Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-08-31
PLAIN WORDS.

Duliu up us IH0 culllly Ut lHteIestS Vi lIs
proprietors may prompt. This little game
bids fair to become interesting, and the
Union may find the role it has so pre-
sumptuously assumed as difficult and in
glorious in its performance and results as
did the renowned Warwick himself in
his King making career. The superior
enterprise and editorial ability bestowed
upon the "Union " in its earlier years
secured for that journal large circula-
lation and great influence. This influence
it now jeopardzes to crafty the spite its
owners entertain towards the Central Pa
cifc Railroad Company. That the ma
lgnant diatribes against the Central Pa
cifc, which burden the columns of the
"Union," are due to quarrel between
James Anthony & Co. and Leland Stan
ford & Co., is proposition that need not
be demonstrated to an attentive reader
of the " Union +" from the inception of
the Central Pacific Railroad down to the
present time. In season and out Of season
for years, the 6 Unions" " song has been
nothing but the enormities perpetrated by
the Central Pacific Company. To such
an extent has this been carried that the
public are becoming not only bored but
disguised. Here in Trinity County
and the subscription books Of the ''Union"
will verify the fact-a number OF its Oldest
subscribers, who were originally anti
subsidy men, have been led to take the
Record" in its place by the unreason-
ing, vindictive course of the Union"
The pretended zeal for the interests Of
the people, under which it is attempted
to cloak the malice which inspires the
articles of the Union =" against the Cen
trail Pacific, is easily penetrated by ordi-
nary mental vision. In the beginning,
the Central Pacific had no more earnest
and effective advocate than the Union"
and, judging from the course of that pa
per since, we apprehend that the only
difficulty was one Of compensation. The
people have been ground down by oppres-
sive exactions and the Union" was silent
because its interests lay that way. Con-
ceivng itself to be above injury, and in
fated with exaggerated ideas Of its own
Importance, the "Union," like many
eminent personages have done, and Of
whom Sumner is perhaps the latest and a
notable example, greatly overrates its
own importance and vastly undertakes the
intelligence Of the masses. Claiming to
be Republican journal, the "Union !"
would coerce the Republican organization
into aiding its futile attempts TO injure
the Railroad Company. As newspapers
and public men have done before, it essays
the rule or ruin plan. We have spoken
and intend to speak plainly.
The "Union," in declaring for the dem
and deserving representative Hon. j. NJ.
Coghlan, is undeserving of respect as a
Republican journal. The Union" has
wealth, circulation and influence, and
looks down from the nights of condescen-
sion upon the JOURNAL and its peers.
Yet the TRINITY JOURNAL, insignificant
as it is, would scorn to stultify itself as
does the powerful paper to which we re-
fer in its support Of Lutttell. If the
Union ever advocated anything upon
principle and regardless of public opin-
ion, it was that cheap labor was bless
ing and Chinese immigration policy to
be encouraged. Let the "Unon " inter-
rogate Luttrell on these points. The
"Union says that Luttrell is not Bit
ter partisan. 1t can deceive only those
who don't know Luttrell, but nobody
else. But Luttrell can be trusted on the
railroad question. cay; there's the rub"
He is to be mere tool, a lackey to do
the bidding of the "Union." The Gun
ION" advances two objections to Coghlan:
First, that he voted to allow the railroad
company to occupy Goat Island second,
that his nomination was dictated by the
Railroad Company. To this we answer
that on the Goat Island question Mr..
Coghlan voted for the best interests of
his constituents-voted just as he ought to
have done and on that issue can defeat
any one the Union may name in this
District. On the next point, if the Rail
road nominated Coghlan we have no
proof save the "Union's" bare word.
What we know is this Not Railroad
emissary attempted to influence the choos-
ing of a candidate or delegate from this
county. We had reliable advices from
Shasta and Humboldt counties that the
PEOPLE aOere for CoGHLAN. The Rail
road may have dictated outside Of these
counties, but we want some proof of the
fact. The facts are precisely the reverse.
1t is the " Union" that is arrogant and
dictatorial. We were told in plain terms
by this prideswollen sheet that if Hough-
ton and 'Coghlan were renominated they
would be beaten. This meant of course
that the " Union " would run the other
side. We rejoice that the Republican
party proved itself to be so far above
mere temporizing policy as to renomi-
nate John M. Coghlan in the face of
these threats. Coghlan may be beaten,
but this will not alter the fact that he is
man of whom the people of this Coast
may well be proud. How is it with his
opponent? In this matter the "Union" "
profted by Greeley's example. Said
Greedy to the Democracy: 81 am the
candidate of the Cincinnati Convention
and will get Liberal Republican votes
now, if you will endorse me at Baltimore,
/ will run otherwise / will Withdraw