The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-09-21
THE ANNEXATION OF UTAH.

The Eureka Sentinel recently suggest
I'd the annexation of Utah to Nevada q
means of settling the Norman question
and increasing the population and taxa
bic property Of the State, both of whicl
have been steadily declining for years
The suggestion seems to have affected
many Of the newspaper writers of tn
State as q red rag does Spanish bull
1t has angered them. but not one of then
has told why or offered valid objection
to the proposition. -(Silver State.
Now brother, for the hundredth timt
~s ask, why don't you tell the truth
You don't know the TRUTH We'll
then write about something Of which you
do know the truth. Meantime let those
who usually love the darkness of ignor.
anoe. and prefer wild statements to solid
faots turn for moment, if they can, with
their brothers who love the light, and
face few plain propositions, Of which
the proof may be had by any one. The
annexation of Utah to Nevada could not
bs the means Of settling the Mormon
question. 1t could only be the means Of
placing the Mormon question in posi-
tion in which il would be more aggravat.
ing. more hurtful to the country than it
ever before has been. The members Of
the Mormon Church would have, if not
majority Of all the votes. at least the bal.
anoe Of power. Every politician knows
the effect such a condition would have on
State politics. But who will say how
far 1t might affect the politics Of the ma.
ton! This question is put to those who
seem 40 desirous Of settling the Nor
mon question" For our own part we
have no desire to use the State of Neva.
da to settle the question. 1t does not
affect us as q State. The few Mormons
among us are law .abiding citizens and on
an average vote rs intelligently and fairly
o. other voters. The annexation of
Utah would not "settle the Mormon
question, but the mormon question"
would Immediately aud completely alb.
aorb the State Of Nevada.
The statement that "the population
and taxable property of the State have
been steadily declining for years" was
true about three or four years ago. 1t
has not been true since then, and is not
true now. For the veri6cation of this
fact see the State Controllers Report for
1883. page 81. If you can't keep better
pace with the times than to remain three
years behind, your circulation ought to
be chiefly in the graveyard.
A reference further on in the same ar
ticle to the alleged fact that Nevada
is at present under dark cloud" comes
from you with very bad grace. You and
the Sentinel and some more of your kind
are constantly endeavoring by making
misstatements like those previously re.
ferred to, to place Nevada, "under a
dark cloud. There is not State in the
Union whose inhabitants are on
An average better fed, better
clothed, better housed, better edu.
Gated, whose men are stronger or
whose women are fairer than those Of
Nevada. There is not, we dare say, a
State in the Union whose credit is bet
ter than that of the State of Nevada.
No State will average better in its whole
representation at the National Capital
What is the 'dark cloud" that hangs
over us! Where is it? Is it the drivel.
ings Of eastern Chadbands, or the pros.
ing Of eastern editors who don't know
what to write about, and select the sub.
ject Of 'Nevada's rottenness," as GER
tain others do the ''sea.serpent." This
10 no cloud. II Is but a bit OF mud
thrown 10 the cir. Some of it may fall
ON ~. Bat 1t will soon dry and fall of.
It cannot stick to Us long. 1t does not
belong ne. No indeed, there is but one
thing in the ssmblance Of dark cloud
that hangs over u.s." That ia the little
gang Of mal.oontented citizens Of Ne.
vada who are detracting from Nevada's
good name" birds that befoul their
own nest" The sooner this kind seek
better state, if not better world, the