Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-09
THE PRESS AND THE LEG
ISLATURE.


there has been times when the
servants Of the people have
grossly betrayed their trust and
laid themselves open to grave
accusations. If newspapers
would take more time before the
Legislature meets to discuss
public questions pro and con there
would be less occasion to find
fault afterwards. It is hard to
make a general law which effects
all counties alike. What is
meat for Elko county is poison
for the Storey taxpayers, and so
or. 4 bill which will beneficialiy
effect the most people or be in
the interest Of the greatest
amount OF taxable property is a
good bill to pass as a rule, even
though it presses hard upon
isolated cases. The Austin
Democrat in discussing this sub
ject, says:
There arc some people who
are so unfortunately constituted
that they cannot resist the temp
tation Of finding fault with the
doings Of Others. This fault
crops out very often among jour
nalists who often imagine that
it is their sole duty to ce1sure
and belittle the efforts of public
men, regardless as to the right
or wrong of the censure.
This is the matter in q nut
shell. 1t is the sweeping con-
Iemnation of things not inquired
into or understood that makes
all the trouble and no
enemy 50 hard to combat as
prejudice.
The Democrat further says:
The Assessors bill has been
made a special point of attack.
It is our honest conviction that
the Legislature of 1888 was just
as good as the average-We find
it no worse than previous ones.
They are usually on a par, and
if they are not, it is the fault of
those VINO elect them. The
Assessors bill we consider to be
for the benefit of the State. IT
will save it many thousands Of
d0llars-in fact the saving will
more than one-half OF the eX-
pense of Il Legislative session.
Then why this strenuous fight
against it: Simply because its
opponents, while bowling for
reform and retrenchment, are
insincere, and only want a
chance to carp. This is the
rankest hypocrisy, and all intel
ligent people see through this
thin dodge.
While there was an opposition
to the Assessors bill at first,
people deeming it specia! legis- |
,ation, as soon as men more fully |
1nade acquainted with its work
ings even its most violent OPP
ponents were satisfied. Suppose |!
the present Assessors remain in |
office two years extra at re- /!
duced salaries, will that not be of |
more benefit to the taxpayers |
than have the same ones or a fresh |
lot Reelected at the Old figures.
People ask Why the Assessors
are willing to accept reduction
of salary: simply because they
are saved the election expenses
of 1854. The same law is in
vogue in California and works /
well. Men were denounced be
cause they did not vote for the
Melarkey bill, but when the bill
was more generally understood
intelligent shippers expressed
as satiied with the
result and it is also a fact that
some Of the men who voted and
who spoke for the bill in the
House saw their mistake after
wards and tried to get it amend
ed in the Senate Failing in
this they worked to beat the bill.
Z" If the bill was Of no account"
poodle ask why did the c, p.
people fight it. The question is
easily answered. Simply 10 gain
time and keep more dangerous