The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-21
HARRY mIenELs. POSITION.

II. RrMighels,s Republican nominee
for Lieutenant Governor, addressed the
ertizens of 'Winnemucca on the political
situation Saturday evening. Mr..
Mighels is editor OF the Carson Appeal,
which. until within the last two or
three months. has been outspoken in
its bostiIity'to Hayes. and was Speaker
Of the Assembly OF the last Legislature.
Personally. weElike the man. Through
the columns of his journal he defended
the writer, who was arrested by the
United States Marshal about three
years ago upon complaint of personal
raemies~ and taken before the United
States Court ut Carson for publishing
I'm che SiLvER STATE what Mrl Mighels
admitted had ben published in the
Appeal. aud what was shown in Court
10 be an exact copy of an advertisement
ia the Territorial Enterprise. But pc.
I.ticaIiy. Mr.. Mighels has a record, and
tnat being public property. we propose
calling eAttentlon TO that part of it
which affects the public. Hs was
elected to the Legislature 10 Ormsby
sounty two years ago. pledged to op-
pose the modification or repeal of the
.buillou tax. subsequently, as Speaker
vi the Assembly. he advocated the pass.
aye 'of'a bill to modify the tax and voted,
TOR it. His reasons for doing so were
given ia his speech Saturday night, in.
which he stated that the Republicans
OF his county requested him to do SO.
AS this is matter wholly between Re.
publicans, it is not our place to con.
denim Mr.. MIghels for obeying the
wishes of his party. He also claims to
be the author of resolution to strike
The word "white" from the Constitu-
stor of Nevada, with proviso that the
sight Of suffrage should not.be conferred
On Chinese. The official proclamation
sf che propo sed,amsndmeut appears in
she SILVER STATE. but not word re-
iating to Chinese appears in that docu.
msnt. Ii Mr.. Mighels Ia not mistaken,
then The Secretary OF State lst. be at
FAULT for not publishing the restrictive
clause. This matter should be- ex-
'piained. as Mr.. Mighels for years
snsongh the columns of the Appeal. has
conveyed the idea that he is in favor OF
unrestricted Chinese Immigration.
1t has also been charged against Mr..
Mighsls that he is opposed 70 legisla-
son TO prevent discrimination on. rail.
soads in Nevada. lie did not allade to
shis subject in hisspeech hast Saturday
evenings, and when uis attention. Was
sailed to the matter after he left the
stand. he remarked that he had no
recollection of such a bill. Unfortu.
oately Tor members of the Legislature,
kho commit themselves on bills which
the people favor and corporations op-
pose. a record of their votes is kept
and published in the journals of the
Legislature. BY referring to the AS.
sembly Journal of the Eighth session
Of the Legislature. 1877. we tiud on
page lS2 that Assembly bill No. 10, an
Act TO prevent Discrimination by rail.
toad companies doing business III the
State of Nevada. was indefinitely post
poned by the vote of the Speaker. Mr.
Mighels, the vote. including the Speak.
er's. which was the last en- The roll,
being 26 for posspouement aud "a
aSainst it.
This is the public record of Mr..
Mighels on the bullion tax aud railroad
4sestions. two Of the most importa. :
ISSUES in the present campaign. We
have stated it fairly. aud it is for
the people to condemn or approve
1t by their ballots on the 5,h of
November.