Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-08
Col. Jack CHM

The News is labOrlng IN q VAIN attempt
to cast suspicion upon the presence here
of Colonel Jack Chinn of Kentucky. 1t
is trying to make it appear that the Col
onel is a railroad lobbyist, a gun fighter
and all round sport. The object of this
personal organ of Mr.. Newlands is to
make the people think Senator Stewart IS
keeping evil associations.
In the first place Colonel Chinn is a
gentleman. He comes from a State where
honor is priced above all else. And in
that State a man who would break his
word of honor, as Mr.. Newlands has
done with Senator Stewart, would be
classed among the lowest Outcasts Of
society. He would have no standing
whatever among gentlemen and there
would be no necessity for any gun fight.
This is the plain estimate that the people
of the East have of Mr. NewIands.
There is nothing secret about the mis-
sion here of Colonel Chinn. He has
never attempted any disguise and all the
world is asked to look upon his work
He is here as the personal representative
Of the leading silver men of the United
States.
As Mr.. Newiands himself so ably eX-
pressed it, the defeat of Senator Stewart
for reelection would be a national calam-
ity." No one understood thi, fact better
than the silver leaders in Congress. They
saw the danger was all the greater when
the arbitrator, Mr.. Newlands himself
was cOnspiring for the overthrow of the
: yC1aro hlp S1natCr tho T., tbar. nf tho silva,
movement. one can always be on guard
against an open foe, but never against q
traitor in his own camp, These silver
leaders in Congress saw the danger to the
silver cause in the election of Newlaud>
tC the Senate. They understood the in.
t~iuences coming from Wall street to have
Newlands make the fight. Their line O.
duty was clear.
There wasa conference of the silver
leaders in Washington City. Among
those present were Joe Blackburn, the
great Kentucky orator. who stands
, dCarer in the hearts Of the south prob
ably than any other man. Ben Mcmillan
! governor of Tennessee. Senator Daniel
chairman Of the convention that nom.
mated Bryan and Senator Jones, chair
mar ofthe democratic national commit
2 tee. These men, like Colonel CHM
: himself, are Stalwart democrats and rhe
} silver cause with them is Il life principle
l They took Mr.. NewlandS at his wor,
when he said that the defeat of Senate.
Stewart would be a national calamity
and they resolved t. give what mora
aid they could that This great wrons
should not he done. They wired Colome
Chinn at his home on his kentucky
farm to go to Nevada at once. Stain.
that letters would follow. Senator
Stewart had nothing whatever to do
with Colonel Chinn'> coming here.
This IS the plain history Of the Colonel.
l presence here IN Carson, lie is her,
backed by the leaders of the silver caus.
, and is here to stay till the fight is over
Those who meet him have no doubt q
his strength of purpose nor the SINGER
itv of his convictions.
The attempt OF the News 10 make hin
out a railroad lobbyist is merely to draw
attention from the main issue. He ha
= no connection whatever with the South
crn Pacific railroad and has ALWAYS bee,
an anti-railroad m~snopolist. He is her
+ simply in the interest of the silver cauS
. and all Nevadans will do well to lista,
TO him.