Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-10-27
VIRGINIA CRY, October 20, 1880.


Ed. APPEAL: Sir, As citizen Of the Re
public, resident of Nevada, and stauncf
adherent Of the grand old party of liberty
! and progress, I submit the following commu
nication, hoping that it may have the effect to
destroy or retard the ignsble influences that
threaten the Republican party at the present
critical juncture in Storey county. TO begin
with, l will state that we have on the Com.
stock, tive newspapers, viz: The Territorial
Enterprise and Gold Hill Neus both Of which
are ostensibly Republican journals; when
say ostensibly speak of the course of these
papers in regard to the Senatorial aspiranta
in this State. sWhile not denying that the
two papers are doing good work, in general
way, for the cause of the party and that both
are well and ably edited. do assert and affirm
that under the existing state of affairs, they
are handicapped to such an extent that the
success of the legislative ticket is jeopardized;
and even the general result is imperiled.
From the FIRST announcement of Fairs can.
ed.ssr of the Enterprise in consequence of an
article rejecting on Fairs capability for the
position of United States Senator, not sim
gle article or line has appeared in that paper
deprecatory to Fairs canvass or discussing in
any way his ability for such an exalted and
prominent position. The same may be said
of the Gold Hill News Let me instance
case recently developed here which can be
we'll authenticated and which / earnestly
hope may be made public throsgh the columns
of your loyal and outspoken paper. Mr..
Charles L. Lang, timberman in the Union
Con. mine, we'll known and respected for
his integrity and probity, an old resident of
the Comstock, a gentleman of intelligence
and ability (as are many of the miners on the
Comstock) and with great personal popularity,
received the nomination for Assemblyman on
the Republican ticket. On last Monday that
gentleman was informed that unless he inn
mediately withdrew his name from the ticket,
his services would be no longer required at
the Union Con. mine, but that should he con-
sent to withdraw his name he could continue
ia his employment. Being man of 6rmness
of character, high minded and honestly i'm
pulsive, he indignantly refused to entertain
for moment so base and monstrous prepo
sition; asserting his manhood and declaring |
his intention to remain on tho ticket and !
work fer the good Of the party, as the right |
of every American citizen. OF course he
was Immediately discharged. These facts are
we'll known, and we're Immediately reported to |
the Enterprise and Gold Hill Ne.rs. No no.
tice whatever has been taken of the occur.
ence by either paper; and Republicans, natu-
rally indignant at the apathy and Indifference
displayed by their organs, demand that these
facts be made known, and openly talk of col
fusion between Sharon and Fair. Indeed,
among many prominent Republicans, the get
ing up of an Independent legislative ticket,
s being seriously thought Of; this in my opin-
on would be a fatal error, but what is to be
DONE With the Democracy as we'll and
thoroughly organized as they are; with the
unlimited and INSCRIPTIONS influence of
Fair, and with no assistance rendered by
,ur own organs, we are indeed in deplora-
de condition. 1t is well known that Nevada
Without Interior influences is Republican
State, and that Storey county is largely Re-
publican; and yet it is openly boosted that
he county will go Democratic, land money is {
bundanty ready to bet on that result. A s
traw of some significance at the present time
8 the fact that all of the mines are being {
thoroughly canvassed, great many have re- t
emily been put to work and it is needless to S
id, that those lately employed, are right, /
IL, Democrats, and known Republicans are l
icing quietly discharged. Truly this is CO.
rcion, and we seem utterly powerless to pre-
ent it. These facts are well known to every
deserving person in Virginia City, in fact we II
eem to be entirely demoralized and unless We :
axe immediate and active measures the State Il
irretrievahly lost to us, and it seems to me v
hat only through the medium Of the press, II
nd particularly by the assistance of your able e
nd energetic journal, may We look for any 0
clip in our dlreful extremity. II | speak III
rong terms it is because the occasion de-
lands it I am and have ever been an ar
emit Republican, and deem it mine and every
epubican duty to do their utme.t to pro-
tote the welfare of thu party. am an old
,sident of Virginia, have been in business
ere for number of years, aud have always