Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-03
LETTER.
The Governors Veto OF the Militia
Bill - General FOrman's Open
Letter-SenatOr FOley's Judicial
District Bill.

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CARSON, New, Feb. 81, 1885.
EDITOR SENTINEL: The most exciting
question here now is the Militia bill, and
whether it will pass over the veto2 There
is much feeling over it, but for what rea-
son your correspondent can hardly say.
Gov. Adams saw fit to veto it for the rea-
sons assigned in his veto message, which
you have published, and, in q private con
versation I had with him in which he
spoke very freely and unreservedly. he said
that he frankly could see nothing in the
bill which would seriously affect the rights
or interests of the State at large either one
way or another. On the n hand, he could
see no cogent reason why it should become
O law, nor on the other none why it should
be SO bitterly opposed. If the oath was the
Objectionable part, II was only what every
officer, whether State, county or township
have to take, and was neither increasing
or diminishing the duties which every good
citizen owes to the Government. But"
he continued. sit has appeared to awaken
a bitter feeling among the militia OF the
State, and / have received earnest petitions
from Virginia, Austin and Eureka. asking
me to disspprove this bill. They being the
parties more particularly interested. and
they almost alone, / thought it we'll to con-
suit their wishes. I believed no harm would
be done thusly, but possibly some harm
avoided"
These were the reasons substantially as
signed by the Chief Executive for his action,
and perhaps we might add one other which
wal not given, and that is, that the Gov
ernor has in his capacity as Lieutenant
Governor, for q long number Of years, been
brought into intimate contact with the mill
tia OF the State, and II is not strange that
their wishes as expressed In the several petit
tions sent to him, should have had very
considerable weight and influence.
This mornings Enterprise contains q
long open letter from Major General For
mar o, in which he takes the Governor to
severe task for his veto. To the SUBJ
scriber, IL savors far more OF personal feel
ing than sound argument, more of
bitterness than calm disquisition or
unbiased and fair criticism. Gen.
Forman draws no distinction be-
tween the acts Of the Governor as the
! highest civil officer Of the State and Q
commander-in-chief He would appar-
| emily have him act az Q military despot. 1t
| least martinez, with whom the feelings, re-
CARDS or wishes Of the men under him
| should have no consideration whatever.
He has tried to write as Burke, but with
out Burke.s force; to initiate Junius on cpl
grammatic expression and style, but with.
out Junius' pith or moment, and really II
the Governor made q mistake (which the
General has not shown his cause is
strengthened by such an attack as this. l
might add. further, that in my conversation
with the Governor he told me that six OF
the States at least required no oath OF
their militia, and that the Generals asser'
ton In that particular was wrong; and
further, he added, that every petitioner
who came to him was bound at his hands
TO receive the same consideration
whether he came from the highest or the
lowest walks OF life, all were equally, at his
hand, entitled TO be heard and should re-
| ceive a fair and impartial hearing.
The judicial bill is perhaps the next
most exciting topic. that is re-districting
| the State for judicial purposes. 1t has Its
warm advocates and bitter opponents, and
what will be the result cannot now be de-
fnitely foretold. GRIMES.