Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-26
Communicated.
VIEWS OF a REPUBLICAN.

EDITOR SENTINEL: | was reared i'll
the school of politics which took form as
the Republican party in 1856.
l was conscious tina. this party hon.
eStly advocated certain principles
which could be appreciated by all, and
fought its battles to the best of my
ability to the present, always loving
the party, without asking for or nee l.
ing an office. l vas five years in the
army, being actively engage at Don
nelson, Shiloh. Champion Hill, Nicks-
burg AMI several other battles, where
was equally exposed with seventy-four
Of my schoolmateS who We're killed
and wounded, as the rolls of Company
II, Eighth Illinois Infantry, now in
Washington, will show.
The above amounts to nothing, eX-
cept to show some of my reasons for
believing that ! was Republican.
My delusion vas dispelled by MIR.
Sharon sending a professional poll
tician to Lincoln county. in this State,
to organize and III the Republican
party. He was an elector on the Dem
oeratic ticket in California in 1872. He
left his family in San Francisco, declar-
ing he would never bring them to this
State. Bill Leet took him to Sharon
ulator he was, so he was engaged. He
appeared on the scene full of self-suf-
ticiency and it was soon generally
Known from his own lips that he as
Sharon's Major General in Eastern
Nevada. lie eondesc ended to invite
certain Republicans to his office to tell
them what to do.
lie soon had a general reputation of
having plenty of Sharon's corruption
money for distribution, and saying, ~
will make my fight among the mud
s%ills,' as they were thought to be more
easily bought than the respectable por-
ton of society. which he took to he
in the minority. Men of low degree
gathered round him like flies round a
molases barrel. His course Disguised
the better portions of both parties.
who, for a while, turned from him in
disgust. In time, love of office and
fear of Sharon caused SOME who had
been supposed to be respectable to toll
crate him with their noses between
thumb and finger. Sharon saw that
he was offensive to the more reSpecta-
BILE portion of the Republicans, md,
to prevent rebellion against such
odiouS innovation on party decency,
went Through the farce of allowing
of his mines to oppose him and
the other to support him. He took
care that his handy carpet Dagger
should be the winner, as he will. no
doubt, be handy in Carson this Win
ter. lie wen by Democratic votes, six
of his delegates elected taking active
part as Democrats at the primaries a
few days after.
The majority of the Republicans, al
though SRaronized, had too much re-
spect left to vote for him. l think ]
am a Republican,; a Sharonized one,
never. No MAJ can go to the polls
and vote for n of SharOn's tools and
hirelings and walk away with his
manhood untarni,hed. lie will walk
away, hanging his head, remembering
his good Old mother, whom he know
would scOrn the act of vo.ing tor q
corrupt purse-proud wretch. having
none of the att ibutes of a statesman,
except filthy lucre.
II Sharon was to happen to lose al
this money tonight, his present tool
and funkeys would abandon him fol
the smiles of some other rich one, and
he would find his Lest friends anon,
men who have the moral courage L
, tell him his nnfitness for United State.
Senator. REPCBLICAN.