Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-02
T1r SENATORIAL CONTEST.

The San Francisco Chronicle Of Sat
urday has another leading editorial on
the Senatorial contest In this State,
from which we extract the following:
Our opposition to John p. Jones
arises from two causes: The first Is
because OF our conviction Of his entire
unfitness and disqualification for the
position, and the other the d~isgraceful
character of the contest he Is making.
It Is to US a matter Of surprise that such
a man should seek association with
statesmen, and have the efront, cry to
aspire to n position where he IL called
upon to legislate for the nation. II We
are correctly Informed, he is utterly
destitute of the education, reading and
early training that would fit him to in
diligently discharge his duties: He
has had the experience in public life
of serving Us a county Sheriff, and has
for one term served a county constitu-
ency in the California Senate. He has
had the questionable honor Of a posi-
ton second to George e. Gorham OIL
ticket which overwhelmed the RepuD-
lican party in California because OF Its
support of the Chinese, and Its heresy
Of the universal brotherhood Of man"
struck the party down from 10000 ma
jority to . minority Of 10000.
But even II John P. Jones was
an ADLER and q better ma than we
think him to be. the mode Of his can
didacy would eStop us from desiring
his election. This Senatorial contest
in Nevada Is utterly disgraceful It Is
more than disgracefll, 1t l. criminal.
Heretofore, and in other States where
money has Teen used and bribery re-
sorted to. there has been some pre-
tence of decency /; there has been some
attempt at least ut disguise !; there has
been m apparent effort to preserve
the Hooks Of the thing" The men
bribcd have proved exceptions; the
means have been hidden. But In Ne
vads the bribery begins a year In adj
vance OF the election ; 1t attacks the
people 1t furnishes money to organ
ize clubs to conduct a campaign IL es-
tabliShes disreputable men in disrepu-
table business ; it stakes faro banks; It
subsidies brothels, livery stables and
saloons; it buys and packs tho prima-
ries it sends its tools to the Legisla-
ture pledged in advance for Jones;
no other question IA asked; fitness,
capacity. integrity are altogether ig-
nored. Mines belonging to innocent
stockholders are worked In the inter-
est OF the Senatorial election; divi-
dends made or withheld; It cSs rails I'll
or depressed as they may effect
Jones chances :" corners made to
punish the friends Of Sharon; in a
word, the whole business of an huh
dred millions of mining property Is
manipulated in the interests Of this
senatorial contest, dragging into 1t the
Bank Of California and its manifold
aud intricate business complications;
involving the Central Pacific Railroad
corporation, with all its vast machln-
cry. \ contest SO utterly demoraliz-
iny was never before witnessed.
Has not Nevada some scholarly,
honest. modest, competent gentleman,
who can be found to take this position !
Why not select some honorable man,
md without asking him to soil himself
with a dirty contest, or to begSar him.
self by bribery, or to disgrace himself
by promises to banks, o r Ring, or cor.
porations, give him this high Office II
let him serve the people some gentle
man OF clean antecedcnt record ; Of
eminent qualifications; In alliance
with the Republican party ; the In
strument Of no one ; the tool OF neither
association nor Individual. Such a
man would honor the State, and would
honor tile Senate Of the United States ;
he would take his rank among Sena-
tors for his value, and give some dig
nifty aud character to the State OF Ne
vada.
In regard to the first proposition
above stated, We think the Chronicle
does Mr.. Jones injustice In the under
rating Of his natural abilities. He Is
neither unfit nor disqualified for the
position, but on the contrary his con-
versatlon and addresses OH various
public occasions show no lack Of edu-
cation, and indicate 4 man Of no Or
binary ability. As to the second prop
osition, relative to the manner in
which the contest Is being conducted,
we merely leave 1t to the friends and
supporters of Jones. They know how
it Is themselves. Mr.. Sharon Is too
high minded and honorable a gentle
maj to wallow in this filthy pool OF
politics and we arc glad he withdrew.
Mr.. Jones could follow suit with high
honor aud credi: to himself, as we'll rs
with the entire approval Of his truest
friends. The third and last PROPOSE
ton of the Chronicle Is excellent, and
will meet with the hearty appreciation
Of all good men and citizens.