The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-31

When the Bonanza companies of the
Comstock paid the delinquent taxes Oh
bullion, after the adjournment of the
LIST Legislature, the penalty for delin-
4uency, amounting to $4,000, was
not collected. The authorities con-
sented to not enforce the collection of
the delinquency. but leave that matter
tor the next Legislature to determine.
Referring to this question, corre-
spondent of the Austin Reveille says
bill will be presented to the Legislature
by the mining companies asking that
they be relieved from the payment of
the penalty, and that in so important
matter the taxpayers have right to
know how the members will vote,
The call of the correspondent on the
Legislative nominees to show their
hands, brings the Eureka Sentinel to
It's feet. That journal says it is too
late. and in that it is correct. as it is
almost impossible to get the views of
candidates on tuis question and make
them known to the people throughout
the State before the election. But the
Sentinel goes farther and asserts that,
According to modern political as.
sertion, Legislators are bound only by
conventions. and no power on earth
can release them from their pledges"
"a political party, says that journal.
Numbering but one half of the popu-
htion of a county, may bind repre-
sentatives to given line of policy. and
yet the whole people may not take off
the instructions. Great God! Are all
the people idiots to tolerate such palpa.
BILE ,scoundrelism?'
The editor of the Sentinel is credited,
whether justly or not We do not pre-
tend to say. with making the assertion,
81 Senator from Eureka county, that
"platforms are made to catch voters"
His objections to clause in the
Democratic platform which declares
that mo power exists which can
selieve officials from pledges made
30 the people previous to
their election" indicates that he is
not in favor of platforms except for
shat or some similar purpose. He is
400 observing man, and too Well
posted in political affairs, to be ignor-
ant of the fact that tbs people in late
years have attached no Importance
waAteyer to platforms, and that it is
Necessary to take Il new departure, and
hold officials to. tue pledges made by
ct both parties for the last eight or ten
years have been all that honest men OF
all parties could desire; yet laws made
by the men elected on these platforms,
have, In too many instances, been OF
such character as To merit the CON
demnation of all honest men. Plat
sorm5 had to be abolished altogether or
made to mean something, and 1t Is "a
hopeful sign that one Convention at
least, has declared that no power tx
ists to relieve officials from pledges
made to the people before their election.
1t does not follow, however, that
matters of interest to the pnbiic must
be ignored by members of the Legis
Lature because they were overlooked 10y
There ID plenty OF time
between the election and the neeting OF
the Legislature, to get an expression
from the people on the Bullion tax pen
atty, aud Legislators Can act in accord
Ance with that. expression. without vio-
Lifting single pledge given by them to
lii people. II Is high time chat party
platforms were made to have some
and that officials were held to
.ne strict letter Of their pledges, and
That it cannot be truthfnily said that
like pie crust. they are made only to
Do broken"