, 1873-02-03
SENATOR JONES.
lHis Election by nnd SpcGch to tho
Nevada Lcgfslntttres

Nevada LcEtsintttres
Carson tJan, 70, Correspondence f tic SIN ff1'eseo
Tho event IN tho Legislature to-day WAS tho
formdl election Of John =. Jottes rs United
States sonator for tho cnuing six yeare. Tho
following Is aynopsia Of Senator joros' speech
on tlls occasion:
Aftcr oxteniiug to tho nombora Of tho Senate
mud House his honrtfelt thankB, ho said tho re-
sponac to hia appeal to tho people llad goon cor
dial beyond his o1poosationa. That h!s remarks
mtgIt not TO msi1'torpFotod or gaEboa' i,e hsd '
coyetod tho honor with o laudab1e ambition. fe
roalizod tho greatness Of tho trust. Tho groat
mon Of the nation had wovcn around Il = spell
Of goni,ln, eoquoueo, md grandeur, TILL, liko m
Olympus, 1t acomcd aacrc1 theatre Of tho goaa,
lofty height no mortal should over climb.
Conscious at q lack Of high commanding ~,
ont yot l1o accepted tho trtlut not without filth
tn Ills endowmants and requirements. With con-
tdence in bis own courage, integrity, and aasit!-
uity OF purpose, and with q thorough Busceptl-
bility to tho inpulsoH and Impressions which
gway tho mnssoa and gravitato fordTer toward
now eays He denica that tho recent canvass
was either corrupt or ,proiligate:, portion Of
poisoned With falsehood. It Ind been asserted
ance s = Of selish dosigns that the people
had bargalaed away their political princi..
p1ea for lesB than montlicnnt's pittanco, md
TINT tho momhcrs Of tho Legislature wore tho
Thoso calumnies had found currency in b part oi
the press cast Of tho Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. Jones added TINT ho stood too firmly
pofaod on tho basis at a rorroachloss conscience
to be disturbed by auch assaults. Ho preferred
to rou1nin Silent amid calu1nny, falsohood, AMI
vituperation. In his own vindication d peraona
account OF tho canvass could not bo Rl11ng iron
him It waa duo now to the 6tatc of Novada tt
deny tloni. IIo denied that the canvass Hat
corrupt or pronigate beyond what may DO oharg
cd III ovory polilica campaign. Money wag used
but, 10 fur aB he knew, legitimately and only IN
dor the control Of tho Central Committee Of the
Republican party.
Custom has sanctioned the use Of money, and
both parties regortod to its use those who H.
Weigh against 1t are equally opon to The same
charge. Such simply decr5 tho inevitable ant
incur mora than g suspicion Of want Of candol
aud intelligence. Tho outcry now comos from
those who Invested money and met With defo2s
Corruption was not 4 necessary corollary to til.
no ono corrupted. h1r. JoncR denied ever hay
Ing sought to corrupt single votor Or to exact
single pledge from my nembor OF the LeGlsla
tu59 Those nannasing to the oonsra5y Wef a1
Composed tho Nevada Legislature.
Tho charges caule from disappointed, dis
honest men, aud from disroputablo newspapers
Tho pure, Independent newspaper WAS q no
CCE8tcY OF H1ouCTH ciFiuI&tlVu. tts Hses ANA
waa Of high character and enobling character
Il was the vindicator Of tue rights Of tho people
Such q newspaper was daily monitor, advocate
and protector. Tho ,yenal, lisentlous, COW
ardly, nbollous, sneaking, interviewing bhee 7,
| which fattens on ambitious Of It's own creation
and wakes fat upon the 'indocencies which IT.
vito imagination conJuros up to defamo the 5ust
and which, for aordid motives, pandcrs to tn
doprayed tasto Of tho vicious is sore upon ths
body polite, which, sooncr or laser, vii
| have to be removed by tho scalpol
! Tho verdict OF tho pooplo at tho last election
was tho most spontaneous expression Of ths!'
sontimonts ever given in Nevada. He ooul'
look ovory citizen in the ego, conscious Of more
hnving attempted to degrade his, citizenship
I The popular ospouaal Of his cause had alionato9
men and Institutions lithorto identified with th
| Republican party, and filed tho e1chequors 0
the opposition. It ho volunteered to I'LL tn
| ptenpi, il akoula not ho olnr9a1 aR q crip1c
MONEY was not tho corner-htone Of his candidat
| uro. If he had no other claim or qualification
represent Novada, ho should neyor havo COZ
tended for tho honoe though his riches wero II
caloulahlo. His aspirations restcd on not VI
natural faith in his Own abilities, and the conf
dent belief that ho shered with tile ma8aos tho
hopes, fears inspirations, aud convictions.