Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-09-04
AFTER IT Is OVER.

Those who think the editing Of a paper
is AN easy, agreeable task, had ought TO
be compelled to follow it for few months
in which time they would be apt to find
out their mistake. We do not now pro-
pose to rehash the old complaint of rural
editors, and tell how this man becomes
disgusted with one thing, and that, with
another, and 50 on throughout commu-
nifty until every man is on the ground,
and every one thinks he could perform
the task little bit better than the one
who is at it. But there are occasionally
period. when it is next to an impossible
ty to get up anything that will interest
anybody. The public is hungry for news
Of a certain kind, and will be satisfied
with nothing else.
We have Just now reached such peri
cd in newspaper life. AS we sit, pen in
hand. writing this article, we hear the
sounds outside that tell us the great po-
litical struggle in which the State has
been engaged is now drawing to close,
that from SiskIyou to San Diego, in ev-
cry city aud hamlet the voters Of Caifor-
MIA have laid aside their occupation for
the time being to settle the political des
TIMES Of the State for the next four years.
Beside US lies the pile Of exchanges which
have to be looked over, to find subjects Of
interest for the inside pages of to-day's
JoURNAL. We first pick up n Demo-
cratic paper-flom it we learn that Irwin
i, certain to sweep the State from one
end to the otherEthat all four Of its
/ members Of Congress are certain Of being
elected, that the grand Democratic victo-
ry which the people of California will
render will invite the hopes Of their East
ern brethren and urge them on to renew
ed action. How barren of interest this is
to US now. A week ago we should have
replied to it; to-day we lay that paper
aside--therc j. nothing in it but politics
and the people have mad their dose Of
that. Here is an Independent journal
which breaches up its side Of the question
in about the same strain, only reversing
the respective prospects. That goes the
way Of the other. Our third attempt
brings up paper which flies "Timothy
Guy Phelps" mt the head of its editorial
column, and here we meet with the re
newed assurance Of how the Republican
cause has gained within the last few days
and that Bidwell was practically out Of
the fight. How it pals upon US now, tho
hut few days since it was read with n
keen Interest. And so as we go down
through the pile we keep meeting the
same thing til the end is at last reached,
and as we can give no news OF results un
til the papers of Thursday morning reach
Us we begin to wish that an election cam
pa'gn would either never begin or never
end.
But the campaign is over now, and we
are compelled to accept its results wheth-
er we like them or not. There is some
thing grand in the idea that on this day
the people Of the State will assemble
D'hNflbIiD ~ ftIttt AlItlI lultlS anu llluJ
in that choice the voice Of the humblest
can find expression equally with that of
the man who can handle his millions. But
that is no part of our present article. We
sat down with hardly IN idea of what the
subject of our Article shall be. The po-
litical questions which yesterday aglated
the public mind, are, for the present, at
least, beyond cavil. Perhaps when an
other election again calls the ''sovercigns"
from their retirement, they may have
given place to new aud unheard or ones,
which will place the political friends of
10 day in direct artagonism with one an
other. But the fact remains for county
newspaper situated remote from tele-
graphic facilities, the week of an election
presents the worst show for copy" of
any OF the year.