Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-15
PlXLEY PILLORIED.

has received more abuse at the hands of hired
maligners than Hon. George G. Gorham.
High spirited, and thoroughly manly, con
scious of his own political and moral rectitude,
his long forbearance from resentIug calum-
MES uttered against him has been surprise
to those who knew Mr.. Gorham best. New
ton Booth, Senator by the grace of Dolly
Vardenism and diluted Democracy, once fell
into the error of considering Mr.. Gorham a
legitimate subject of personalities, and the
csstigation this Front Street pet received at
the hands of Mr. G., will probably keep New
ton good boy, at least discreet one, for
the remainder of his life. Learning nothing
from Booths experience, Frank Pi1ley has
been cur-lke barking at the heels of Mr.. Cor
ham, for more than year past. To those
who know Pixley it is perhaps unnecessary to
say that he is coward morally and physIc-
ally, clustering and staggering corporation
hireling, and in politics, in other things,
he ha. no principle not regulated by the con-
sideration of what it will pay. Pl1ley as the
mouthpiece of shoddy corporation at last
provoked Mr. Gorham into noticing him, which
he did on Friday last, in Union Hall, San
Francisco. The speech of Mr.. Gorham on
this occasion was grand one, and deep is
our regret that the MORNING APPEAL can only
afford room for the portion devoted to Pi1ley:
In venturing to present my views at the
State Convention, | simply exercised the
right secured to the obscurest citizen, that of
free speech. To punish me for this temerity
the railroad company has turned loose upon
me itsi whole kennel of dogs" mongrel,
hound and cur of low degree. OF the latter,
the cur of lowest degree is Frank NJ. Pi1ley.
This worthy is the victim of two vlces-ava-
rice and cOWardice The former has in this
instance prevailed, and the love of money has
doubtless led him up to attack from which
his cowardice would otherwise have deferred
him. He knew that controversy with me
would subject him to disgrace and humilia-
ton; but these he was willing to endure for
the coin with which he could glut his vision
and enchant his ravished ear. l confess to
some surprise at his recklessness in this mat
ter. | knew that for money he would content |
eddy be transformed into second Cerebus |
and be chained to the foot scraper of Governor |
Stanfords doorstep, to guard the entrance, |
or that he would find congenial employment |
at the palatial mansion of Charles Crocker on |
the opposite side of the street polishing up |
the handle of the big front door; but L con |
fess it surprising Y strange that even he |
should have the audacity TO come fresh from
the support of my resolutions at Sacramento |
and burst out into hoarse yels against me in
the District Convention, and to see his paper
attempting to make me appear infamous by |
all manner of lies for having introduced them.
PixleY skirmishing about for office some
ten years ago at Washington and was, after
much importantly of himself and friends,
nominated by the President for United States
District Attorney for California | testified Ia
his presence, before the Judiciary Com mlttee
of the United States Senate, that he had, af
ter leaving the office of Attorney General of
this State, unlawfully Withheld some fifteen
hundred dollars of public funds, and
had refused to deliver the same for nearly a
year and half, and until he was threatened
with judicial proceedings. Others testified to
his bad character, and one member of Con
gress from this State swOre he would not be-
lieve him under oath. The result that he
was not confirmed Mr.. William B. Carr, of
this city, who was in Washington that winter,
first called the Attorney Generals attention to
Pixleys bad character, and urged the with {
drawal of his name. During the recess he
held the office of District Attorney by Presi- !
Dental appointment, President Grant not
knowing the grounds of his rejection. He {
called npon Mr. Carr, and in the most abject |
manner entreated that gentleman to cease his
opposition to his confirmation at the next
session, and not to send to Washington the t
proofs of his villainy. He prom I
sed that if Mr. Carr would Withhold his evil d
lencs and allow him to be confirmed, he
would Immediately after resign. MIR. Carr s
sold him no, and that he would drive him t
from public life. He did so for Pixley re- c
,igned, thereby pleading "gnilty' of otfenses t
ne dared not have presented against him at r.
He has since that time been r
virtually disqualified from holding any office t
If honor, trust or profit either in the nation ?
,r the State. He has of course been very e
Malignant toward Mr. Carr and myself, and C
having now partial control of a weekly news h
,aper, he has occasionally given vent to his v
age through it's columnsa That he should be a
eady to hire out to anybody to throw vltrol l
It us is the most natural thing in the world n
or one of his character His feeling is the
anne as that of a convict toward the Judge
vho sentenced him. or juror who found him
utility. That such a political outcast as Pix
ey, who probably had not voted Republican u
icket for ten years, could be elected Chair y
nan of a Republican State Convention, was 81
ne of the wonders of the times. But he was
o elected and Immediately after, with most
paniel-like mien, he crept up to Mr.. Carr on n
he street, and meekly asked the privilege of cl
eing allowed to speak to him. Permission =,
eing granted, he begged that bygones might
e bygones, and it was finally agreed that "