Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-03

made . speech at Sacramento on las
Saturday night Also that Mr.. Booth
replied to that speech on the following
Monday night and that he assailea Mr
Goshsm xith sone severity in the conrse
Of his reply. Not only old Mr.. Booth
attack G"rhsip's statements of fact and
h.urr~. but he asssilei his personal
standing. We sid in an issue of The
ArPraL Of u 4 y or two since that IL We
knew Gorham as we'll as we though; We
dia h. would not permit tha. assault OF
Eooth's to so unanswered. by the San
F ancisco Chronicle Of Thursday we find
oar predictions verified. Mr.. Gorhan,.
On Wednesday evening last made a
speech ia Oakland Ito - large and good
HUNDRED audience" in which. in addition
to IL discussion Of the main political! is
secs Of the time he made reply to Sen
afnr Booths attack. We find this re-
inind. reported in full in the Chronicle.
We regret that our space Precluies the
reproduction of the v hole OF it. As it il,
ve strain point to make room for what
folIJss We do not think that any. not
even his bitterest enemies, will find
any signs o. weakness in this speech
Of Mr.. Gorham =. At any rate. so effect
i've are his sentences that the SacTa-
n,-n,o Record linton in lengthy notice
Of the same says:
Perhaps j. is not a Damascus steel
that Gorhsm wields. but n; least il con-
sid~rnbly resembles one Of those two
handed swords. which Topped Il head or
limb mighty neatly on occasion. More
over. he ha. challenged Booth to meet
him GU the stump. and has offered to go
through the State with him. We don't
think this challenge will lie accepted.
Senator Booth requires time and the
help of library to prepare his speeches.
Even when he make AN of hand balcony
speech he has his tahulaied statements
prepared. after the fashion of MIR. c. T.
Hopkins expected manuscript speech.
But he can hardly shirk the encounter
after what has passed. for he will not
have combination Of organs this year
I" puff all his utterancrs and belit,lr
those of his opponents. Fair play is io
b. the watchwo,d Of this campaign. and
the Bulletin will have 10 n..d-rate its en-
thusissm. and refrain fr, III Applaud;nc
it's pet when be happens TO get knock,
ont Of time, or goes to grass IN his own
Corn
Winding up its remarks. the same
pal er says:
The first round must be credited To
Mr.. Grrhan,. Booth bears the marks
Of severe punisbDens. and his seconds
are spnngins him assiduously. When
he L,- recovered his wind, it will he in
oraer Tn c,il .-Time,' for another bal
cnny speech
n plying 10 Mr. Booths criticisms of
his r-msrks upon the prison st San
Quentin and the manner of its manage
ment under a reform" administration,
Mr.. Gorham said:
Il had remarked that / thought n
thousand prisoners. good brawny fell
lows. would benefit their health by pump
ing water into reservoir instead of
spending 81 900 a month to pay for it.
A good business proposition. isn't it? i
think 40. But Nj. Booth says the wells
are hra-kish. And his tender symraihies
IRE nroused in behalf of those misguided
beings who have strolled into the pen
it~ntiary and want better water. Well.
he ousht 10 have the State chemist try
and FIX it. He says furthermore. and ~e
will give him the benefit of bis argument,
that the supply is insufficient in dry
there is danger Of water
fnmine. although l never knew Of any TO
be heard Of there before this time. III. v
have always had water TO drink. A good |
many OF them are not in the habit of |
water. l suppose. and the sup |
ply is not needed SO much for them IN |
Tor some people. They are not all fol
owe,s Of Mr.. Booth's-Mr. Bidwell's |
principles. But as to the cost OF this
vater supply, l noticed no mention in