Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-31

all Democrats and ali RepuDilcahs
and all Socialists and all members
OF ali other political parties, includ-
ing those of the late and rnlamented
independence Party and the emf
ncntiy respectable Prohibition Party
10 take to the woods, climb tree
and stay up. for Don Quixote, rein
,arnated. proposes to reform the
political world with goose quiz.
His mount. like that ancient Roz-
inante, who capered and ambled at
the mares of Andalusia despite his
dccrcpit age. is the equally decrepit
Nevada state Journal when mas
capcrcd and ambied befora the mon
cy bags ol every political element III
the state SO long that its fuimina'
tions, instead of sounding Ike u
snort of defiance, resembles more the
nickerings Of retired seldins Tor u
lump of sugar.
His armor. like the battered ana
rusty old sheet iron suit that San
cho panza made no effort TO cream
is the equally battered and rusty Old
method of abusing every existing Or
der of things that attention may be
attracted by its very excellence vi
protcsoue and foolish appearance
His saure-but who shall describe
ais squire without doing an injustice
to that nobiest and merriest OF phll-
whose
ers before him We're PanZds. VINO de~
clined To be called Don Sancho Pan
IA or To he governor OF an islana u
tn he 80 called and so honored separ-
aled him from his beloved master
the ilustrous Don QuiXote de III
Mancha.
Bu hoid-thc ubiquitous Sancho
panza carried the wallet He DIS
burscd the money OF AIS khlSh'i!
master and managed the revenue.
lie was also of Il rotundlty beau''-
mi To behold. He also had no Illus
ions about Dulcinea DE-, Toboso,
which in this ease seems to be rep
resented by the evanescent nope lor
mower and preferment Entertained ID!
our modern knight who so boldly es-
soys to the field of battle with his
lance OF true and tried goose quill
The squire then must be the iur-
nisner of the sinews OF war, VINO lor
reward has the promise of his later
day Knight of the Sorrowful Figure
OF "a seat as governor oi an lsiaho'oi
mayhap as II senator of Nevada
And Sancho panza's ass, the be-
loved Dapple. whose sturdy legs were
oft compelled to bear burdens al
which even his small sense oil oi the
eternal fitness of things prompted
him 10 revolt at times. is not he rep
resented figuratively by the poor old
.Iournal itself, sort OF journalistic
ass that has been compelled To bear
many and strange burdens for 10
these many years?
For his proclamation, his banner
SO to speak, listen to this
aNay.do Is long
way from being satisfied with the
treatment 1t has received ior
some years past at the hands OF
It's delegates in congress.
Naturally, Nevada is tired OF
being given the worst OF it, ev-
on in the house OF its friends.
and the bulk of the voters are
ready to call for re-adJust-
ment of affairs politica. III this
state. Therefore, let 1t be au-
thoritiyely stated now Chat there
are to be no more IySepe-ups'
permitted in the sneion OF
those who hereafter are TO be CIV
en- the stewardship af our affairs
In the congress of the United
States: no more Of having one
hand wash the other; no more
trades for influence and support
This time for influence and sup
port next time; no more light
ming changes of political faith so
rs to be in with the ms and no
more breaking of party pledges
I'm the rotary game of politics as
heretofore played in this state"
Could anything be more deiiciou
than that? "AuthOritively states.
or course 1t matters net by who's
authority II Is stated. the fact tha
Il Is now "authOritivciy' state
marks the transition OF the Knigh
of the SorroWful Figure into II
Knight of the Lions, so named frOr
the encounter in which the lio
turned hts rump to the knight in
stead of coming out to fight when n
was challenged.