Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-20
A MOST REMARKABLE PHASE OF THE
CHRONICLE ISLANDER CASE.

the Chronicles ibelous crusade, as follows.
Abiding to certain letters which have ap-
peared in the Chronicle over the signature of
a certain three District Attorneys, the Record
Union says:
One fact stands out with remarkable dis
tinctness from these three letters 1t is, that
neither of the writers is fit to hold the official
position he occupies SO scandalous a truck
ling to an unprincipled publication as their
fawning, crlngng expressions display, Is for
tunately not often encountered; nor Is 1t more
common to find District Attorneys who hold
such views as to their public duties These
men apparently think that they are empOw
cred to pass upon the merits of all complaints,
and that the compliments are dependent upon
them for Justice. They actually undertake to
settle libel suit in advance of presentation
Of the evidence, and rule the prosecuting wit
ness out of Court before he has come before
them. Upon the loose and unsupported asser-
tons of VIGOROUSLY vicious, venal and char
acterlsss sheet, they presume to base rooted
convictions as to the fidelity and honesty of
public men possessing honorable and fully es-
tablished records; and they undertake to de
clare that the hbeled parties have no right to
seek redress and to assure the hbeler that they
will do their best to prevent the operation OF
the law. We protest that the conduct OF
these attorneys is Infamous, and that they de
serve to be impeached and removed. Who
they are, upstart, petty officials of day, to
set aside the law, to control the Grand Juries
to dictate to citizens and to decree despoti-
cally what shall be regarded otfense! In
their official capacity they are authorized to
advise the Grand Jury, and there their au-
thority stops but this precious trio appar
emily think that they were intended to take
the place of the Grand Jury, and to find and
throw out true bills. The disgraceful charac-
ter of their communications Is enhanced by
the refection-which amounts to a certainty
that they were moved to this by their APP
prehension of the scurrilous concern whose
friendship they seek to gain by toadying to it
in this revolving fashion. 1t is, however,
time to ask how long this intolerable ilnpos-
ture is to be endured, and how long decent
citizens are to allow scOundrels to shake them
by the throat at pleasure. When We find
District Attorneys SO fOrgetful of their duties,
and fearful of calumny, that they will
rather risk the impeachment of their manhood
than proceed in disregard of a notorious black |
mail newspaper the fact is evidence that this |
abominable system of SANDER and detractiOn
has been permitted to go great deal further
than regard for the public interest would |
warrant and that it must be summarily put |
stop to, before the people lose patience, and |
perhaps take the work into their own hands |
in rough way. When District Attorneys |
affably assure a professional libeler that he is |
perfectly safe from the legal consequences of |
his ISLANDERS, we think most people will agree |
that the question of the rights of the people |
demands some attention.
This is very plain, vigorous talk from this
usually cool, dispassionate and conservative
journal. But its production illustrates the
scope and diabolism of the Chronicles outra-
ges. 1t has been enabled not only to be-
snirch the reputation of one of the most re
spected public men in the Republic, but also
it has had enough of influence in official quar-
tiers to make the Courts take sides, pro and
con, in this controversy. No doubt much of
the unseemly haste to serve the Chronicle is
due to debased and inexcusable partisanship
super heated Democratic zeal For the
course of the Chronicle is plainly the result
of Democratic subsidising 1t seems to us
that hearty reaction must ere long set in,
in Mr.. Sargent's favor To doubt it is to
doubt the peoples sense of right and justice.
And when that reaction does come the uni
hcISdi III Will ItlCteI IL NCICICL WHICH !
will vindicate him, spite of all that can be
done or withheld by Democratic District
Attorneys,
Washington, June 1S.-Among the candi- ,
dates for diplomatic appointments is Bret
Harte, who would like the Chinese mission. t
There is no present probability that Seward 7
will be recalled. Q
General George A. Sheridan of Louisiana t
has foreign appointment already provided v
for him, probably Minister to South Amer Q
cay, but it is not expected to be formally an 0
lounced until October, when he shall be C
'eady to assume its duties. C
r. E. Preston, examiner of mint bureaus, il
las been appointed acting director during the a
lbsence of DR.. Linderman at San Francisco, [
or which place the latter left to-day t
The clerks of the Internal Revenue office C
will held a meeting tomorrow for the pur- a
'ose of passing appropriate resolutions rela-
i've to the death of the late Commissioner I,
}. d. Pratt
The President has commissioned Frederick h
1. Pratt Postmaster at San Rafael, Cal lie
1t is said by prominent Conservative Dem Il