Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-08-02
THE BULLION TAX QUESTION.


itself upon the surface Of local poll
tics. As We recently said, this ques-
ton is to be the leading one of the
ensuing campaign. All the power
that can be wicldsi by the "bonanza
kings" IS servile press has chosen
to call them, will be brought to bear
to form the next legislature so that
the law under which the tax is now
LEVIED will be repealed. And the
power Of these potentates is consid-
cradle. 1t is sutficien. to bring within
its influence no, only all the newspa-
pers of Storey county, but likewise
nearly every politician and leading
business or professional man.
There are few in Virginia City who
possess the hsrlihood to speak out
boldly their mind upon this very i'm
portant topic. The various ramihoa-
,ions Of the bonanza firm embrace
within their diverging ,entacles all
those in subordinate positions about
the mines, and sll who in turn rely
upon the patronage of the latter
class for their support. 1t is hot to
be supposed, then, that any measure
which those plutocrats of the Com
stock deem i, to their interest to ad-
vocate will receive very decided OPP
position from Storey county papers.
The papers of Virginia have carefully
eschewed any mention whatever of
the question, not because their editors
and managers are not fully cognizant
of its importance to the people, but
because-and we make bold to say IT
they are controlled by Mackey i
Fair and their counterpart, Flood 4
O'Brien. 1t is elsew here that the tax
payers must look for support in this
struggle against the pernicious infiu-
ence Of aggregated capital. The
Carson Appeal was the first paper in
the State to sound the alarm and lay
the exact condition of affairs in tais
respect before the people. that they
nigh, prepare for such action as the
exig.ncies of the occasion demanded.
Did The Enterprise or Chronicle join
With The Appeal in its honest denun-
citation Of a rhieving scheme 10 con-
troll the coming election in this State
The Enterprise abused The Appeal
for prcsuming to say aueht agsins,
men who were wealthy, and whn
came into wealth by the merest acct
dent. The Chronicle, being chsry of
all Instructions IL its course onward,
WAS cautiously silent. Will either
paper now come cut in favor Of
bullion taxi We may safely sn,ici-
pate eveats that would answer this
query and say no. Those journals
are under the control of the men whom
they call, with fa~ning servi!ity. the
sal.NS.as - ,E., NTH Snnh
titles as lend variety to the express
sion and add glory to their masters
names. Has individuality and pie
bian honesty no longer the courage
10 hold up its headl Must men ana
bow in Submission t
those who, by the merest chance, have
fallen into fortunei And must tie
power of such quick y-made poten-
tate. be felt not only in city but in
the legislative halls of n STATED We
believe not. Virginia is the center
of population of Nevada, and there
the mining men have matters all their
own way. In other counties. how
ever, We may look for y strong and
honest opposition 10 their influence,
We are reliably Informed that
already those mining men who have
boosted on California street that they
could easily control Nevada legis-
la,are are working through their un-
der-strappers IN get firm hold upon
political at hrs in this country. We
hope that oer people will not allow
to be in the least degree