Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-10-03
REESE RIVER POLITICS.
AUSTIN, October /. 1877:

AUSTIN, October l, 1917.
EDITOR NEWS Tile Democratic
Convention met at Eureka last
Saturday, and the Austin delegates
have just returned therefrom. From
all that I can hear 1t seems to
have been a harmonious assemblagc,
with the exception of a little sEirmish-
Ing on one or two Of the nominations.
John II. Dennis was before the Con-
yentlon for the nomination for State
Senator, but got "horsed" by George
Cassidy Of the Sentinel. Common
rumor hath lt here In Austin that coin
was used. l saw letters which stated
that the current quotations for proxies
In Cassidy's interest were $3.50 each.
Hope that's true, for 1t shows 4 degree
or prosperity and financial ability on
the part of George that we never knew
him to possess before. The Sentinel
must DO doing we'll. Glad of it.-ED.
NEws.l But Dennis Is a d-n fool
anyhow. If he'd just keep his seat
and not show his independence. and
lust toady to every "one.horse CALL
didatc for the U. ). Senate, lie might
get away with something once In a
while. It don't make a quarters
difference these days whether u man Is
u Democrat or a Republican-it's how
do you stand OH U. 5. s.; and If you
don't fall down OH your knees and
worship j. =. j.. you have got to take
a back seat, no matter which party you
belong to.
Outside of this matter Of the State
Senatorship the Convention has put up
a good and strong ticket, and one which
Is bound to win, because nj the candl-
dates on 1t are known to be good and
competent men, and most Of them hav-
ing occupied the same positions before
have been tried and not found want
Ing" How different to the nominal
tions made on our side, where no mar
WAS nominated for n county office I'M
til his money qualification. and the
amount Of assessment lie conld stand,
was discussed In council, and not a Sill
gle man was put on the legislative
ticket for any merit he possessed, or
any interest he had In county affairs
the sole qualification required being a
slavish adherence to John Jones on
the suppositlon that he (Jonesl would
throw plenty Of 1t in sight"
viii bo Elected.
There is no doubt 10 my mind that
J. P. Jones will be elected United
States Senator from Nevada, at the
coming session Of the Legislature-but
mark my prophecy! He will be elect
ed to that position orer the ruins OF the
Repu5lican party Of Nerada, and In two
years from to-day, Of the party we
have loved and cherished and fought
for, there will not b. enough left In
this State to indicate that it eve cX-
listed. Because we have always been
Republicans through principle, Is that
any reason why one ambitious schcmer
should prostitute those principles for
his own advancement? Not much
Let him buy the State Of Nevada, and
he will still find men with courage to
raise their voice against the outrage.
Is the lesson of 1870 soon forgotten q?
Their cliques aud states were beaten
by the people then, aside from all party
issues. and although John P. Jones
has brlbed, aud bought, and connived,
and made combinations with all the
corporations that ever oppressed the
people Of this State, he will 90 to the
Senate execrated worse, and more
loudly damned, than ever was VIM. NJ.
Stewart, or Nye, or anybody else. II
he is not In tho Interest of the corpo-
p%orations, why does a paper sudi rs
the Nevada State Jomrnm-known to
be In the Railroad interest-support