Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-09
THE PRISON CHAPLAINS.

status so unanimously and thoroughly
endorsed as The editor of the APPEAL.
Whenever there was any mud TO
throw in the campaign the batteries
Of the enemy was directed ut this
journal and now that the campaign
is nver two months. their clumsy
abuse is still direct.d in this direction.
The organ Of t Il fAatai R,nub-
lican outfit IN Virginia Ctr charges rs
with leaving two parties TO become a
silver man. The M ,jority of voters
in this State think very highly OF a
man who caves one party to become a
silver man, hut we are credited with
repndiating two parties to show the
faith that il in us But the main
grievance with the Enterprise is that
good silver men should BE- appointed
Charlains Of the prison ard draw the
paw allowed nv law.
When Rev. Davis was a good Re-
publican and voted the party ticket,
without question. he was considered
good enough to draw the full pay, as
Chaplain Of the Prison.
When the APPEAL began tn denounce
the incomretency Of the Renuh lean
State officials and their repeated VIOLA
tons Of tn" law, the Board Of State
Prison Commissioners CONCLUDED to
discipline the APPEAL and notice was
served on the editor that the hand Of
honest criticism must not he laid on
the sacred persons Of the Republican
officials or something would drop
Failing to muzzle the paper, the
Board. with a petty narrowness that
had ALWAYS characterized its actions
in dealing with public matters. dis
pensed with the services Of the Chap
lain. Well the Chaplain walked ont
and took his m"dicine without ques-
tinninc the right Of the Board to adj
minister it, and ever since then, other
clergvmen were found who were will.
ing to perform the work ut half the
salary allowed nv law The APPEAL
believes thar these professional CEN
tlemen were imrosed upon by the War
per capita of expenses st the State
Prison. and by cuttiag the salaries of
the humble and deserving followers
Of Christ. took ADVANTAGE of their iC-
norance Of the law, and was thus
able 70 effect a saving OF one third Of
a cent ner capita. with which to en-
bellish the pages Of his annual re-
port.
We think the State would be doing
a graceful thing il it refunded these
gentlemen the difference. Since the
consolidation of State officers, about
four times the usual work is placed
on the Secretary OF STATE. Ho would
have TO he in three places at once to
COMPLY with the legal requirements of
his Office
The Deputy Secretary of State.
that's us.) has been compelled to hire
an assistant, and paw him the salary
ont Of his own pocket. in order to
handle the work now piled up in the
Office, much Of which should have
been performed by Republican prede-
cessors. but which now falls on the
present incumhents.
The salary has been reduced forty
per cent. and the work more than
doubled. In the Same column that
the Enterprise writer berates the Sill
yer PARTY for paying the salaries al
lowed by law it goes after Mr. Nc
Intosh with a sharp stick for circulat-
ing petition to reduce Storey county
salaries, because some Republicans
would be affected.
In the same column the Enterprise
who is merely the hired mOuthpiece
of others. and in no way owns itself
advocates cut in Silver salaries in
Ormsby, and condemns cut in Re.
publican salaries in Storey. II any
relations of the APPEAL editor are
drawing salaries from the State, it is
because Of their skill and competency
in certain lines.
In conclusion we would advise all
people who accept political emolu
ments when one party is in power to
learn to submit gracefully when the
emoluments are Withdrawn. People
who fight the Silver party on election,
and who run on an opposition ticket in
a State campaign, cannot expect to re
ceive favors from party which they
to defeat. We do not ap
prove of the clergy taking an active
part in politics, but if we were called
to give advice to a clergyman, anx-
ious to participate in politics we