The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-30
Friday NIorninE,, April 80, 1850
THE SAN FRANCISCO MINT NATTER

walton Of q party which will sustain
sucb political principles in this Gov
eminent as will give the Republic its
proper standing among the nations, as
the paramount question Of the day, We
can readily accord to the active workers
npon the side of Republicanism COM
plete Justification mall. legitimate en-
desvors. to place the local power and
patronage OF the. party in such hands
mara a,ted, to he trusted Herewith !;
an6tin so far as removals from. and ap-
pointmsnts to Federal positions will
promote this end, they are to be con-
csded, mos, unquestionably. Te deny
that there is an abundance of ability in
the " outs" to ell those offices is to
acknowledge that the dominant party
is Eeraly. numerically, and not intel
iectusliy o. honestly the stronger ; and
We repudiats that implication at once
and decisively. We hold-that there is
more reliable business talent among the
Republicans of the country than can be
found elsewhere; and of course We con
tend that they who have, stood by the
Government during its days of.;rial are
better entitled. to "the spoils than
recalci,rating Democrats or pap.hun-
CRY volunteers in the Bread and Butter
Brigade. There are some matters, how
ever, involved in the San Francisco
Mint question, as at present it stands,
which are entitled to consideration by
aad for. themselves. 1t would seem
that the disposal of the Offices which
form the administration of that concern
is simply a bone of contention between
rival Republicans. Cole wsntsto make
. certain set of new Mint officials feel
that he il the great power that made
them and placed them where they can
exert an influence in the next Senate
rial election. Sargent is a rival of
Coles, and he wants to fill the Min
With his friends. The fact being that
the Mint is already Offered by compe-
tent, faithful officers who are all las we
understand) heartily in accord with
the administration, it seems to Us we'll
that the San Francisco Board of Trade
has exerted its influence to have the
present incnmbents retained 1t is
quite certain, taking the reasons "a
given. pro and con, that the Boards
motives are quite a.. connendable as
those entertained BY their opponents.
HessEs. Cole and Sargent are fighting,
got fec the batter government Of tbs
atnf, but for their. own political en-
'renchment the Board, while fighting
for itself Cor, as is charged by the Oak-
land Transcript-which is probably in
Cols's pay-for the Bank of California;
is making not more palpably selfish |
contest than tbose Congressman. Cole,
FOR lack of IA better hgh', is pulling for
Gheesemau-as greedy al /" original
Republican "as ever desired MS party |
TO be small in California in order that
there would be the fewer to claim Office |
under its dispensation. Who Sargent
is fighting for we don't know perhaps
:or the Boa,3 Of Trade but We do
know that the Board, in making an
effort fnr the retention of such men as |
Eckfeldt (she Meter and Refner, whose
frher vas u Mint man and whose
grandfather held The position of coiner |
under President Washington is acting
npon cstensib!e reasons which cannot
EASILY be, disregarded., R.. 3, Swain,
the prescott Superintent of .the Mint 10 |
Of the same kidney as Cheseuan and
DR.. MCLEAN ono Of the originals :"
and Charley Feltou, who, appointed
ns be Was, by Andrew Jehuson,
vo'ed for George Gorham, which Cheese
mnn did not who, shrewd and
watchful, Of bis own interests AZ he
doubtless is, is a vastly decente.. man
than Chseseman ever will be, and
vastly EGrs capable; is quite "a con-
sisrently the choice. of the MERCANTILE
community OF San Francisco as the man
who seeks 10 be reinstated in his place.