Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-15
CAnsox Crrr, January IA, 1875.

CARsoS Cfrf, january IL, 1000
Ed. News: Yesterdays proceedings
Of the Legislature, in Joint Convention.
closed the last act in the drama OF tho
Senatorial contest Of Nevada for ls7i-75.
Hours ago the telegraph flashed the re-
suit throughout the length and breadth
Of our Land. For the next yean-lifo
and health permitting-ths Hon. VIII
liam Sharon will have Q voice In the
highest council chamber OF the nation,
in behalf Of his constituents. This 10
the decree Of the majority Of the people
OF the State Of Nevada. Tho position
IL q proud and an honorable one. The
Senator elect has the brain and intellect
to comprehend the high position his
f.llow-msn have placed him in. and the
ability and energy TO meet and success
fully contend with its responsibilities.
No man in this State better understands
the kind Of legislation the peculiar and
varied interests Of this section viii. in
the coming future. require. True. he Is
largely interested In its rich mines, and
on that account some predict ho will be
guided in his acts by selfish motives.
The most Of us think otherwise. His
interests are the peoples interests too.
IL Mr.. Sharon has become immensely
rich in Nevada. so has many a poor
man become wealthy. who. but for tho
n he has developed, never would
have hal . dollar.
II may 10 that some OF your readers
will think me too lavish in lAudations OF
praise Of our newly elected Senator. I
admit that l am u strong admirer OF the
man. For years I have closely watched
his successful career. aud long before
any Senatorial aspirations came to the
surface. predicted for him a brilliant flu
ture, and in imagination. had already
crowned him liking Of the Comstock."
This I have done voluntarily. "without
money or price" The works and nc
eomplishments Of a man in his lifetime.
show the innate ability anil true msttle
Of the man. II such results are devel-
oped in the short term Of u single decade.
who shall question or doubt the mans
ability 10 grasp and gnppls with any
and all the difficulties incidental TO na-
tional legislations Although I am but a
humble citizen. away in the background
Of life as regards position or worldly gain.
and entirely unknown to the man whom
We have had the pleasure to honor and
trust. I still claim an equal right to
ventilate my opinions providing some
kind editor is willing to publish them
with any one in the nation. Were /
other than what | have stated above, l
should not. l think. show tho spirit Of
envy which some OF Mr.. Sharon's bit
terest opponents have occasionally ex-
hibited during the past campaign. This
is a DEPRESSION Mr.. Editor I did not In
tend at the outset. I noticed yesterday
tho effect ON the populace in this
vicinity. when the Legislative balloting
was made known. True. the finale was
not much OF n surprise TO any N e.
eept TO those too stubborn TO look facts
squarely in the face. and even many OF
these after a few whisperings OF salts
faction gradually joined in the general
acclamaiion. In fact II would DO hard
to tell which party most praised Mr..
Sharon's address before the Joint Con-
vention. l have heard Democrats. Of
long standing. and capable Of judging Of
its merits commend il most smphatically,
which fact. as a matter Of course. pleased
us, Of the Republican faith. most
assuredly. No noisy demonstra-
tons were anywhere made. but
q smile Of satisfaction-as though
some good deed hal been nc
complished-rested OF many q face. i
happened. soon after the balloting on
the 18th. to drop into a millinery estsb-
lishmsnt in this city. where quite a num-
Der Of ladiss-nothing unusual-we
congregaied. Even they. for a few min
utes, turned their attention from the dis
play Of ribbons. laces. feathers aud 9TH
er finsries (which tend TO make their
sex so a~ttrae,iys), to inquire Of me the
result. ON hearing ii they Immediately
became enthusiastic; one OF them de-
clared tina, she e felt like hallooing hur-
rah!' This convinced mo that even the
ladies had caught the political spirit Of
the occasion: aud particularly No when
another remarked that ''Mr. Sharon de-
served the position he had attained, be-
cause no had made this State what 1t
now is." Now that the Senatorial con-
tsst Is ended the Legislators show q dis
position to settle down 10 other earnest
work, Narrow.gsuee and ons-horse rail-
ways, relief bills, stc.. are now in order.
We will all patiently await further de-
vslopments. SOLO.