Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-27
ICAPIfAINOTES.
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Reno state Prisons and Iavesti-
acknowledgements snd Hepubs
Iicau Administrations Contrast.
sA-ks0n .Ialisical Parry amp
More Corrups than Anothsrf
CARSON, February IS, 1875.
"a cossupsso. An .0nes. aFHl
Ed. Nrws: whilo not protesting to
bc . political writer. I do claim 10 pos
sess some knowledge Of the history OF
Novada, aud its affairs as administered
by the administrations belonging to
either political party. which knowledge
in connection with recent Developments
me to draw a little comparison.
For the fyst, six years after the admis-
sion Of Nevada into the Union, the Stato
government was in the hands OF the
E~erNtNcans, and during that time there
was but ono defalcation in ofhee. TINT
Of Ebon Rhodes, State Treasurer. /
well remember the howl OF indignation
which went forth from the Democratic
press Of the coast when the d~efalcation
was made known, and how II was sought
to DO proven that corruption and dis
honesty wero part OF the creed OF the
Republican party. The Board OF Ex-
uminors were scored and dashed by the
press, and almost openly accused OF
cc~nmivancs Ina tho defslcation; and even
during tho las, campaign. the matter
was frequently brought forth by the OPP
position press Us m evidence Of the dis
honesty OF tho Republican party.
During tho political campaign OF
1870, tho many charges Of corruption
against tho Republican party
caused a reyulsion in public sentiment.
and tho State, which from its infancy
up to that time, had always gone Re-
publican, went largely Democratic.
Then were we promised reform: then
we're We told that ''Honest old Broad
horns" would handle the reins OF gov
eminent in the interest OF the people.
and that dsfalcations, dishonesty and
corruption would be unknown during
his administration. The same promises
were made during the campaign Of 1874,
vet while the praises Of the Democratic
wore flowing from tho mouths
Of Democratic stump orators. there was
at that very time In progress Official cor.
ruption Of the very rottencst kind, and
il the facts are as stated. Democratic Of
ioials knew Of Its existence and made
no attempts 10 stop or stay it; as 1t was
''too near election TO make a stink about
it," Yet NO much was tho corruption OF
the Republican party and the honesty OF
the Democratic harpcd on Ivy the Demo-
cratic papers and speakers, that tho
Democratic party. with the aid OF those
sorcheads calling themselves lndopen.
dents. achieved q partial victory.
For four years Zone term has the
Democratic party been in power, and
what do va seep After tho removal OF
tho late Lieutenant Governor ~ e1-of-
fcio Warden Of tho State Prison. tho
Board Of State Prison Commissioners,
by authority OF q law passed giving
them that power. appointed II. Z. Hy-
man, also q Democrat. TO the position OF
Warden. With no desire to do injustice
to Col. Hyman. l am compelled to say
that scandalous developments in conne
ton with his administration, nro q mat
ter Of public notoriety; but rs ! do not
wish to prejudice his casc, or anticipate
tho report OF the committee now engaged
in investigating tho affairs Of tho prison.
I will not nlludo TO them hero. Such q
thing is possible as that the Warden may
bo proven lGuihls.s;ibut IL he Is. there
has been u great deal Of perjury commits
ted, But ii Is not Of him l would speak.
but Of tho Commissioners. II is charged
that many months ago their attention
was called TO the affairs OF tho prison, II
being public talk that there was some
thing wrong. Whether they thought
there MAS anything wrong, or whether
they were satisfied there was not. IL was
their duty to investigate tho matter and
set the rumors at rest; but this they ut
terly failed to do. Ono VI than went
out Of ofscc last month, and two OF
them, having boon reelected, retain
their positions. After the conycning OF
tho Legislature, State Prison matters
we're freely discussed. and Lieutenant
Governor Adams-now netting Governor
brought the charges against the War
den which ars being investigated by the
committee.
The Legislature Of 1873 passed q Law
and made an appropriation for tho
building Of n new Stats Prison nt Reno.
appointing the Same officers n constitu-
ted the State Prison Commission. COM
missionsrs to manage It's construction.
The Commission consisted OF the Gov.
ernor (Demooat). Attorney General
tDcmocrat), and Secretary Of State
Ropublican,. During the last political
campaign. II was rumored that money
belonging TO the State. aud %purporting
to be used In the construction OF tho
prison. was bang used for tho purpose
Of colonizing voters in tho interest OF
the Democratic party; but a. there was
at that time no means Of proving such
to be the case. the assertion was looked
upon by many N q political dodge. On
the converting Of the present Lcgisla.
turc, a COMMITTEES was appointed to in.
vcstigate the affairs OF the Prison, which
made n report, . short timo
in which. without making any Ill.
rect charges. they stated that the State
had boon swipdled out Of $3.50 OF the
$50. 900 charged for tho work already
performed. This statement did not
,eem to suit S. +. Hoole. tho Supsrin.
,endent, who came out In q card deny
ng that thcrc had been any misuse OF
.ho States money. which caused Soma.
or varian to arise in the Senate and
make some. Statements not embodied In
.ho report Of the committee. Among
,ther things. the Senator avsrrcd that
Tho committee learned from tho testi-
nony taken boforo, thom, that during
he campaign (or part Of ~ fifty cents
were added to the days pay
II each voter employed On the works;
hat Mr. Hoole before employing men
them to register as voters, and
hat on the day Of election Democratic
,r Democratic Independent tickets were
placed in their hands. Further; the
prices paid for teams, there having boon
allowed a charge Of S25 por day for two
when the man 10 whom IL had
been allowed testified before the COM
that at no time had hc more than