Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-03-17

The Free Lance Of yesterday has
tie following
sThe continued abuse Of Govern
or Adams BY . portion Of the State
press, notably the Carson APPEAL,
appears to us t. be out Of place at
this time. Adams is not . easdi-
date for suffrage at the hands Of
the people. He .cas . candidate At
the last election, and was elected
a. = Democrat to the highest o16ce
in Republican State, and over q
very wealthy and prominent man.
He had been filing the Office OF
Lieutenant Governor for four years.
and a majority Of the electors,
some Of whom must have been Re
publicaus, placed him in the po-
sition he now fills; and a proper
consideration of the dignity of the
Office and deferance to the feelings
of the people, who are responsible
for Mr.. Adams now being Govern
or, ought, it seems to us, to com
mand fair and respectful criticism
by the Republican press Of the
State. Our Governors actions are,
no doubt, influenced in many in
stances by facts within his knowl-
edge, which he has not deemed
necessary or proper to recite in his
messages. These considerations
may not necessarily be of a person
al nature, and we are loath to be-
lieve that Governor Adams is ac-
tuated soley by selfish motives.
These continued assault. look very
badly in public print to the out
side world, and, with due respect to
our contemporaries, We would sug-
gest, are to very little purpose.
1t is certainly not the fault Of a
newspaper, if public official by
his own acts, lays himself open to
invited censure and criticism
The APPEAL has never taken Gov
Adams to task ia any of his rela-
tions as a private citizen, but has
treated HIM and his acts solely as a
public nan. He has chosen, by
his own acts, to make himself OBJ
noxious to a majority Of the public
Of this State, and also to a major
ity Of his own party. When he
was in the field as a candidate, the
APPEAL pointed out to the people
of the State what they might ex-
pect if he assumed the grave and
responsible duties imposed BY the
Gubernatorial Office. Many sup
posed that these predictions were
prompted by personal prejudice
but the very ones who, at that
time were the loudest in condemn
ing US, have since been candid
enough to acknowledge the correct
ness of our views at that time. In
deed had We been blessed with the
gift of prophecy We could not have
more clearly outlined the future
than We did, and time has so COM
pletely INDICATED our assumptions,
that further comment upon that
score is unnecessary.
When the Free Lance says that
Governor Adams il not a candi-
date at the hands of the people, 1t
falls into an error common with
many, that Mr.. Adams is not pre-
sumptious enough to scheme for
the Office Of United States Senator.
He is working the wires, not as a
statesman going before the public
upon a cemmendable record, but a
lodging, tricky politician, striving
to win his way through the Medium
of the midnight caucus and the
corrupt primary. Backing here,
filing there and trading every
where. IF "these constant assaults
look badly in public print" how
much the worse must the manner
in which Gov. Adams uses his Of
fee look.
"In deferance to the feelings OF
the people who are responsible fol-
Mr. Adams now being Governor
isa queer way to put it. We have
never yet heard protest from any
of these; they are repentlng In
sack-cloth and ashes, and are frank
to admit that they deserve all they
arc getting, both from the Govern
or and the APPEAL.
Tho most conspicious fact OF the