Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-06-20
Democratic Administration


News assumes that the school house
is a splendid structure economical
ly built, because it was done under
a republican board OF school trustees,
while the library building is an infer
Tor one and built at e~xtravagant cost
because 1t was done under the super
vision of I democratic administration.
Such a suggestion is really not o
thy of serious notice.
As III the case OF the prison site
opinions differed and still diiier a
10 what would be the best location
for the library. Ii We are to consider
merely the Improvement oil the ap-
pcarance oi the city, probably i To-
cation on Carson street would have
contributed most to that end, but ii
convenience is to be regarded as i
factor OF moment the present site is
the best. As Tor the relative cost OF
tic library and the public school
building it is sufficient TO say that
the two structures are 50 Essentially
different i'll architecture, materials,
and general arrangement that 4 COM
parison Of cost Is nearly, ii not quite,
impossible. ii any mistake was made
III the selection OF the site, or if there
was extravaganza i'll the erection OF
the building the two republican MEM
L 49, ~ III. t-,.l , ,-
sioncrs will have to bear their part
OF the blame. But we do not think
that there is any blame and the News
will have 10 make a strongere pre-
sensation OF facts than it has yet to
convince any fair minded, intelligent
man that there is even room for ad-
there are always differences OF opin-
ion with regard to the details of any
public work-or private work, either,
Tor that matter.
We observe that the News does
not mention the governors mansion
as another evidence of democratic
extravaganza ana StIileIt.
| This is no doubt due to the circum-
| stance that the bill authorizing the
construction of the mansion was in
troduced and carried through by 4
prominent republican who has been
| supposed 10 hold rather close re-
l~ations with the News.
The Appeal has nothing to say
| against the building OF the governors
mansion. 1t is an ornament to the
capital city of the state and it is fit
ting that the state should own a resi-
dence to be occuDird Nv rs chief cx-
ccutive. At the same time as a pub
lie measure concerning the whole
had the construction OF a new prison
| or u new library. Both of these were
pressingly needed while the govern
ors mansion was not, although its
erection was both fitting and proper.
The News, though, is o inten-
t~ionally striking where the blow is
likely to hurt some republican. 1t
overlooked the circumstance that in
attacking the democratic administra-
ton on account Of the insane asy-
lurn, the state prison and the state
library, 1t was at the same time at
lacking the republican members .of
he boards having those institutions
III charge.
The News also assails the demo
cratic administration of the state DIP
on the ground that it has created
new Offices, some good but nos OF
them worthless to the taxpayers. As
there Is no segregation OF the good
from the bad there is very little ON |
this head to reply TO. Ii the News
will name the particular Offices which
i, deems worthless we shall then have
something definite to consider. As
it stands the statement in the News
is merely a loose generality not ad-
hitting Of specific discussion.
As the News promises more "thun-
der" OF the kind contained in the
article referred to, we will not pur-
sue the subject further now. but will
patiently await the further demon
stration OF democratic incpmpetency
and extravaganza. Meanwhile we will
gently remind the News that under
democrtic administration railroad far
es and freights have been reduced
about 100000 a year i'll this state.
saying nothing OF the further advan-
tages which may accrue from pro-
ceedings now pending before the in
terstate commerce commission and