The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-08-13
TWAS NOT so WARM.

In response to our request, the Wells
Herald sent US this week copy OF their
paper containing the answer to our
double headed compliment" of three
weeks ago. It wasn't so warm after all
and we think the Herald would have
shown better judgement had 1t said
nothing at all. Here is the reply for
what it is worth:
aFor the information OF the editor of
our esteemed contemporary, the
WHITE PINE NEWS, we beg to say
that wise men change their views on
certain questions, and fools never. We
have changed our views in regard to
the citizenship, efforts and achieve
ments of VIM. NJ. Stewart, because we
honestly believe that We were wrong
Our hatred for the corporation which
the NEWS claims that he represents,
made us as blind TO his efficient services
and unequalled qualifications, as their
hatred is binding the NEWS and other
State papers.
The Herald has not been approached
by any representative of the Southern
Pacific or any other railroad company
and is as independent and unshackled
to-day as it was six months ago. The
alleged corporation tool commonly
called ''Blackn Wallace Is not among
our acquaintances and we have no more
idea what he looks like than we have
of the construction Of the MAN in the
Moon
We believe that Honesty is the best
policy, and we could not consequently
allow our predjudice against the rail
road company to do an able and worthy
man an injustice. The statutes of the
State OF Nevada provide that any
American citizen who shall have resid-
Ell In the State six months shall be en-
titled to all the rights and privileges OF
citizenship. The Republicans in Neva-
da received Stewart with open arms
upon his return to the State II years
ago and honored him with the highest
office within their power to bestow.
And again six years ago the Sllverltes
recognized him as citizen OF Nevada
and loyal to the interests of the State
and sent him back to Washington; and
now after twelve years OF active service
in the interest of the State, IA few pref
udiced editors are trying TO make II
appear that Stewart Is not Neyadan.
We believe in giving the Devil his
due. whether his other name is Stew
art or something else. Stewart resided
in Carson City six months before the
general election and Is therefore as elig-
ible citizen as any of the editors who
have recently arrived in the State and
entered the Journalistic field for the
purpose of defeating him next fall.
The editor of the Herald in attempt
ing to clear himself of the charge of
having been fixed by some OF the agents
of Stewart and the railroad, has clearly
proven that his utteranees against the
''grand old man" some six months ago
were only the ''wagging of his tongue"
at the dictates of an empty Uranium
to use expressions which he himself has
applied to the editors of the State who
openly oppose Mr.. Stewart s re election.
He frankly admits, this wise man, that
he was so blinded by hatred and preju.
dics that he did not stop to look into
the facts, which were as plain then as
now, and loudly condemned IAN able
and worthy man. without any ground
whatsoever. A wise man OF that cali
bre is SO closely related to fool that
we do not wonder the editor of the
Herald was not approached by the
agents of the Southern Pacific railroad.
They are too sharp to waste their ia.
yors where they are not needed. And
now computations of conscience are
h1irer ON oct fs.innA of 4hn
Herald. He has seen the error of his
way, or per APPS its financial failure,
and is now determined to ''give the
Devil his DUE. We we're not aware
before that our worthy Senator be-
longed to the legions of Hades, but we
will take the Herald word for it.
We may be prejudiced ourselves, but
we have at least taken the pains to look
up the facts. That Mr.. Stewart is in
the eye of the law citizen of Nevada,
we have never denied. 1t was known
to us that he possesses shack in Car
son City where he resides few months
when necessary to maintain that citi-
zenship. He is there now and will
probably remain there until the Legis-
lature meets in January to elect Sem
ator. But we would like to ask the
Herald and all the other papers that
advocate the reelection of Mr.. Stewart
how long they think he would remain
in that residence should he fail to be re-
elected. True citizenship is something
more than mere technical residence.
The representative OF a State should
have interests inseparable from the in
terests of his State. What interests
has Senator Stewart in Nevada? VIII
the Herald tell us? Does he not invest
his money in California, in Washington
or in Virginia, anywhere but in his
town State?
True, Senator Stewart has done some
things for Nevada, he had to do
something to hold his job; but 1t has
always been Mr.. Stewart and the
Southern Pacific first and the people
OF Nevada second. He betrayed his
State by voting for the decentralization
of silver in 1873. We forgave him that
AMI sent him back twelve years ago to
help rectify the mistake; but instead,
tholgh he was in position to block
all Republican legislation and dictate
his own terms, at time, too, when a