The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-10-29
ONE IN FIFTY.
THE ANTI-STEWART COM
BINE FORMULATE FIVE
CHARGES.
THE JOURNAL" EXPLODES THEM
AND CALLS FOR MORE.

The Journals challenge to the eppo-
sltion to Senator Stewart to prove one
in fifty OF the charges made against him
has smoked out the Carson News to
make an exhibition of it's peculiar ideas
concerning proofs. The Journal has
long labored under the belief that the
party bringing charges should prove
them by other than it's own bald asser-
tions. If the Journal should recklessly
charge that the editor OF the News was
truthful gentleman, it seems in all fair
ness that the burden of proving the al
legation by competent evidence should
be upon US, instead of forcing the ac-
cused to appear in his own defense. 1t
is the spirit of the law, at least, that
everyone charged of anything is con-
sidered innocent until proved guilty.
The Journal did not call upon the oppo-
sition to Senator Stewart to make more
charges upon its mere dictum, but to
prove something. 1t showed were COM
petent evidence with reference TO SEN
ator Stewards Congressional career was
to be found, and challenged those who
had filled the papers with reckless asser-
tions to prove something. They have
not yet done 30.
A Southern member of Congress who
was charged by an opponent upon the
floor with some action which was as
false as it was ridiculous, made this i'm
mortal reply: II deny the allegation
and defy the alligator Until
Senator Stesart's opponents produce
proofs in support OF what they assert, he
can not only well afford to defy the "al-
ligators,' but to treat them with the
contempt due to scandal mongers. Per-
haps the Carson News has not yet
learned that what raises charges affect
ing the public or private record OF man
from the domain OF scandal to the digni-
ty OF serious accusations, are proofs.
With reference to the News demand
that the Journal publish the charges
''as they are made, without alteration
and full, We will do SO in every case
where they are accompanied with any
evidence having the slightest squint to-
wards proof, provided that the News will
publish our replies to them. And as an
evidence OF courage of its convictions we
challenge the News to publish the re-
plies to its five alleged charges contained
in this article.
With reference to the first charge, we
submit that it contains not y single
paragraph, line or word, in the nature
OF proof. 1t depends entirely upon the
unsupported reputation for veracity OF
the editor of the paper publishing it,
and we do not admit that that is COM
petent. The editor OF the News is not
an official OF the Bullion and Exchange
Bank. Let some official OF that bank
verify that charge by affidavit. Then
we will not only publish it but will open
up some batteries in reply to it. Until
that is done we shall dismiss 1t with the
simple brand that it is clumsy false
hood, which reflects upon the character
of the Bullion and Exchange Bank and
its fiduciary relation to depositors, Il an
upon anyone else.
SECOND CHARGE.
Charge 2. The News is informed that
Senator Stewart in his speech in Dayton
made the statement that the establish
ment OF the Government building in
Carson City was due to his efforts. The
News charges that this is false. The
papers were drawn, the lot was selected
and the appropriations for the Govern
ment building were made in April, 1885,
and Senator Stewart was not then III
Congress and was not until March the
ollowing year. A good way to settle
fths would be to pull the records.
A good way for the News would be to
ascertain whether its information is cor
rect before it spends any of its inLellec-
tual force in attaching what may prove
to be only chinera of its Imagination.
Senator Stewart stated ia Dayton doubt
less what he stated in Reno, that Mr..