Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-08
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a Sensible Article Grorn The
Keno Journal.

| Company is completely refuted by
the Reno Journal in The following
| On Monday next, the 18th day Of
FEBRUARY, the voters of Nevada will
be called to pass their Judgment
upon fourteen Amendments to the
Constitution OF the State, and it is
right that the facts, as far as known
should be fairly presented to the
people and the purpose OF this ar
tlcle is TO SO inform the voters that
they may exercise their right OF suf-
iFsge with a full knowledge OF what
the effect viii be upon the genera
situation of public affairs. It is not
the intention to atteDpt to mould
public opinion upon Amendment
Re. %, Or the so-called Lottery
question, but a decent regard for the
truth incites the publication of the
facts III the case, as understood by
the Journal, and tie vsters can do
just as their conscience or interest
dictates.
The Amendments now before the
people at this special election have
been exposed to the public gaze off
and on for years, but by hook and
crock have nsyer yet become part
Of the organic law, and if the peo-
pie do not want all or any OF thsm,
It vii DO in their power to declare
on MoadaY next.
in the inaugural address of Gov
ernor Stevenson, session OF 1887,
he recommended the submission to
the people at special election, OF
Amendment No. %, which provides
thai school mosies Nay be Invested
ia tie bonds Of. other Si4les, aud
net be confined 10 United States or
Nevada State bonds, tie object be-
lrg 10 employ 100000 in money
in the School Fund SC as to rece. re
upon thesame, and thereby
gain two yea rs time, and receive
$4,000 in Interest during the per-
iod, that being the amount possible
i tile money could be invested in
or some other States six
per cent. bonds.
This is undoubtedly wise move, |
md being so, the other amendments |
became tackled to the idea. So |
with No. %. The Legislature OF
1887, passed the Amendment, and |
; goes 10 the people with all the |
others.
The Legislature then provides |!
IN appropriation of SIS, 900 TO pay |
he entire expenses of the special !
election, SO that, except in an in i
lirect manner, the counties bear no
)art of the burden. !
The State can we'll afford to pay |
he expenses, if even only the Bend
amendment is adopted, because |
here viii be a profit of $40, 900 for
he School Fund. Theirs is there
ore, no extra expense because of
he Lottery or the other amend
mems, and if the people do not APP
rove OF them, they ought to be
oted down.
The LOTTERY scheme, so-called, |
as tor its promoters, as named IN
he original bill: S. C. Wright, ].
I. Kinke&d, J. Klein and D. Gree |
Carson, r. P. Heating, J. B.
'verton and M. N. Stone, of VIZ
mia, all Of whom are we'll known
the STATE.
1t is not certain that these men
i'll have the franchise, for even if
,e Amendment is adopted the Leg
lature has the right to grant the
riviless to other persons, and to
esignats the amount Of revenue
} be annually paid into the Treas
fy by the lottery corporation.
These men named, propose to
~ the State $4,000 per annum.
he Legislature has the power to
axe the amount twice or thrice
lat sum. This $4,000 would be
le-sixth of the present expenses of
10 State, and ifthe Taxpayers favor
ling the privilege for such sum, !
&c tksir pr;vi1oro