Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-12
UHCONsrlfU

UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
A telegram. just received from Car.
son, states that the lottery bill Of the
last Nevada Rapacious Benevolent Asso-
citation has been declared unooustitu-
tional by our Supreme Court. Tho
image "with front Of brass and feet Of
Of clay" has been demolished BY one
timely blow struck in the right place.
Constitutional Law has triumphsd over
r~apscious bsnsvolsnes. and some Of the
dear little orphans Of the "sminsntly
respectable ssntlsnsn's" lottery scheme
have been left out In the cold.
The decision speaks veil for the indie
psndsnes and courage Of our Supreme
Court. Notwithstanding the fact that
strong pressure wa brought to bear
upon its members. to force them to
decide In favor Of the lottery scheme.
they dared do right. All honor to thsm!
With an honest and i~nsorruPtibls judi
ciary the liberties Of the people will
always Be safe.
OF him Who took an oath to Support.
protect and defend the Constitution OF
the State Of Nevada eRsinst oil enemies.
ANT Law OF AMI STATE LrouLArulx 10
TIE CONTRARY sorwirasrANDSo." and
Who sftsrward approved the lottery bill.
IL IL perhaps best to say nothing 81 this
time. The act 10 Of public record. sub
ject TO the consideration and judgment
Of the psople-his motives are his own.
But how the projectors Of the last
lottery scheme could expect any other
fate for their pct than that which It has
met, 10 one Of the unsolvabls puzzles Of
the times. They knew. or ought to
have known. that . scheme similar to
theirs vas determined Unconstitutional
BY our Supreme Court 3 1874. They
ought to have known that We have lett
the dark ages behind. that progress 10
the vatchword o! the day. and that the
hands on the dial OF time cannot be
turned backward to crafty the rapscious
b~snsvolsncs Of . few 'sninsntiy respect
able gentlemen"
The history Of the last Nevada Raps-
cious Benevolent Associations lottery
scheme 10 very suggestive. 1t shows
that there are men. whom their neigh
bors believe to BE- ~''eminsntly respect.
able" who will violate their convictions
Of right to make money. and that with
some men principle Is an ~unresosnizsd
factor In the problem Of life. It shows
that with some men nothing 10 sacred
that stands between them and the 90
oomplishmsnt Of their purposes, and
that with them ''ths end justiAss the
msans." II shows that there are news
papers in Nevada that will advocate any
measure, NO matter what its bearing may
be upon the interests Of the people.
provided money can be made BY 90
doing. It also shows that the journals
which howl the loudsst for reform are
very easily silsncsd by gilded premises
and pecuniary considerations.
Nov, that the contest 10 over. u may
not b out Of place to say that . mOst
unmanly. INSCRIPTIONS and dishonora-
BILE eight has been vsged against the
Nxws, by the lottery supporters. be-
cause OF the opposition Of the Nrws to
their infamous scheme. Instead Of en-
dsavorins 10 meet the opposition Of the
News by arguments. the lottery sap
porters have INDUCED their vicious tastes
BY personal Aings at the proprietor Of
the News. when the fact il that in only
one instance did he read. or have any
knowledge Of. the anti-lottery articles
which ws have published, before the pa
Per was put to press. And q rsmsrka.
BILE fact In that most Of the mean per-
sonal Hings referred to have come from
journal that il conducted BY . man
Who once. when nearly bursting with
anger. said in substance to the editor Of
contemporary : "ssy what you please
about the -. - bad u you please.
and ~ much n You please. but you
shall not assail the character Of its edi-
tors. A~nswspspsr, sir, 10 impsrsonal."
We trust that the lesson taught BY the
short life and early death Of the last
Nevada Rspacious Benevolent Assoeia-
lions lottery scheme will not DO without
good effects upon those journalists who
have violated their convictions Of right
for promised pecuniary reward. We trust
that. in future. no sild.d promise will
lure them from the support and defense
Of the right. We trust they will svsr
respect and uphold the organic law Of
their State. We would have them re-
member that . written constitution 10
the palladium Of our civil rights. and
that to advocate its notification 70 TO
pave the way for anarchy and dsstruo-
ton to our present form Of govern.
mont. We would not have them forget
that the property. and lives even. Of our
people will be in jeopardy when the
safeguards Of . written constitution
shall have been overthrovn. Finally.
Ne would say that the permassncc Of
our republican institutions. to . great
sItsnt. depends upon an Independent.
incorruptibls press. o press "trammelsd
BY NO interest. biased by no sect, and
awsd BY no power"
Some Of carlyls's opinions: "sir