Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-04-23
A FALSE ISSC r.

lSSuC vi WV 40 HASA 80
They are trying to make out that
the League is making an anti-rall-
read fight. There is nothing IN
this whatever, as the League is
making an anti Chinese fight solely,
and is ready to stand or fall on that
issue. People who go about saying
that the League is antagonlstlc to
railroad enterprise talk the baidest
kind Of nonsense.
The Anti-Chinese League Is now
about to enter upon critical period
Of its career, and it needs careful
deliberation and wisdom, not only
upon the part of the leaders but
upon the part of the rank and file
It is about to make test not only
of its political strength, but OF Its
capacitv to WELD political power.
1t proposes to take part in the
coming city election. The League
will not place nominations be-
fore the people with the idea OF
Furnishing its opposers, but with
view of placing such men IN con-
troll Of the affairs of the city Gov
eminent as shall reflect credit upon
themselves and the power which
placed them in office. The League,
continuing to make itself respect
ed in the community, will rise
above spite and prejudice, and aim
solely at the proposition OF dong
Justice to the organization and the
taxpayers of the city at the same
time.
The League does not give out
the idea that it's municipal ticket
is put up as an anti-railroad one.
The men who are placed upon the
municipal ticket will have the
good sense to know just where TO
draw the line between what the
road is entitled to as taxpayer,
and between what the balance OF
taxpayers are entitled to as tax
payers, and should maintain that
line In such way as to mete out
equal justice to the road on one
side and the people on the other
A ticket placed before the people
on that basis should receive the
support of all sensible taxpayers
Should the League lose this fight
it means disintegration and de
struction. The idea that it stands
in ratio of seven hundred to one
hundred as between the anti ana
pro-Chinese element, is mlsiead-
ing. The men who are now oppos-
ing the League are by no means
amateurs in the matter OF politics,
and the League will make fatal
mistake in supposing that 1t has a
certainty. Its opponents are
working hard, placing their forces
On the registry list, and mapping
ont a plan for the May election
Under these circumstances 1t VIII
be we'll for the League to bear IN
mind, what every thinking voter
will bear in mind; that the Rall
road Company and other businesse:
connected with it pay a large pro
portion of taxes, and also have
larger pay roll than any other bust
ness in Carson.
1t is unwise. therefore, for The
League to allow some Of It's more
hasty members to advocate
ticket en- the grounds that 1t l:
anti-RaiIroad. The ticket is moi
anti-Railroad at all; but anti-Chl
nese through and through. There
should be sharp, determined hgh'
on the Chinese issue, made un
til there are no more Chinese in
the county. The idea seems to
prevail among the League that ii
has walk over, and some people
talk as if the main object Of the
fight was to deal out punishment
to the V. & [ 4. Il. The League
was not formed to make anything
but an anti-Chinese fight, and tn.
ticket placed in the field should be
non-partisan antl-Chinese ticket
nothing less nor more. Many
members of the League work in the
Railroad shops and draw their sal
aries from the Road, the Flume
Company and the Box Factory, ano
if the League expects to get the
support of these people it nus
keep strictly within its anti-Chi
nese lines. Lose no points on tn.
fight, for the municipal election il
NOT to be won without putin,