Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-30
A MALICIOUS A

to be a nephew, whether legitimatly r
otherwise We have no means of know
ing, of General Tom. Williams, went
out OF his way during the session of
late Democratic Convention in Storey
county to repeat certain base and I'M
founded ISLANDERS against the Senior
proprietor of this paper. 1t is a suiii-
Gent answer to these malicious insin-
nations to state that during the session
of the Legislature of 1878 we found it,
in our judgement, to be for the best
interests of the Democratic party to
defeat for the Democrats CON limeu-
tary vote for United States Senator his
bloodless kinsman with Major w. w.
Mccoy, of this place; and again, at the
session of 1875, prompted by similar
motives, we did precisely the same
thing with Hon. II. X. Mitchell of
Storey; either of whom is morally and
Intellectually the superior of Tom
Williams or any of his kith or kin.
Still later, Williams began to lay the
ropes to go as one of the delegates to
the st. Louis Convention, when we
again appeared upon his trail in time
to thwart his designs. His aim was
to have the delegation appointed by
the State Central Committee, but on
motion of the writer the committee de-
terminel to call a convention for the
purpose indicated. We had again
defeated the sallow snake, but fearing
that he might, by some foul means,
worm an Endorsement from the pro-
posed convention, we at once put the
ball in motion against all non-residents,
and succeeded in working up such
a sentiment of antagonism that
even Williams, with all of the effront-
cry characteristic of small. fry politi-
clans of his ilk, had not the temerity
to submit his name as a candidate for
delegate to the National Convention.
In all of these contests we fought Wi
liams openly and honorably. We
knew that with Williams the Demo-
cratic party was a m~eans-self -aggran-
disement the end; and it was on this
basis, and this alone, hat we opposed
his claims to political preferment. We
never once said that Williams had laid
the foundation of his present colossal
fortune by regularly year after year
negotiating the sale of the Democratic
party in the back Office of the Bank of
California, as vas generally reported
and believed throughout the State, nor
did we ever impugn his Democracy OF
any other ground than that of a char
acter of selfishness so prominently
conspicuous in his composition as
to lead him to sacrifice everybody
and subordinate everything to his W
personal interest. We have nothing to
retract and no apologies to offer to
Tom. Williams, or any n who be-
lieves in him. We recognize in him
the worst enemy the Democratic party
ever had in this State; we know that
as a statesman and leader he is a total
f,ilure, and we do not regret the part
we took in driving him into merited
seclusion beyond the Sierras. All
these things considered, We can well
imagine that Tom. Williams has no
particular affection for the writer. He
ought not to have, for if report be true
we came near costing him his life at
the last session Of the Legislature. His
heart was set OIL the complimentary
vote for United States Senator. He
had open rooms and 50 worth of
poor whisky and worse cigars. Mitch
ell, his successful com petitor, was in
New York. The vote in the Demo-
cratic caucus resulted thus: Mitchell,
II; Williams, 10. On receiving the
unwelcome news, the latter was sud-
denly seized with commissions, and for
nearly thirty hours his life was des'
paired of. The best medical skill in
Carson was powerless to relieve him.
He writhed, and rolled, and sobbed,
theanost pitiable object mortal man
over beheld, the meanwhile gesticu-
incoherently about the ingrati-
tude of republics and the uncertainty
of human affairs in general. He pre-
presented a sad spectacle, indeed, and
we were all rejoiced when he had suf-
ficiently thawed out to take his de-
parture for his ZONE in Oakland.
This is the sum total of our Offend
ing. We opposed Tom. Williams and
better men and better Dem
,crats. We did not go outside of the
Democratic party to do this. 1t is not
necessary, in fact, to go anywhere to
ind better material than Williams or
my OF the miserable, lying herd
Who do his bidding. The contempt
de puppy, who claims distinction as
lis nephew, we mean one Colonel
tone, is a driveling, sneaking scoun-
|reI. scarcely worthy the kick of a