Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-29
NO PARTISAN JOUKNALIsM IN
OURS.

NO PARTISAN JOUkNALISM IN
OURS.
We received yesterday from an old
friend . communication taking us TO
task for the appearance in our columns
of certain articles which, as he ex-
pressed 1t, ''sesmed entirely out of
place in a Democratic paper" Our
friend appeared more particularly to
delnur to our comments upon the ac-
tons of the Democratic State Senate of
California; our denunciations Of Will
COX; u entertaining for a moment the
idea Of the possibility that George H.
Pendleton could be guilty of the Of
lenses with which he is charged; and
last, but not least, that a Democratic
paper should devote two columns of
Its space to the publication of the full
proceedings of the Republican State
Central Committee. We are sorry that
our correspondent does not approve of
our course, but candor compels us to
add that we do not regret that u
course has net been such as to meet
the approval of our correspondent,
who is evidently too bitter q partisan
to appreciate the merits of independent
journalism, or to realize that any good
can result from striking at an evil
wherever it exists, whether it be found
lin the ranks or among the leaders of
either the Republican or Democratic
parties. The writer could not possibly
avoid falling into error in his COM
ments upon the SENTINEL's course,
from the fact that they are all based
upon mistaken premises. 1t is true
we profess to publish . Democratic
paper; that is, in the Geographic, but
not in the partisan n of the word.
We endeavor to be q sustainer of ga
form of government in which the SUI
preme power is in the hands of the
people," and we know of no better
method of sustaining such a form of
government than by doing all in our
power to effect the removal of all
sources of corruption which would
tend to the prostitution of that prin-
ciple instead of its promotion. 1t has
been, is, and ever will be our purpose
to comment honestly and fearlessly
upon all matters of public interest,
local and national; but in doing so we
wish it distinctly understood that we
are under no obligations, nor do wo
owe any allegiance, in the publication
Of this paper, to any political party.
faction or clique. We desire, in re-
turn for the patronage we receive from
our chief supporters, who are the peo-
pie Of this section, to promote their in
terests and the interests Of the town,
district and county, by all the means
that pertain to legitimate Journalism.
Even were it in with our
inclinations to publish a political pa
per, in our opinion we could not do 30
without materially detracting from its
usefulness as an exponent of the re-
sources of the district, and a promoter
Of their development. We don't be-
lieve that any considerable number OF
our patrons desire us to publish any
other han an independent journal.
either Republican or Democratic. We
fiatter ourselves that a majority Of
those for whose good opinion We care
the snap Of our finger, are pretty well
satisfied with the results of the SEN
rINEL's efforts in behalf of the inter
ests Of Eureka. There may be . few
political aspirants who would prefer
that we should neglect the public wea]
for their political g~lorifcation, but We
don't propose to crafty them in thai
respect; in the first place, because we
could not do so without being dere'
lict in the duty which we owe to the
public from whom we derive u sup
port; and in the second piece, because
"there's no nutriment In it," which IL
. pretty good reason in itself. But il
talking about ourselves we have for
gotten tina communication which we
started in to write about, and thu
counts in the Indictment which w
brings against us. So far as u com
,nents on the California State Senate
are concerned, we have nothing to re-
tract. We share In tho almost univer'
sal opinion that it isths weakest body
Of legislators that ever convened on thu
Pacific coast, and II the Democrats
members represent tho best material
Of the party in that State, the sooner the
power falls into hands Of another po-
iitical organization, the better it will be
for the Commonwealth. In regard to
the rufian Wilcox-ift the fact of his be-
longing to the Democratic party licenses
him TO commit an act of dastardly
brutality and at the same time shields
him from criticism by the Democratic
preserve don't want to be considered
10, n constituting a part Of the latter.
A. Geo. III. Pendleton, we