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

Gle intended to show the gross ex-
travagancc and incompctcncy OF the
democratic administration OF this
state.
The article i'll question leads OIL
with a palpsSlc and ridiculous ex-
travaganza in the form OF an expires
cd belief that the republican party
will elect every official to be voted
lor this TALL, from United States sen
.Hor down.
Such 4 statement simply proves
that the judgment oi tue writer is SO
badly warped by partisan feeling a.
to make his opinion utterly value!css
with respect to the other matters
which lie attempts to discuss. Big
talk before all election i, Is much to
be- discounted, as Is the buster which
comes from the camps OF rival pugil-
lists before the hight.
But the charges ot extravaganza are
worthy oi passing notice ana such
notice VIC will give them.
The fact that some democrats III
public office are not III friendly terms
with others is a matter oi no con
sequence i'll its bearing npun the mer
its and dement's of the parties. Pre-
cisely the same condition exists ~
the republican party with respect to
the feeling oi prominent members
toward each other.
We shall not waste space over III
consequential things, and will there
fore pass by the reference to the
troubles in the Insane Asylum and
State Prison Boards with he, sug-
gestion that there is = republican Oh
each board and ii it can be shown
that the republican members have
acted II more honorably or intel
~ligcntly than their democratic asso-
ciates, we shall be glad to have the
showing made. This Is not 10 be con
sirued As an attack y . those repub
lican members. We arc simply di
rcctins attention 10 the tact that
those boards are OF mixed member
,lip and that i'll the differences that
have developed the members have not
divided on party lines.
The News refers TO the changes Ill
the wardenship. With reference
TO this matter it may be we'll to re
mind our contemporary that MIR.
Considine was chosen by one rcpub-
lican and one democrat upon the prs
on board. The retirement OF Harry
Day was the result OF purely personal
differences which reflected no dis
credit either upon him or the board
II the present warden p not u thor
oughly capable officer thlt fact is yet
~ be proved.
So much Tor the changes in the
wardenship.
Now for the construction OF the
new prison. 1t can DC affirmed w'th
absolute verify that neither Ill the
passapc oi the law authorizing the
prison nor in the selection oil the
site were any party lines drawn. 1t
was never treated as a party measure
III the legislature and the board OF
capitol commissioners has been
,ince the death oil Governor
sparks, evenly divided politically
two republicans and two
democrats. These are the men who
elected the site. Whether the one
chosen IS the best tina. could have
been made is a point upon which
there may be an honest difference OF
opinion, but the average citizen will
be very likely to accept the judgment
Of the board of capitol commission
crs in preference to that OF the Car
ION News, as expressed Ill a laborcd
attempt to score 4 party advantage.
Our judgment is that while the old
prison could doubtless have been en-
largcd ut less expense and made to
DO, after q fashion, for a while, 1t is
absurd to say that the marsh lands
adjacent TO the prison are TO be com
pared as a site with the magnificent
ranch that was selected. True, it will
cost more to build a new and thor
,ughly up-to-date prison than 1t
would to enlarge the old one but it
will also be much better. Nevada is
now in condition to have the best, I
and the best is none too good even
though it may cost more.
Now as to the library. The COM
ment OF the News upon this building
and the comparison with the new
school house may be characterized