Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-20
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Mr.. Irwin, and pats hal Rentleman on
The back in Q peculiarly friendly man
nsr. Why 20 staunsA Q Rspuhaican
journal can In any wise assist In The
election Of an out and out Dsmocras
rem aims . mystery With us.-Nsradd
Tfibsns.
To our mind there Is no mystery
Whatever In the matter. The Record.
Union IL asssztsd 70 b owned largely,
OF wholly. By The Central Pacific Rail-
rosd Company. Ths saoransnto Record
vss ssarssd By hat corporation for the
purpose Of destroying ths Usios. an
snti-monopoly journal. In this. after
. struggle Of several ysars. Il succeeded.
The Union esassd 70 pay. and was pur-
chased BY the Record combination. The
two journals we're ostsaibly msrgsd-b
save the subscription list Of the Uaion-
under the title Of The Record Union.
which vas placed undss the editorial
managsmsnt Of the Record editor. OF
course. 10 continues TO b the organ oi
the railroad company. Both the Re
pablican and Indspsnasnt convsntions
in California have promulgated strong
anti.nonopoly platforms. Both have
asserted the right and power Of State
and National L~sgislatures 70 lssislats
upon the question Of frsights and
fares. Both have asserted that .
citizen has rights which q rail
road corporation Il bound 10 respect
Both have asserted . discrimination
to correct existing abuses In rail
road management By adequate leg
i~slativs snactmsnts. and enforce them
with al the power Of the State Govern
mspt. Both have nominated candidates
pledged to carry out the principles Of
their platforms. The Democratic Con-
vention which met in San Francisco also
adopted what Il diguihss BY the name
Of anii-monopoly resolutions. but. Like
those Inundated BY that party in Nsvads
last year. they will not hold water; they
arc ambiguous. and only calculated "a
appsass . public demand and-eaich
votes. Tho candidates Of the Demo-
cratic party are not conspicuous a. anti
railroad men. Irwin, tho gubernatorial
nominee. was charged during the sss.
sion Of the California Legislature. two
yssn aimee. with being in league with
the Central Pscns clique. and aboTins
to defeat attempted lsgislation against
that huge monopoly. This IL still al
legged against him. and II Ia . notable
fact that some Of the Railroad Com
pany's political managsrs were instru'
mental In securing his nominotion.
The Record Union has no political
status, still less has Il ever shown OF
docs II now manifest the possession oil
susht Of political principle. Its bust
nsss il 10 serve its master. the Central
Pacific Railroad corporation, and II
does its bsst TO do 20. Il denies thu
right Of the people to protect them'
selves against corporate abuses; claim
that no lsgislator OF legislature Is wise
enough TO AZ rates Of frsights AMI
fares. and finally that no n except the
corporation itself has . right to do 90
What, therefore. more natural than thai
this organ: this tool Of The Central Pa
eiae Railroad should favor . party AMI
party nominees Who. judged BY thsi
platform and record. are least liable v
isgislsis for the people n against il in
tsrssts. 80 far ~ politics 10 eoncernet
the Record Union nov claims to Be in
dependent. Il did claim 10 be Rspubli
can until the convention Of that part.
met in Sacramento. Upon liz adjourn
ment the Record Union boltsd. Its 20
ton shows the depth Of its politiea
convictions. Il has no fault to hnt
with the Republican platform save ii
position ON the railroad question
In other words. It's poliica
course and convictions turn upoi
he question Of fares and frsishts
Until the Republican party asserted TIL
rishts Of the people in this regard III
Record. Union saw nothing wrong. Bu
This bsing dons ID boltsd. ID there an!
mystery about thisi To NJ 70 ID plaiI
enough. Interest. not principle Ia tn
directing power In the ofiss Of th'
Record Union. II must do the work o.
it, master. That work 10 just now Il
dsisss proaounssd aati-nonopoly can
didates. This In . manner. dsspicabl'
because insinesrs. Il il s~ndsavodng Il
accomplish.