Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-12
GEORGE CASSIDY'S PORTRAIT /!
PAINTED FROM LIFE BY THE
"CHRONICLEv EDITOR.
His MendaciOus and Corrupt Career
Accurately shown Up.

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1udied eulogies of George Cassidy
wonder how a man who mas known
him SO we'll for years can deliberately
sit down and endorse him as fit rep
resentative for Congress. When the
present editor of the Chronicle lived in
Eureka he had the advantage of a close
inspection of Cassidy from almost every
day contact with him. 1t was under
these suspicious circumstances that Oh
the Sd day of June, 1878, in the
columns of the Eureka RepubHcan that
he produced this strong and life-like
portrait of George Cassidy, "the
brazen apostle of dishonesty" as fol-
lows.
1t is pretty we'll understood that
George w. Cassidy actually chershes
hope that the people Of Nevada will
send him to represent them in Con-
gress 1t is not very surprising that
the man should entertain the idea.
the State Senate. A man who, if hon
est, might worthily fill the office of
Constable would naturally have his
head turned and his estimate of his
own importance absurdiy exaggerated
if suddenly elevated to high and hon.
orable position for which he was totally
unified for lack of brains, education,
manner and character. Mr.. Cassidy
has had the misfortune to be thus
elated. His chief aim to political con-
sideration at the hands of his party is
aptness in the small trickery Of a ward
wire puller-the cunning little plots by
which bar-room statesman fixes
"slates' and trades and bargains for the
appointment of himself or friends for
deputyships in city or county offices or
to places on the police force. George
Cassidy's ideas Of craftsmanship have
never risen above this petty and dis
honest level, and he carried those ideas
with him into the Senate chamber.
The most distinguished act of his Sen
atorial career was the open reputation
of the pledges which secured his cleo
ton over his opponent who had the adj
vantage of being a gentleman. The
main issue between Cassidy and the
gentleman was the modification of the
bullion tax. The gentleman believed
that the tax should be modified. Cas-
sidy gave his word of honor to the peo-
pie that his vote should be against any
modification, and on that pledge he was
elected. How shamelessly he fore
swore himself has not been forgotten.
with fOolhardinesS that showed an ig-
nOrance of even what ordinary honest
men consider decent, this person who
aspires to a seat in the House of Rep
not only broke his word,
but glorified in it and cOarsely sneered
at the voters who had elected him on
his pledge by announcing his belief
that "platforms were only intended to
catch votes" A common thief usually
feels some little shame when detected,
and will attempt to excuse his dis
honesty. Not so with this man Cassidy
who would go to Congress.
1t would be interesting to get at the
fellows private thoughts. There was
never rascal yet that did not consider
himself better than the average man.
cassidy, too, who for money broke his
pledged word, and who forgot that he
was dull, ignorant, gross and vain, had
he audacity to attempt to brazen out of
lis villainy, doubtless in his heart fiat
ers himself that he is no more than
'thers, and that the people like himself,
re dead to feelings Of homer and de-
ency. Congress, indeed! A fine rep
esentative IN the halls Of the nation,
ruly! VIGOROUSLY corrupt, living on
he fruits of shameful political bargains,
lensely ignorant, vain, colase, narrow,
Wiling to sell his vote to the highest
idder, and caring no more for what
ecent men hold sacred than a common
trumpet cares for the principles which
uide chaste woman, and quite as
cad to shame. We would not insult
he people Of Nevada for an instant by
dmitting the possibility that such
nan could be sent to Congress from this
tate. 1t is the colossal vanity and
ssurance of the man that earns this
ttention, and the fact that he has