Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-07-19
CARSON LETTER.
CARSON, July 18th, 1884.

to carry it smilingly as weak man
staggering with the weight Of barrel
of -four on his shoulders. Their betting
blu,ler is not heard at all, and they
have very little money to put up on the
general result. To cut it short, they
are flabbergasted. When Blaine was
nominated Major Garrard, Governor
Adams Private Secretary, was hunting
Republicans TO bet with on the result
of New York's election and he. found
enough to take several hundred dollars
of his money. For the past few days
the Major says nothing about New York
and looks as il he repented his haste al
leisure. He has SO much confidence in
the success Of his party as to offer to bet
one to FIVE on the general result. That's
showing the white feather very early in
the fray.
Some one said to me yesterday that
the young fellow publishing morning
paper in Reno is Senator Jones' choice
for the Republican Congressional nomi-
nation. However this may be, | know
that when the Senator arrives here and
learns how advantageous TO the success
of the party it will be to champion the
cause OF another, the Reno chap will
think IFS below zero. He is old enough
10 know that angels fell by just such
sin as is besetting him. James A.
Stephens or William Woodburn are foe
men worlhier Cassidy's steel than he.
Let the young man suck his sweet gov
eminent teat few years more-if per-
mitted TO do so-and outgrow the
egolism which makes him insufierable
TO the people; let him become more in
innate with the fact that to become an
acceptable Congressman there is some
thing more necessary than the brass
which he on all occasions tries to palm
off on the people for ability-lhen, per
haps, he may yet be able to make 9TH
ers believe that he is a greater man
than pigmy. But why lecture! the
leopard cannot change his spots.
The Board Of Pardons held their
semi-annual meeting this week, extend.
ing their clemency to several case hard
ened convicts, among whom were two
or three murderers. Mayhap Daytonites
will have to stand the expense OF send
ing one or the other of them back to
quarry or shoe shop IN year or so. ]
am told that almost twenty per cent. OF
the Nevada convicts hand their applica.
ton for freedom 10 the Board at every
meeting, and it seems, am told, that
the toughest nuts get off the easiest.
Senator Jones did not put in an ap
pearance here last week, being somehow
detained on the road. But the few un.
influential indictments who are always
swapping at his heels like yelping
whelps, will find him here in time doing
good and earnest work for the cause
with his coat off, so to speak. One who
receives letter from him now and then,
told me only to-day that there is none
more eager for the success of Blaine
and Logan than our enc Senator, and
that he will contribute to the attainment
of that end with all his might and main
no unprejudiced Republican will ques-
ton.
In a late letter told you Congress.
man Cassidy's promise to have an APP
preparation passed at the session oil
Congress just expired, for federal build
ings in this town, was mere buncombe,
and SO it proved to be. With all his
Democratic backing in the House he
couldn't get piltance of $1,000, 900 for
his Stale which ask SO little. If he has
no more influence than that what's. the
use of having him in Congress. But
| I'll not be too hard on Mr.. Cassidy; his
Congressional career is about run out
and his Republican successor will do
for US that which he has neglected to do.
am not prepared to say that Mr.. Cas-
sidy did not try to benefit Nevada to the
utmost in his power, but the result
shows that he hasn't much power, and
the people want to put a man with
greater force in his seat.
The average Carson girl. barely