Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-28
FORGING THINGS To AN ISSUE.

GOLD HILL. , SATURDAY, FEB. %. 1874
FORCING THINGS TO AN ISSUE.
Ben Butler has At last succeeded In
getting his striker, Simmons, confirm
ed As Collector Of Customs for Boston,
Massachusetts,. This has been done
against the unanimous protest OF the
Boston Board Of Trade, against the
objection Of every Republican news
paper In Boston, against the will OF
seven Of tho Massachusetts, Congress
sional delegation and In the face OF the
Republican sentiment Of Massachu-
sets. II was accomplished BY q vote
Of forty-four out Of 4 Senate ofseventy-
eight members. The vote stood twen-
ty-seven for confirmation TO seventeen
against, all the Democrats present vot-
Ing In the affirmative. Thus BY tho
aid Of Democrats has Butler t%riumphed
over the better class Of Massachusetts,
Republicans. The anlmus Of the DEM
ocrats In thus aiding Butler to force
an obnoxious official Into tho Boston
Custom-houss Is apparent. They wish
TO see the Republican party split In
pieces; to see the yearly majority Of
5000 to l00.0 900 dwlndle and thus re-
gain control OF the State. IL was pol
Icy for Democratic Senators to conf
blne In outraging Massachusetts, Re-
publicans. IL was both shrewd aud
strategic. Aud In view Of late utter
ances NO are not at all sure that by
forcing Simmons upon Boston against
her protest, they will not effect the end
sought.
Republicans In Massachusetts, were
made sore aud disseminated by the Gu
dorsemcnt, taclt at least, II moi open
and avowed. by the Administration OF
Buffers attempt to capture the State
last Autumn. Such staunch aud prom.
inent Republican journals As the Boston
Journal and the Advertiser were bitter
In their dsn~unclations Of Butler and
his cause. They told the Administra-
ton In plain terms that while they
were Republicans, loyal to the party
and It's traditions, tie Interference OF
Federal officials with tho politics Of
their State, csald not and would not
be brookej. and II persisted In, the re-
suit would be rebellion. In short,
that they wsrs not Republicans OF the
Butler class. Since this nomination,
which appears to DO peculiarly odious
to the business men OF Boston, and to
Republicans generally, was made, the
papers mentioned have been speaking
their minds In unmistakable language.
They have denounced the nomination
n unfi,, as degrading to the party, and
~ an Insult to the business men OF
Boston. They have characterized the
nominee as a political shyster, n strik-
er. a primary manipulation. a ward
politician, aud In every manner posi-
bic not only manifested their disgust
with the selection, but betrayed symp-
tens Of rebellion against 4 most lntolsr-
able act Of Injustice.
Il will DO recollscted that this man
Simmons was heard Of last Summer In
the Massachusetts, campaign. He Is
charged with being the author Of the
conspiracy to secure Butler delegates
to the State Convention By calling
caucuses at a time when the best peo-
pie Of Boston were At the seaside or In
the mountains. He was q delegate to
tho convention himself aud worked
ardently aad arduously for His friend
Butler. Tho convention adopted q
most bitter resolution about the inter-
ference Of Federal officials with State
politics. Ii was unanimously adopted.
Simmons being at that time Supervisor
OF Internal Revenue, and at whom
this resolution Was aimed, voted for II
with the rest. The resolution called
upon the President to remove Inter-
fsring Federal officials, meaning Sim
mons aud mo has now done SOTO the
Office Of Collector Of Customs. Thls
;srs unon tbs lovaltv NJ the maiorlty.