Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-05-27
THE LAST LOOP HOLE.


the Tribune of last evening says:
The letter in this mornings APPEAL We be-
lieve TO BE- forgery. If it is genuine We
wish to be understood as not endorsing its
sentiments. Mr. Davis has written great
many cruel, harsh and uncalled for statements
about our advertisements that, even If true,
should have been suppressed out Of respect to
a mans family at least. Every man has his
faults and has committed errors in life that if
paraded in public print would show the word
to be rotten to the core.
If the son of r. r. Parkinson has any
doubts about the genuneness of the letter
he is at liberty to see the original at any time he
may choose to call at this Office. We have
shown the letter to dozen men and all agree
that there could be no mistake about it. Sew
eral signifed their willingness to make oath to
that effect if necessary. The language itself
could have come frsm no other pen than enc
held by the feonious hand and inspired by
the rotten heart of r. r. Parkinson. Any talk
about family considerations comes too late i'll
the day for us. The APPEAL has already
shown much more consideration for the family
of R. R. Parkinson than he himself has ever
shown for it or any one else's. He has skulked
behind that shield long enough, and the time
has passed for any further foolishness on that
score. He has invited the fagellation receiv-
Cd at our hands, and when he returns to Car
SON the lash Of truth will continue to fall upon
the scaly back Of iniquity with more force and
regularity than ever. 1t was from the
purest motives of merciful consideration
for the man family that we did not
give publicity to the more outrageous and
disgracefal episodes of PArkinsoRs career.
If he has any respect left for them he will
forever remain away from Carson. We have no
fight to make on the old man and would not
60 out of the way to harm hair of his head.
We gave him terms of truce, and that was an
unqualified apology to tho memory Of the
dead, and we continue to assert that the
apology will yet appear in the columns Of the
Tribune or We will compel some other section
Of the country to bear the odium Of supporting
its founder. The statements which the Trib-
une characterizes as "harsh, cruel and I'M
called for" We are perfectly responsible for,
but We are not responsible fer the crimes
aud true, and when We choose to publish
the balance of r. R. Parkinson history the
fact. already published will appear tame
in comparison. We have no desire to further
follow man who is now wallowing in obloguy
and disgrace. His condition is such that it
e1cites pity. and We do not suppose that his
worst enemy would ask to SEQ him suffer the
pangs of a further humiliation. We epine
that his own conscience, scared and SCARED
as it is, is mere merciless and cruel nemesis
than the APPEAL ever was.
We dc not ask of him apology to the
clergyman he has endeavored to insult and
intimidats, as no established usage Of society
admits that an apology emanating from con-
victed felOn can ever be received by gentle
man of recognized standing who is still living
W. ask only an apology to the dead and if he
does not raise that white hsg over the ruins
Of his character, there is nothing left for US
to do but to plant tho black flag there, and
when we conclude to do so it will be useless
to beg for quarter.
The Chronicle of last night alludes to Par.
kinson a. a disgrace to jeurnalism,' and
speaks Of his letter as his 'latest feat of
blackguaraism 1t further says:
For number of years r. R. Parkinson,
the editor of the Carson Tribune, rainsd
abuse upon the Carson APPEAL and it's cd |
itor, the late Harry Mighsls, without pro-
voking single word in reply. Ths abuse |
was continued after Mr.. Mig hels's death, and
nothing was said even then in retaliation until
Mr. Sam. P. Davis became the editor of the !
APPEAL. Then Parkinson got what he had |
long been fshing for-sone attention from |
tho APPEAL. Mr.. Davis exposed Parkinson
as a convicted feloA, a blacklnailsr, leech |
spon the public, . slanderer, and disgrace |
to manhood and Journalism generally. Par
kinson was Unable to meet the charges of |
the APPEAL, and hastily withdrew from the |
contest, which he had earnestly strived for
years to bring on. Lately Parkinson went
to Bodie, and it will be seen BY the follow
ing, which appears in the APPEAL of this
morning, that Parkinson il writhing under
the load of dsgrace which he hundreds Of |
times challenged the APPEAL to lay upon
his back.
Tho Chronicle then prints the letter copied
from the APPEAL which Parkinson dared"