the other (
'ex during your life, would you think Ii