Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-26
PITIFCL.

attack OF the intermittent insanity,
from the effects Of which he has for sew
eral months past been suffering. This
dementla recently developed itself In
a rare aud peculiar manner. The sub
ject Of this lunacy Imagined himself a
farmer, and through the columns Of
his journal endeavored to prove that
he was the chosen r~evelator Of a new
dispensation and the anointed leader
Of the horny-handed tillers of the
soil. We are not informed whether
the subject Of this halluclnation was
80 far beside himself as to believe his
leadership was acceptable to the soil
dyed. stable fragrant agriculturists,
but presume such was the case,
for the malady with which this
unhappy editor Is affected, often gives
birth to fallacies even more remarka-
BILE. We had hoped that the paroxysms
which have latterly %diurnally seized
this unhappy victim had disappeared.
There was little symptom Of It's fan
tastic outcroppings In the Enterprise
Of yesterday. But, alas! just as the
hope of n more favorable condition Of
this patient has arisen, It gives place
to disappointment. The disease this
morning breaks out In a new form.
It betrays symptoms Of a violent char
acter. The unhappy victim RACES like
one with hydrophobia. He imagines
revolution /; he scents blood. 10 his
distorted vision the watchflres al
ready blaze on every hill and
the valleys swarm with a surging mob
crying Booth, Boosh-give Us this man
for a sacrifice. Seriously, while we
are willing and ready to pay all just
tribute to talent and to common sense,
the leading editorial In this mornings
Enterprise seems void Of either. There
was an election In California last Fall.
There were three parties In the field
the Democratic, Republican and In
dependents, or Dolly Vardens. The
Legislature chosen IL to select a sue
cessor to Senator Casserly. Each Of
these three parties elected about the
same number of legislators neither
has a majority. There Is talk Of fu-
sion. There must DO some comming-
ling Of interests to elect anybody.
Now what Ia proposed? The Dollies
want the Democrats to combine with
them. For this they have been work
Ing for months. They also are willing
to accept Republican votes to elect
Booth. 1t Is obvious that they cannot
succeed without some aid from one or
both the other parties. Some n who
has not that exalted idea Of Booth
which permeates the editor Of the En-
terprise. suggests the project Of uniting
the Democratic and Republican ele-
ments In the Legislature, electing
some one whom they can agree upon,
and thus leave Booth and the Dolly
vardens out in the cold. This Is the
cause Of the rawlings this morning in
the Enterprise. We say rawlings, and
quote In proof:
We do believe that the majority OF
i afkhAr fha lanNArrott, mr. Innthlinn n
members OF the California Legislature
are base enough to betray the wishes
Of the people. But II they prove them
selves to be so-if they conspire with
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
to defeat Booth for the Senatorshlp-
then woe to them and woe to their
parties for all hereafter! The act OF
tyranny will have been committed
that shall kindle the wstchfirss Of lib
erty on every hill. and rouse the spirit
Of resistance In every heart. The peo-
pie will not submit to be betrayed by
their srvants and ruled by the rail-
roads. The unjust exercise OF power
will be the final signal for popular de-
~liverance.
If the Legislature OF California shall
elect some other man than Governor
Booth to represent that State In the
United States Senate, then woe to
then," and let the watchfres Of lib
erty be kindled on every hill. W. ap-
peal to the common sense Of every
sensible person II the above quotation
Is not pure bosh-unmitigated non
sense. Revolutions do not spring up
because one-third Of the members Of a
legislature cannot succeed In ~electing
their candidate. Admitting that every
one who voted the Dolly Warden
ticket last Fall In California wanted
Booth for Senator, what does It prove ?
Simply that a larger number Of other
electors do not, and have elected to
represent them Democratic and Re-
publican Assemblymen and Senators.
II the majority Of the California Legis-
lature are in favor Of Booth we ex-
pect to see him chosen. II not, then
let some other man be selected. It 10
idle, 1t Is puerile nay, worse-it 10
the verlest foolery-to predict a revo-
luton II the Dollies fail In debating
an election to the majority in the CAL
ifornia Legislature. We have no pre-
judice against Governor Booth. We
esteem him as a gentleman and honor
his talent. But we are not prepared
to welcome revolution or anarchy
should he fall to achieve the honor
coveted by himself and so strongly
urged by his friends, Of being elected
United States Senator from our sister
State. The position Of the Enterprise
is pitifully weak, and It Is evident that
the malady Of Its editor is fast as
Stunning a dangerous character.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL whereabouts {:
Vice President Wilson expects to oc-
cupy his old quarters In the Washing
ton House, at the National Capital
in a few days. Ex-vice President A.
| II, Stephens Is at the National, WASH