Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-07
TIE EoYTExg ARGUMENT
Confirmation - Taxpayer's 1et-
ter.

We must remember lnas oui
state is declining in population
ard wealth. However disagree
able the facts may be to US, it is
the duty OF every taxpayer to look
them squarely in the face and to
delnc. such conclusions as are
legitimate and necessary from tie
facts. The first thing we know, il
will become . serious question Vi
Law and craftsmanship, as to how
2 State Government may be per-
mitsed to lapse into q territorial
form of government, or be annexed
to some other State, IN view OF the
stubborn fact that il will be imposs-
ibie to maintain : State Govern
nent upon the high and preten-
tious plane OF that OF Nevada, with
number OF State officials and
range OF salaries larger than most
states in the Union. We probably
reached the maximum OF popuia-
tioa and wealth in 1876, twelve
wears after the State came int the
Union.
For two or three years after
that, and during the great output OF
bullion by the Bonanza Mines up to
1879. We almost held our own.
At the Presidential election in
1876 We cast ia The neishborhood
OF twenty thousand votea. At the
Presidential election in ISIS ne
cast little over twelve thousand
votes. What has been the cause Of
the decline in our population and
wealth is immateFi&l. It was
probably the decentralization Of silver
in 1878. To illustrate the decline
or obliteration OF certain sources OF
revenue which decline every
aensible man knows and feels 70 be
permanent for an indefinite time
let us look at certain statistics de-
rived from the report OF the Con-
tro.:er for the different years men
toned:
Tae Siate Of NsrqdG received
frsm the bullion tax alone il 1879
s16s. o32; in 1876, S2l7,509; il
1877, s2l6, 2s7; in 1878, s2o7,4Is;
in 1855, SIS, 1888.
The above figures cover the
entire amount received into tho
!Stc.e Treasury from all the counties
during the years named, Tor State
purposes.
OF the above amounts all the
other counties In the State combin-
ed. cut side of Storey county, paid
into the State Treasury sums as
follows: In 1875, $4,000; 1876,
s2s, 900, in 1877. s31 900; in 1873,
s44, 900; in 1883, S4,4S2.
Story county paid into ths Treas
ury from bullion tax alone in 1876
s194,5s9; in 1855. $14,591.
III we look over the State we find
the great camps of Eureka, Phoebe,
Arstin ETC., practically shut
down, and it is certaia that State
revenue from the proceeds of the
mines will decline instead Of in
crsasiag in the future.
TO the late find in Con. Cal. !:
Va. is due the sum OF sl4 ,59l
raid in 1888, and that cannot last
always.
All of us know the Comstock
will fail very soon, as source Oh
revenue to the State, so far az
bullion taxes are concerned, and al
some tune fail altogether as great
bullion producer. And when il
fails Western Nevada will, in
great measure. go with it. Think
Of this before you vote next Mon
day. The fundamental Law Of the
State will outlast the Constock, and
if by your vote you cut of any
possible chance of revenue from the
proposed amendment permitting the
Legislature to collect . heavy
license from lottery, you have
voted to increase taxation and
saddle upon ysur back unnecessary
taxation.
This IS . proposition for the re-
duction Of taxation.