Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-17
SENATORIAL.


watching with great interest the various
phases that the struggle for the United
States Senatorship has assumed. We do
not know that Sharon can claim the high
position OF being the best abused man in
the United States, but he certainly can
on the Pacific coast. One says he is
hard-hearted, cold-blooded capitalist;
another that he desires to introduce Chi
nese labor; another that he is monopo-
list 1another that he wants to crush the
working man. In short, he is charged
with the infraction of every command
ment Of the decalogue, save it may be
murder, and probably that will be added
in day or two. OF course oil this is
nothing but the noisy. seething foam OF
the hour. which, like so many soap bub-
bles, in a short time will be resolved into
its original insignifcance. That is true,
but still, at the same time. these frothy,
blatant declarations may have some
effect on those who take no time to re-
fleet on their absurdity. 1t is well, then,
in the first instance, to recollect where
most of this Grub street Leather and
prunella" omanates. 1t nearly all is
Proauoeo W thv vi.s;.-;a T~5apnnient.
which is the organ not so much Of man
as tunnel. The protector OF that I'M
dertaking would move heaven and earth,
if he could, to secure means to carry on
that enterprise, which would ultimately
devour the Comstock like Saturn ate his
children, only in this instance it would
he the child devouring the parent
To do this. special legislation must be
had. and there is the bone of contention.
All the owners Of the Comstock are
without exception opposed to the execu-
tion of this scheme, which practically
confscates their property Sutro knows
this, also knows that Sharon is large
owner in the various mines on the vein,
that he, with the rest of his co-proprie-
tors, are opposed to the scheme. Sutro
also knows that Sharon is a man of
ability, Of uncomfortable pertinacity and
determination, and if returned to the Sen.
ate will oppose all legislation which will
favor the tunnel at the expense of the
mines, for the pretended benefit of which
it is now being opened. Knowing all
this, Sutro causes his paper to conjure
up all kinds Of specters and imaginary
grievances with which to fright the peo-
pie from supporting n candidate that
there is every reason to believe will be
the most useful and reliable representa-
tive that Nevada can choose. We have
no real fear that Sutro will be successful
in his object, but in the meanwhile We
would again ask the people to remember
that at present mines and mining is the
sole important pursuit Of the state.
Take the mines Of Nevada from her
mountains and where she has one thous-
and inhabitants now We doubt whether
then she would have ten. This being
the acknowledged fact, We think it is
well for the Senators representing the
State in the United States Senate to be
intimately connected with and largely
interested in this all important industry.
That Sharon is so interested is an unde.
niable proposition. Therefore, whatever
would hurt the great business element of
the State will injure him. He will have
personal interest in protecting US, be.
cause at the same time he will be de.
Tending himself. 1t may be said that
self-nterest is low motive on which to
predicate action on such a matter, but
all must admit that it is one Of the most
powerful that actuates the human breast
Again, it should be recollected that the
people in the East have the most exag-
gerated, fanciful and illusory notions of
the mineral wealth of this State. They
think it is only ask and have. That |
silver bouders and gold nuggets lie
strewn around like pebbles on the sea-
shore. Believing this, and suffering as
they are from severe taxation, from de-
preston in business, and remembering
that most of this State is still national
domain, they ''coDjure up come absurd
scheme, by which the mineral treasures
Of these regions shall be made to liqui-
late large portion of the national in
lebtedness. With this impression every |
ALLOW Congressman thinks he will at
'nce earn the good will of his constitu-
nts, and acquire personal distinction by
some ridiculous measure
ending to this end. OF course, the
eople here know how silly these no.
ons are, and how unsubstantial is the
asis on which they are founded, but
he people in the East 10 not. They have
} be Taught, and the truth put before
lem in an ineligible, unmistakeable !
,rm. II IS for these reasons we advo-