Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-30
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We confess that we never before apprecla-
ted that boundIess elacticity and scope of
gument in which stately journal like the
Enterprise may indulge, when lesser lights
would fain ask al honest question two
We remember to have seen a dignifed peda-
gogue arise with something approaching alac-
lity upon discovering the presence of bent
pin in the seat of honor, but the very direct
ness Of his movement in the struggle for Sc
we're perpendicularity was accompanied with
every indication of uncompromising self re-
speet He didn't buck like mustang nor
break the tablets upon which the laws of dec
Drum are craven. The prerogative seems to
have been reserved to the Enterprise to call
names as the most conclusive mode of answer
ing hard questions So be it; but the APPEAL
will nevertheless ask another question or two:
How would the Enterprise answer our query
OF Sunday morning were the same to be pro-
pounded by some newspaper in Nevada which
that paper could conveniently recognize as
Republican journal Secondly: Will the En-
te%prtse kindly vouchsafe an answer to the
question whether a pronounced Republican
paper is at liberty to test the politics of our
local "thunderer, the Enterprisel
We will aid the Enterprise in the answer so
far as to state that the APPEAL processes to be
a thoroughly sound Republican paper and has
presumed upon the discussion of the railroad
issue precisely from that standpoint, and that
the discussion will continue to be conducted
L. Al ~,
the Enterprise that it will be useless to retort
npon us any charge whatever as to our motive
IN dealing with the called railroad issues.
We claim for that matter the same right of
discussion as our distinguished contemporary,
and suggest that it will be very difhcnlt to
ostracise US as a Republican journal on the
ground of want of absolute submission to
railroad dctation in matters political.
As to the merits or dement's of what the
Enterprise calls "Mr. Gorhams treason to
his party in sister State" we have
offered no discussion with the Enterprise |
and are content to let California Republicans |
deal with that matter according to their own |
discretion in party council; but we reiterate !
the hope that no man in the Republican
party of Nevada will be denied the right of
speech from a Republican platform, by rea-
son of the exercise of his individual advocacy
Of the doctrine that the Republican party is,
aud of right ought to be, superior to and in
dependent of the dictation of railroad or
other private corporations. Such, as we I'M
derstand it, was the case with Mr.. Gorham
prior to the " treason, and hence his right
10 stand up and claim the ear of the party
upon matter of privilege as an individual
member of the Republican organic Ition.
By way of the retort courteous it affords ,
IS pleasure to recognize III the temporary !
writer for the Enterprise, a gentleman whose !
3epublicanism is Of that type which makes /
i'm, we fear, daily regret the chains that +
lind him fast to the servitude which gives
lis native fealty to the party, no fair chance.
4 he is contented to make Republcanism [
lay second fiddle to the railroad interests, z
e isn't the man we have in mind.
The APPEAL feels the great force Of that a
compliment in which the Enterprise credits [
wo journals Of this State with having de b
led to Bodie and southeastern Nevada, the .
eneft Of railroads. Strange that the advo- r
acy Of that simple justice which horrifes /
be Enterprise and throtties railroad extern
on, should be so Efficient
Are the railroad capitalists and the Enter
rise suspicious that Legislatures may not al !
avs be characterised by that justice that 50
randy distinguished the last session Do -
,ey fear that freights and fares are to be :,
opt up to an extortionate figures contrary to
le wishes of the railroad companies Please. -
EAR M. Enterprise, do explain.
We sincerely regret that the stately Enter
-:se should have SO far forgotten itself as to VI
large the APPEAL with blackmaling. We q
ar that in its superservceable zeal it served ar
e railroad interests but poorly in that eA
cot, and that some facts as to blackmal ye
ON another source would not be pleasant to
the reading to some railroad magnates we sh
1t of
We do further fear as that the Enterprise F,
)Gld just as soon not have an investigation ox
to the motives Of the late editor of the AP- hi;
Al in the matter of his fearless advocacy OF ~
g rights of the people as against railroad IN
'ogance. IT,
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