Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-14
Ex.GOv. HAIGHT MAX ES A Pc.
LITICAL SPEECH.


meeting in San Francisco last Satur-
day night. 1t was an enthusiastic
affair, and leaves no doubt that the
voters Of San Francisco are we'll pleas
ed with the work Of the Democratic
State Convention. Ex-Gov. Haight
vas among the speakers of the even
ing. Following are his remarks as we
find them reported in The Chr0n-
icte:
He began by saying that it was
nearly tour years since he had attend
cd a political meeting, and if he stud
led his own constitutional love of ease
and quiet he should not attend M for
four years t o come. He was not one
of those to indorse wholesale every
thing that a political convention might
do, but he was there to indorse the
nominations of the Democratic State
Convention, and especially its noin-
ination for Governor, not because
he was a Democratic candidate, but
because his was a nomination emil
nently tit to he made. [Applause.1 He
first met Mr.. Irwin at the legislative
session of lS69-70, and was then i'm
pressed with his conscientiousness and
laborious devotion to his legislative
duties, the soundness of his judgment,
his intelligent appreciation OF the mer-
its of public questions and his undevi-
ating fidelity to the public interests.
Mr.. Haight referred to the struggle OF
that year over the San Joaquin and
Southern Pacific Railroad bills, in
which the strongest influences were
brought to bear and every possible ar
gument was used to induce members
to vote for them. 1t was the decisive
fight on the question, and Mr.. Irwin
was one of the fourteen Senators, only
one OF whom was a Republican, who
sustained the veto and Vol the fight
for the people, and saved a large agri.
cultural section of the State from
bankruptcy and ruin. Mr.. Haight
said he knew Of nothing which had
reflected more credit upon the Demo-
cratic party of this State than thu fact
that IL had just selected four of those
incompatible men, tried and proven
true in that time Of trial, for its candi-
dates at the approaching election-Ir-
win for Governor, Vaudeville for Con-
t%roller, Minis for Surveyor General
and Larkin for Congress. He wish
cd to join in ratifying the NOM
nation of Irwin because he was q man
Of tried integrity, of unflinching an
tagonism to corporate aggressions, and
one capable of administering the gov
eminent Of this State with benefit
alike to all, whether Democrats, Re-
publicans or Independents. He then
introduced Mr.. Irwin, b~espeaking for
him q good old Democratic reception.
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UP to the present writing we have
seen more editorial notice taken Of Cal
ifornia politics by Nevada newspapers
than has appeared in our California
exchanges. Who's running that cleo
ton? California or Nevada ?-Lyon
Times.
The editor of the Times Is a new
man In Nevada. When he has been
here as long as some of the rest of us
he will learn exactly why things are
thus. Whenever we have a little pc
litical tilt on this side of the mount
aims the California papers insist on tell
ing us precisely what we should OF
should not do, and now that the occa'
sion offers, it is eminently proper that
we repay the kindness with similar dis
interested advice. We are simply
squaring tho account, MIR. Times.
THE HAPPY CoMPosITOR.-He gave
US a benefit in Yesterdays issue Of the
SENTINEL. In considering the out
look of the Dolly Vardens we said
something about the improbability o1
there being a third party in the Presi
dental campaign next year. To onl
surprise we were made to say thai
there would he no sthird term" party
in that contest. The very next time thai