Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-22
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The Salt Lake Tribune has earned for
itself a well deserved and brilliant ma
tional reputation as the champion OF
moral integrity and social cleanliness in
an almost siugle-handed contest with
the most demoralizing and shameful
evil that, under the protection OF law,
disgraces any civilized community in
the world. 1t justly considers the
suppression OF polygamy paramount
to the advocacy Of any merely politicalis is
sue whatever. Although radical in its
Republ;canism and strictly partisan in
other affairs, it sinks all political con-
sideratioas as in comparison with the
monstrous evil OF poIygamy. Regard
ing Mormonism logically more degrad-
ing than any system OF bodily slavery
ever known and as destined, if not
checked, to polIute the sources Of So
ciety and government and infect the
whole commonwealth as with a loath-
some disease, it ranges among the nat
ural enemies of well ordered society
and deeeney any one who lacks the
nerve to set his face as flint against
the ''twin relic Of barbarism," or gives
reason for suspicion that he is
too cowardIy TO declare himself
in the premises. Hon. C. C. Powning
has been called upon time and again
and requested TO define his attitude on
the Mormon question, notably by j. L.
Wines, ESQ, a prominent Republican
lawyer Of Eureka, in an open letter
published in the SENTINEL, to say
nothing Of numerous similar calls made
upon him by the press of the State in
the interest of the people. Mr.. Pown-
ing has studiously ignored all these
appeals. The legitimate inference is
now, that should ne declare himself on
the subject, he would do so only under
c0mPulsion, and that he preferred to
continue silent and thus ignore the
proper petitions of the people whose
servant he aspires to be, for some rea-
son which he feared might not COM
mend him to them for their s~uffrages.
This seems to be the view taken by
the Salt Lake Tribune, which has at
last got out Of patience with the Re-
publican nominee for Congress, and now
calls upon him finally to speak out, in-
tunating that further persistent silence
on this vital issue on his part will
force it to deal with him as an enemy
Of civilization, and, speaking right out,
give hitherto unmentioned good rea-
M why he is not a fit man to repre-
resent Nevada in Congress. Says our
earnest contemporary:
The Tribune does not desire to mingle
in the political contests OF adjacent
States, it having about all it can attend
to IN keeping hold Of the tail OF this
Utah bear. But in Nevada two men are
candidates for Congress, and it is possible
that Utah has a direct interest in the re-
suit OF that election. Mr.. Cassidy, while
in Congress last Winter, performed yeo-
man service for the liberal cause in Utah.
There are open charges that he is to be
punished for this, If it is in the power of
the Mormon Church fund and in the
votes OF Mormons Of Nevada to accom-
plish the work. We have locke. in vain
Tor some declaration from Mr.. Powning
or from his Nevada friends upon this
subject Of M~ormouism. Unless this dec
laration comes promptly and with such
precision that there can be no possible
doubt OF It's meaning, then we shall con-
slider that he is accepting both the votes
and the money Of the Mormon Church,
and thereby placing himself under obli-
cations to that power which is trying to
Danish free government from this CONT
nent and make it possible for a simple
order from this city to defeat the will of
the sovereign people of Nevada, irrespec-
tive OF party, have a direct interest in
having Mr.. Powning defeated and Mr..
Cassidy reelected. Mere individuals
count tor nothing when this matter is
being considered. Mr.. Cassidy should be
rewarded, not punished, for his work last
Winter, and it would be a blow to our
cause should he have a right to say to
his brother Congressman on his return to
Washington in December: Don't say a
word against Mormonism, or the Nor
mons will 60 into your own State and
defeat you next year, as they have de-
feated me this year" We demand an
open and prompt declaration Of faith
from Mr.. Powning, or we will try to
give good reasons why, in the vindication
OF the true manhood and womanhood of
Nevada, the Republicans Of that State
should defeat their candidate for Con.
gress.