Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-26
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, Nov. "a, 1876.

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 morn;ng?''
While we glance at the morning pa
| per to see who has been counted in
from the doubtful States, we 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 In the result, not that any
body particularly cared, but merely
anxious to 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
antiquated. tossilized institution. with
less than 1000 circulation. in a city OF
4l,000 voters. Besides, 1t represents
the Democratic PARTY of a quarter of a
century ago, and not the principles OF
the party OF to-day. An effort was made
TO start a tirst-class, representative
Democratic organ, but tie scheme met
with such energetic opposition that it
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 undoubI-
eddy have gone Democratic by as large
a majority as it has gone Republican.
This would have given us the State,
and it would have elected Tilden Pres
ident of the United States beyond per
adventure. AS it is, the nation is
breathlessIy waiting for 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 "'rahed !"
for Piper, but when he failed to ''see y
them early and often, they showed
their ingratitude and cloyen hoofs and
voted tor the other man. Both parties
pOlled their full vote-the vote was
forty per cent. larger than ever before
polled. Again, our State Central Com
mittee was not only a sham
but a disgrace to the party.
The above enumerated causes:-the
lack Of an organ, a popular candidate
for Congress, and an influential and
respected State Central Committee, are
Just what lost this city and State for
Tilden, and in all probability the Dem
ocratic party has thereby lost a Presi-
dent. Had the city gone Democratic,
we could ave been more sure If elect
ing our city and Legislative ticket next
fall. There will be sixty-one officials
elected, from Mayor down to Pound
keeper. The Legislature elected mex,
fall vote for a United states Senator to
succeed "Etigy" Sargent. We have
one consolation-if the Republicans
again carry the city and State, they
can't help but improve on Sargent; it
would be impossible TO do otherwise.
On dit.
1t is again runaored that Senator
Sharon will marry a Miss Riley--this
time, the younger one.
LUCKY" Baldwin has gone IL
Southern California.
Senator Jones did not "show up" ir
this city during his senatorial vacation
There were too many "laying" for him
J. NJ. S.