Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-08
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passed there were doubtless very few,
wen Of Its opponents, who imagined
that any especial agitation would grow
out Of the matter, and those few hardly
could have foreseen the result which
has already occurred. A few, a very
few Of our National Legislature from
the first condemned the job and refused
to take any part either In Its passage
or Of the money thus scandalously
placed at their disposal. But a very
short time suflced to prove that In the
passage Of this Act, Congress had
awakened a feeling among the people
which would not be temporary or del
icate in expression. Many sharp
sighted and clear-headed, as we'll as
honest members and Senator'S, hast
ened to put themselves right with the
people by turning over the amounts
which were at their disposal in the
hands Of the Clerk Of the House and
Secretary Of the Senate, to the custody
of the U. s. Treasurer, while a few,
who had not studied carefully public
opinion on this obnoxious measure, at
tempted to publicly qualify, apologize
for, or justify the grab. Their success
was not noteworthy, but their failure
was especially so. Meanwhile the de-
cent journals of country and city, Of
all parties, secular and religious, con-
tiuued to keep up n fire. and without
doubt represented the feelings Of their
subscribers. I'VE have never known
Of any subscriber who stopped mis- pa
per because 1t condemned the salary
grady Conventions Of farmers, OF
Democrats and Of. Republicans, when
ever they met, condemned In unmis-
taxable language the grab, Its sup
porters, and those who availed them
selves OF is legality to feather their
nests with government money.
Soon came a notable contest In Mass
achusetts. Butler, who boosted that
through his instrumentality the infam-
Gus theft lit Is not OF sufficient dignity
to be termed a robbery was consum-
mated, came before Massachusetts,
electors, published a five column let
ter in an attempt to justify his course;
stumped the State for n Republican
nomination, and was not only beaten
in convention, but condemned by it,
platform in resolutions both just and
severe. In the Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic Convention, a grabber was nom
mated for Permanent Chairman ; in
stantly objections were made, the thief
was roughly handled, and the Conven-
ton by its vote said it did not want
any such man to preside v To
deliberations. Lately, In New York,
the resolutions Of both tho Republi-
a and Democratic Conventions were
up to the high water mark Of condem-
nation for this dastardly breach Of
trust. 1t Is said, and without doubt
truthfully, that a salary grsbber, Hon.
Roscoe Conkling, Senator from New
York. and n reported appointee to the
Office Of Chief Justice Of the United
States Supreme Court drew up the
platform Of the former Convention,
one plank Of which instructs the Sem
ators Of that State to procure the re-
peal Of the act authorizing the grab.
and the passage Of an additional law
which shall lesalize the acts OF all
those who have turned their money
over to Gen. Spinner, and also dis
pose In the same manner OF all mon-
eys which shall have not been drawn
before the passage Of the proposed act.
Times have somewhat changed since
March last. The contest Is not now
who shall be first and most earnest In
robbing the Treasury and getting his
swag. but who shall be ahead in intro
ducing a bill for the repeal Of the law
and In procuring its passage. As usual.
the greatest swaggerers, the worst
demagogues and most unblushing cor
ruptionists, are In the raj in this new
contest for popular favor. So we see
Bombastes Butler, and Boss Carpenter,
and Adonis Coukliug and Overrated
Window, all furious for a repeal Of the
law. They have all taken their swag
but the last named. and lie has not
drawn his and returned 1t to the Treas
ury rs he ought. 1t is not two months
since these worthless were strutting
about with their thumbs In their waist
coat armholes, asking the dear people
with a pompous air what they were
going to do about It." and II they were
going to pay any attention to the
furry "kicked up by a few news
papers," There are some things In
which our average legislators arr
pretty smart, rs for instance, In feath-
ering their own nests, but as Is usual
with all dishonest persons, they some
times get careless and ovcrreach them
selves. That they have done so IN
the matter Of this latest theft, Is ap-
parent, and their late change Of front
will have no more effect upon the
common sense judgment Of the great
people-whom they have thls Summer
learned still live and have some rights
than will the frantic efforts OF
played-out Democratic and Republican
politicians to initiate themselves with
the Changers by putting hay-seed In
their hair or wearing cowhlde boots
and blue oyeralls. 1t Is too thin. and
the people see through 1t.
SINCE his return to Teheran, the
Shah Of Persia has gone regularly into
the reforming business. His tour
among the Christian nations has given
him new and moro exalted ideas Of a
prODcr civilization Gronna has hao,