Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-28
SECRETARY GORHAM AND THE
MORNING APPEAL.


upon the course and character Of President
Hayes. In few days after the article ap-
peared certain newspapers IN Calif2rnia whose
chief mission and purpose is TO lend aid and
comfort to the enemies Of Geo. G. Gorhen
copied what ne had said and 50 coupled the
name Of that gentleman and this paper as that
he was made 10 seem responalb,e for what We
had said The aninu: OF the reproduction of
our remarks, III short, was 10 IN jure Mr Cor
ham with the Republicans of California. For
better or worse, he and the editor of the AP
FEAL are warm personal friends He was SO
frank when he was here last Spring as to per
nit this paper to publish, in brief, his views
upon Hayes policy. This, and the well
known relations between Mr.. Gorham and
this writer have given the opposition press
notably the guerillas, like the Marysville Ap-
peal and the Argonaut, an opportunity to
charge our own unguarded criticisms upon the
personal character Of the President to the ac-
count Of Mr.. G. In the last number Of the
Argonaut Mr. Pixley, the editor of that paper,
goes so far as to say that Mr. Gorham fur
established Now just one word about the
facts What is said in these columns about
Mr. Hayes, Mr.. GOrhsm, Mr.. Sargent, Mr.,
Pixley, Mr. Page, Mr. Red Cloud, Mr.. Fore
paugh or Mr. Anybody Else is nothing more
nor less than the crude, unvarnished talk Of
the editor of this small, uninhnential, mar
rowly-circulated paper. This is not party
organ, not the mouthpicce Of anybody-but
the editor, not much in fact or pretention be
yond the best family (morning) paper in Car
son City. Mr. Gorham has too much sense
to put any spare capital he may command into
any such venture as an obscure daily in an
other State than that in which he carries on
his political plans. Also he is too well &C
.quainted with this scribe to make him his
agent for the placing OF investments, Each,
We think, would go otherwhere, for 4 skilled
financier. However much or little Mr., Cor
ham likes or dcspises Rutherford the Good,
he has as little to do with the ourpourlng Of
this small newspapers feelings as Frank Pix
Icy or John Stratman or any other Bell Ringer
Mr. Gorham hardly needs any acquittal OF
what he is charged-as OF being responsible |
Tor what appears in these columns. He never
goes behind any fence to speak his sentiments; |
never asks anyone to assume the responsible |
ity for any of his utterances; never deals with |
the public orwith public questions in any other
manner than that of the utmost frankness /
and courage. Nobody knows this better than
Frank Pixley; but not anyone would, with
greater glee and wantonness, do Gorham an
act OF cold blooded injustice than that very
nischievous and INSCRIPTIONS person. And
speaking of Pixley, there is phase of his
character which is always to be considered in
dealing with him as a subject of criticism and
comment It seems strange that man OF
such notorious and shameful depravity
should End anything to Ike in SO
transparent a hypocrite as Hayes.
But there are two kinds Of Hypocrisy. One
of these kinds finds expression IN an effort 10 +
seem extraordinarily and conspicuously good.
That IS the Hsycs kind, The other expresses
itself in an unnatural and super-strenuous ef-
fort 10 appear very bad. Of such IS the Pix I
4erian assumption. But the common cause
ri pretence and iaisa-coloring breeds between
.wo such as these 3 common bond. Now 5
Pixieys manner is that Of bully and leader I
of the swell-mob. One day he mounted 2 I
barrel and advised the San Francisco rabble ]
20 burn the Pacific Mail Comp&ny's ships if S
they did not cease to bring Cinnamon TO San S
Francisco But he would not burn & steam .
boat-in public. He would merely seem to be /
r desperate. \ couple of years ago when Pin =
ney was an active participant in the doings Of i
the Republican party of California, he and h
Pixley were within an of personal en-
counter in front OF the Orleans, in }Sacra- !;
nento Now that Pinney has mustered him +
self in among the defamers OF Sargent, Cor .
nam, Carr, ct al, Pixlcy fratclnises with o
1im. But as to doing the bad things he re a
oices at, Pixley hasn't the courage to under i.
axe, much less perform them. He has the v
wasger of a good fellow while being noto- t.
ous shark and miser; he has the bravado Of b
fighter; but it is mere fimsey mask for Ii
lis cowardicc; and even his cnmitics are r
mere shams-for he hasn't an honest hate in II
II his great, windy framework. In short, SC
'hile Pixley has a great deal of fancy for u
eeming to be a cynic, caustic writer, II
wash buckler in politics, law and letters, A
nd an unblushin0 blackp1ard in all nOssihIe | n,