Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-02-21
COUNTY FINANCES AGAIN.

EDITORS SENTINEL: The reprimand
received this morning for having clan
destinely passed through your types
discourteous illusions to the editors
and p%roprietors of the SENTINEL, and
that proper amenities should be OBJ
served in addressing communications
to public journals, naturally brings
me to a defense. While l regret that l
have been publicly charged with vio-
lations of tayors shown to correspond
ents. l here most candidly aver that
intended nothing rejecting upon my
townsmen and neighbors, the editors
and proprietors of the EUREKA SENTI-
MEL; and to Mr.. Cassidy I accord, as
do all the people of Eureka county,
achievements of the most distinguish
ed character. / alluded to MI. Cassidy
as "Senator Cassidy" and not as one
of the editors of the EUREKA SENTI-
MEL. MIR. Cassidy is the Senator from
Eureka county-our law-maker. His
acts are subject to criticism. When
Horace Greeley was elected to Con-
gress he wrote an open letter to the
world, that his public record belonged
to the people, and that those DESTROYS
OF arraigning him on his record could
have the columns of the Tribune,
From this, many will notice a differ
ence between Senator Cassidy and the
founder of the Tribune.
Yeoman's service Mr.. Cassidy has
performed for Eureka county; Int do
you suppose for a moment that if the
resolutions solemnly presented to the
Legislature at the first liquoring sta
ton between Dutch Nick's and Genoa
had passed, any changes would
have been made in the Department OF
the South.
My object in writing the communi.
cation on county finances was to show
that we neither required the "levyinp
of more tax or borrowing NOR
money! that we had sufficient to pay
current expenses without either. If
nnderestimated our esources,s so much
the better III my favor. II my views
OF the special levy are wrong then
claim the more In my favor, on the
grounds that we do not need it even Il
1t should he constitutional.
This is q time we ran not afford To
trust to doubtful bills to cure the ills
we complain of. As you are aware,
there is in this community an element
and it is a ruling element, opposed tc
the levying and collection of taxes
that can be avoided.
Now, supposing the Legislature ad.
%jOurns, leaving for our relief the rene.
dies found in MIR. Cassidy's bills; a re-
slstance to the special levy on the
grounds OF unconstitutionality is Ger.
tain. II the Supreme Court
says Mr.. Cassidy's bill is con
stitutional, it will be after severaI
months delay and test, during
which time (if the 5000 Is not Dor.
rowed) we will be issuing the same a,
Cow, two dollars for one, and if uncon
stitntional, we will have to issue three
dollars for M before the next two
years expire.
II we borrow five thousand dollars
then on that amount interest will Eav,
to 10 paid. In my communication
proclaimed the discovery of suficien
money to pay current expenses with
out borrowing more or levying NOR
tax. Should either proposition obtain
II Is the password, the vengeance wore
for this "ruling element" these NAL
contents, to rise up in arms; hence
say, do not leave us with Mr.. Cassi
dy's doubtful remedies.
Trusting due courtesy has been OBJ
served in the above, / am very re
s~pcctfully,
Yours,
' THOMAS j. TENANT.