Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-07
AZ NDErExsIvE CHARGE.

Since the election and the consequent
choice Of . Republican Legislative ticket.
The Democratic press has been assidu-
ously sndsavorins to create the impress
NON that the Republican State ticket or
Tie dsfsatsd portion thereof, was "trs-
ded or. on election day for the lsgis
l.tiys tickss- by Mr.. Sharon's frisnds.
They do this regardless Of their previous
assertions that this State il Denocratic
and their boasts before the election that
the Dsmoc,tc Stts ticket would be
elected en- masss. II seems to Us, in
view Of the results Of ths contest. To b
q very stupid and unsallsd for false
hood. II the Democratic party has, a.
thsss Journals have alleged, . majority
Of voters in Nevada, 1t is Plain to the
dullsst comprehension that any trade
made against the Republican State ticket
by Mr.. sharon's fisnds must have in
ursd to The strength OF The Democratic
ticket. In other words. II the Dem
ocrats had . clear majority as . party
this majority would have bean inasassd
By every trade made FOR the Republican
Legislative tiohe4. Lsi& NaalA@l
Now, how Dc We and the facts u de-
vsloped by the slectioni
In addition 70 sleetiag . majority Of
their Legislative ticket The Republicans
Of Nsvads have, without doubt, elected
Ill bat three Of their nominees upon
the State ticket. and probably all except
two. From present returns the Rspub-
lican party has elected woodbura. Ho-
bart. Minor. Tsbbs, Bieknsll. Kelly.
Day. whitehill. Beatty, Earll and Pown-
ing. with . strong probability oil elect
ing George Tufiy as Treasurer. The
Democratic party has elected Bradley.
Adams s,d possibly Jerry Schooling.
Now, will some srudits mathematician
of the Democratic persuasion. allsge,
nrst-that that the Democratic party has
. majority in Nevada; sscond-that Mr..
sharon's friends traded on the Repub-
loan State for the Republican legislative
ticket. and then digest the conclusion
that the Republican party has elected
nearly IL not quite two-thirds Of its leg
.-,.-- - ax..;wth. ~ IL. qiats
tickst7 We would-bsing always in
search Of and ready to investigate new
thsoriss-bs pleased to read the peculiar
reasoning OF our Democratic contsm-
porariss upon this, to Us, most perplsI-
ing eonundrum.
The truth OF the matter. as We view 1t,
il that the Republican party Is the ma
jority party in Nevada. Several Demo
cratic State officers. including Con-
gresham. were elected four years ago
BY . split in the Republican ranks. A
Democratic Congressman was elected
two years since because Of his good re-
cord and general popularity. This year
two and perhaps three Democratic State
officers have been elected, not by their
partisan friends. but because they were
exceptionally popular with the people.
But wherever IL has come to an even
test between Democratic and Republican
State nominees, the latter are found to
bs in the majority. Gov. Bradley is
exceptionally strong in the affections Of
the people. Jswett Adams also has
hosts Of friends. In Storey county
these two gentlemen ran far ahead OF
their fellow nominees, and NO one
knows bsttsr than do the gsntlsmsn
named that thar election was net COM
passed by trading votes. II was per
sonal friendship which reelected Brad
Icy and elected Jswstt Adams; not any
conspiracy or double dealing among Mr..
sharon's friends.
Much has been said about
ticket with the Democratic State
officers and the Republican legislative
ticket thereon. We are aware that many
Democrats voted this ticket. But We
also know that but few Republicans did
30. else there had been larger majoritiss
for Democratic candidates other than
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
The explanation Of the increased vote
In favor Of the Republican legislative
ticket is simply the fact that large num-
bsrs Of Democrats voted for their State
and county officers. and for the said
legislative ticket. The explanation OF
the increased vote in favor OF Bradley
and Adams il that many Republicans
voted their own ticket. but scratched in
favor Of these two gentlemen. This Is
the emily rational explanation. and in our
best judgment the only n which fully
and clearly throws light upon the late
election. No trading. Of whatever M
ture. could have produced the result. for
the simple reason that there mus, be
two parties to q bargain, and what Is
given to one party must be taken from
another. Besides this, there is another
view. II Democratic journals accuse
Republicans Of trading. they must also.
in the same breath. charge Bradley.
Adams and Schooling iii slscted) with
trading of the balance OF the State
ticket and the whole Legislative ticket
for their own success. They will hardly
20 90 far as that.