Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-10-27
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LETTER IRON HAMILTON.
HAMILTON, Oct.

HAMILTON. Oct. 70, 1871.
EpIroR SENTINEL: There are those
who contend hat shaping popular
sentiment is the most difficult task i'm
all the world. but my experience hardly
ju>tiiies the statement. / have found
no difficulty in putting" the people.
but l admit that it requires nice tact.
>killful and constant diagnosing, and
downright empirical treatment to make
them "stav put" Therein lies the
rub. 4 profound remark was that of
" bending the ,wiq to incline the tree"
vet who is not aware how the mobiles,
statesmen and the siaightest trees are
ready TO incline a little. when the fit
ting opportunity occurs? These men
and these trees are like O'Connor's
friil daughter-they lack, not the dis
position. but the opportunity. And
then. NJ Ne no; alike subject TO that
mental alteration which pointed bo.h
moral and political reetiiude. AT
time it was thought | had shaped the
popular will OF White Pine. | sill
think that had my remarks in the
SENTINkL been needed 10 further ef-
fort would be necessary. But alas.
how deceptive the appearances! My
work had To he resumed de-nore and
with new and untried associates. How
ever, fceliu. oUr>siveSlthree ofu -)intin-
i;elv iu>ulted 10y the angularities nf the
Republican ami Democratic nominal
tons. We determined To put new heads
in the field: not sore. heads, to he
sure. nor famou>-head>, nor vet. very
sound heads. but heads holding mas
>ive. undevelored brains, and holy
horrors of all partisan thraldom.
With Decor Morcton'> flaN-seed brain
unetcr We measured great numbers.
all filling the requirements. and vet
our undertaking Was Il delicate one.
Ii success should crown our efforts.
then We knew that Our names would
be inperi>hably enrolled a> great pa
triotS. We also realizeithat "Succe>S.
no moral Wit. though sure the hand,
can always hit StIll We did not hes
itate. We wen 10 work fully impressed
with the obstacles TO he s~urmOunted.
To civtvc and mill new ores from indie
Unable veins WAS no insignificant Mat
ter. However. We were independents.
II stood not upon the order Of our
beginning. With as little romance and
gaud A. possible. we issued a call tor a
Citizens independent Convention. To
make SURF THAI 10 trick shuuld be
thrown III the way Of Il spontaneous
movement. | dispatched my esteemed
associate first above named. To organ
iZe clubs, independent of politics ami
parties. ut Cherry creek. And sill
further To insure perfect demolition of
I craftsmanship, from waich we
NC tilfraI.t+r Ia a>,.n no sa1,r
my o:her esteemed associate 10
organize at Robinson. | attended to
nome matters. The day OF assembling
I jrew hear. and - did bo.h Republican
and Democratic candida e.. THev
Mere not at al >oiicitiuu> but Very
ready 10 swear tiIa' they had been In
DEPENDENTS for these MANY Wears.
democrats, with Infatuated po>tcrior>,
swearing mad with Sharon. and Re
p~ublicanS, with furred ieet and imper-
ceptible tread equally placablc for or
fornen>t Sharon. We're coidtiny ami
care->ing; but me and my associates
We're not to he be-uiled by the coming
OF these men; Ne am without the
least ~preconCert mo interna. >ratnpcan
charge that to nominate "A Eooi ic-i>-
lative ticket regardless of the percent
age of base in the ore-and we did it.
lIitN dlt an iiitll VI StiiliilIlE. men
who are willing to 90 to Carson I'M
pledged; men who are susceptible to
scientific Developments. In sending
these un,eiii-h independents To the
Legislature we are fel: iul of no mis-
placed confidence" We require no
>oieinn. eat throat pledges, and shall
he satisfied with whatever they do
cheertuily ra'ityin- the same-outsi1e
o. re;r~ofninLent s,alin-o or otpaJi'etg be-
toulinE tIciroW wi,iill";ree>. Dur reso-
lution-are in the heart>ofall mcn.uore
ae~pecitl!y that whatever vas pure
sal, in the old parties was stolen from
u: and that other. that a. frcemcu we
should Insist that every ~In1cpendcn:
shall he compelled to vote the ticket
without feeling any SENSE of ohli-a-
ton. My associate, think the hi>ior-
zeal resolutions Il little obscure, but
they are moi OF paramount ii~npurjancc.
they ara not tcartulIy Sensational.
neither will they make afraid. The
result i that already the Democrats
admit they were too c,anky and spoke
on TOO soon. The i,npub lean, admi,
they were too much inclined to hugger-
mu--cr. an! that II would have been
better to have eruc.ated in + 2 face Of
ali mel ti:n 10 have rerini cd the as
%>emhiing OF an Independent CITIZENS
Convention. The W. p. y. wan.s all
">ulnmer residents" imprisoned.
which means me and my associates.
But let them gable. We shall win.
Non-committal Republicans AND i'm
poli,ic, on spoken Democrats can re
man 10 plot another two Years. They
shall not rob us of our brave antag-
oni>m to a third term, nor squclrh the
irrepres>ihlc. unplrdgcd freedom of
our candidates. Let the w. p. y.
grope like a blind mole ia fa:hum the
mystery of our convention. II may
LEARN some din.>.' AT er election,
from me and my associates.
Ell EEKAB.