The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-27
A CANDID REpsRLnCAN JOURNAL.

The Carson Appeal, as is well known
by its readers, Of whom there are sew
eral in Winnemucca, is stanch Re-
publican paper. On National affairs it
is as radical as the most stalwart Re
publican could desire, but on State af-
fairs it does not attempt to pervert the
truth to conceal the shortcomings of
its party. Commenting on an article
which appeared in these columns rela-
tive to State Legislation and the abso-
Lutte necessity of both parties nominal
ing men of known ability and integrity
to the Legislature, it says:
"Another such gang of purchasable,
nercenary, rotten representatives as
she Republican party We're so unfortu-
mate as to select in 1878 will not again
he tolerated by the people of Nevada.
The disgrace of selecting such out
sageously undesirable men rests upon
the Republican party, and the disgrace
must be wiped ont this Fall. Another
such blunder would be party suicide.
1t is useless to hide these facts, and it
clearly falls within the province and
duty of Republican papers to fsarlessly
discuss these questions and point out
threatened dangers. The record of
two years ago will be used by Demo-
eoatic journals to smite us with, and,
nothing remains now but to place it be-
yond their power to make such blows
effective. The clamor of the opposition
can be silenced by decent nominations
IN the FALL and it's power crushed out
next Winter by making legislative
record which Republicans. will not re-
greet and which Democrats cannot as
sail"
Such plain language as that from
Republican journal is refreshing these
days, when the party organs are en-
deavoring to make it appear that the
late Legislature was immaculate, and
that next to the election of Garfield to
the Presidency, the salvation of the
State depends upon the election of a
similar partisan Legislature next No
vember. Intelligent men CT all parties
know that the late Legislature was Re-
publican by "a large majority. The
Senate stood 10 Republicans to Dem
ccrats. OF the latter six were hold
overs, only one Democrat having been
elected to the Senate i'll 1878. The As
scmbly stood: Republicans, 43; Dem
Gcrats, 5; and independents, 2. The
majority violated every pledge made to
the people before election, and sold out
TO the corporations. The Virginia En-
terprise, the leading Republican paper
Of the State, and the lesser organs of
the party. with the exception of the
Carson Appeal, had not a word to say
A<t COlAuCillh2CIOl VI tilc COuISc Va biiC
majority, bat, on the contrary, defend
ed theis acts from frst to. last. Now
these organs tell the people that they
must again elect Republican Legisla-
ture. and some of them express the
hope that the Democrats will have a
less representation in the Senate and
Assembly, next Winter, than they had
in 1870.
Ii the people OF Nevada would take
common sense view Of the situation in
this State, and pay more attention to
facts than they do to the frothy fulmi-
nations OF demagogues, they would
elect men to the Legislature, not for
being loud-mouthed partisans, but be-
cause they are honest and capable; men
who viii legislate for the people as well
as for the corporations, and propose
amendments to the Constitution that
viii reduce the expenses OF the State
Government, so that the rate of taxa
ton will not have to be increased.
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