Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-11
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light to aba>e-l mean Senators Stew
art and Sargen;-will stop ii IL they
have Il hundred other like measures
intended 10 Cypress You. BY this
don't forget. for Il moment. Senator
Jones, nor doubt his influence for the
right. | see i'll this evenings paper Il
Geographic eulogy upon his maldsn
speech i'll the senate. | do not doubt
its business. l have always thought,
since | knew him. that the glare about
his health hid finer qualities. lla he
been poor, | believe. 10y his brain and
magnetism. he might have been made
senator without a dollar: as ii is. il is
understood he is Senator because oi
his wealth. and l believe in his soul he
coruS the title: while. had he fought
his way to the place. rs he might with
his talents alone, the honor would
have sat Il crown of glory upon his
brow. some idiot aScrihed the produc-
ton of his speech before the Nevada
Legislature to Newton Booth. Why.
the brains of dozen Booths weighed
against those of j. L. Jones would he
but Il bonfire compared 10 the hlG
Richmond furnace in full blast. J. L.
Jones would have been a big fellow if
there had never been IA book i'll the
world: while. take the stutling out OF
Booth and-but YOU may think | am
preiudiccd. and maybe | IN. hut
val TIVE or three Years and then see
who is right.
The above extract is taken from AN
Interesting letter from a valuable q +
respondent" writing from Auburn.
California. April Sd. 1874. over the
signature of Ca" and published in
Your issue of the 9TH inst. The letter.
Is a whole-like most all literary pro-
duetion> ~emanating from the pen of
CTS Very pretty. and not only in
tere>tinE. but in nanny respects truth
tul and instructive. But in the para
graph quoted. and upon which mod
e>tlv propose as green UNI comment
ing. l am decidedly Of the opinion that
Charley has. unWittingly. no doubt.
allowed his preiudice> 10 get the better
Of his judgment. That Sargent and
Stewart will step the Ward bill in the
senate, if it should pass the House.
las they have a huBjrcI other like
'fii' '' ""
less made a matter o4 interest iof
them TO DO so OUTSIDE Oh n on
sheraton lor me welfare oi the feo-
pie nave serious ana Wen leuildeu
doubts, the cohlluelil assertion OF ~.
TO the contrary NOTWITHSTANDING. but,
sir. II i with reference 10 the views OF
Your Naluaoie correspondent fcIa-
1--WE 10 the respective merits OF ms
TREND j. /. Jones, anu the people :
TREND. Booth. that feel more con-
eerned.
That our friend "G' Is strongly, nay.
lrreconcllahlN preludlccd III favor OF
his friend Jones. and against Booth. Is
too patent on It's lace To adinit ever OF Il
single doubt. My this prejudice |
know not, nor do l care. | think.
however. that its cause may be found
IN the widely different results attend
ing the two somewhat analogous cases
OF :G II Iooth before the people.
one III Nevada, the other III california.
n resulting ! IL defeat To C and
Overwhelming success TO booth.
conscious. III the inst pace, OF MS
integrity and the rectltude OF his posi-
ton before the people Il Nevada, and
every reason. i'll the second place, /,
expect a strong support from the
ma>Se>. with whom he has ever been
more or less Identified. and con>e.
quCntlv in deep sympathy and fellow
ship; Who taIIed, however, when the
time arrived. Ia recognize his justly
meritoriouS claims upon their support
&C" has evidently become sourcd OF
all popular demonstrations by the
people III the interest of any one man
ard. comparing his case with that O
Booth, whom ne doubtless rates a.
d~emagogue, in whom he can perceive
no possible merit nor iu>t claim upon
which Il base that almost united sup.
port given him by the people of Cali
tOrnia. he very naturally becomes dis.
eus,el. and conceives Il prejudice Ion
Which there are no just grounds il
ttct. While, on the o,her hand. the
people from whom q had every
thing toeXI Get. failing him, j. =, Jone~
from whom he had nothing to expect
came boldly to his rescue. III the Tim,
Of pinch. with not only his sympathy
and powerful support. but with hi>
purse open to him; and hence, NJ
doubt. the overtowering grandeur q
this intellectual giant when compareC
to the pigmy Booth.
Far DC It from me-, sir, 20 detract @,
to attempt even to detract from tn,