Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-15
THE SACK IN POLITICS.
The Tuscarora Times Review

says:
"Let the press render odlous the
sack method by exposure and con-
domination, and if possible arouse
such a sentiment as it will more
than offset the advantages of
well-flled purse over resident
qualifications, ability and honest
adhesion to political principle. Let
it endeavor to arouse this feeling to
such a pitch that the slightest in
dication of sack canvass will be
the signal for revolt against the
candidate or candidates designed to
be benefited thereby. Such, IN our
opinion, is the duty of the press
and we are moreover, confirmed in
the belief that there has been to
too little. rather than too much
newspaper talk, or at least of the
right kind, concerning the bare
faced corruption at elections, which
has disgraced our State and at
tached to 1t the not unmerited APP
pellation of the rotten borough.
The above is theoretically a
very good editorial, but we fear
that the Times-Review asks too
much of the press Of the State.
Since Senator Stewart has APP
peared in the Senatorial fight it is
pretty we'll understood that he is
prepared with some very substantial
backing to contest the fight with
Senator Fair.
Since that announcement the
APPEAL has noticed on the part of
the Democratic journals of this
State growing antipathy to any
thing like a coin fight. We did
not, however, notice this forced
assumption of virtue at the time
when Fair came into the field and
bought votes with twenty dollar
pieces. We have pretty carefully
gone over the files of the Times
Review in the State Library, and
if that journal published any loud
demands that the corruption OF
Fairs money should be removed
from the circle of State politics at
that time, those editorials have es-
capped our notice, There were
some issues missing from the file;
perhaps these missing issues con-
tanned the very denunciates Of Col.
Fairs sack that we were looking
for.
There is no question but that
the influence Of money in politics
is most pernicious one, but the
remedies Of the EVIL as proposed by
the Times-Reyiew are inadequate.
The idea that the press of the
State can rouse the public to such
a pitch Of indignation that the
sack and its bearers will be kicked
out of the State is the baldest non
sense. As well might the press OF
the State combine and attempt to
eradicate tobacco smoking and
chewing in Nevada.
Newspapers cannot change the
frailties of mankind.
1t is also mistaken idea that
the corruption of money is new
thing. A man was found who be-
t-ayed the Saviour Of the world for
thirty pieces of silver.
Money was literally spent in
Greece for political purposes, and
it is safe to say that on election
day in the streets of imperial Rome,
the chink of sureptitious ducats
was heard in the Second Ward to
carry it for Demlnicus, a tough Of
the Appian way, against Junius,
the gilt-edged patrician.
Beacon, the greatest, mind that
eyer Numbered from the bench,
confessed to have taken brides for
years to decide law suits, and so it
has been from the time man re-
members. Yet the Times-Reyiew
would have the press of the State
by the force of moral suasion, in
duce a thousand starving men out
Of job to turn their backs to the
sack bearers on election day, aud
refuse to accept $40 or $40 for
voting a certain way.
The purchasable element in the
State as a rule consists Of men out
of employment. They are not all
purchased by open bribery, but
given places a few weeks before
election where they can get good