Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-01
NEVADA MISJUDGED .

The report that ex- Governor Kin
kead of Nevada, and more recently
Governor of Alaska, had been
stricken with paralysis and was in
dying condition, proves to be un-
true. The Governor is in good
health, with the exception of an
injured arm. This news will be
received with satisfaction by the
people of Nevada, where Mr.. Kin
kead is very popular. There has
of late been some talk among the
Republicans there of putting him
forward as a candidate fer the
United States Senate. The party
generally, however, is anxious that
John W. Mackay should enter the
field against his former partner,
Senator Fair. The Nevada voter
takes delight in fight between
financial Titans, and a contest be-
tween Mackay and Fair would
rouse the state to unexampled en-
thusiasm.-Post.
The writer Of the above knows
very little of the real temper OF
the Nevada voters. We cannot at
ford to have financial Titans' get
into an unseemly political disagree
ment. All the money ever spent
in a desperate struggle for Senator
ial honors in this State has been
called back again by the ingenious
financial methods known only IN
this section. To be more historl-
cally correct, it is necessary to re-
call some Of these campaigns.
It is said that the Hon. William
Sharon, whose matrimonial troubles
have occupied so much public at
tention of late. spent 100000 in
the campaign. True, this vast sum
of money went out to the people
of the State like water. But there
is another side to the story. He
paid the members Of the Legisla-
lature in Ophir stock, and told
them not to elect him Senator I'M
til he had put the stock to $500 a
share, and not to sell share until
it had touched $500. OF course
they posted their friends, and the
posting and pointing of more
friends went through the ranks of
the yeomanry, until there wasn't a
boot-black Or peanut vendor who
wasn't In.
Sharon put the stock to $500
an easy matter as everybody was
buying-and then shorted and un.
loaded upon a guileless confdine
constituency. He spent $8O0,OOO
on his campaigning in six months
and then hauled million back in
three, getting out Of the State $780,
600 richer in money and Senator
ship thrown in.
Then John P. Jones, who is really
a much ADLER man than Sharon, and
more deserving of the office by
reason of his ability, made the race
and showed his opponent under
with a million, which he has been
quietly raking back for some years
past, working over low-grade ore in
the Crown Point and Beicher
Col. Fair did lot 90 in so steep, but
he was cunning like the rest. He
LIBERATED $4,000 in the campaign
and now keeps up the rates on his
D evil Gate toll road, and since the
campaign has more than made him
self even. Trust Uncle Jenny fol
keeping even with all he deals with
If Mackay and Fair have a bout
it will cost great deal of money
We don't know how the contendine
parties will get even, but we should
hate to hold much mining stock
for the next two years and pay the
assessments. Perhaps it would be
all right, but experience has taught
most Nevadans that the speculation
would be a trife risky, although ii
is but justice to John Mackay to
say that he has never resorted to
the peculiar financeering tactics OF
Sharon and Fair.
The people Of Nevada have
learned to look upon the big sack
fights as blessing, but it they Will
argue from the effect back to the
cause, they will ascertain how 1t is
-. oxuf,,1 dry wears have FOL