Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-22
ME-. RARTiNE.s CARD.
fae Explains the Action of the Vet
Grams ut Carson.

H. f. Bartine, a Union veteran of the
late civil war, and without doubt the most
talented orator that the Republican party
has had in its ranks in Nevada for many
years, has recently fallen under the dis
pleasure of the Carson Appeal, edited by s.
Davis, who, most people remember, stump
ed the State for the Democratic party
some years ago, not speaking very much,
but making sad cartoons off hand at the
expense of those whom he, now, slobbers
over. He was, also, al aspirant for
Chief of Police of Virginia City and got
horsed. Mr.. Davis has lately become, by
accident of getting Harry Mighel's paper
(cold turkey, a rampant radical Republi-
can. Because Mr.. Bartine threw off the
yoke of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad,
and accepted the nomination Of District
Attorney on the Peoples monopoly
ticket, Mr.. Davis loses no opportunity to
malign and misrepresent him. A meeting
of the soldiers Of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Mexican War Veterans
was held a few days ago in Carson at which
a circular was prepared to be sent to COM
rades all over the State showing the action
of Mr.. Powning, Republican nominee for
Congress, in opposing a bill to allow the
convicts of the State Prison to improve
the cemetery of the Mexican veterans by
their labor. The Appeal has spared no
effort to kill off these gentlemen and has
inadvertently advanced their purpose by
persecution and mud singing. The fol-
lowing card in the Carson Index from
Mr.. Bartine explains the situation very
neatly:
Editor Index: AS a member of the
committee appointed on Sunday last by
the Mexican veterans and Union soldiers,
I feel it q duty to thank the Carson Appeal
for the general publicity which it has
given the proceedings in relation to Pown-
ing. The committee expected to be COM
PEELED to rely wholly upon the contem-
plated circular, and the generous aid of
the Appeal was as unexpected as it was
gratifying. Indeed, some of the members
have suggested that in view of this kindly
action, we may omit the circular entirely
and thus save the expense. But while
we are none of us heavy taxpayers" and
find it necessary to economize, it is still
deemed better to send the circular. There
are some people in the State who never
read the Appeal, and some others who do
read it, but place no dependence upon
what they see in its columns. Both of
these classes are entitled to some little
consideration, and for their benefit the
circular will be sent. Besides while the
paper which has thus graciously rendered
its assistance was doubtless actuated by
the best of motives, several errors were
permitted to creep into its articles which
have a tendency to mislead. For example,
the paper was wrong in stating that it was
a meeting of Custer Post. If it had been,
Mr.. Glover a Carson Paul Pry.-ED.
SENTINEL would not have been present.
Again, it was wrong in stating that the
organization named contains eighty mem
bers; wrong in the number Of affirmative
votes cast; wrong in the negative votes;
wrong in saying that Uncle Tread. wanted
an adjournment for more light: wrong in
stating that the motion to adjourn was
opposed by Bartine, Hill, etc, and wrong
in just about everything except in the
fact that there was a meeting. Hence the
continued necessity for the circular. The
gentleman whose honorable and soldierly
character led him to play the part of a spy
and informer upon that occasion must
have been in a state OF great mental per-
turbation when he communicated his facts
to the Appeal. Information from such a
source is usually unreliable, and the APP
peal will do well to steer clear of it in
future. Fl. r. BAnTINE.