Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-01
THROWING SPITBALLS.

The Cason News is still engaged in
the detestable work Of throwing spit
balls at Senator Newlands, by petty
ard captious fauil-fndiL5 "!tA t. II
rigation law recently paused l.. the
Legislature.
Judging from it's tone, our Carson
contemporary would rather have the
wheels of progress absolutely stop in
this State than 10 see the national
irrigation law put into successful op-
Grafton The underlying motive is as
easily seen as the pages of al open
book. The desire is to belitue and
weaken Newlands with the hope OF
ultimately benetitting the Republican
party of Nevada. To this end the
News is irdustriously pointing out
assumed defects of the most trivial
character in the State law. The coun-
ty c,eIs may not want to do this, or
the county recorders may not want to
do that The time allowed for certain
work is too short. or the county COM
misioners may object to the allowance
of the bills to pay for some OF the ser
vices required. or the various county
officers who have duties to perform
under the rev law may question the
power Of the Legislature 20 deVolve
such duties upon them-and so on adj
infnitum ad nauseum. The News ac
tually seems to think that these cOun-
ty officers have both the inclination
and the power to thwart the will OF
the Legislature and make the iIItgat-
ion law lead one'->S use the eX
pressive phrase of our Carson contem-
porary.
1t is quite possible, as the Journal
has heretofore observed, that there
may be technical defects and errors
OF detail in the law, but if so, that is
10 reason why the officials whose duty
IL is to carry out its provisions should
endeavOr to make it imperative and
worthless. Nor does the Journal be
lieve that these officials will do any
thing of the kind, or that they will feel
complimented by the suggestions of the
News
The United States Geological Sur
vey is certainly OF the opinion that
something can be 4u.e under the law.
and If We may .s..se rom what has
already taken place something will
be done.
We can Only imagine one thing that
can make the law dead one" That
is for some representative Of the Car
sonNeWs to interview President Roos
evelt on his arrival at the State Capt.
tai and demonstrate to him that the
exigencies of the Republican party Of
Nevada inperatively demand ma
none of the benefits of the irrigation
law reach the Sagebrush State. 1t i!
that this would have
the effect so ardently desired by thu
News. Mr.. Roosevelt's political op
p0nents have credited him with boil
frmness and fairness. Eut then boti
Of these supposed qualities may van
ish before the tremendous i1fluenc
and strong responsiveness of tina
newspaper which every evening. Sur
days and holidays excepted, throw
its effulgent literary light and unfs
thomable political philosophy into tn
mental darkness of Carson City. w
hope that Teddy will be abe to rests
all of this and do the fair thing, but q
the Views has more than once intims
ted that the President is likely t
execute the law in a partisan spir
we are justified in mingling some fea
with orr hopes.-Journal
Observation-Disclosures
John Munster, an old time residel
Of the COmstock, died recently at Il
Old Mems Home in San Francisco. F
was native Of Germany, aged
years.