Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-03-26
TEE CONTESTED SEAT
A Gard Frog the MAN Who
Lest 1t.

recent issue OF your paper you take
exceptions to the ungenerous man.
ner in which the Legislature treated
me in not allowing the expenses in
CURED in contesting the right of
George Dixon to a seat in that
body. You certainly expect too
rnuch OF Nevada Legislators, or
have forgotten Of whom you were
writing to have dreamed that they
would be governed by presidents
or rules OF Congress. l feel as
though | was unfairly used, hay
ing entered my protest on the high
moral ground that the occupant was
not entitled to seat by reason of
non-cltiZenship. l found that l was
presuming without my host that
it would be the earnest endeavor of
the Legislature to investigate the
matter and keep an unworthy
mem Der from its body if the
charges proved true. The Com
mittee to whom il was referred
seemed to act in earnest for a time,
but at length when it was suggested
this or that fact could be substanti-
ated by a telegram. the contestant
WAS informed that the House would
incur no expense. | surmise that
they were already satisfied, thus
leaving the question of citizenship |
of 4 member to be balanced by the |
cost OF telegram. 1t was not |
Dickson who was OH trial, but Me
Hardy, who was required to pro-
duce evidence of his citizenship in
addition to his oath while acting
purely in the capacity OF a witness,
while not one cintiIJG Of eUideace
,gas required of Dickson to subStGn-
tate his position. The Committee
I'D assume this position from the
manner OF The investigation, that
t is incumbent on the part of the
State contestant or Registry Agent,
Is the case may he, to prove be-
yond a reasonable doubt, that the
person assuming to exercise the
election franchise is not a citizen. Z
Such position assumes that ev-
ry person is entitled to the exer-
se Of elective franchise until the {
ontrary is proven. OF course ev-
ryone knows that the contrary is I
he rule. Nor is this the apex Of
oily resorted to in the management
t this case. 1t was impossible to
bsolve from the minds of the
that if they deposed
dickson it would necessarily seat
icHardy, who is as much Demo
rat as Republican, and "we don't
now how he stands, and a vacant
eat is not available to u.s." Let
he ask what significance the re-
lark has, made to me by political
,bbers: "That Other thing was
Il right, but we could not get you
lere, and that seat IL available to
S."
l withhold comment, and leave f
le reader to draw bis own con- 6
usions. At length a decision was a
sustaining Dickson, con-
AIRY to Individual opinions previ- Z
lsly expressed. Immediately fol- a
wing the report the Committee q
Iade a fight to have 1000 copies of [
le evidence published. What S,
,uld have been the motive of this c,
roceedare | have been unable to L
e. Virtually setting the case to q
st and asking to have it reepened
Committee of the Whole is GER
inly paradox. This novel pro- q
.edure was only equalled by the If
ore grave one to me, that when 4
iked to be recouped by mileage f.
r expenses incurred, such prop II
itien was tabled, and Only must w
ed five supporters. That such a m
easure meets with your disaproyal q,
not strange. a,
The result of the whole contro- fo
,rsy is of little interest personally,
It it touches the quick to know
at immutable fact, sacred rights ,
I've been Gishonored either by ac-
dent or design.
The reasons given were substan- Z,