Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-26
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particular record OF tue clrcums
a gentleman writing from Carson to
the Reno Crescent, over the signature
Of PRO Bono Publico," and speaking
In. the name Of the Republican party,
has exerted himself to the extent OF
his capacity to distract the organiza-
ton to which he claims to belong, and
create dissentions akin to those which
gave California to the Democracy In
1887, and which have left Nevada the
only Republican State on the Pacific.
The plain purpose OF the writer has
been and Is, 80 far as In him lies, and
the circulation and influence Of the
Crescent favor, to engender strife and
discord between capital and labor with
In the party. and either control the
next State Republican Convention In
the interest Of a certain clique whose
history we hope we may not now be
compelled to trace, or turn the State
bodily over to the Democratic party.
The assaults of the writer have been
aimed principally at the Bank Of Call
fornia. and In his last letter to the
Crescent OF Saturday last, he says: Il
don't want to see the Bank Of Califor-
nta elect any of Its minions to Office,
and I will work against such with
time, tongue and pen, and never vote
for Que Of them-so help me God"
Coming from q writer whose style and
bias alone warrant a presumption Of the
authorship, the declaration Is eutitled
to consideration only because 1t re-
ceiyes the endorsement Of the journal
In which it appears. Assuming, there
fore, that It represents the sentiments
of some portion Of the Republican
party, and that 1t means political mis-
chief. we deem 1t prudent before the
poison Of the apostacy has time to take
effect, to say a few words In relation
to the emphatic manner in which the
Crescent and Its Carson correspondent
resolve not to vote for any represent
alive of the Bank Of Callfornia-"so
help them God" In the same solemn
spirit of devotion. we say God help
them I" aud God help the party-for
its past human succor-that Is pre-
pared to submit to the reckless control
Of a score or two Of men whose politi-
cal vision Is circumscribed by the boun-
diaries Of a township, and districted
from principle by line Of railroad.
We own no stock in the Bank Of Cali
fornia. Wedo not share Its profits, or
assist In making good its losses. We
are ignorant Of the details of Its nan
a2ement and have the simple author
ity Of public report for asserting that
1t loans money on personal and real
security, and chat BY reason Of the
foreclosure Of mortgages 1t has become
possessed Of q large amount Of milling
and mining property In Storey county
and elsewhere, which It's managers
would be too willing to- get rid Of at
first cost. Report further says that the
Bank has made many enemfes-that 1t
has refused accommodation to men who
wanted money-that 1t has taken con-
troll of two or three OF our mines aud
used them for It's own benetit-that it
has been Instrumental in "bulling"
and ''bearing" mining stocks. to the
great discontinue Of mining specula-
tors-that Its agents here induced three
counties to vote a large amount Of
bonds to assist In constructing q rail-
road from Virginia City to Carson. Is
there anything criminal In this? Yes;
the Bank, BY shrewd management, has
made money while others have lost 1t,
and a spirit Of agrarianism in Il
midst calls upon its managers to divide.
This they are not disposed to do. and
$50 help me Cod" says the Reno
Crescent, we will not assist In placing
q representative Of the Bank in office.
In not this strange? We have In our
eve a consideration which We think
would inspire the Crescent 10 vote and
act, 80 help me God" quite differ
emily. Having referred to what re-
port says of tile Bank Of California
all Of which may be true for aught we
know-we may now be permitted 20
offer a few words in relation to what
the Bank has done for this State within
the knowledge Of all. 1t was through
the money OF the Bank, advanced when
confidence elsewhere was gone, that
the lower.levels of the Comstock were
explored; it was through the Bank
that employment for u miners was
found and the rates Of wages were
maintained; and 1t Is In q great mea-
sure due to the Bank that Storey county
to-day contains fifteen thousand peo-
pie, aud that Virginia Is one Of the
most prosperous cities OH the Pacific
coast. And, let Us add In conclusion,
that the interest and money OF the
Bank of California in this State have
always been cheerfully and generously
given to the Republican party. 1t
probably possesses one-tenth, II not
more, Of the taxable property in the
State, and the Republican who claims
that It shall have no voice In the gov-
eminent under which It eXists-a voice
which It probably does not ask, but OF
which It would not submit to be de-
prived by the natural course Of party
events-is certainly very Indifferent OF
Republican success. We know what
the influence of the Bank of California
is worth. It Is success to the party in
whose favor 1t is thrown, and since Its
purpose Is to keep aloof from politics,
the Republican who seeks to array the
marty against it Is q Democrat In dis
ouise. The Bank of California holds
the balance Of power In Nevada, and
we are not disposed to force 1t from Us.
The "rule or ruin" policy OF the
Crescent will not answer. The success
Of a certain "ring" may he very de-
sirable In some quarters, but the tri-
umph of the party Is the end at which
we are acknowledgements.
We are not personally acquainted
with the correspondent PRO Bono
Pubiico," but we have understood that
his name Is Parkinson, a runner or
capper for some insurance company,
and that he resides in Carson City. He
Is evidently presumptuous cuss in at
tempting to speak for anybody but
himself-especialiy when he essays to
talk for the Republican party Of orms-
BY or Lyon counties, whose managers
have piloted the party to a grand sue
cess at every election for the last eight
or nine years, without the aid or ad-
vice Of this "Pro Bono Publico"
scribbler aud falsifer-and who, If We
are correctly informed. by a RESPONSE
BILE Republican In Carson, has never
contributed a dollar In that vicinity to
aid the party in its work. He evil