Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-02-13
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT 1T

argument relative to the matter
falls in the way that every body
used to adopt years ago, of attack
ing Sutros private character, when
ever the material for logical argu-
ment ran out.
The Tribune holds most illogic,
ally that the failure Of the people
to elect Sutro was the best posi-
BILE answer to the charges he made
against the Bank Crowd" and a
lot more people during the cam
paign. In reality it was the worst
possible answer. The men trying
to down Sutro could not do it in
Washington, could not do it in de-
bate; but they could sack him at
the polls. In their frenzy they
whipped themselves into the way
of thinking that the defeat of SUIT
70 at the polls would vindicate
them, and they had to spend nearly
million to do it.
They corrupted large number of
people to prove Sutro was wrong,
when it in reality only proved how
hard they were hit. Still they
could not break the contract.
Sutro made bona tide contract
with the mining companies; con-
tract which he intended to keep,
and on this contract he went to
Europe and raised several million
of dollars. But when the tunnel
was nearly completed the compan-
les tried to break the contract and |
deprive Sutro and his allies of ever
getting any return for several mil
lion of dollars invested in good
faith.
They even went so far as to say
that they would not accept patents
to the mines from the United
States Government if Sutro should
continue under the contract to hold
a lien upon the title.
They practically abandoned their
claims, and stupidity laid them IL
able to relocation. When they saw
what break they had made they
introduced what was known as the
Negley amendment to what, if our
memory serves us right, was Senate
Bill No. 16, amending the Mining
Act of 1872. This gave them a
rear of grace, and chance to get
heir wind.
In the end, however, the law
laid that Sutro was right, and that
very stipulation Of the contract
must be kept
In spite Of the fact that Sutro
vas defeated for Senator, the con-
ract has been pronounced valid, g.,
nd TO this day the mining com :
anles are paying the royalty, and
I'LL continue to pay it as long as
hey hoist ore.
The fact of the matter is, that \
he mining companies never in
ended to keep the contract which
hey signed, and the men who pa
lded their business treachery be-
ore the world by trying to repudi-
tie their solemn obligations will tt
ever get over being mad at the NJ
ga that with their combined o.
cunning and money a
ley were unable to take a single m
lex on the old Assyrian. They
ere ever matched and out gener- u
ed at every point. o
La 1874, Jere S. Black, the most n
ninent jurist in the United $
ates, was asked for an opinion in
e case, and he held Sutro's con-
act good, and charged his oppo- -
nts with treachery and bad faith.
Can the Tribune today deny the
1t that the tunnel, as it now OPP 3
ates, is the salvation of the Com 4
,ck, and will it point out one
lgle specific act Of Sutro in con-
ction with the enterprise which
S illegal or unbusiness like?
The Tribune claims that the idea IA
s not original with Sutro. He
S the man who carried it through,
/ any man less determined
courageous would not have III
ceeded against the tire mendous
Is and powerful combinations -
inst him.
We are astonished that any
gspaper, now that the facts are
l. Al