Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-01
THE APPEALS POSITION.

THE APPEALS POSITION.
For some months past the APPEAL has been
raising its voice against the dangers threat
ened this State by sack campaign. The AP-
PEAL is small newspaper with limited Cir
culation, but there is hardly town in Nevada
where few copies do not find their way. At
first its protest was hardly heard amid the
general clamor for coin candidates, and when
it was heard, an attempt was made to smother
it down, to read it out of the Republican
tory accusation and the regular installnent of
campaign abuse. We have taken stand on
this Senatorial question which we believe to
be correct, and if we are wrong we are will
ing to be convinced by argument, but we can
never be browbeaten or blackguarded out Of
it and the fact that no attempt has been made
to argue the question with US more clearly
convinces Us of the correctness of our posi-
ton We believe that the candidacy of VIM.
Sharon and Col. Fair will work the worst pos.
sible results to the welfare of the State. 1t
will make the FIRST consideration of the legis-
latiys delegation the slavish following of coin
and - obedience to the dictatiens of two mil.
li0naares. The law contemplates that the
convsuing of the Legislature ence in two
yeAxs shall result in the enactment of statutes
demanded by the welfare and progress of the
State The men who como to Carson this year
in the capacity Of public servants will have
no such object in view. The APPEAL many
msnths ago advocated the plan Of putting up
as good legislative ticket ~ possible, and al
lowing each vster at the regular election, to
signify HE choice for u. s. Senator By writ
ing that choice on the back of his ticket.
While Sharon's friends advocated that the
Senator was the most populaF IN befsrs tAs]
people, they did not dare make the fight on
the plan proposed, and voted il down in the
Storey county primaries. This act more than
all others showed the opinion which Sharon's
followers had of their pet candidate, and the
opinion Sharon had of his own strength. He
dare not put his candidacy to . fair and pop
ular vote, and at the very beginning gees in
to the contest like acowardly 5ruiser, who
will only fight when he knsws that mob of
his friends are clsse at hand to save hin when
he is unable to save himself. All sorts of
charges and epithets have been hurled at the
APPEAL for its anti-Shsron position, and but
tive Republicans newspapers in the State have |
taken solid stand along side Of Ms, the Gold |
Hill Nsws and the Reno Gazette. The very
sentiments We have uttered however, are new
echoed BY some of the leading newspapers of
California. The Bulletin taken this earnest
and logical position on the question:
But there il danger of the loss Of the Sen
atorship from Nevada. This results from the |
fsct that Mr.. Sharon persists in running for |
Office. He has been most Of the time in this
city. Ne very streng efforts have been made !
or Of Nevada was Democrat during the ear
~ part Of his term, and would, in the, event |
OF his resignAtien, have been stre to Ill the
vacancy With member of his swn party. III
Nevada 10 70 - Judged BY any, sthsr eSm. |
Muhity In The United States, Senator Who I
is non- rssident, and has 20 uniformly ne.
elected the duties Of his Office, cannot be very |
popular there. It y the gensrak spiuioa, that |
his candidacy fer recollection will greatly mill
tsts against the Republicans cIt,is, believed !
il will produce lukewarmness at time when
~ 10 eoeo0elol That every man ono0l0 be IN
line. Thsre ars many strong Republicans in
Nevada Who are deserving Of the place.
Clearly, Mr.. Sharon ought to declare unequiv.
ically, that under no circumstances viii 10 be
q, candidate for reelection to the Senate, andd
NJ the Same time he owes his party powerful
aid towards the effort 10; secure the election
Of ssme Republican resident of Nevada u
1lo 0uCceoeor. st NsFt. fts S"A ~ 4
This has been the APPsALs position from
the first. We have been asked if vssxpected to
refuse to ssppsrt the Ormsby County Rspub-
lican ticket in case the legislative nominees
we're in the interest of Shaton and the rail.j
road. Any ticket nominated sy Tho Rspub.
lican party viii receive the unqualified sup.
pert of the APPEAL. If Sharon has enough 4
friends in Ormsby county to elect . cenvsn.
ten in favor Of such ticket it will show that
this is . Sharon county, and Sharon il en-.
titled to representative from it. The AfrEAL
has never jumped straight track when
Republican ticket has been nominated, and II
sharon can secure q legislative ticket friendly