Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-01
Mr. Days E1rarp11ITY.

one OF tnem supPOINLh6O o6Si 49,
other Coryell, are ms state OF diureuc
agitation about the chances Of their pets.
The signs of the times point unmistakea-
bly to the fact that neither of them have
ghost of show while Mr.. DAY is in the
field, and they resort to every possible
character of Misrepresentation in their
organs, wire-working with the people,
and entreaty and inducement with the IN
dependent and Justly confident candidate.
Having become convinced of the futhty
of attempting to diminish, or prevent the
daily accessions to Mr.. Days strength,
they are seeking to impress his friends
with the idea that he is Ineligible" on
account Of the term of his residence. Mr..
DAY is a very obstinate man, and in the
estimate of his feeble opponents, no doubt
a very cruel wretch, but he is most posi-
lively and certainly not an ass. He has
been, is to-day. and will be till the day of
election, striving by every honorable
means to carry out his object and that OF
his friends-to-wit: his election to the
Office of Sheriff of Storey county. He is
as well aware (having the same means of
infomation) as the editorial fraternity Of
what are the necessary qualifications for
the office to which he aspires. The law of
the land is not sealed book, but is open
for the perusal and the instruction Of all,
and Mr.. DAY and his friends are so far
educated as to be able to read print. The
Virginia papers have said that it requires
one years residence to qualify one for the
Office of Sheriff, and that Mr.. DAY has
not resided here continually for that
length of time. Dropping, for the pres
ent the question of the time Of Mr.. DAYS
actual residence in the county, we will
look for moment at the legal PROPOSE
ton of what length of residence does
among other requisites, constitute eligibil-
ity. The qualifications of an elector pre-
scribe a residence of four months in the
Territory, and thirty days in the county,
next preceding the election. This resi-
dence, coupled with citizenship Of the
United States, invests man with all the
rights and privileges of citizenship within
the Territory, except in cases otherwise
provided for by special statute. The only
clause in the statutes of the Territory OPP
Grating adversely to this general rule Of
qualification is Sec. 4 of "An Act relating
to Elections and the mode of supplying
vacancies" approved Nov. 2sth, 1861,
which reads as follows:
"SEc. 4. No person shall be eligible
to the office of delegate to Congress, to a
seat in the council, or House Of Represen-
tatiyes, or to any Territorial Office, unless
he has been resident of the Territory one
year prior to the time of general cleo
tion." -.,.. "a.
The foregoing settles the question at
once in the mind of any one who knows
that "if Statute means anything at all,
it means what it says" Those Of Mr..
Days friends who have confused ideas on
the subject of law, and have been led to
the belief that a 4" territorial Office " means
a County Office" have been deceived.
The exception made in the clause quoted,
provides plainly by implication, that for
no other Office is any longer residence re-
quired than that which constitutes man
a citizen of the Territory. Mr.. DAY was
resident of this very place long before
either of his competitors ever thought of
coming here, and it was on visit from
here to California that he sold to Mr.. Gage,
at Placerville, the horse on which that
gentleman first came to this country.
Whether his temporary absence in Idaho
interrupted his residence here, and makes
him a later conner than those who came
after him, is question that has no bear
ing in the present case. He has resided
in Gold Hill contiauOaIsly this last time,
long enough to render him eligible if he
had never been here before. Speaking of
the word "eligible," we contend that Mr..
Day is =" eligible in higher degree than
any of his competitors, and such is the
opinion of men enough to elect him, des-
pite, Regulars" Boilers, Copperheads or
outsiders. The eligibility " we claim for
Mr.. Day is of that kind described by Noah
Webster, as follows: ... a.s.
"EL1e1BLE.-Fit to be chosen worthy
of choice preferable" So much for elisi-
bility.