Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-21

Nixon is ac opted a their Senatorial candidate,
as OF course. His Senatorial record is a vrtual
blank. VIVA little there is of it is simply a blind,
partisan, sefabrogatng subserviancy to Aldrich Adrichlsn- l"
he has the money and also the support of the leading railroad interests
whish are the prime essentials for Republican sucees
Judge Massey announces himself as a candidate for the Governor
ship. lie is a good, clean, able man. but not a whit better l" those re
spects than scores of others in both partes. Nevertheless, he is at
once hailed as another Saul in Israel" and his praises ar sounded
forth in a manner tic indicate that there never a his equal within the
confines of the Sagebrush State.
a running mate with Judge Massey, and instantly Mr.. Easton becomes
one of our greatest public men. Practically every Republican, IN the
a nsu." = =" w n us ~ ram,d b;mse,f that, these three men ire lust
the he wants and must have in order that there may not be the
smallest break, or v e waver, in the ranks of his party-bcc"n,e IN
the union or not.
How about the Democrats Are they eutiva'ine the idea of har
heidi Well. scarcely. We should deeply regret the machine made
harmony which pervades the Republican party, and far be it from The
Appeal to advocate harmony of that brand. There is n o reason why
Democrats should not differ in their views as to the strength and a'@l
ability Of candidates, but there is every reason why there should be an
absence of personal bitterness and rancor in the preliminary contests:
for the nomination.. There is n o ground for belief that a majority OF
worthy man. and hence the campaign fr n nomination Hn""N' pr
conducted in such a manner that the who secures the nomination
p pna m p" h. :, t candidates Of their party. nor is it fair. Any nan
nominated in the face of such a Oh aracter of opposition is at a tremend
III disadvantage to begin with. and if one is defeated by such methods
it is very likely to have a dcpiorable sequence in the defeat at TIL polls
of the one who secures the nomina ton.
The Appeal is not tied to the candidacy OF Governor pIksr>"n-
the Governorship will receive the loyal support of this paper Still we
cannot be blind % the fact that he is the target At " h, sIF's m em|Sn
we'll, who call themselves Democrats. As IN example we have before
us a rccent issue of the Reno IA eue, which,, as we UNDERSTANDS u"
sumes to be the leading Republican newspaper OF tn State M 'N"
contains ar editorial taken bodily from the Mason Valley NswS' a
aoe which assumes to be Democr attic. The article lauds Judge Massey
to the skies, and without mention ing his name, huHs a mass OIL Nehe
less denunGation at Governor Die kerson. 1t neither mentions tn
Governors name o does it give a single specific fact in Justhcaton
machine in power by accident" which is merely a paraphrase of the
contmptblc ephhet his accidenc y" SO much p vogue in the Rernh'
a press.
That the Governor is the n at whom the article is aimed Is clear
" shown by the following passage: "He is in the saddle. rides hard
some of the hounds are baying." We do not know who The destiny
wished individual is who thus char acterizes the friends o oVern"
Dikerson as hounds" Neither do we care, or the opinion OF my
despisibc when not supported by a single fact to justify IT I'D DC
ing in the saddle it is meant that he is Acting Governor, ana as '""'
is performing his duty independently of all Dictator 'e c"'Se !
true, and it should commend him to every right mixing 'h%e" 'N
iRG the welfare of the State at he art.
It is uue, also that Governor Dckerson became the Chief Exec"
that Dickerson killed Sparks or is in any way responsible or te Ee
Governors death. When Govern oil Sparks passed away u , p"N
became his constitutional III ccessor. AS sue n e Is ehnH" ="
,e confidence and respect of every citizen OF the State unless an D.
hown that he is undeserving. If Dickerson is a "accrdent' so va
John Tyler, so was Willard Fillmore, SO was Andrew Johnson, so was
cord the condemnation O. these lie merely because they succeeded ''
the Presidency instead of being elected. Their administrations wer'
Judged by their merits and not by the circumstance that umy yer
vice Presidents, who had succeeded to the Presidency. SO "uh 4"
administrations, whether State o. National.
If Governor Dickerson has ma de a failure, if he has been false to
his trust and to the interests of the State, let the facts be gwen lt
the opponents of Dickerson point IL specifically the acts OIL his admins
tration which they consider worthy OF condemnation. But IN he name
Of common dccency and fairness. we ask them TO stop ther ru"l
The people as a whole. love fair play, and are not prepared
accept unrcasoning abuse for argument. There should &c a nc t"
and It once, for the tendency of such political warfare is to breed
viii broken ranks. o meet an enemy solidided by every mean known
IN Republican politics.