Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-18
Let the Showing Begin

oME of M Republic can contemporaries re jubhanly ex-
claiming that v e the Democrats a find nothing to say
against the characer and standing OF Judge Massey. To
this The Appeal tax es occasion to remark that the Dem
ocrats do not desire to assai Judge Ma@eys character
as a maj and a gen tleman. We do not believe that it is
the purpose of the Democratic party and press, and it
certainly is not the purpose of The Appeal to eond"1, a mudshnsme
campaign. 1t would be a great pleasure to SCI III Kepubhean press
take the same position. and do SCAT once. Judging, though 70 VIVA
has thus far occurred W e do not expect to enjoy that pleasure. we DO
not ven look for anything in the line Of common fairness or Common
the Democracy.
took his ideas entirely from the tone OF Republican comment, would
naturally reach the conclusion that Governor Dickerson is nothing
short of a public enemy, and that his laundering incompentency has
brought the State to the verge of ruin. 1t is worthy OF note however,
that there is a complete absence of n truthful statements of specific
facts which tend to sustain the line OF attack which has been adopted
Before the campaign is ver the w ork OF the Democratic 'dm'nstrn
ton of this State will be presented to the people of Nevada 5" clearly
that every person of average intelligence may understand.
As for the Republican candida tie. whether it be Judge Massey or
son other. it will n OF be necessary to assal him in his personal char
a>,er. He will enter the campaign loaded down with the. political mis-
deeds Of the Republican party, and it will take more th" Judge Mas as.
scy ability to convince the elect or OF Nevada hat tn policy OF 'c
Republican party gives genuine pr omise of more good to eiher the
nation or GU State than does the policy of the Democratic party.
Instead of turning loose a tma de OF abuse OF Dckerson and mis-
representing his acts. would it ct be we'll for the Spokesman OF the
state candidates will do in the way of giving the people a better admin
i'raion than the n % at the helm 1t is not enough t" trumpet
there are many able, honest and cholar1y men in this State. Neither
Judge Massey o any other Repu bIcan has a monopoly of those quail
tiles. No man is likely to be nominated on either ticket who is OF at
least believed to be personally hon orable. and reasonably capable.
What we "a of our Repubi al brethren is specific infor-
nation a to what Judge Masseys policy will be if elected What mea
ucs of reform does he stand for which, if carried III would give to
us a better State government than W c o have? We would like to
know what there has been in the past policy OF the Republican party
of this State that would justify II people in restoring that party to
power. And we "a specifications. not generalties that have been
ovcrworked to such an extent that wei the glitter is worn Oft.
Nothing al be clearer than the Republican party is losing strength
throughout the Nation. When upon distinctly National issues a Re
publican Gibraltar in Masachussett is swept by the Democrats by a
majority SO large that it is fairly staggering, it NEAR something. 1t
is lot to be supposed that the chan gmg of sentiment is confined to that
single district. When about forty Republican Senators and Represent
tatives are in open revolt against the policy of their party it ought to
be plain % all that the party is tire aiding o very thin ice.
Senator Nixon, Judge Massey and Mr.. Easton. the latter the a
nounccd candidate of the Republic al party for the Lieutenant Cover
norship, we're all active and more or less influential in breaking the
power Of the Republican pastly in this State. OF course this does not
Nixon as a Senatorial candidate at a time when he had not cast a Re
publican vote in fourteen years. It wa done because he had money
and also because he had the support of the Southern Pacific interests.
and it is not to be supposed that the party will stand upon any higher
moral plane o than it did then. But the voting population is much
larger thas it was and a few paltry dollars will not count for a much
as it did in 1904. Neither will the railroad influence. A few pmr-
chasabe political strikers no longer hold the balance of power in this
state, and If the Republicans expect to win they will have to do ome
thing besides abusing the Democra attic candidates.
Like the mp from Missouri, the people from Nevada will have
be shown'and the champions of the Republican party in this State
would better begin with their showing right away. The people would
very much like to know what Mr. Nixon has done in the Unite States
Senate what Judge Massey will do in the gubernaioual chair-if
he should chance to be elected.