Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-10-15
GEORGE CASSIDY'S PORTRAIT !
PAINTED FROM LIFE BY THE
CHRONICLE EDITOR.
His MendacfOus and Corrupt Career
Accurately shown Up.

His Men0&c1OuS ana corrupt SdEecF
Accurately shown Up
To-day men who read the Chronicle's
tudied eulogies of George Cassidy
wonder how man who mas known
him so we'll for years can deliberately
sit down and endorse him as a fit rep
reseutative for Congress. When the
present editor of the Gronicle 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 on
the Sd day of June, 1878, in the
columns of the Eureka Republican that
he produced this strong and life-like
portrait of George Cassidy, the
brazen apostle of dishonesty" as fol-
lows: ..s
1t is pretty well understood that
George w. Cassidy actually cherishes
a 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 people have already sent him to
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 absurdly exaggerated
if suddenly elevated to a high and hon
orable position for which he was totally
untitled 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 a, the hands of his party is
aptness in the small trickery of ward
wire puller-the cunning little plots by
which bar-roOm statesman fixes
"slates' and trades and bargains for the
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
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
and on that pledge he was
elected. How shemelessly he fore
swore himself has not been forgotten.
with foolhardiness that she wed an ig-
norance Of even what ordinary honest
men consider decent, this person who |
aspires to seat in the House of Rep
resentatives not only broke his word, |
out glori6ed in it and coarsely sneered |
1T 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 60 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