Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-19
SENATOR FARLEY.

The Democratic caucus at Sacramento, latter
long struggle, has nominated as its candi-
date for the United States Senate to fill the
vacancy which viii occur on the Fourth Of
March next by the expiration of the term OF
Hon. A. A. Sargent, Hon. James Farley who
has been connected with the Legislature of
California almost ever since the admission of
that State into the Union. Mr. Farley is of
Southern origin, Virginia we believe) and
is lawyer by profession. He is a man of
large stature, of fair abilities, very much OF an
old timer, genial, plays good poker hand
and carries his toddies like a man. sound,
hard headed, ''judgmatical man, rather than
an able or a learned one, and ripened by as
many as ffty-fye years, such IS Jim Farley.
We are glad to note his election There is
better timber in him than in any of his COM
petitors. The real person defeated by Farley
nomination is Haight. Haight is weasel
faced prig, Of the ''more respectable" sort.
Jim is one Of the people and as Democrat
is something of what folks cali 'Wheel- horse.
The significance which attaches to the choice
of Mr.. Farley from among the other Demo
cratic aspirants lies in his known friendliness
to the Central Pacific Railroad Company. We
have no notion that he Will ever do anything
in their interest which he does not conscien-
tiously believe to be right and fair and for the
public good But California politicians are
divided into two factions between whom, as
yet there is no middle ground The friends
and the enemies of the said Corporation. This
leaves that Company no choice save to sur
render to their bitter opponents or make
struggle for their friends. 1t must take part
in politics, whether or no, or be at the mercy
of implacable foes. We do not say they do
not deserve their enmities. There has been
world of things to complain of and an almost
uninterrupted succession of blunders to amaze
the iudicious and dishearten the friendly
But there have been as many wrongs and
blunters on one side as the other. Ignorance
and demagogy have undertaken to frame laws
upon the vast and intricate s2biec. OF legisla-
tive control Of freights and fares, in a spirit
Of malovolence calculated to arouse the appre-,
tensions Of all conservative men. Tne mob,
maddenod BY tic voice of windy streec- orators
and canned into flame OF passion by de-
graded press, have threatened the lives and
property Ct citizens whose only crime IS ava
rice and whose only oftense is gigantic wealth.
We regard the 6efeat OF HaisI1t as q ting
upon which the citizens Of, California are to
be congratulated. E.ectcd as al anti-subsidy
candidate, he signed more subsidy bills than
any Of his predecessors or SUCCESSORS; selected
for the special purity of his character, his ad-
lniaistration was one of the most ohjoctiona
bic and corrupt California ever was burdcned
with. Haight is small, industrious, rich law
yer, of the very sharp and very commonplace
pattern, with talent for church going and
an appetite for office. We are glad he is
sqUelched. Jim Farley is worth million of
him, The MORNING APPEAL begs to ofer its
congratulations to the new Senator