Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-12-23
| PECULIAR COMMUNITY

IL Is uulUc plVUdUlC 'h"C nv to"h
on earth was ever cursed with SO
many antagonistic cliques as Car
son.
Whenever four or five families
can agree long enough to band to-
gether they make a combination to
fight the balance of the town
The result is that no public ques-
ton comes up, upon which there
can BE- the slightest unanimitv of
opinion, These foolish, bull headed
chickering's have cost this town
the Lunatic Asylum and the State
University, and will in time cost US
everything which is of any COM
mercial value to the city.
The work now being done by a
committee of citizens to further
the interests of the town and re-
open the Mint, instead of being
seconded by the citizens of the
place is actually being opposed.
Let US examine into the grounds
upon which different men decline
to cooperate with the committee.
1t has been circulated about town
that Bob Clarke is running the
business and was the author of the
memorial to the President The
fact is considered by many persons
as a good reason for keeping away
from the meetings.
In analysing this objection we
find that Mr.. Clarke has devoted
several weeks time to the matter,
paid clerical hire out of his own
pocket, and neglected his business
to serve the public good. If there
is anyone else who can and is will
ing to do the same work, Mr.. Clarke
would gladly turn the whole matter
over to him.
Another objection is that Bob
Clarke has been chosen to 60 to
Washington. The fact is, that the
committee has not settled upon
anybody to go to Washington.
1t is asserted that Wells Drury,
"a tenderfoot, - is doing it all. Mr..
Drury has devoted many days Of
clerical labor to the matter and per-
formed the arduous work of Sec
rotary of the Committee, free of
charge. Instead of being "a ten
derfoot" he did business in this
town nearly fifteen years ago, ana
is an old resident of this State,
Fl. S. Mason is denounced for
his labors, and charged with put
ting up job to run the business"
Mr., Mason has been an earnest
worker in the matter, and so far
paid most Of the bills out Of his
own pocket.
John Sweeny Of the Finance
Committee. is charged with run
ming saloon. Mr.. Sweeny pays
taxes on $4,000 worth Of property,
and in matters Of public enterprise
is not surpassed in hberallty by
anyone in Carson.
The proprietor Of the APPEAL
naturally comes in for his share Of
the blame. 1t IS asserted that he
is working up a racket whereby he
can secure all the printing Of the
Committee and make several hun
dred dollars. The proprietor Of
the APPEAL volunteered to do the
printing free, and all work done
SO far for the committee has been
gratuitous, and we know it to be
fact that no paper in Carson has
received a dollar for anything or
dered by the committee, nor do
they expect to. In other words,
the members of the committee,
with no exception, have inconven-
fenced themselves in the matter
for several weeks, footed their own
expenses and labored industriously
for the object in view.
There is no political capital be-
ing made in the matter, and the
only object in view is to open the
Carson Mint, make times good
here, and relieve the Capital of Ne
vada from its present businers de-
preston.
Speaking for ourselves we have
only to say that if there is single
man in Carson who can better Till
our place on the committee, and we
believe there are many, We Will
gladly give up the place at a mo
ment's notice. We also believe
that there is not a single member
of tho oop,r, ittoo ,pho would not