Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-06-25
MADE A MISTAKE.

The following special dispatch TO o
Chicago paper was sent from Washing
ton yesterday. 1t refers to the proceed
ings in the U. s. Senate on receiving tho
nomination Of Boss Shepherd as one Of
the Commissioners to govern the Dis
trict Of Columbia until the reassemblins
Of Congress:
The Ohio and Indiana Republican
members notably made themselves active.
They declared that the party would be
swept from the deck next Fall II this
stigma which Grant had put upon it was
not wiped out by q decided rejection Of
the nomination. Logan. in his speech
In the executive session Of the Senate,
denounced the appointment in violent
terms. He said he had Just returned
from the West, where the people seemed
more excited over the Washington Ring
than over the currency question. and de-
manded that IL should be legislated out
Of sight. Sherman. Allison and others
opposed the confirmation. Sargent
alone championed il. The Democratic
Senators generally remained silent and
let the Republicans fight ii out. Finally,
after q bitter debate OF two hours and a
half. a vote was taken. Those who
voted for him were Sargent Of California,
Spencer Of Alabama. Patterson Of South
Carolina. Clayton Of Arkansas, Jones OF
Nevada, and Flanagan Of Texas.
We are not surprised at the vote Of
Senator Sargent upon this proposition.
He has been to q great extent the cham
pion OF the District rs well as other
powerful combinations during the whole
session. II is the amendments proposed
by him and adopted by the Senate which
so emasculated the Poland Mormon bill
as to render it practically useless. He has
only followed out in this vote the course
he adopted in the beginning OF the ses-
sion.
But we are astonished at the vote OF
Senator Jones in favor Of the confirma-
ton Of Boss Shepherd. Mr. Jones has
during the present session Of Congress
made himself a reputation which is
worth having and-saving. His attitude
and speeches upon the financial ques-
ton have gained hirs hosts OF friends.
They have also Us ii appears won him
the favor OF tho President. This is all
well. and tho people Of Nevada are glad
to be Etly represented; glad to have u
citizen OF our State gain renown by
waking up and startling eastern old
fogyism. BIT IL the friendship Of the
President carries with il an obligation
to support all men and measures favored
by the Chief Executive. it will be better
for Senator Jones TO lose ii. II to be
ON good terms with Grant mean the
| favoring OF such men as Richardson
and Shepherd the Senator can bet
ter afford to lose such intimate
relations than to advocate the promo
ton or appointment Of men whom the
country regards rs incapable--shll
worse-criminal. We are glad the Sen
ate has adjourned. Let Senator Jones
return to Nevada. He will find hosts Of
friends and a general approval OF his
course. But he will also find that the
people OF this State as we'll Ms elsewhere
are in earnest in demanding that the
jobs which have disgrnced this Admin
is,ration shall cease, and the men who,
like Richardson, Shepherd, Sawyer.
Banheld, Durell, Busteed, ct al, have been
proven guilty participants therein, shall
''take back Seats" shall be ~''uuloaded."
The Senator made a mistake. Happily,
however, his vote was not enough to
''vindicate" a man whom the whole
country regards us hardly second to
Boss Tweed in public robbery.