Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-21

il is TO gave objections. In the attempt
to please all, in the end nobody would
be satisfied and nothing would be done.
THE CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA.
Judging from the tenor of Senator
Booth 5 remarks delivered at the seren-
ade given him by the citizens OF San
Francisco, the Independents of Califor-
mia are likely to cut no uncomfortable
figure in the political contest now pend
ing in our sister State. The Republican
aud Democratic organs of California and
for the matter Of that, other States, are
constantly declaring that there are and
can not be but two parties; that those
who are not in favor Of one must ally |
themselves with the other. That con-
clusion is not sound and is contrary |
to experience. At the last election In
California. the Independents or Dolly |
yardens, as they were euphonlously
termed, managed to beat both the other
parties and to elect legislature which,
though it did not do all that was hoped
and expected. certainly prevented much
evil that would have been done had that
legislature been under the control of
either the Democratic or Republican
parties. 1t is also to be remembered
that the Central Pacific Railroad had
managed to manipulate both those polit-
ical organizations so skillfully, that
whichever won tho designs OF that COM
pany would have been carried out. The
Independent victory destroyed the effi-
cacy to n certain extent of those artful
schemes, but they were sufficiently pow
erful to prevent any legislation in which
the interests Of the public would have
been protected The real contest during
that campaign and during the legislative
session was between the people and the
monopulists. The Independents fought
for the former, while both Republicans
and Democrats united for once in de-
Tending the railroad company, when the
interests of the latter conficted with
those of the public. II i. had not been
for the unnatural alliance of the
holdover Republican Senators and
tho Democratic portion of that
chamber headed by jim Farley,
a bill restricting the entertainments OF
the monster monopoly of the coast would
have passed. But the forces of the reg
ular Republican and Democratic parties
were found cheek by jowl, enlisted un.
, der the banners of the Contract and
/ Finance Company. and between them
t they managed to defeat the Independents
3 who We're attempting to carry into force
r the undoubted will of the people as ex
D pressed during the former campaign
, This the people of California have no
g forgotten. They remember very dis
tinctly that the reason why tho Contra
Pacific Company is now exacting wha'
rate for fares and freight it pleases, i
because of the unholy miscegenation o
: the two great parties ns represented Il
: the California Senate Chamber. This i
Il great fact and one which will very nat
:. urally and very reasonably lead major
% ity of the California voters to distrus
J. both parties and to elect men less in II
Is gard to the character Of their polite,
A. leanings than to their honesty, reliabilt
'r and knowledge of the real wants of ii
q. State. Both of the great parties "a the
10 exist in California are aware how ba
w their record is in such matters. The
both in turn, sold the State to the Raj
or road company, and that is the reaso
s. why they touch State or home topics
m gingerly. In fact the men that frame
MS tho address of the Republican Sta
ID Central Committee and the journals tn
i'm support the Custom House brigade, we
lie foolish enough to say, that in 4
Ar present campaign home topics were to
ikuoicos luut aSSeitiou nhoWou VI
en- they were both stupid and guilty. Tn
Ter were aware that the career OF the par
Is in relation to State matters would II
sm bear examination, and therefore stout
Use bawled out that such matters should 1
m be referred to- The Democrats were 1
raj quite SO silly as this, but no doubt {
oil in the same boat. They will, howev
ant both find ont that the people will not
en- SO easily led by the nose as they N
vas imagine. What the Central Pac
eat would do, il it could, has been "
OF shown by its warfare on the Pacific MI
'tlii by crippling that company until it cea'
ees its opposition, and by the conseQu,
lat constant increase of fares and freigt
lig The people of California, as well as
'c'' Nevada, see very plainly that uni
use something is done to restrain this ey
oe growing and insatiate monster munopo
IN it will in effect own the Pacific Sta
GUS and exact just as much tribute as
lrk- pleases from its submissive and toll
'toh vassals. The contemplation of sucl
'u'y prospect and the imminent danger of
ana being realized, is not pleasant. Yet
ned people. while they recoil from it, find
men hope OF assistance from either of
nan great parties, and must therefore /
r to themselves. From all appearances,
on they will do, and will again elect a l
ach islature pledged to restrain the pc
par and exactions of the railroad comp
OF within something like reasonable lin
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