Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-05
Communicated
SHAPING THE POPLAR WIN.

the usual self-critical examination OF
my frontal and frontier endowmentS.
have concluded to announce myself a
candidate. This conclusion was not
reached by any known process or ny
reason of personal or occupati9nal
qualifications. My inquiry into these
matters resulted in no commanding
accomplishments. It's true that dur
in- the struggle for social equality and
negro suffrage l handled a brave rcgi-
ment of Home Guards. This is I'M
pu;ed to my credit. otherwise l am
but an average White | liner. chOcNiul
of ra~t exploits and very hopeful OF
NEXT sumner. Eu' the sp%on.anic;v OF
the people. shared, it may he, ny the
bOHhymic of personal friends. makes
me a soliciting candidate. This i al.
unless STATE that since the inaugural
ton of our Constitutional Govern
men. the popular viii Vas never more
manifest. Indeed. it is declared that
history i Qu..c siieu: ahodt the man
her of arriving at the Nil of the ren-
pie IN electin- deie-a;ts to the ed
Constitutional Convention; II tins
fact has lei many cminsu: W hl.c
piucr> TO suspect tina; in the "hu>N
absence" the expression Of Senator
Jones a. Carson ot al record Il beau
iiful.y unique system of government
resulted from 4 ring 81 >eli-apPatasei
political trich>tcr>. Now. | wish i.
understood. that, for one. | don't tie
lieVe III this degrading idea Ct tie ori-
gin o.: II popular form OF govern
ment; but wiki due Difference 10 that
freedom OF opinion. silently -Spie>>ei
or onerly aNOWcd. which i 50 dear 10
Us all. | contend. tia! since ! = 10 the
passage Of the Poland ~ire.~-saE. or
the >utro tunnel law. the Icop!e were
never so unanimous A. Tor my camel
dacy. Exactly how this wa> brought
about. nay remain a. unknown. as i
the elcctin- Of DELEGATES tO the tonst.-
tu:iuual Convention al ~. No doubt
>oneWha ma be attributed t. my
great personal popularity. and some
what t. NV mate mode>tY in declining
the laurpi> Tor distinguished mI,iaii-
Ness. Re this n i may, w hike finei>
discovered no troublesome anteced-
ems in my record. White Pincr> are
tender uFoa this subject. and prefer
non partisan aililia.ldn 10 intellectual
AMI special qualifications. h!tc
Pners have seen me lay my
Jackson hy TO wander " and
down Ike Il Identified Know Nothing
OF twenty wears a-a They are i >ei>i.
bic People. and Wei understand that
my prrJudice> are confined 10 NaltunS
gre at tunnel. The klo" thI, tor thi>
am Il Unit. They are also aware tila.
my expectations are properly vested
upon the Republican Convention.
tiruu-h the inIirCc,iun of the Demo
cratic primaries. am. chen, the can
didaie from whom no pledges are re
duiiPi. | am the candidate 10 whom
40 old togv instructions are 10 traverse
MY OWn III voluntary No!itlun. Not
wiih>tandinE my retiring done>ti'i.N
and mate mode>ty. | am Il candidate
and the people know il. To aid the
people 10 Il TAR expression of their SOY
erign viii. l recently visited virginia.
This j. hot unusual. All candidates
are expected 70 humble themselves il
tine presence nj tie tomS,ock. was
iub.lant. and half imagined ! was
again at tie mead of my brave Home
Guards. and in the thick aud noisy
fight. My mind WAS indeed wander
ing to tie "bu>ilv ab>cu,' 70 use
again senator Jones beautiful words
days of military glory. Recalled to
my duty aad the grave nature oil my
mission, | proccc,ied to the Office OF
General Thos. Williams, s,a-cd my
ease, and Wa rclutfed. Saw sharon;
was ~courteoU>lv received, but declare ;
that he had assigned Il Gentleman OF
Carson for my county Oh the
ground that Tor three months and
seven cen days H. lad been 4
resident of White Pine. Hu; 20 modify
my disappointment he would, Il peace
was restored between jones and him
self. send out the Ped. ] turned away
a Disguised candidate. Williams hari
declined 10 put up and Sh}r9n Wa
seeking 10 ioi>t Il cdrpct-haE-er upon
the sovereign people CT Mike Pine
The twilight wa, closing down upon
the Mecca OF Nevada's political asli
rants, At this divine moment | me.
Adolphc Sutro. NV Introduction tc
the General restored my ~oqnaninlity.
Heartily saluting me, lie inquired al
once, from what an .e>tral stock ! VA
descended" Happily my c;hno=rapI.'
zeal knowledge was equal t. a ready
answer. Il am" | said, "ot IRISH
Arab origin, being a descendant @
Mahomet and lIud!bra>." lie cla~pcr
me in II fond embrace and declare,
that "eXccpt the blood OF Prince Bis
marck, which, since tl.e German
French warflowed i'll the veins of every
Dutchmcn, ! had the nOble>t strtl
and the grandcst generic origin OF amy
man in American / was pleased Viii
his open a~pprobation ami rcInarkcl
that he might like to know that i'll n
breeches pocket | carried the pop!ial
viii OF White Pine; that Wiiiie wt
We're upon the frontier we We're no.
disposed to lie thrn,;!ei or 10 advocate
carpet-bag candidates and wild
cat Comstock stocks. wa,
excited and he saw it and S~ynpathi1ec
with ne and my people. He cnterel
into Il detailed statement, OF The ahl!>e'
Of the Sharon ring; said ho Mas ii
favor of the Walton Tunnel, and az
copied my invitation to Lecture j,
Hamilton on the 1h Of September
when he would present diagrams o
the Sutro and Walton Tunnel, The ra>
cality Of sharon aEd General William,
in not putting up: would make ;
touching apl~a! for our Walton Iun
mel. and not bear too heavily on tn,
plurality wife system OF my Arab an
cestrv. | like The man, and 30 declare
to the White Pine .EeaS. and with tia
excellent vehicle of local new, and 10
litical gossip. l think Gctieral >ntro ;
much abused man: We, II least, Shal.
give him a helr,y welcome to our hos
pitablc homes. In conclu>ion, it re-
mains 10 repeat that | Am still i ctnd;
date, AMI trust the Democratic prilna
lies may iuperativeiY demand sc
much cf the Republican ConVen
ION. They cannot make Il les d.
mand. / hope 10 h Democrat.
and Republicans Viii freely ane
silently devote themselves - {
true expression Of tho lnpu!a: vii.
IL. KEKAn.
Hamilton, September i, 1874.
Attic OLD TEIcKs.-The>a Fran
cisco Past has information that the
Changers at various points complain
that the Central Pacific is still workin.