Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-27
STRIKES RaCk

nnunced that he was can0lu1te
for the u. S. Senate, and was Will
ing 10 20 on to the lists and meet
Fair he has been showered with
the vilest political abuse. misrepre-
seuta,ion and slander that his enc
mics could invent. During these
Isug months he has patiently er.
dured these attacks, which seem to
have been prompted by the most
malicious mercenary and malignant
motives, and with a dignity becom'
ing his standing on this Coast. re-
Trained from answering his aceus
srs. These men, emboldsned by
hi. silence, gathered closer about
his heels, and mistaking his silence
for q cowardly exhibition OF con
seiou. guilt, felt that they had
dovned their man. The Chronicle,
laboripe under this same hallucin-
alton. proclaimed the failing pow
ers of the old man. We believe
that il must have been this taunt
that caused Stewart to hire Pipers
Theat.r aud reply to his traducers.
The APPEAL published some ex-
tracts from that speech. II was
clear and logical refutation OF the
vile and groundless ISLANDERS which
have been heaped upon Stewart n
this campaign by the emmizsarles
Of Jim Fair.
Men who saw Stewart upon that
stage. facing the largest audience
that ever gathered in the building,
rs he swept back the banks Of cam
pairn mud that had been piled up
on hin and buried his maliGners IN
der their own muck heaps, describe
it a. a magnificent sight. n
He vas called upon that after
noon at 4 0 clock, to answer long
list of grave charges against his
reputation, his principles and pur-
poses. and at S o'clock that even
ing he was ready with his defense
and that too, defense 50 clear, Sc
logical and so well backed up by
undisputable evidence that II
slaced him IN a stronger position
before the people than ever before
and assures the election Of the lie
publican Legislative ticket IN
Storey, by at least 600 majority
The men who pinned their faith o.
W. NJ. Stewards failing powers
must have seen their mistake wheI
he trampled them all under In
foot as the strong men OF 0icer
times trod out the grapes In INT
wine press. The scene reminded
one Of blooded terrier N a ra
pit. backed to Kill SO many rats !;
so many minutes.
Bu, the APPEAL does not for
moment suppose that the wilmer
Of Stewart will be crushed by hi
rebuke: nor at all They vii
.;rn,v continue to distort hi
motives, give 9arbled extracts Q
his speeches, beat the same oil
drum and continue to work just q
hard with their cheap and DIRT.
tactics during the remainder OF tn
campaign. They have but anothc
week to work, and the fact is, tia
their contract 10 about to close, am
a few more lies in the interests
Fair will not strain them much
But their fan.s have been ez
trac:ed, and they are as lmpoten
TO injure anybody from this on a
turtle doves. If there was an
cautious Republican who eve
placed any confidence in the storie
circulated about Stewart or hi
motives, he can feel now that he !
fortified With the facts and figure
that make everything plain.
The best thing that could hav
possibly happened to Stewart ha
been tho underhanded manner i
which his adversaries have tough
him. They have overloaded th
blunderbuss, and the reeoil Ia
noornJ thcm