Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-08
ALE. DorEN, Kll,.r ..a Proprietor.
ELECTION LESSONS.

ALAf. DOEn-NS hAAkeF 49,
ELECTION LESSONS.
. The contest Is over In California.
Enough Is known to render 1t certain
that the Republican party has suffered
a most disastrous defeat and the pros
psct now IL that the next elected Sem
ator from our sister State Will DO elth-
er a Democrat or q Republican re-
formers bolter. This result has not
been unexpected, but the largo majority
against the alleged Central Pacific
Railroad nominees and their defeat
even In their strongholds San Fran
cisco and Sacramento surprise Us, and
and doubtless still more the railroad
managers. The Republican party, as
such, no matter by whom managed,
has been shamefully beaten. 1t IL the
fashion after the smoke Of an election
contest has cleared away, to look over
the result, and draw q lesson there
from for future study aud reference.
We propose to follow out the time
honored custom.
What has caused our defeat In Call
fornia? Not the reputation Of the Re
publican platform, as enunciated BY
every County Convention and By
each OF our orators during the cam
paign; nor Is 1t a feeling that the
enunclated principles OF the organ
ization are not fully In accord with
the popular need and demand. Not
the record Of the party rs proven by
Its declaration OF principles In nation
al conventions since 1856. These are
not the causes Of the widespread dis-
affection which has just manifested It
self In California. There Is but ono
other element In a party organization.
and that IL the personnel OF Its nan
ayers. and their trustworthiness and
consequent popularity among the peo-
Pile. 10 this element, In u opinion,
may be ascribed the late Republican
defeat. Tho people had lost conf
dence In the sincerity Of the Repub-
lican organization. They had seen
a Stewart in Nevada and a Sar-
gent In California representing,
not the interests Of the people.
not those Of California, but those OF
the corporation which had purchased
their election aud controlled their In
fluence. They saw the agents Of a vast
corporation 60 into the primary meet.
ings Of the Republican party, and BY
every method possible nominate In the
name OF Republlcanlsm whomsoever
they chose. They were alarmed al
this display of power. Many Re
publicans both distrusted and feared
the nominees of their party. They
did not believe their protests
lions Of honesty. They had doubts oil
their integrity and fitness, and the re.
suit was = bolt. The opportune time
having arrived, the popular Governor
of the State, himself q Republican,
elected by that party and pledged e
Its support, threw himself in the van
OF this new movement, and by hts per
sonal strength and sklllful manage
ment, consolidated In Sacramento aud
San Francisco tho opposition forces,
The time was suspicious. All over
the West were heard mutterings against
the growing power and extortionatt
demands of railroad corporations
The campaign was carefully and thor
oughly made, and the Republican par
ty has been ignomlniously defeated
10 our mind tho cause Is plain. Nc
corporation, no particular interest OIL
Individual has any right, nor can Il
or they hereafter dictate rulers for tht
people. The Republican party In Cal
ifornia fell among thieves. 1t ceased Z
be a party Of the people. to represent
their desires or wishes, not In prin
ciple or In platform, but In Its person
mel, Its managers and nominees, wa
this departure manifested. The plat
form Of the Republican party was no
beaten, but Its candidates, and Its or
g~anization was trodden under foot
The lesson Is plain. Let the Contra
Pacific Railroad keep out Of politics
Let 1t quit the Republican party alto
gether, or give Its management Int
other hands. It has twice defeated tn
party in California, and II 1t follow
like course next year in Nevada, tn
same result will follow. Too mucl
credit is given to Governor Booth. 81
has not broken up the Republican
party In California. He 10 only n o
a hundred thousand OF her citizen
who have rcvolted at Its management
Tiefls election has proved !: First
that no corporation nj tyrannize owe
a free people /; sscond-that platform
must hereafter be accompanied b!
trustworthy nominees; third tina
there IL need OF q change In tile man
agement Of the Republican party II
California.
SoNE months since the United State
Consul at Pernambuco, took the depo
sltion Of q sailor belonging to a vessel
from New London, who stated that III
aud others belonging to tho crew 0
that vessel, had been cruelty abandon
cd ON one OF the South Sea Islands,a ant