Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-14
THE JONES WIRE PULLING.

Our exposure Of the Star Chamber
proceedings Of the Jones clique. 10
which four or five men made the NOM
ton Of delegates to the State aud
County Convention, with the sole view
of securing Mr.. Jones' election to the
United States Senate, has caused con-
sternation In the ranks Of the faction.
lat. On every side we hear complaints
made Of the gross injustice Of a few
men making up a ticket without COIL
sulting the wishes Of good. staunch Re-
publicans ; men who have stood the
brunt Of many a hard fought contest
for the success Of Republican princi-
Piles. Many Of the most respectable
members Of our party will not have
anything to do with the primary cleo.
ton to-day. They justly feel very
much incensed at the idea Of being
compelled to vote for men whom they
had no part In placing In nomination.
The clique will find ere long that the
means which they have taken to secure
Mr. Jones' election, will, to their di|
may. defeat him. 1t Is ever thus.
Mem who resort to undetermined way
to attain an object. come out frequently
like the engineer who was holsted ny
his own petard. We much fear thii
the result of this nefariouS procedure
OF u few men who are determined 10
msnage the party, will cause Us to lose
tile county.
From nur foreftthers the Amcrlct'
people have Inherited u love for fat
play. AMI amy faction or clique which
ignores this trait vi character In them
will mos, a.,uredly culne tn griet
There i deep feeling of ihliSnatio.'.
which. although apparently sluunber
Ing, will ere long break forth and over
whelm these few NELL who think tn'l
they hold the Republic III purity nf TIL
couatry la their hand. There Is t"t
much iutelligeucs la he rank and H..
Of our party To allow any cibal to 81!
who shall or who shall not be place
In nomination. Should tho mtchiiia
tions Of a few reckless men, who ar,
determined to rule or ruin the party,
cause the people to make and run 4
ticket with honorable. capable men o.
1t, selected from both Of the great Pr
lltical parties. we shall feel that OH
hands are clean that We have done I'll
that MI could DO to prevent a split IL
our party. In Il issue Of the 1T!
Instant We used this language: RE
member that it Is of vital lmportanc.
that we should put In nomination on
best men,. Let Us II and all try Il
purity the party from any taint u
corruption that may hang around IT'D.
requiring of a candidate that he shonl'
be honest and capable" We're goo'
men properly nominated, without be
ing obliged to pledge themselves t.
use all their influence to elect Jones t
the United States Senate. placed OF
our ticket, We would not be apprehen
sive OF the result of the election TO
county officers. The primary electlo,
to-day will have 10 weight with tn
respectable members of u party,
being generally conceded that thu
we'll organized Jones Clique, THROWN.
It's entire forces and resources Into tin
field, will carry the primaries. If
however, they should not succeed. !
will be because OF the great established
principle that the right must, sooner Oh
later, triumph ver the wrong, ant
that the wrong oftentimes defeats even
It's own present efforts.