Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-06-26
WHO ARE SARG ENT AND
GORIfAM?

all nppntd iull mohlncu. nPy already
realize they are on the wrong scent. A
lion-,he sometime sleeping Republican
LIONS in the way. A stranger arriving
in thi. State at the time tn which we refer
and hearing them in full cry, yelping
"Snrgent and Gorham " Sargent and
Goiham I" would naturally inquire
what he would learn
A. A. Sargent has always been nm earn
est Republican. In 1861 he was elected
representative to Cong e.s from this State
and ever since then has been Rrpubli-
/ can member of C0ngress-for the last
| two year. in the Senate. All that time
/ he has been nm open, consistent and faith
| fu advocate of the best interests of his
! Stnte and of the Republican party. No
other representative the State has ever
had has accomplished So much for the
State. His record MS public servant is
nna-sailrd and unas,ai able. There is no
faint Of corruption on his garments. no
stain Of di-hnnor on his character. Two
years ngo, Newton Booth, whom the Re-
publicans had elected Governor, sought
to di.intrgrate and betpy the party
which honored him rs its leader and build
up a Booth party upon its ruins. The
Republicans had no leader but Sargent.
and State contest coming on with the
Presidential Election To take Place next
year. In this emergency Sargent n he
was in duty bound, and that answering
Republican George G.. Goi ham, threw
them selves in the breach. An unrxcpp-
tiona bic ticket and platform was pre- entrd
to the people on behalf of The II publican
party. Strange to relate, the entire credit
Of this action is given TO Sargent and
Gotham by their worst enemies, and Mt
tn same time they me denounced for
that very action. II was positively known
thai Sa gent was no; and We nd not be n
cand date for any office and Tie me WAS
true of Gorham No one could believe
III ir action was ofe"wise than pathetic
an J unsr f h. Ifthrrp was r publican
'ea e in the State, it was Sn' gent. II
Their" was one whose counspl- should be
hredod, it was Sargent. II there WIS
one o whom it was required that he
shold take mn active. londing, prominent
part IN the affairs of the party. it WI Sur
gent. il there was man whose ability,
homage and fidelity TO the party was the
right man Ia MD Sargent in this emerg-
encv, it was George C. Gurham.
But, who i George c. Gnrham? A
man upon whose private character there
is no blrmi.h. a Republican,. whose
lclity to the party through good and
evil report. has never been gu, STONED
citizen destined 10 be better known and
better appreciated. A vindirtivennd nm
ecrupulous press, v hose tool he eco ned
t. become, has for wears pursued him
vi h n Il Mt NC, unjust and cruel abuse.
But George c. Gphnm refuses tn how Ia
this torn Of SANDER. nrd will not down
at their bidding. Without degnng
wotd in self d fence, he has IA sued the
even tenor OF his WAY and to-day, in all
that constitutes II high minded, honorable
man. towers rs much above his poll pnr-
rot drirnctnrs H. does Mont Blame above
mole hill ut It's base. viii thev mill
tfev, du ing his generation he will be II
power in the politics of this coast. Let
our nhlet public men be gathered i"gpth-
or aud G,rham will be rrcognized MS
ma-t'r pitit among them and directing
their action. He is delouncod hv those
VII, hate him, bccause Il ey far hun,
hut let him turn with angry gesture and
they scatter like sheep before n lncnmo.
tive. The un.paring dpnuncalion of
Gorhnm in certain quarters Is partly -
Ia the fac. that when he inter eies their
Programmes md selfish sci enc, nIe I'M
tremendously set u ide. Hi assai ants
d. not deal in manly, stinil h 70 ward
nccu ion To which the lie can be given
and he fa'schood nnilpd. AS public
man and stat sman. Gnlham las faxed
no better an many other ii i1tns of
comm lnding intellect whose Gains 10
the esteem and admiration of their conn
try men time has fully vindicated -
III onehnut the State Go, hnm's friends
and they are legion-together with his
honorable political opponents, unite in
slying That George G. Gorhnm Is the
s naftest man in the State and that ther.
never was truer man 10 hi, friends
and Thu is a prouder and mora lasting
distinction thnn to be Governor of The
State of California. The frozen Truth is
this: The singular hatred di, played to.
wards Gorham arises from the Jealousy
OF mean and inferior minds, Who realize
that they n e dwarfed by comparison.
-, WhIao nd t. mountain Il ps hall find, |
lho iofiltft peaks hoet wIHpt in clio, DIS aud
snow;
=. lie who SURF asses or subdnes mankind,
Must lUOA down on the hat. oil those below"