Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-20
DorEN, Editor and Proprietor,
TARDY.

The Sacramento Union In defending
Gov. Booth from the charge Of boiling.
wakes warm. Referring to Shannon,
Sargent. Houghton, Gorham. Carr and
other railway Republicans and politl-
cal mansgsrs, and after alleging that
the cardinal principles Of the Republic
can party are ECONOMY in govern
ment; honesty In Office; the public
land to be all reserved for the use OF
actual settlers; no more subsidies In
land or bonds-State, county or ma
tlonal-to railroads; equality Of taxa
tlon upon the property Of the rich and
the poor. individuals and corporations;
and that the railway and other corpo-
nations shall bs held IA strictly under
the control Of the Legislature As tho
humbless private Citizen" it says
that the creatures who have assumed
to read him tBooth) out Of the party
for periiy are committeeman, rail-
road agents, Federal otiice-holders and
ofice.seekers, and poor devils after "a
piece from the treasury Of the corpo-
ration, OH whose plumber they are sub
slsting from day to day." And adds
the following:
They gave In. one and all Of them.
10 the same platforms subscribed TO By
Gov. Booth. and some Of them were
elected To the Legislature. to Congress
aud the Senate upon these Pledge.
Whit did they do? Shannon. before
Ills seat WAS warmed, voted and spoke
In violation Of his promises, and had
the audaclty OF imrudencs to declare
that platforms are only made to de-
c.iye the honest and unwary voters.
For doing this vile thing he has been
aud up to this time Is defended and
upheld by every Of the chlcksdee
papers now d1nouncing Booth rs a
traitor to the Republican party. Sar-
gent voted for the back salary grab
and defended the Credit Mobilier In.
fanny first aud last. thus violating his
pledges In favor OF economy and hon
esty. Hough,on did tho same. Both
are OF the set who Gus Booth OF
treachery to the principles Of the
party. Had the Republican party'i
platform dared to justify BY resolution
such official conduct rs these men are
guilty Of, IL would not have received
~. QUO votes In California.
'.rhese." adds the Union, 'tand mol
men like Gov. Booth. are the creatures
who should be read out Of the party,
They have dishonored 1t BY treachery,
falsehood, and the defense Of venality
in the State Legislature, In the
County Committees, in Congress. and
elsewhere, wherever the railway cor.
poration had use for them. Ii these
creatures stand for the Republican
party, then VT do solemnly declare
that there Is nothing left Of that party
but n mass of rottenness and a lying
platform; aud the sooner honest and
true NEIL put themselves outside Of II
the better for them and the country
Which, perhaps, Is true. II the Re
publican party Of California Is so cor
rup,ly managed as is asserted BY Gov
Booth aud his organ, the Sacramento
Union, it Is unworthy the support o
honest men. If the leaders Of tina
party are IS guilty as the Unio'
charges. they are unit TO represent TN
people. What puzzles US most Is tina
only I'LL recently were these wrong
SO great as to justify a bolt. The!
exl>ted last year as well as now. FoC
years the Union has been making thes'
or similar statements. Gov. Boot
knew Of these iulQuitlcs last year
Why didn't he aud the Union bolt be
fore? It Is a little singular that th'
representation comes so late.