Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-24
3 E DAILY SENTINEL.
SUNDAY, JUNE "a, 1877.
DEMA0OGISM

ceeds OF the mines of Virginia City are
exempted from municipal taxation,
uses these words:
1.-The suit, we believe, will be COM
menced without delay. Ii upon final
Judgment it should be lost, we may re-
ly on the Governor to call an extra
session OF the Legislature to remedy
the evil of the charter. In this Situa-
ton, when it seems safe to trust no
one who can he reached by bonanza
influence, it il a satisfaction to know
that tile Governor remains true to the
people,"
That Is richness. The enrolled law
which bears the Governors inimitable
signature contains the exemption
clause in all of its bideousness. No
question was better understood about
the Legislature and in the Governors
office, we take it, than this same mu-
nicipal exemption. 1t WAS radically
wrong and wicked, on principle, say
these people by their acts, to authorize
q small reduction for State purposes,
when all taxes could have been re
duced at the same time; but it was
eminently wise and proper, on priaci-
pie, to despoil Virginia City, which had
lust been left a heap of charred ruins,
o! the whole OF the revenue derived
from this source. The Governor
would stand in a pretty light before
- -~ ~ a nzI m
extra session OF the Legislature
to remedy a statute, which he himself
by his approval enacted into law. All
Of this twaddle about the exemption
clause having been wrung in, so to
speak, is the refuge resorted to by
demagogues to shield themselves from
popular Indignation. This clause was
in the identical enrolled bill approved
by the Governor, and it stands there
to-day. We believe the Governor 10
be an honest man, but we also believe
that lie Is as liable TO commit mistakes
us the average run OF men. He was
certainly guilty Of o grave error when
he gave his assent to the acceptance Of
the back bonanza taxes, less the penal
ties. This was precisely what the
much abused compromise bill pro-
posed. After the Governor had said
to the people of the State, by his veto,
1--WE will fight ZEN TO the bitter
end" he should have stayed
with the declaration instead OF
conserving to a compromise only
three days prior to the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
affirming the States right to collect a
lax on bullion. The only excus for
the compromise bill, in the first place,
was the sole argument that, by getting
these back taxes into the State Treas
ury, the State would then be in con-
dition to reduce the State rate of taxa.
ton from 90 cents, as now, to 65 cents,
as was proposed by a bill introduced
by the writer, on each one hundred
dollars valuation of taxable property.
The substantial difference between the
proposed legislative settlement and
that made by the State and Storey
county officials is just this: The latter
scheme secured for the State the back
taxes, only. The legislative scheme
would have brought precisely the
same number of dollars into
the treasury, and besides the
Of the State would have
received the further benefit of a
of 20 to 25 per cent. in the
rate Of taxation, aggregating between
SiOo, 900 and $500, COO annually, quite q
nice little sum to have left in the peck
cts of poor taxpayers these hard times.
Controller Hobart and Treasurer
the financial officers Of the
state, heartily approved the legislative
as being best for the interests
Of the whole people, and their say.so
In the premises had as much or more
10 do with the passage of the Compro-
mise bill than all other influences COM
biued, II Bill Hobart and Jerry
Schooling had not said the bill ought
pass, and demonstrated their posi-.
Ion by the facts and figures from their
books, we know at least one Senator
who would never have given it his
support.
We like brave men; men who seek
not to dodge tho full responsibility Of
heir acts, be they official or other
wise. There is much demagogism coa-
nected with this whole business. The
lime for unmasking It will arrive n
these days, and when it does come,
he writer will NOT decline to take q
,and in the discussion of the question
n all its bearings, including some Per.
"reminiscences from tho Gov
shop down to the most OBJ
cure member Of the Legislature OF
hat session.
A FRIEND of Ben. Butler writes to
lin, after reading his reply to Nc
yeagh, why mutilate a corpse ? why