The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-06-18
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

state Senator ". ". ROWING, VI
Washoe, devotes q page of his paper,
the Reno Journal, to a review of the
Ninth Session of the Nevada Legisla-
ture. The Senator, after the manner
of the illustrious Podsnap, with a stroke
of the pen wipes out all the offenses of
the members, who attained national
reputation as ground and lofty tum-
blers." He scouts the popular idea that
some of them 'fell down" before the
golden idols of corporations, aud ex-
plains, to his own satisfaction without
doubt, that none of them violated the
pledges they gave to the people who
elected them. His view of the matter
is sustained to some extent by Senator
Cassidy, of Eureka, who, through his
paper, the Sentinel, says:
Senator Powning's review is truthful
throughout Brainless nincompoops,
who were never guilty of incubating
anythin either for good or evil, may
bray to their hearts content, but the
fact will nevertheless stand that the
last Nevada Legislature was fully up to
the average.
1t is matter of regret that Mr..
Cassidy stopped short without expia,n
ing what he meant by fully up to the
average, as the expression is liable to
be misconstrued by the unthinking
majority" Of the people. No one
doubts that the majority of the late
Legislature was fully up to the average
in disregarding the principles on which
they were elected and obeying the be-
hests of the corporations Even some
OF the members of the Legislature a. rec
with the 'unthinking majority in this
respect, as the following from Assem-
blyman Fisk, of Eureka, which appears
In the Leader, shows:
Senator Powning, in an elaborate de-
Tense of the Ninth Nevada legislature,
published in his paper. spreads on
thick coat of whitewash. Columbus
sums up the acts and record in highly
salts actory manner to himself, but we
fear that the Washoe statesman's iudg-
ment will not be accepted as final.
Mr.. Fisk is undoubtedly correct.
The Washoe statesman's Judgment is
by no means iniallible, and thick as his
whitewash is spread, it does not hide
the fact that the Republican and DEM
ecratic platforms demand d at the
hands OF the State Legislature the
equalization and reduction of fares and
freights on railroads within the State,
and that every bill introduced for that
purpose was emasculated by the Com
nsittee of Fourteen, and if in the least
objectionable to the railroad managers.
when placed on it's final passare,
promptly defeated by a decisive ma
lority.
But, besides. the plank in the State
platform, the Republican, platform of
mis- county declared that "any men,
Der OF the Legislature, who failed or re-
fused to use every endeavor to regulate
aud reduce fares and freigEts on rail-
roads in this State, should be condemned
by every honest man as an enemy Of
Che people" This language is so plain
snd pointed that even the s'urthinking
majority" could not mistake its mean
mg. The Legislative delegation from
Humboldt, however, differed in their
construction Of this simple language.
Three of them honorably endeavored to
secure the necessary legislation, and to-
day command the respect of the whole
people of the county. Two did not,
and the Washoe statesman's whitewash
does not conceal the.fact, and his soph-
fstry does not convince the people tina.
they were not influenced to do other
wise.
A rural bride of considerahle baa,,.v