Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-03
DEFENSE OF NEVADA,
Her Resources and Her Position in the
Political Campaign.

stock Raising and Agriculture
Taking the Place of Mining-NO
Desire Among Her People TO be
Relieved of u State Government
Some Figures of Interest.
We republish from the New York Mail
and Express of July 25 ult.. the following
article. 1t will be seen that he deals rather
in round numbers and that he does not
give Nevada any the worst Of ii among our
Eastern brethren in his estimate OF our re-
sources and population:
Hon. George W. Cassidy, Representative
in Congress from Nevada, and editor Of
she EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL, came to this
city to attend the session Of the Democratic
Executive National Committee. Mr.. Cas-
sidy is a representative Western man, and
expressed himself freely on Western topics
to Q Mail and Express reporter. It has
been generally understood in the East that
since the productive bonanza mines have
failed, Nevada had deteriorated in popu.
lation and in wealth to such an extent that
she was unable to support q State govern
ment, and that the property holders would
ask that she be reduced to a Territorial con-
dition. In answer to this Mr.. Cassidy said:
There is no such talk or feeling in Ne
vada. While our State rate Of taxation is
not oppressive, we have in the treasury
about 500, 900, and do not owe q dollar.
What other State can make this showing?
l see the bonds Of all your States quoted
daily in the Wall street market. We have
never cost the other States or the Federal
government one cent. Neither do we get o
dollar for alleged river and harbor i'm
p~rovements, and other jobbery, though we
are taxed to foot these outlays for the other
States. Nevada has contributed from her
mines one thousand millions Of gold and
silver TO uphold the credit of the nation.
Ia all respects we are in better position
b those who traduce US. In proportion
to population we name a less number of
illiterate people than any other State, and
the percentage Of crime and drunkenness
is less.
THE PEOPLE.
at is not true that we are losing our
population. On the contrary, we are gain
ing in all directions. Nevada was sd-
mitted into the Union in 1864 with q total
population o. less than 10000. In 1870
we had so, 900, and according TO the census
OF 1880, 60, 900. The State embraces
Ill ,00e square miles, being as large as all
Of New England, New York and Ohio com
bined. The compensation allowed for
taking the Federal census will not pay for
horse feed in that country; 80 one-third Of
the people are never reached.
mining is hardly as prosperous as for
merly, but our people are giving more at
tention to stock raising and agricultural
pursuits than in the past. There are six
fertile valleys in the State, any one OF
which ia as large and productive IS the
largest OF the New England States. Mining
will be carried On proitably for a century
to come"
BLAINE OR CLEVELAND
"Will Nevada give her vote to Cleveland
or to Blaine 2"
81 have not been home'for eight months,
and do not know. At the last general
election the State showed an average Re-
publican majority Of about 800. 1t is my
own Judgment that 1t is less now. However,
Mr.. Blaine is regarded as strong in all OF
the Pacific Coast States, on account Of his
record on tho Chinese question. The ma
jority will not reach 1000 either way.
The State usually polls about Is, 1000 votes.
This year these IL, 200 voters will elect
three Presidential Electors, q United
States Senator and q member OF Congress
quite a concentration Of political power
In q few hands"
THE MoRMoNs.
In reference to the Mormon question,
Mr.. Cassidy holds that the Edmunds bill
was a failure.
at keeps p%olygamous Mormons out of
Office. but that is the sole benefit thus far.
BY placing q ban on the leaders-by max
polygsmy odious-it may, in time, have q
beneficial effect on the rising generation.
At present it has simply transferred the
offices of Utah from one set of Mormons TO
another set who are homogeneous, but
equally ardent in the faith. l would take
the law-making power out OF the hands OF
the Mormon Church entirely"