Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-27
JOURNALISTS IN CONGRESS.
what ~ Leading Washington Jour.
nal Says of Cassidy.

Washington P0a.
AS a rule, journalists make some of the
best Lawmakers, as can be demonstrated
in every legislative body where the craft
is represented, by their practical views
Of the peoples wants, their pointed speech
es and useful bills. The present Congress
is no exception. Several well-known,
Woodworking, observant, active, but prac-
teal members might be mentioned, but
for the present take as a proof of the
foregoing the career of Hon. George(W.
Cassidy, Representative-at-large from New
ada, editor and proprietor of the EUREKA
daily and weekly SENTINEL, who for
the past % years has9been in the field of
journalism. He is yet a young man., only
forty-six; was elected to the Nevada State
Senate (1S72) for four years, when only
thirty-six, reelected in 1876, and chosen
President of that body in 1879. He is
now serving his first term in Congress,
but has already exhibited ability of an
unusually high order as a legislator, 10
the committee room and on the floor, and
oratorical qualities far above the averge
Of the House. The sum of his usefulness
cannot be estimated, both to his W
section and to the entire Union. OF quick
perception, rapid, clear, er tempo'e ex-
preston, earnest, positive, convincing in
debate, an honest, industrious committee
man, popular and jealous in his depart
mental work for his constituents-all in
all, he is such a man who, once in Congress,
proving so useful, should be kept there.
The most important of his speeches and
bills have had especial local Importance,
it is true-beinS pointed directly to the
necessities of the West, but at the same
time received universal attention and i'm
portauce from their national benefits; for
instance: Early in the session he pre-
pared and battled for a bill to institute
proceedings against various railroad cor
poratiOns to recover to the United States
all lands granted to them, the right in
said companies to which had lapsed by
reason of non-fulfllment Of their contract
generally termed 'unearned railroad
lands" They amount to many millions
Of acres and would add immensely to the
public domain and hence to the people.
He was almost alone in his fight against
those powerful ~monopolies, but was disap-
pointed in securing all that he was bat
Ting for by a vote Of 8 to THE resolution
being referred to the Judiciary Committee,
where it has since reposed. We under
stand, however, that at the earliest proper
moment he intends introducing a bill in
structing the Department of Justice to
institute proceedings in the case.
Against polygamy, Mr.. Cassidy has been
one of the earliest and most earnest per-
sistent crusaders, and has probably made
more speeches than any other member
against this stain upon our moral and
political name, never resting till the loath-
some creature received its final, fatal
stab in the United States Congress.
Caucasians, from the Rockies to the
Pacifc-and indeed, throughout the
country-owe him-a debth of gratitude,
which his constituents will pay, for his
unceasing protection Of them against the
encroachment Of the ''heathen Chinee."
John Joss-sticks had no more implacable
or ~tireless enemy than Mr.. Cassidy, and
to his able efforts is due, to a great de-
gree, the final expulsion OF this element
OF danger to white labor.
As a member of the Committee on
District of Columbia he has made friends
among the citizens of Washington by his
honest efforts for the National Capital.
On the Committee on Mines and Mining
his experience and metallurgicsl knowledge
has gained him quite a reputation among
his compeers in the committee room.