Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-19
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art, talks of George Gorham through the
columns of yesterdays Enterprise As fol-
lows:
Just at this time. probably. George
C. Gorham is receiving more abuse than
any man on the Pacific Coast. He Is
called by all the epithets in the black
guards vocabulary. and every sin OF
omission and commission is laid at his
door To the immigrant just arriving
here. it must be a matter of astonish-
nent that SO bad a man as he is not
driven from the coast by an indignant
people. And yet. it strikes US that Cor
hams enemies ought to be careful in
their charges, lest a spirit of inquiry be
awakened, and an investigation be made
as to what crimes this remarkable man
really stands charged with. 1t is enough
to excite . smile, to read the words OF
some hippant editor. who first came to
this coast on the railroad, as he hurls
the epithet of "carpet-bagger" at Cor
ham. From 1850 to 1S69-for nineteen
years at Ieast-Gorham was a pioneer on
the Pacific Coast We saw him daily
for q good many years rs be struggled
up from boyhood. with no help but his
brain and his invincible courage. until.
by the strength of his character alone.
he won fairly the nomination for the
highest Office in the gift of California.
We say fairly. for it is true. He had
been clerk TO Judge Field until the YER
dict of all who sought that gentleman's
Office was that, cave on matters of law,
Fields clerk knew more than his en-
ploye. on every subject in the world.
He was Secretary to Governor Low, and
was the brains of the office. In the
great war he was the second editor, in
point of ability on the coast, and the first
after Watson (of the URio') died; and
from his sanctum he daily went on the
streets where fighting rebels were thick
as blackberries, and dsfed them all. And
during all those years no breath of sland
er was ever breathed against his integri
ty Of character as q man: no one ever ac-
cused him of betraying trust to friend
or party. His public as his private life
was unstained. He won the nomination
for Governor over John Bidwell, who
had not tie first recommendation for the
Office, except that among his neighbors
he was esteemed an honest Inap, and
that he was rich. Gorham made as
brave and fair canvass for the Office as
ever was made, but was beaten because of |
the hostility to the railroad and to the Re |
publican party of the Union, Bulletin |
and some other California journals. Cor |
ham was doubtless friendly to the Rail-
road Company, for his life had been
more or less identified with tina. enter |
prise for years; but had he been elected |
Governor he would have been Governor,
ard the combined power Of all the
monopolies of California would never
have swerved MIN one step from his own
ideas of justice. Since then. the journals
that opposed his election have never
ceased to abnse him, until they have
created the impression among strangers
that his being at liberty is but another
sign of the reckless carelessness of our
people. We advise Gorham's enemies
to begin to add proof to their charges,
for Gorham is a very brilliant man, and
is liable to yet live down all his de-
tractors
The writer of the foregoing makes one
immaterial mistake. Gorha5I came to
California in 1s49. boy of IL, round
the Horn. He has never had any other
residence than in California since then,
though his official duties as Secretary of
the Senate require his presence in
Washington during the sessions of Con-
gress.
In the winter of 1S6l-62 Mr.. Gorham
drew up the call which united the war
Democrats of California and the Repub-
icaus in what has since been known as
the Union party of that State. This
was done while the Legislature, being |
aoodcd ont ~ SscramenfO held ifs eos