Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-02
THE ELECTION.

Nln hOuu1N uCAL AAE G4bALGIS VI NOAA I'LL
will be called upon to exercise their right Of
suffrage at double election. Two separate
polls will be opened; one for delegates to
the Constitutional Convention the other for
Trustees Of the Town. OF the first We have
nothing to say at this time. In fact there is
little TO be said. The Constitutional Con-
vention must be held, whether the people
want State Government or not. That is
I question to be settled at another election
next September. OF the Town Election We
have few remarks to make and but few.
II is only necessary to cali the attention Of
the propertv-holders of the Town to the eN-
tent OF the powers entrusted to, and the re-
spousibilities imposed BY the Act Of Incor- |
poration upon the Board Of Trustees, TO
awake every citizen to a sense of the great
importance of filling that Board with men Of
sense, integrity, business capacity and I'M
doubted interest in the welfare OF the Town.
To that Board is confded Legislative powers
limited only By the general statutes Of the
Territory being empowered to pass any spe-
cies of ordinance not inconsistent with the
Constitution of the United States and the
laws Of the Territory. All matters connected
with the roads, streets, alleys and sidewalks
and to condemn private property for the pub
lie use; all matters connected with the pre-
servation of the town from IRE; to purchase
and convey real estate; to establish and reg
ulate licenses upon various business occupa-
tons; to appoint a marshal and policemen
for the Town; to levy tax, ETC., etc. Such
powers as these, affecting not only the pros
perity of the Town as community, but the
condition Of individuals TO an important
extent accordingly as those powers are used
or abused, are not to be lightly entrusted
in the hands of other than men Of tried
and well known wisdom and integrity.
A ticket composed of such men has been
presented and is now before the people OF
Gold Hill, under the, denomination of the
Citizens Ticket. In speaking fayorably Of
those nominations We would not be consid-
cred as disparaging those gentlemen who
have been nominated elsewhere and BY other
means. The manner of the presentation Of
the names of those who compose the Citi-
zen's Ticket, does, however, give that ticket
a recommendation in our estima ton, which
is entirely lacking in the other. The gen.
tlemen named were requested by the memo
rial of body of citizens composing major
ity of the business men and property-holders
of the town, citizens most interested in the
welfare and prosperity Of the place, and have
consented to accept the onerous and thank
less position of Trustees. OF the manner in
which the other ticket was nominated we
have already very freely expressed our opin-
ion. The why and the where fore which led
TO that anything but creditable affair, are too
well known in this community to need much
comment or explanation. The Board OF
Trustees have, under the law, the power of
electing the Town Marshall and policemen,
and party of men, to whom the question as
TO who should I'LL those Offices was the grand
issue and paramount to all other considera-
tons, sought by the Importation of large
number OF persons from American Flat, who
may have not been aware that they we're no
longer within the corporate limits of Gold
Hill, and pack Of men from Virginia who
knew they had no right here at all, to force
upon the people Of Gold Hill, Board Of
Trustees pledged to appoint certain parties
to subordinate positions. That is the whole
story in single long sentence. Who the
gentlemen composing the Citizens Ticket will
appoint, is question that we suppose nobody
has had the impudence to ask of them. We
should decline to be the delegate who should
PROFOUND the inquiry. We presume that the
parties who signed the memorial their names
appear elsewhere in our paper had, probably,
the more important interests of the town in
their minds, when they affixed their names
to the document. The ticket which they have
presented is composed Of citizens whose
names are too well known to every man who
has resided here long enough to vote, to need
gny newspaper introduction or praise. The
ticket appears in our columns and has been
placarded throughout the town for some days
past, and we have sufficient confidence in the
good sense of the community to believe that
it must be elected next Monday without any
material opposition.