Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-04-16
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC.

The United States Government is
making arrangements to sue the Cen
trail Pacific managers for about two and
a half million dollars. Commissioner
French believes that the Central Pa
cific Company, in pursuance of a DELHI
crate policy to defraud the Government,
are proceeding to build up new route
from san Francisco to the Missouri
river, running for a long distance paral-
lei with the Kansas and Pacific road,
and that they are using the business
and property OF the Central Pacific road
to build up a successful competitor. The
c. p. people are required to pay the
Government a tax on their earnings.
By taking these earnings and building
other lines the money expended is made
to come ont of the earnings in such a
way that the Government is the loser,
as they are apparently reduced and a
large sum in taxes is avoided. Ever
since the Central Pacific was created by
the Government Of the United States it
has pursued deliberate and systematic
plan Of swindling Uucle Sam. 1t has
avoided the payment of its taxes year
after year, inaugurated deceptive sys-
tenn ofbook keepingand by various tricks
which would be considered downright
dishonesty in an individual, sought to
dodge its honest debts and depreciate
the value of the security upon which the
Government held Il mortgage. All
right minded people will rejoice to see
the time when the grip of the law will
tighten upon the throat OF this arrogant
and powerful corporation. 1t has here
counties and States, Tut the handling
OF so important an individual as Uncle
Sam may prove task which will some
what overtaX its strength.
When Laboucheze, the editor of the
London Truth, was cross-eXamining |
Lawson, the editor of the London Teie- |
gr0ph, in a libel suit brought by the |
latter against the former, Lawson in one |
of his replies used French word.
"Speak English, pray" said Labouchere
himself an excellent linguist. The New
York St0s takes this for text in writ
ing against the habit of some literary |
people in using words of other languages
in productions intended for an English
speaking public. The SIN sensibly says
that s.the speakers and writers of Eng
li5h should keep within the English
line. There are words in our own Ian
guage for all the thoughts'Of every man
vino is intellectually sane 1t is rich in
words of thinking, feeling and discrip-
ton. What notion ever grew in your
head, what thing have you ever seen
with your eye, that you could not tell
Of in EngIish?' There are certain cler-
gymen, editors and novel writer's who
think it adds to their reputation for
attainments to use words from
oreign languages in their productions
Sometimes this is carried to suc!, an /
extreme that the whole meaning Of q
sentence is lost On nine-tenths of the
hearers Or readers. 6
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THE CONFIRMATION OF LIFE. -
President GARFIELD i, quoied by the
Cleveland L90oIs. as saying that for
wenty Years after her husband died
lis mother ecarcely ever had the COM
orts, much less the iuXuries OF life.
sAnd now,o added the President, sit
las been my study to promote her hap
,ine5s and comfort in every way pos
IDLE in order to make UP for the priya-
ions she suffered during my boyhood.
,ie has the best room in my house, and
here is nothing she wants but what
he always has. Whenever [ go to
Ientor she always accompanies me.
When L return to Washington she al
Ways comes back with me. Whenever A
he wishes to go to New Hampshire to
visit her relatives she gees, and L always
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