Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20


ALv. porEN, EAissr asA rrepsiessr
slLn ELL. :vEDIEsDAY. OCT. 10 1876
the CALIFORNIA ELEcrioN TODAY.
To-day California holds an election.
Judicial officers arc to DO chosen. and
lat, but not least. q State S~uperintend-
ent Of Public Instruction Is 10 be select
ej. With due Difference Ia Judicial dig
nifty and all that sort Of thing. the peo-
pls Of California seem TO think tho most
important feature Of tho contest to-day
IL the selection Of q proper person TO
preside over and supervise tho eduea-
tional interests Of tho State. The SON.
tes,ants are Carr aud Fitzgerald. The
former was for some time President OF
the State University Of California: the
latter has onco filed tho Office in con-
troversy. The former Is a Republican.
the latter a Democrat. Carr Is not q
c~hurchman. Fitzgerald Is q eler-
gyman Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. For this latter
reason. u none other. in u judgment.
his nomination WAS injudieious, and his
election would Be hurtful. We believe
In the absolute separation Of Church
from State. Our theory 10, that only
In the complete segregation Of the cou-
mon school system from ssctarianism Is
its preservation. prosperity and useful
meas TO DO most stfectually conserved.
The election Of clergyman TO super
wise over our common schools undoubt-
sdly gives otfenss 10 many. and affords
tho enemies Of the FREQ school system q
powerful lever to DO used for its over
throw. Certain II il. that IL possible.
no ground for objection should DO given
the enemies Of the system. and II is also
~ true that tho election OF q clergy
man does give plausibility TO the adverse
arguments Of Its enemies and strength
TO their pleas in favor Of sectarian sdu-
caiisn and q division Of the public funds
in support Of religious educational in
stitutions. There are other arguments
and facts 10 b cited against the cleo
ton Of Fitzgerald to-day. not the least
Of which IL the fact that in 1901, he
caused . worry useless change in the
school books OF California in tho inter-
ssts Of ~disloyalty. and to crafty q NOR
bid prejudice against the text books Of
Northern authors. It Is likely that
Carr. the Republican nominee. will be
elected. a. he Is known TO Be . man Of
Ans attainmsnts. unsectarian. and am
ply qualified for the responsible posi-
ton 10 bs nllsd. He will probably re-
csivs the votes Of nearly all the indie
pendent element. and u large proportion
Of the German vote. irrespective Of
party.
rnE STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
Tho Board Of State Prison Commits.
sioners met yesterday at the State Cap
itol building. Gov. Bradley presiding.
and al the members present. Resolu-
tons were passed temporarily suspend
ing Warden Lyman from the discharge
Of Official functions at the State Prison.
and appointing n. II. Elstncr. formerly
Superintendent OF the Brunswick Mill.
10 act in his stead. II m also ordered
that two disinterested experts DO ap-
pointed to examine tho books and ac-
counts. and W. T. Haniord. Of Carson.
and z. s. Eldridge. Of Virginia. were
employed ~ such experts. Gov. Brad
10y appeared in the Board with an at
tornsy o. adviser. which. perhaps. in
view Of well.knovn facts. was judicious.
OF the two experts appointed, one Is the
present Deputy State Controller. and the
other was formerly Deputy Warden under
Hyrnan Al the Prison. Both should,
therefore. to some degree. DO familiar
with the method Of bookkeeping em-
ployed at the Prison. and a. disintsrest-
81 experts be prepared TO mako a just
examination and report. As the Board
unanimously decided 10 deposo the
Warden during the progress Of the in
vsstigaton. an opinion a. TO the policy
or justice Of such q course Is Of no con-
sequence. II may 30 customary and
correct. w earnestly hope that dur
ing the investigation. nov At last begun.
every charge against the Warden. CON-
ing from sources entitled TO any Gre
dsnce. will DO fully inquired into. Is
pecially does the accusation Of the Gov
srnor. that Hyman has been using
his position TO rob tho STATE" require
thorough and vigorous examination.
But while this Is so. il Is not
proper that baseless rumors CON-.
ing from sources utterly unworthy
Of credit. and having evident relation to
and connection with the hates or loves
Of criminals should DO considered.
Aside from their extreme improbability
the State can Ill afford 10 spend time
or incur expense TO prove true or false
the allegations Of those whose unsup-
ported evidence would pass for worse
than naught before an intelligent jury.
We hope this inquest will 30 full and
conplsts In detail and extent; that tho
enact facts Of Prison management may
b set forth clearly. and in such form
that the public as well Us the Board Of
Commissioners may he able 10 form a
Just decision. Meanwhile. in the inter-
ests Of justice. all comments prsju-
dicial 10 any parties Herewith connected
should DO withheld.
TEE Iowa Legislature. just elected, is
very largely Republican. Its most i'm