Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-04
TWO IMPORTANT ISSUES.


us. At Salt Lake City they are wrestling
with the problem of the succession to the
Presidency of the Mormon Church. No doubt
the Saints will be stirred as no internal COM
motion has stirred them since Joe Smiths
death. There was much bitter feeling then ;
but common cause made stronger by COM
mon enmity which found every Mormon's
hand against the Gentiles, and the hand of
every Gentle against him, helped to keep
them together. They could not afford to di-
vide their force. Now there exists no such
emergency as that which existed then. The
Morrnons are peculiar people and their colo
NAL interests are separate from all other com
munities But it will be remarkable if so i'm
portant question as the Presidency Be deter
mined without good deal of dissatisfaction
and some out and out Reputation of the re-
suit. The prize is too big for any one mans
winning and holding in peace. There may
not be schism, but there is like to be a very
decided party line between the supporters Of
the successful man and his opponents. To an
outsider it looks IS if the most consistent and
loyal thing to do would be to select one of the
Prophets sons If Mormonism is good for
anything it ought to be thoroughly loyal to
the memory and family claims of Joe Smith
On the other side of us is the California
to determine the character of the next Legis-
lature, (who will chose Mr. Sargent's success
sor), takes place tomorrow. California has
never been distinguished for the decorous and
amiable character of its political campaigns
but we think its party press and politicians
have been guilty of throwing more mud this
year than ever before. The central prize of
the contest (the Senatorship), has been deem
ed Of so much consequence to the Democracy
that they have virtually put their case into
the hands of the detectives, the guerrilla press
and the swell-mob. The singular condition
Of the case seems to have determined the very
extraordinary resort to the criminal calender
for the means and method of effective defama-
ton. Pinney is the guest of the Democracy
and Is apparently under very effective safe
guard of their providing Nobody doubts
that he is a bold, unblushing, immeasurably |
impudent rogue, capable of any rascality in |
the catalogue of sharp practice and scampish |
trickery. The spectacle presented wherein |
he is the central figure is most disheartening
one. It shows how completely at the mercy
of bold and ingenious liar and scoundrel
every public man 5 reputation is held. There
are thousands Of people who are not only COM
placent in view Of the spectacle of this knave,
Pinney, swearing away the character of so
fair, honest and useful man as Senator Sar-
gent, but who are openly and selfdeclared,
upon the side of that shameless fellow and
delighted with his successful evasion of the
penalties OF his long career of scoundrelism.
We say the development of this condition of
things is disheartening. 1t is so, not because
this man or that man, this party or that fac
ton are in danger of defeBt, but because it il
illustrates the exceeding low tone of political
morals on the other side of the Sierra We
do not believe any party is ever justified in S
resorting to such appliances as this libel-mon- Z
gering. No honest man, certainly no man fit !
for public station, ever associates himself, for
any purpose, with notorious rogue and trick {
ster. And yet the entire campaign in Cali
tornia has been made to hinge upon Pinney
and the accusations of the Chronicle. The
result viii either vindicate the character of a l
notorious absquatulator or condemn him. To =
This issue have the politics of California de-
scended. We know something of the popu- {
ar appetite for scandal. 1t is very strong s
md very general. We have little hope that t.
he right thinking people of California are +
numerous to vindicate the charac- .
er of their faithful servant and Senator by n
choosing Legislature which shall return Mr. d
sargent to his place in the National Congress n
Ills election rejection is the only issue fit IL
o be recognized in this connection and the 81
'ote to be taken tomorrow will determine it. n
Just as we suspected would be the case, the
aost serious charges against Geo. M Pinney d
ave been ignored by the San Francisco CT
brand Jury. AS well attempt to indict any u
Their part of the Democratic primary machi- 81
cry Pinney was mt imported from abroad NJ