Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-06
THE EVENING NEWS.
ALE. DorKN, Editor and Pr.'riss'r
BOOTH AND BuTLKR-

ALE. DOTEN, . . Editor ane freSrss
BOOTH AND BUTLER
The saying "saye US from our
friends" was never moro fully e1em-
plifed than In an article we read In
the Virginia Enterprise this morning.
IL Il we'll known that the journal .
ferred to has a sincere sympathy for
Gov. Booth, and his efforts to break
up the Republican party In California.
1t has often expressed the hope that
he would succeed In 50 dividing tho
party as to elect himself United States
Senator. 1t has even declared In his
interest that existing parties were Of
no farther use ; that a new party, anti
monopoly In origin and platform was
an indispensable necessity, and that
such an one would loon be formed.
1t advocated and sustained the bolt Of
Gov. Booth until admonished that 1t
was losing Republican influence. and
now Is jubllant at the partial success
he has achieved. 1t has In Its feeble
way aided In the return Of Eugene
Casserly to the United States Senate,
and Is welcome to all the credit It de-
serves. But, pretending to DO fayora-
BILE to Booth. 1t, In this mornings issue
compares him 10 Gen. Butler, and az
fects to consider these two WORTHLESS
engaged In the same good work, l. e.,
the reform Of politics and the restric-
ton Of monopoly rule. We have
heretofore conceded to Gov. Booth in
tellec., gentle breeding. a cultivated
moral sense, and honest motives,
though perhaps tinged With selfish
ness. Are we now to be told that he
Is the counterpart Of Butler? Does
the Enterprise realize that by every
honest Republican In the nation to-day
Butler 10 regarded rs the representa-
tive OF all that Il debsuched, venal,
corrupt and debasing In the Republi-
can party. Does that journal realize
that from the lead Of such men every
decent mar shrinks. Does 1t not know
that, Instead Of being a Booth, he Is a
Gorham? That instead Of relying for
election upon the judgment and con-
science, the practical sense and reform
atory desire Of the people, he Is max
Ing his fight for the gubernatorial
chair OF Massachusetts,. and ultimately
the honored seat Of Webster and Sum-
ner in the United States Senate by all
the dark and devious methods known
to the class Of politicians he repre-
sents? Does 1t not know that, instead
Of representing the people, he repre-
sents the power Of Federal patronage
and the riff-raff Of the Republican
party? Has It not read that all his
successes thus far have been achieved
in cities, where "rlngs" abound !?
Does not the Enterprise know that In
the country, among the honest people,
where Federal patronage Is Of no &C.
count, and custom.house rings are un.
known, he has not the ghost Of a sup.
port? Has the editor Of that journal
not realized that the Convention va:
called by Buffers strikers carly, to pre-
vent the better class Of Boston citi
zens, who were absent at watering
places, from participating In the pri
maries, knowing their vote would b
against him?
Butler a reformer! an anti-monopo
list a peoples man ! the enemy o
corruption ! the type OF Booth HEAVIER
help the people II such men are to leat
Its reforms. In all the years that Ber
Butler has been before the people as
Republican Congressman, will the En-
terprise name one single land or none,
grabbing scheme which he has not sup
ported. Is there on record an instances
where corruption or treachery TO prin
ciples mot to party has been rebuket
by Ben Butler? We have known thi.
man for years. Have been cognizan
Of his public aad somewhat Of his prl
vate life. Again we say, II the clas'
Of politicians, among whom Butler !
chief, are to represent hereafter TIN
reform in politics which has been her
aided BY the Enterprise, let Us keep th'
old crowd, Credit Mobilier, land grabs
salary grabs, and all that. And II, a
the Enterprise says, Governor Booth
like Ben. Butler; II their ideas Of re
form are identical II their moral M
lures are the same ; II their thought
flow in the same channel; II both ar
types of the same reform and repre-
sentatives of the so-called antl-monop
oily element; II Booth, instead OF be
Ing a gentleman, Is a natural rutfian
instead Of being a cultivated Statesman
Is a q%uarrelsome demagogue instea'
Of being an honest reiormer Is a selils
partisan ; insteod OF being n type Q
virility and manly independence, Is
compendium OF venallty and q slave /
his personal ambition, we have judge
him wrong. and 90 we believe hav
the masses who gave him their sup
port last Wednesday In u slste
State. Butler aud Booth The success
Of the latter would DO dearly bough
~consenting to that comparison.
Those prudent Congressman VIII
are waiting for the popular indigna
ton "to blow over" before they poek
ct their share Of the salary swindl
must feel discouraged when they &C
that Instead Of subsidlng, the storr
-.nk lov a n nrNf