Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-05

ex Of that city Of . portion Of the Storey
county delegation Who had opposed the
passage Of bills aimed to regulate rail-
road charges for fares and irsishts In
this Stats.
Il will doubtless b remembered BY
most OF the community that an indigns-
ton meeting Vas then held In National
Guard Hall. at which the s~urcharsed
clouds Of wrath which bad Allied the air
in the vicinity Of the oornsrs Of Taylor
and @ streets discharged their contents
upon those Legislators who had fallen
down bsiors the sack Of the railroad
men. Al that time the Chronicle daily
overhowsd with editorial articles and
correspondence which denounced In
scathins language the shameful trssch.
cry Of the legislators who had refused 70
BE- bound BY pledges given In CONVEX.
lions.
For the purpose Of r~sfreshipg the
memories Of q readers with regard to
the position then occupied BY the Chron-
ids ON railroad and lottery matters. No
will quote some Of the uttsranoes Of
that journal during that sventiul period.
Under date Of March l. 1879. We ind
the following editorial article:
II has been proposed BY several promi-
nent oitixsns Of Storey county that at the
close Of the Legislature . fitting reception
should be rendered 70 the true men-''the
faithful and the fsw"-who have stood BY
their pledges TO the people on the railroad
question. . Two rockaways will
probably answer for the gentlemea referred
70. and Mr.. Yeringtou might DO induced
10 furnish . cattle car for the rest.
Same date. after IN allusion to D. o.
Mills, the Chroniel said "Hs buys
nothing In this State but'the miserable
vrstchss whom the Republican party
send to the Legislature"
One Of the top headings to the special
correspondence to the Chronicle from
Carson dated March 8. 1879. read thus:
"a good time to bring q the rope or
the tar bucket
March 4. 1879. after speaking Of the
discussion ssd vote on Q railroad bill.
the special correspondent closed his let
ter a follows: THUS the disgraoeful
farce ended. several Senators leaving the
chamber in order to get their tsmpsrs
under control. II will take the people
longer to cool down. The votes given
speak more foroibly than I can Of tresch.
CRY, bold and shameless.
There will Do . fearful reckoning ere
long. or the signs are false"
In the special correspondence to the
Chronicle from Carson Of March s. 1879.
We and the following:
A report Of the legislative proceedings
10 simply the old story Of . few upright
men lighting . hopeless fight against an
irresistible number Of rascals.
The position Of the ~scoundrels' who have
sold out 10 anything but . pleasant
enc. . . And while the charactrrless
creatures who have betrayed their high
trust are receiving the contempt and curses
Of the whole State. II 10 proper that those
who have remained true should be remem-
bered gratefully. . One day
more and the wrath Of the people will
break upsn the heads Of these politically
---- --.-o IAaNkAA slsaaa M
the sack. The hopeful man smells tar, but
popular wrath nnds expression In useless
cries, and villains 60 unpaintsd and IN
choksd.
An editorial article 10 the Chronicle Of
March z. 1879. ran thus: "Msn who
should have expressed themselves pub.
licly upon the railroad question during
the political campaign u some OF the
Storey county delegation did upon the
Hoor Of the Assembly would have been
mobbsd."
Another editorial. Same date : 1.-THE
practice Of rspudiatipg all instruction.
from constituents 10 the most dangerous
tha, has been developed in our govern
uspt. The last Legislature,
in setting II williully and boldly aside,
proved to be the worst Legislature that
ever assembled In. Nevada. Its mem
bers. for the most part. will leave the
Capital covered with lasting disgrace.
and live to rue the day that they vsrs
elected to such IN infamous body"
Speaking Of an Assemblyman who
opposed railroad legislatiou and who
voted for "a hossins lottery BILL" the
Chronicle Of March 7th. 1879. said;
|, Throughout the session be has been q
shameless slave Of the railroads. BE
prostituted HE position to fur
Their the lottery swindie. upon promise
Of . share in the spoils. and during the
I past three weeks has been distinguished
a. the hsrdsr Of the purchased sooun'
drels Of the body which. bad ~ il was.
hs d~iseraoed."
Same date. under the head Of 1.-THE
Male Msgdslsns." the Chronicle said
"A good many are talking Of organizing
Q crowd to tar and feather the recalci-
trsnt members Of the Storey county del
eeation."
Having looked upon that picture. 10,
rs now look upon this. During the last
few weeks Of the session OF our LeRisls.
turs. just closed. the Chronicle. neither
sditorially nor In iis special correspond
snos from Carson. uttered Q word
against lottery schemes, or In favor Of
measures to regulate fares and freights
on railroads In this State. o . word in
de~nunciation Of the men who "fell
down" before the railroad sack. No tar