The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-08
THE DYING AGoNIEs OF THE CALI.
Fo2NIA DEMOCRACY.


We are glad to believe that there
not one honorable man in the Demo
cratic party who does not look wit
seorn and contempt upon the recent dis
play Of trickcry that took place in an
about the office of the California Secre
tary of State. 1t was just as certain
twenty days ago that the vote of tina
State bad been cast fo7 Grant and Col
fax as it is now. The formality Of tht
official count was only needed 10 enable
the Electors to meet at Sacramento and
cast their votes. So far as wagers are
concerned, they were decided to the
satisfaction Of every fair minded and
honest meaning man more than fort
night ago. And it was for the purpose
Of getting bold of prete1t for not sur
rendering moneys in the hands of stake
holders that Governor Haight and Secre
sary Nichols stood upon the bubble
which was decided in favor Of Hoffman
by the Supreme Court. Look at the
facts: The Union voters deposited their
ballots for D. B. Hoffman; and Haight
and his Secretary of State must have
felt convinced that such was the fact
But it so happened that II. II. Bancroft
L Co. of San Francisco, as a business
enterprise, caused to be struck off at
Towne 4 Bacon's printing establish
mont a large number of blank returns.
which they sold to the various county
clerks throughout the counties where
the error occurred. In these blanks |
tho letter A was substituted for 3 az the |
initial letter of Mr.. HoTmau's middle
name. Careless clerks overlooked the
error, and the result was that in seven
teen counties the returns were made up
aud forwarded TO Secretary Nichols
stating that D. a. Hoffman, a Union
Elector, had received such and such
'ote-something like $4,000, all told
This is the whole case. 1t must have
been as well known 10 Haigbt and
Nichols ten days ago as i, is now. So
much for tho part taken by the mos,
'minent Democratic officials in the State .
4 California.
The parties who stickled for this mis- |
rable qutble were men who claim to :
e above the professional gamblers.
he regular sports" men WHO are as T
rave and honorable when losing as '
hey are cheerful when winning, j
ave no conntenance to this wretched c
iece Of business. A dozen or so of t
cpperhead land sharks, men who have "A
Dt rich by The meauest and most viii
inous practices upon the public a
lpory Gascons who have degraded the
ame and cast calumny upon the char T
tier OF 'high toned Southern gentle c.
en-" such as they, couspiriag with >,
me still iirtier doughfaces from the cl
,rth, have seen fit to thus smutch the G
&c of the dying Democracy. tn
This death bed scene of California III
'pperleadism is appropriate and sig in
dcant. Look back at the dying of the 81
ia
Whis Party. There is an door of ba
nctity, an atmosphere Of the highes, tn
probability about its tomb. 1t re- a.,
ives honorable mention from its bit CT
est foes. Even Know Nothingism ca
gu
ID with becoming dignity. 1t has re- ha
lined for the Dem ocracy of California ; to
breathe its last through the nos,rils no
old John Bigler, War Horse Henley, taI
IN +. MeCauley, Haight, McFaddin, tw
;hols & Co.. their last gasp being an .u'
seN
erc8ce that was TOO mean, pusillani-
us and low toned to meet with
pousive, sympathetic echo from the CTS
EST dealer of IL - bone game" that ira
n pulled q s'ripper or waxed card lic'