Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-19
THE Democratic editors of Eastern Ne


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THE Democratic editors of Eastern Ne
vada, who have bartered their souls and
propose to jeopardize the welfare of the
commonwealth for few dollars Of Shar-
on's gold, seem to have an especial spite
against the Independent. The PIocHE
RECORD, Sharon's $4,000 Democratic
organ, produces, and the Eureka Senti-
mel, a little $1,000 Democratic-Sharon
organ. copies, what they term "a criti-
cism" of this paper, but which is moth
ing more nor less than an insiduous
puff OF Sharon's management Of the
Comstock mines-right in the face OF the
fact that one OF the leading citizens OF
this State, who knew whereof he spoke,
swore in open Court that sharon rob-
bed the stockholders of the Yellow Jacket
mine OF $4,000, 900 or more" A moiety
of this 81, 900. 900 is now being distrib-
uted around among the Democratic edi-
tors of Eureka and Phoebe, and hence,
etc. Virginia Independent.
On reading the above polite rejoinder,
we could not help remembering that it is
a marked characteristic OF a fallen wo-
man, who has plunged deep down in the
lower depths OF vice and degradation. to
constantly be uttering derogatory obser-
vations concerning her more fortunate
sisters, who have not succumbed to the
wiles of the tempter. She realizes her
own hopeless condition, and mad with
despair, and furious with envy of those
more happily placed, she spits her venom
on them, merely to crafty her spleen and
insatiate craving for revenge, like the
wild Indian, not caring on whom. This
is the pitiable condition of that paper
that was SO singularly unfortunate as to
choose the name of Independent. We
suppose it selected that appelative on the
same principle that the negro women are
SO fond Of arraying themselves in white,
for the purpose of making their dark
visages appear still more of charcoal
hue. So when Sutro fixed upon the
name OF Independent for his paper, it
was for the purpose of frightening by
contrast the absolute power which he
yields over it. In the latter, there would
be nothing wrong Of itself, for he started
the paper, furnished the means to pur-
chase its outfit and defray its expenses,
and certainly ought to control it, because
it is his own property, and he has the right
both moral and legal to do what he
pleases with it. 1t is only when it comes
forth under false colors, that the outside
world has occasion to complain. For in
stance, calling itself the, and claiming to
be independent, when more fitting cog
nomen would have been, the Tunnel, or
the Confiscator, or the Sutro's Own; the
Log Roller, the Lobbyist, or any other
name equally expressive of the design of
getting other peoples property without
returning any equivalent. But letting
the name go, let US turn to the matter,
and here we are at once disappointed and
disguised. This typographical represen-
tative Of hole in the ground commences
its career as malignant and foul-mouthed
as a drunken harlot. 1t abuses every
body but Sutro. and swears everything is
worthless but that yawning abyss where
in it hopes to swallow the Comstock
Bought and sold itself. it declares every
one is ready to, or has prostituted them
selves. Suspicious like every offender
it can see something more in every eI.
preston than any honest minded, fair
dealing person can. So when its appear.
ance and character Of its articles are fair
lily and csndidly discussed, it twists that
into puff for Sharon. Jobbery and lob.
bying being the stock in trade of its
chief, it AYERS that all others use the
same weapons, and are willing to be
made the instruments of such dirty knav.
cry. In short, it has mistaken subser-
viency for independence, abuse and
journalistic filth for argument. and
making charges against others as
valid defense for its own mi
quities. We can assure the So
called Independent, that if the cause
of the man and the tunnel in which il
has enlisted has any real merit, it ha!
taken q poor way to demonstrate it
for whatever may be the shortcomings o
those who may oppose the tunnel man ant
his scheme, they do not lessen the fault
of the latter. The so-called Independent
real business is to show that Sutro is no
schemiDg adventurer, seeking to appro
pirate other peoples property simply be
cause it is very great, and that his hol
in the ground will be Of benefit to som
one else besides himself and his hackers
That is the real business of the so-calle
Independent, if it only knew it. Unfor
tunstely it does not, and consequent.
makes the grievous mistakes we have 81
candidly and carefully pointed out
thereby fully confirming our previou
impression, which we expressed by say
ing that the Independent was mainl
composed of brass and bellows, to which
when we add billingsgate, will, we ar
sure, be generally accepted as o tiers
and apt description of the editorial d.
partment of the Independent. In col
clusion, we have to thank the Indeper
dent that when it took the trouble
appraise the value of the support OF th
RECORD, it named a moderately decer
sum. Like the negro, when we are sold
we would not like to be auctioned of fo
mere trife. In this connection "
will say, though the Independent doe
not deserve serious reply, that our sur
port Of Sharon arises not from mercenar
or interested reasons, but from o tho
ough conviction that he is better quail
fed to represent Nevada in the Unite
States Senate than any of his con
petitors that have 80 far been named
and being independent not merely
mama hut in fact tho RFcoRD darf