Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-26
LETTER From SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a, 1876.
Like the revolutionary French, we
awake mornings. ring for the custem-
airy cup of black coffee, and also ask
of the servant the state of the weather,
and "who is King this m~orn:ug?"
While we glance at the morning pa
per to see who has been counted in"
from the doubtful States, w are not
unmindful of the price of stocks, and
eagerly look for the usual assessment.
With US it is stocks first, our country
next. For the first few days after the
election, considerable interest was
manifested 10 the result, not that any
body particularly cared, but merely
anxious 10 learn who was the winning
man. The Republicans are satisfied
that they have carried the State-hav-
ing wrested it from our possession.
This Is the fault of the Democracy OF
San Francisco. III the first place, the
Republicans had for tleir organs five
OF the six daily newspapers printed in
| the city. The paper that pretended To
| speak for the Democratic party is an
/ ailtiquate'i. iossiiized institution. with
less than 1900 circulation, in a city of
Al 900 voters. Besides, 1t represents
the Democratic rarty of a quarter of a
century ago, and not the principles of
the party OF to-day. An effort was made
10 start a st-clsss, representative
Democratic organ, but tie scheme met
s.,sfl, ~.,nh anarnatin NnTnSttinn that ~
was abandoned. Those who so stout-
ly opposed it had their own Interest,"
in view more than the triumph of the
party and the saving Of the State and
nation. Had there been a first class
Democratic paper in this city during
the campain, the city would undoubt-
eddy have zone Democratic by as large
a majority as it has gone Republican.
ibis would have given us the Stale,
and 1t would have elected Tilden Pres
ident of the United States beyond per
adventure. As it is, the nation is
breathlessly waiting TOR the result
from those "doubtful States !" and
the end Is not yet. The defeat Of the
Democracy is also partly attributable
to the nomination of Hon. VIM. A.
Piper for Congress. Mr.. Piper has
done we'll in Congress; he has made q
good record; he is an honest and a
conscientious man, but he is very I'M
popular, both with the aristocracy and
the plebians. The boys f" "'rahed !"
for Piper, but when he failed to "see"
them early and often, they showed
their ingratitude and cloven hoofs and
voted tor the other man. Both parties
| pOlled their full vote-the vote was
forty per cent. larger than ever before
,.Il1A Aaatv. n &tatn Nonfrut 1ntn.
mittee was not only a sham
but a disgrace to the party.
| The above enumerated causess-the
lack of an organ, a popular candidate
for Congress, and AN influential and
respected State Central Committee, are
just what lost this cifv and State for
Tlden, and in all probability the Dem
| ocratic party has thereby lost a Presi-
dent. Had the city gone Democratic,
we could have been more sure II elect
ing our city and legislative ticket next
fall. There will he sixty-one officials
elected, from Mayor down To Pound
keaper. The Legislature elected next
fall vote for a United States Senator to
succeed "Etfigy" Sargent. We have
one consolation-if the Republicans
again carry the city and State, they
can't help but improve on Sargent; it
would DO impossible 10 do otherwise.
On Dis.
1t Is again rumored that Senator
Sharon will marry a Miss Riley-this
time, the younger one
Lucky" Baldwin has gone to
Southern California.
Senator Jones did not ''show up" in
his city during his senatorial vacation.
There were too many "layipg" for him.