Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-10
eureka Dailp Sentinel.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1885
IEGssu.ATIvE NEWS.

The gist of what our Carson CORE
spondent tells US, and of the special tele-
gram published elsewhere, is that the
crucial test has come. 1t may as well be
known now as later that the people OF
this State may expect no relief in the
way Of the proposed anti-railroad legis-
lation. The SENTINEL has not spent
much time or devoted much space to this
subject. Why? Simply because there
is an inevitable to be recognized in legis-
lation as in other affairs Of business. The
personnel OF the present Nevada Legisla-
ture is no guarantee Of what the people
need. The situation is not easy, but we
know thatsoMETHING, if only for a starter,
can be done for correcting the monstrcus
evil OF oppression that we suffer at the
hands Of the Central Pacific Railroad.
w are completely eaten up by it. This
is the kernel of the legislation required
in this State. And we have it in our
power to get the laws we want on the
subject. Why do we not get them?
Simply this: This is the last subject
really in the minds Of the people when
we are selecting our representatives to the
State Legislature. Now, to bring the
matter home to the voters, the taxpayers
Of Eureka County, how many of them
troubled themselves about the men for
the Senate and Assembly in the last
election? Anybody who would have
those places and was strong amoug the
boys for party purposes was the 'lnJun
for the occasion. Personal specification is
odious. We do not care to ask OF what
timber the Legislature is from the other
counties; it is enough to look at the Sc
lection we made from Eureka. We
knew we put up men on both tickets
exceptions barred, who are frivolous,
incompetent nimoompoops, men who are
a reproach at home, and must be laughed
at abroad. Who are to blame for this?
The whole county; both parties. The
question of legislation in our State is not
political. Good laws are purely a CUES
ton OF sense, responsibility and expedi-
ency. Are men expected to have any
interest in the community who may leave
it the day the Legislature a%djourns, with
grip sack in hand, and look up 81 a day,
which will be as good to them elsewhere
as in Eureka? Such men may represent
us faithfully, and We are not prepared to
say that they have not done so, but
what business, rational guarantee, have
we that they nave done so We have
but one solitary man in the delegation
from Eureka hat has any material inter
est in our affairs. The others may do
better fer us than he, but he has to come
back to Us, and we may haul him over
the Goals. The rest We may never see
again, unless, p~erchance, days wages or
inability to get a job elsewhere enforces
their presence among US. Again,
what are we to expect? This is a gov
eminent Of the people. If they want to
make it one of carpet-baggers, why let
them shoulder the responsibility. The
time is fast approaching when people
who have material interests in the soil
and the industries of the country will
come forward and take a hand in cleo
tions. And the time Will come, or ought
to come, when a nomination to the AS
sembly or Senate will not be safely con-
sidered a "cod," We, the writer, are
one of the somewhat interested tax
payers of Nevada, but we are willing to
stand under the incubus and grunt and
sweat as long as the multitude of the
more seriously affected stand aloof and
see nothing but a joke in the pretended
legislation for the State of Nevada,
Last year everybody said it wouldn't
make a d-n bit of difference; this is an
off year. Wonder if it will be an off
year next time? If so, God help US all,
and the devil take the hindermost.