Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-20
SENATOR wRIGHr.s Rack PAY.


had proposed to enllghten the benighs-
ed Iowans-upon the principles and
practices Of pure politics as exefpli-
fled by the last Congress, and Aeir
participation therein-in the coming
campaign In Iowa and for the success
Of the Republican ticket, had been quiz
city squelched, and either directly or
Indirectly informed BY the Republican
State Committee that their presence
in Iowa with back pay in their pockets
would tend very much to defeat the
party. and that their absence would,
on that account, more fully subserve
Republican interests than their pres
ence and labors In the cause. Iowa
Republlcanism is and has eve been q
hearty expression OF the popular de-
sire, and 1t came out flat.footed la the
State Convention this year In de-
nunclation Of the thlevery which has
done so much to render the party
name odious. to nullify Its principles
and imperll Its existence. The Re-
publican press did not content itself
with expressing the desire that outside
back pay grabbers should stay at home.
but also turned Its attention to several
gentlemen resident In and represent
Ing Iowa In the National Congress.
Among this number was Senator Geo.
G. Wright OF Des Moines, who, though
he voted against the grab, has thus far
followed the example of many Others
and neglected t. put bis portion under
the care ofGen. Spinner, but leaves 1t,
where it Is now, and will DO at any
time In the future. subject to his own
or the order Of his heirs or assignees.
So many questions have been asked,
and so many structures published coll
corning the attitude Of Senator
Wright, and so many demands that
he should withdraw from tho canvass
have been made by Republican jour,
nails, that the Chairman OF the State
Committee has felt himself impelled
to announce that Senator Wright will
not withdraw from the anvass on ac-
count Of his position on the back pay
question. lie says the Senator voted
against the bill, and has not received
cent Of the money, and asks, ''why,
then, make so bitter and wicked a cru.
SADIE against him?" 70 this deprecat-
Ing query Of the COMMITTEES Chairman,
the Des Mosnes Republican, the most
influential Republican paper In Iowa,
replies in language which cannot be
misunderstood, and thus effectively
depicts the situation
"The party has declared that the
act Of those who voted against the
same, back pay steal,) and yet re-
celved the money. was most fiaSrantly
improper aud Infamous. and should
secure the political condemnation oil
all who were party to 1t. Senator
Wright voted against the measure, but
he has failed to return the money TO
the Treasury. IL 10 still In his legal pos
session, and he cannot escape the con-
demnation Of the resolution Of the
whole party until he covers the money
back into the Treasury, and thus wash.
es his hands OF the unclean thing. II
the resolution Is not a Haunting lilo, Il
the Convention which passed 1t war
not a set Of demagogues, the Senator's
position Is condemned. But II he
takes the stump In behalf Of the party
1t will be a public acknowledgement
that the back pay measure was right
and that the party only denounce 1t
for buncombe."
AL of which every candid reader
knows to be as true as gospel. 1t now
remains to BE- seen whether Senator
Wright will meet in the coming cam
paign with a reception resembling that
which awaited and was rendered to
Senator Morton BY Ohio Republicans,
when he visited that State under slim
liar circumstances as regards the back
pay iniquity. Our opinion is that Mr..
Wright will, before the end Of the
Iowa campaign, either retire from the
field as a stump speaker or find him.
self In imitation Of the Indiana SEN
ator, dropping a note to Secretary
George c. Gvrham Of the United
States Senate, directing that the
amount Of back pay due him under
the act Of March 3, 1873, be transfer.
red to the custody Of General Spinner
for the use and benefit Of the United
States Treasury; which will be not
only profitable to the Government, but
will materially strengthen the Repub
lican party in Iowa. And so may
1t be, everywhere.
SWALLOWING nan was ~sniveling
over the loss OF $500 to the three-card