Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-23
cALIFoRNrA,s NEXT POLITICAL
CONTEST.

poraries ssssyed prediction, advice.
seolding and ridiculs. over u late cleo
ton and candidates, We may psrhaps be
justified in specializing somewhat upon
the probabilities Of the contest which
wiIlbs wagsd in that Stats next summer.
California politics have always been. to
use an expressive word, mixed. Now q
Republican and then . Democrat has
been elected Governor. At one session
Of the Legislature the Republicans held
power. at the next. the Democrats were
in majority. She has elected Demo
cratic and Republican Senators, and Con-
grsssmen Of both ~persuasions. Lastly.
shs became hybrid in politics, and two
years ego elected . monsrsl Legislature
and . Dolly Warden Senator. We think
California leans Rspublicanward. Her
Governor (Booth) was elected by Re-
publicans. and should have made the
contest for the Senate within the lines
Of that party. But he chose through
the advice and influence OF his political
godfather and mentor. tho Sacramento
Union. to cast his fortunes with tho dis
affected. and luckily for him won the
fight.
The Independent party in California
was . erusading party. II was started
in opposition to the monstrous sItor-
tons Of q vast moneyed monopoly. We
are not now inquiring as 10 the truth OF
the charges made by the Independent
party against the Central Pacific Rail-
road. In our best Judgment they were
mainly we'll founded; and IL the INDIE
pendent party had succeeded in correct
ing . single u OF the evils ii charged
n existing. We should gladly have given
IL all due credit. But 1t did not. II is
the general opinion Of nearly every CAL
ifornian whom We have met that there
never wa so weak and ~impotent q body
convened at Sacramento as the last Leg
islaturs. They simply did nothing to
remedy the evils Of which they made so
loud complaint. They succeeded. how
ever. in raising the taxes Of that State
appreciably.
The Independent party in California,
although ostensibly apsoplss' party was
in reality apersonal party. Although o.
tsnsibly organized to combata corporate
s1tortion. IL was really begun for the
political elevation Of Gov. Booth. Seiz-
ing upon the feeling against corporate
msddling with political parties-not I'M
natural nor extinct among the people-it
used the enthusiasm thus snscndsr ed to
elevate its f~avorite to high position. 1t
was insincsrs. The people who sup
ported its nominees placed faith in their
protsstations Of zeal and honesty. The
managers who pulled the wires directed
everything to the main issus-ths cleo
ton Of Booth as United States Senator.
This dsns. their insincerity became APP
parent. and the Independent party OF
California became . scrambling mob.
It is the Judgment Of those best &C
quainted with California politics, that
the contest win, In the coming cam
paign. Be not triangular rs 1t was two
years since. but direct. II viii Be there,
rs everywhere. q stand-up hght between
Rspublicanism and Democracy, between
those who desire that the Republican
party bs retained in power and those
Who long for Democratic restoration.
Some Of those journals who switched of
with Gov. Booth two years ago. will re-
sumo their old position and battle with
Republicans. A large majority Of their
readers will do likewise. Others have.
perhaps. gone too far to recsds. These
will ally themselves with Democracy.
and a. is evsr the case with new con-
vsrts will 30 asrcest in the fight against
their quOndam friends and brethren.
But there will hardly be any third party
nominations. A farce like that enacted
two years since will not be reproduced.
The public has had enough Of that.