Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-27
CARSON CITY, Aug. %, Il

CARSON CITY, Aug. %, 1876.
EDIToRs SENTINEL: Though the En-
te,prfse is regarded as one of the very
best papers on the Pacific coast for gen
eral news; though it does receive all
the required aid that its owners-men
of great wealth-can and do freely give
it; and though it has grown to the di-
mansions of "%blanket," yet its polit-
ical editorials fail TO bear that dignity
and candor that are so valuable and
identifying to journals possessing the
elements of greatness which are in the
hands of the Enterprise. l have just
noticed the reference 10 my letter of
the 14th instant, made by the Enter
prise of the 10Th; and, as usual, find
that sectional prejudice that is always
borne by its political writings. 1t re-
publishes a portion of the letter, then
~bespatters it with ~insinuations orlglnat-
ing solely from its never failing deposit
of prejudice, and seemingly intended
for no other purpose than to withdraw
and misguide the mind from facts that
the Enterprise knows would be folly
even to propose to deny. If the Enter
prise will put aside its pen until its
prejudice diminishes and its candor in
creases it will then write that the DEM
ocrats, many of whom were of that
class the Enterprise, apparently for the
purpose of creating ill-feeling, denom-
mate "Chivalry Democrats" wrote
the constitution of California, and trav-
eled throughout the State advocating
it's approval by the people; and after
its approval asked of Congress to ad-
NIT California with the free constitu-
ton they had made; and when Con-
gress became satisfied that California
possessed the required population and
of permanent character to entitle her
t o admission, she was admitted. In
view of these facts the prompting of
the inconsistent saying of the En-
terpriSe that "it was intended for
slave labor" cannot be accounted
for unless it be prejudice. The
Enterprise should keep in mind
that Democrats never act hastily or
carelessly when acting as the agents of
the people, and will not admit States
until after careful inquiry touching the
welfare of the people, and not admit
hurridly merely to crafty an ambi-
tiouS desire to add two United States
Senators to their list, as Republicans
have done-and resorted to imported
material at that. No "chief city of
California" was ever controlled by
mobs or rebels against law and order
when that State was under Democratic
government. The shooting of James
King of VIM, the hanging of Casey,
the blood-letting of Yankee Sullivan.
or any other Illegal act committed at
that period, can no more be placed to
the account of che Democracy than can
the illegal acts of COL of Virginia City,
that l have eve known the Enter
prise to condemn. The Enterprise
gives another ridiculous expression,
which is but a product OF prejudice
Referring to the California Democracy,
it says, ''They stole more than was
ever stolen," etc. If they did they
must have given it up suddenly or
scattered it where it was never heard
of, for to the date of the commence
ment of Republican power there could
not be found one Government thief
who had stolen a sufficiency to be
called a comfortable liver, say nothing
about stolen millions or millionaire
thieves. Since that date of commence
ment, if the hair of the most hoary-
headed editor of the Enterprise was
clipped into quarter-inch pieces, the
pieces would not give the number OF
Republican governmental thieves who
have stolen a suf1iciency TO be called
millionaires. double and treble mil,
lionaires, and the mass of the people
are poverty-stricken in consequence
thereof. Yours, WEST.