Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-09-27
ACCUSATION AND'ANSWER

NOlOnel bryan, OF course, Uccp-
ly deplores the sad tragedy. At
the same time if ColOne Bryan
and others of his stripe had not
made speeches stirring up class
hatred and disappearing the
government the tragedy might not
have occurred.-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The narrowness that dedicated the
sentiment expressed in the paragraph
quoted is the spirit that makes the bit
terness OF partisan politics. At this
time when the nation is strained with
sympathy for the President the break
ing cut OF such a spirit is a reproach
to journalism and American manhood.
This is no time to indulge in partisan
rancOr and the high sentiments ex-
pressed by Mr. Bryan should have dis
armed the petty craftsmanship OF even
such narrow organ as the Journal.
Even had the defeated candidate of the
Democracy remained silent this sort
OF attack would be impossible except
in a partisan at once bigOted and vic
ious
For there is no foundation for such
an attack Mr. Bryan is a man OF Wig
orous intellect and forcefuI character
He has not hesitated to give voice to
the conviction he holds and he has
at times been bitter in his attacks upon
Republican politics and Republican
doctrines. But we defy any man or
newspaper 20 show that he has ever
been anything but a high thinking pa
triot striving to serve his country &C
COrding to his lights.
The Times believes that the senti-
ments expressed by the Journal will be
diSavoWed by the Republican press OF
the country generally. 1t is dcspicable
as it is vicious and we do not believe
that the opponents OF Repub1icanism
will endorse an attempt to make poll
teal capital out OF the deplorable event
which has made nation greve.
The Journal. in its bigotry. seems to
have conceived the idea that Mr.. Nc
kinley is President OF the Republican
party. Its view OF politics begins with
spoils and ends with spoils. and i; es-
teens the President only because he IS
the giver OF official gifts.
There IS much more danger to re
publican institutions in press which,
is capable OF holding the views held
by the Journal, and Of expressing such
a sentiment as that quoted above. than
in all the teachings of the anarchists
A newspaper that assumes the calam-
ity which has overtaken the country to
be cause for grief only to political
party and which seeks to make politi-
cal capital out of such an event as the
assassination OF the President is capa-
BILE OF any political baseness.
When William Mckinley was elect
ed to the Presidency by the franchises
of a majority of the voters Of the Coun-
try he ceased to be the candidate OF the
Republican and became the President
OF the whole country. He was en-
titled to. and was given all the re-
spect of all without regard to party
creed. Men who could not align them
selves with his political views did not
fail to recognize him as the represent
tative Of the views of the ma ority
His high character and pure life made
men who disapproved his politics es-
teen and love him.
The baseness OF an organ which
cannot distinguish between politica
rivalry and personal sentiments puts
it very far down in the ethical scale
indeed.-Kansas City Times.
Chief Engineer Berry of the Uniol
Pacific has reported adversely on tn
proposition to build cutoff aCros
Salt Lake from Lucin to Ogden TIL
Southern Pacific had made such plan
prior to its absorption by the Harri
man syndicate, but since then no fur
Their investigation OF the survey ha
been made and some OF the dangerou
features of the route developed
One of the greatest of these is tn
tact that Great Salt Lake water lev,
,hanges every few years, and it
,eared this would necesstate til
building of an en1bankment to prote,