Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-06
THE CHRONICLES ATTITUDE.
IT PROPOSES QUESTION vs. FOR
MIR. POWNING TO ANSWER.
IL Relies Upen His Replies for lis
Own Eindica ion.

IL Relies Upen His Replies for lis
Own Vindica ion.
The Virginia Chronicle OF last Tuesday
contains the following leading article:
VIM. Alperson better known as "Billy"
Alperson), the man who two years ago, in
this city, lost Mr.. Sharon the German Re-
publican vote by publicly declaring that
he could buy every id Dutchman on
the Comstock for two-and-a-half," or
words to that effect, writes from Bodie to
the V. Il I. Enterprise to say that young
Mr.. Powning could not nave applauded
George Days efforts to reduce miners
wages in Bodie, for the reason that DAILY
never tried to reduce wages there. This
is good enough as far as it goes, and Mr..
Powning will stand corrected accordingly.
1t will be remembered that after the
miners Of Bodie had driven Daily out of
that camp he turned up in Leadville,
where he had his usual troubles with the
miners of that place. 1t was doubtless
with reference to this Leadville trouble
that young Mr.. Powning's paper, the Reno
journal, published the following editorial
opinion:
"Daly, it will be remembered, had con-
siderable trouble with the miners at Bodis
q year or so ago. DAILY has got the spunk
not to allow his business to be run by out
siders; and he is just right in the matter.
If men are willing to work for him for So
per day, no organized mob can step in and
prevent his men from working for less
than 81 or S. per day"
The V. & T. Enterprise of this morning
has the impudence to deny that Mr.. Pown-
lng's paper over approved the late George
Days course toward the Bodie Miners
Union" Young Mr.. Powning is adver-
tised to speak in this city tonight. The
Chronicle challenges him to deny that the
paragraph quoted above was printed in his
paper, the Rene Journal.
Ir. Powning, we understand, does not
pretend to deny the printing of the article
in the Journal. He says it was written
by somebody during his absence. If this
be true, we invite Mr.. Powning to tell the
miners of the Comstock tonight why, il
he did not indorse the article, he has
waited until he has become a candidate
for Office to disavow the authorship.
The Republican organs of the State have
raised a dreadful din about the Chronicle
''heaping abuse" upon Mr.. Powning.
That abuse has consisted of:
/. The statement that the above-quoted
article appeared in his newspaper.
2. That he went into the Sacramento
Union Office as a 'Iat" when the Union
printers were turned out because they
would not submit to sudden and unjust
demand for a reduction Of wages.
8. That he was expelled from the
Washoe County Republican Central
Committee in 1876 for treachery to his
party.
4. That he openly boosted that he will
get the Mormon vote Of Nevada, and that
in the expectation of getting that vote
he will not AVE the courage to utter a
word on the Mormon question during the
campaign.
The Chronicle invites Mr.. Powning to
say tonight whether these statements are
true or false.
The Chronicle has 10 personal ill-will
toward young Mr.. Powning. 1t has made
certain statements about him since he was
nominated for Congress. The Republican
press of the State assert that these state
ments are false, thus admitting il they
are true he is not a fit person to represent
the people of Nevada in Congress.