Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-29

ALI. DoTEN, Eiissr ana Proprietor.
GOLD HILL MONDAY. DEC. 30. 1878
D0DGEs THE QUESTION.
The Enterprise is certainly the most
astounding fabrlcator Of charges
against its opponents now extant. 1t
moreover excels any journal Of our
acquaintance in its pauclty OF facts to
support It's Wholesale denunciations.
1t has charged upon the present Re-
publican management Of this State
crimes at which Satan would blush,
and when we ask for the names OF
their perpetrators. 1t names a gentle
man who for nearly two years past has
had no part In u politics. 1t also
says that. taking umbrage at the con-
duct OF the last campaign, the Gold
Hill NEWS dared to exert the latent
right Of every decent journal. and OPP
pose certain nominations, made osten-
sibly in the name Of tho Republican
party, but actually In q private room
in Virginia City; all Of which, even II
true, Is entirely foreign TO the question
now at issue and under discussion.
Last Saturday morning the Enterprise
asserted that, "as parties are nop
leadered and conducted. the people
have no moro voice In the selection OF
candidates than they have In control
ling the eclipses Of the moon" On
the same day we asked the Enterprise
to give the James Of these corrupt and
tyrannical leaders. We showed con-
clusively that the elected officials Of
the Republican party in Nevada were
(unless recalcltrant) les present leaders.
and inquired who among them dare
negative the wishes Of the people and
dictate nominees to Republican cleo
tors. This question tho Enterprise. as
We expected, lodges. Instead Of CIV
lug the names Of present leaders Of tho
party In Nevada, 1t turns back two
years and bundles In the name of a
gentleman who has never held office
under either party In this State, and
who to-day Is nj moro q leader Of the
Republican party In Nevada than Is the
King Of Siam. This will not do. Mr..
Enterprise. Your charge Is broad and
grave, and we demand, In the name Of
candor. q direct and fair answer to the
query we propounded. Who are the
Republican leaders In Nevada who
dictate It's nominations? Who are
theso autocratic caucus domlneers who
defy and disregard the peoples right
to select their officers. We do not
want to know who In years past have
thus set at naught the rights Of the
people until they had no more choice
in the selection Of candidates than
they had In controlling the eclipses
OF the MOON" It Is immaterial
who these men were In previous years.
We ask again-Who were they at the
last election? Who are they now?
Does the Enterprise accuse Mr.. Jones,
Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Haynes, or any of our
State officials Of these practices. They
are the present party leaders in Nsva-
da.
The Enterprise has recently bolt
ed. It accuses Republican leaders OF
corruption, and yet. at the very time
these ~disgraceful acts were committed
at the very tune that the voice OF the
people was unhesrd In the selection OF
candidates-at the las: election, the
Enterprise vas cheek BY jowl with
each and all of these gentlemen. II
the abuses Of which the Enterprise.
and les editor, Mr.. Goodman, CON-
plains, existed at that time, why In
the name Of honesty and right did not
that journal cry out In the fulness OF
Its wrath and condemn both men and
measures? II the wrongs Of which
the Enterprise complains existed. then
the Enterprise knew It. II they did
not then exist, they certainly do not
now, midway between two campaigns.
Yet the Enterprise had nothing to say
OF these assumed infringements upon
elective sovereignty In tho campaign
OF 1872. 1t Is only lately that 1t has
awakened to a realization Of their OF.
istence or magnitude. It hurled In
vectives right and LEFT upon all Repuo'
licans who refused to vote the straight
ticket-a ticket which It now charges
the people had no more voice In select
ing than In controlling the ecllpses Of
ths moon," and boldly read out Of the
Republican party both the men and
journals who refused to support a tick
ct which they had not aided to select
Il did this to the citizens Of Virginia,
Notably was this the case in the frs,
ward Of Gold Hill, where not q noml.
nation was made at the caucus for del.
esa,es to the County Convention BY
the assembled electors bnt \ full list
Of which was published In the Enter
prise next morning. Now, We once
more ask the Enterprise to give us the
names OF the present Republican lead
ers In Nevada who were guilty Of the
crimes Il charges. Identity them.
We ar not who they wsre five ortwo
years ago. The evils complained Of
are present ones. Let Us have the cul-
prits' names. Give US the facts and
figures, or else "take water" Let
us have no more evasious.
THHoUou the p~oliteness Of John F.
Uhlhorn, the compiler, we are favored
with a copy Of the California Legisla-