Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-09-13
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

and reflection, perhaps it ID best that the
MORNING APPEAL should say few words
defining tho position of it's editor i'll his at
titude of real or supposed candidate for the
Republican nomination for Lieutenant Cover
nor. We are moved to say what we shall say
by a desire that no friend of oars shall,
through any movements, mistakes or aspira-
tons of our own, be placed, even temporarily,
in false light
There has been much comment, both in
and out of the newspapers, touching the in
tentions of the writer with regard to his own
candidacy and that of others The charge
has been made, more or less explicitly, that
the Delegation to the State Convention from
this county, Gf the ticket supported by US
should be eected,) would be urged or con-
strained or in some mysterious manner
coerced to do duty"soley with a view to the
advancement of our own personal interests
To state the truth regarding this matter is
the chief purpose of this editorial article.
1t is our belief that the nine men who have
been elected in this county will average as
well in point of party zeal and personal re-
spectabiity as any nine men of any party
within the limits of the State. 1t IS also our
belief, that, all things being equal, they viii
render a reasonable support to our rather
modest political aspirations. We are, OF
probably shall be, a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor There is about as much excuse
for any mans aspiring to that rather super
fluous office as there was for the creation of
that Office by the Constitutional Convention.
In point of fact, however, save insofar as the
Lieutenant Governorship is in the line of d
possible succession to the Chief Nagistracy,
ii is as needless an Office as one can we'll con
ceive of The House Of Assembly has It's own
presiding officer chosen from among its mem
bers The sr o1jcio President Of the Senate,
forced upon that body 10y Constitutional in
trusion, is absurd and preposterous. But the
absurdity is a child of organic law; and 80
long as it exists there are, we have init
mated, as good reasons why this writer should
present himself as a candidate for that office, |
as The next man. Such candidacy is only |
objectionable when it attempts or assumes to
make other and more important positions
secondary to itself.
Having said as much as we have said, it is |
hardly necessary that we should add that so
far as We can influence the nine delegates to |
the State Convention from Ornshy County |
they will do what they can TO promote the in
terests of the Republican party, in the Con
vention at Eureka, regardless of our own
personal aspirations and interests. Ii we
ever uttered truth in this world we utter
one when We say that if, by the sacrifice of
our small and inconsequential candidature,
the cause of Republicanism can be strength
sned and lifted up; if one more vote can be
got tor the ticket by Withholding our name
therefrom than can be obtained for it by its
presence there. we trust that no man will
hesitate in his course, but will drop it for
another and more promising one. And we
mean what we say; and hope to be taken at
our word.
There have been some aspersions cast upon
the support received by the so-called Niighels
Ticket on Tuesday. If any man, not Re
publican, voted at the primary on that day
for that ticket, we do not know it. We have {
reason to believe, however, that some men
did vote there, unchallenged, whose minds
were made up Ill advance not to support GER .
tain Republicans, in the event of their nomi-
nation, anyhow. And just why an avOwed
has any better claims to voice 1
in the affairs Of the Republican party than an .
avowed Democrat, we cannot understand
Also it is to be said that if Independents are /
10 be allowed to vote, unchallenged, there is
tome excuse for the Board Of Judges if they a
receive the ballots OF Democrats who, being 81
challenged, take the test as prescribed. The il
'eal truth is that so far as possible, there d
Ihould be rigid exclusion from the delibera- 81
ions of the party Of every man who does not !,
willingly and freely acknowledge himself n
,ound by its conclusions An Independent Il
Who, after voting at Republican primary, al
epudiates the action of the party in conven- a. a.
ion assembled, is in all respects as dishonest NJ
$ Democrat who is guilty of telling lie b.
n order to be permitted to cast his vote al
hereat. We say this from the standpoint of oa
elief that there is, or at any rate ought to
e, such a thing as honesty and fair-play in ST
Olitics as well as in anything else da
Ono word in regard to the so-called Mighels
ticket: We believe that every man should CO