Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-07
COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL Ar.
PAIRS.

COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL Ar.
PAIRS.
Il 10 said that the few men-tvsnty,
psrhsps-who pay the greater portion Of
the taxes collected in Storey county are
much exercised in spirit because the
government Of the county Is badly CON-
Quoted. They dsnousos. IL Is said. In
uumsasursd terms. the reckless and sI'
travaeant expenditures Of the public
mensys BY the Board Of Csmmissioners
for the support Of pretended indie.ns''
and have not . little to say about "boss
rule" and Q ring In the Board Of Com
m~issionsrs. They further say that,
while they admit that an Irish born citi-
gen il a. COED a. . native born. even IL
not batter. they do not think 1t hardly
fair for the Board Of Commissioner to
make oil their appointments to office
from the Irish born citizens. 70 the en-
tire exclusion Of citizens 20 unfortunate
n to have been bern In the United
States. Tho aforesaid taxpayers also
allsss misruls and sxtrsvssanes In main
tanning an unnecessary county jail.
and In expenditures upon the streets.
In brief. 1t IL said that the men Who con-
tribute most Of the money for the main
tsnanes Of our county government are
not only greatly dissatisfied with the
conduct Of the government, but use Ian
guage when abiding to the matter which
could not have been learned in any we'll
regulated Sunday School.
Yet. Notwithstanding the fact that the
taxpayers sorsly complain Of alleged
misrule. 1t IL doubtful whether the evils
complained Of will b rsnedied until
taxation becomes too burdensoms for
them to bear. Instead OF giving their
moral support to persons who are will
ing to work In their behalf. these tax
payers are 30 short-sighted. % strangely
apathstls in the matter. and apparently
indifferent to their own interests. that
an inscriptions ring could carry Of the
Court House with no greater resistance
on their part than loud growing and
indignant sxpletivss. When the reporter
Of the News. some weeks aimee. showed
the public only . few Of the many evil
dsncss Of local misruls. and BY 80 doing
barely escaped being murdered. . TO
spectacle jury Of Virginia refused 10
convict his assailant on the ground that
the reporter had "put his nose into
ether peoples business" And this from
conservative men. who growl behind
their Office doors about official &.
t~ravseancs. "boss rule" and /" corrupt
rings"
It IL also . fact that the press Of Viz
ginia City instead Of champisning tn
cause Of the people and Of justice in tn
matter Of county misruls, has main
tanned . eowardly silence. When
should have denounced boldly and II
scathing terms ''boss rule" ''rings.'
and s~1trsvssancs BY public officials.
has ignored such matters altogether
Instead Of s~ndsavoring to awaken. de
vslop and unite . healthy public ssnti
msns with regard to local sevsrmsnta
abuses. II discussed questions relating Il
matters In soms remote quarter Of III
earth. or perhaps spsculated as to tn
altitude OF the mountains Of tho moon
Whether this "mastsrly inactivity" Ia
been induced BY the bsstowal Of count.
patronage, or because nswsPsps
directors hoped to have railroad assess
msnts reduced BY maintaining silsnc'
upon local governmental affairs. Il
question not now under dis
cushion +; but the fact IL that whsr
the Virginia papers might have
made capital for themselves and wor
the respect Of the people by boldly criti'
cising the official acts OF our public
sfhcsrs, and by exposing unjust doinss,
they. by . oowardly, II not criminal
silence. indirectly. IL not directly. en-
couragsd misruls.
In view Of these facts Il would seen
that unless complaining taxpayers have
sufficient public spirit and courage 4
unite upon some plan by which
none but men who are identified will
the best interests Of the county. withou
regard to political predictions, shall il
future bs elected to Office. there can b
NO remedy for existing evils. New Yorl
had her 'boss" Tweed and misruls
San Francisco had her "boss" Kssrnsy
but thanks to an aroused intelligent
public sentiment and q fearless and In
dependent press. the ''bossss'' In botf
cities were dsthroned. Whether Storey
county will DO freed from misruls o.
''toss rule" depends not only upon The
character Of her press. but also upon thu
intelligent and united action Of her tax
payers and respectable citizens.
ANsx York telegram says that Post.