Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-21
SARGENT AND THE CHRONICLE.

Commenting on recent paragraph III the
MORNING ApPEAL the Eureka Sentinel Of
Friday says:
This We presume is On the ground thai
sympathy always goes out to the bottom dog
in the fight Sargent has been q faithful and
efficient representative, and the shabby treat-
ment he ia now receiving at tho hands of
portion of his party should not initiate in the
slightest degree against his integrity. Pinney
and the Chronicle in the role OF reformers is
the hugast and raciest joke OF the age. Who,
knowing all OF the parties, would not rePose
2 thousand fold more confidence in Sargent,
bounded and ,naligned as he lie, than III any
one OF his traducersl The whole truth of this
business is, that the Senator as supposed to
be in somebody's way. Two years ago, he
and Gorham broke with the Central Pacific
railroad in the Republican State Convention
at Sacramento From that day Sargent's po-
Iitical doora was sealed Another campaign
coming O., however, it was deemed advisable
TO Kill him off beyond resurrection, The
Chronicle and Pinrey were chosen to do the
dirty work, and they have been doing il most
effectually. Pinney wss brought back for
purpose, and that purpose was the blackenlng
Of the character of Aaron A. Sargent. The
same power that induced his return Is doubt
less pledged to stand between him and the
penitentiary But all this mud throwing wss
unnecessary. Neither Sargent nor any other
Republican had one chance in fifty Of winning
the California Senatorship. The Democrats
go into the fight with majority 81 seventeen
among the hold-over Senators. Thus cannot,
in all reasonable presumption, be overcome N
the election of new members. And thus Il
will transpire that Sargent, who never. had
anv chance Of success from the beginning Will
be beaten, and the Chronicle will boast Of its
victory over the rings, and the people OF the
coast, not once stopping to consider the true
status OF the case, will acQuiesce in the same
conclusion, and the real power behind the
throne Will be happy.
This is fair, candid talk It is characteris-
tic of the Sentinel whose editor has too much
Of the spirit Of frankness and who is too saga
cious to permit his partisan feelings and hopes
to swerve his Judgment or lead him into the
ways of unfairness. All honest men of intel
hgence admit Sargent's surprising usefulness !
But personal greed, low ambition and the mo-
tivcs OF self advancement at any price. these |
are never idle, never doubling, never neglect /
ful OF an opportunity to push useful men aside /
in order that themselves may be hOisted into /
place and prominence. As 10 the Chronicle, /
we think it has helped Sargent. Not any .
readers Of discrimination need 10 have that /
papers character explained. While It's at
tacks are an annoyance and . constant insult,
its motives are self betrayed. Just before the
stock markets bottom fell out that paper vas
assiduous in attacking the Bonanza men and
their interests. The subsistence OF the mar
ket and the Chronicles attacks being simulta-
neous, unthinAing people who mistake the
OF the thunder for the hurttul force.
sscribed the woeful results TO the Chronicles
The continued out pouring OF the
wealth Of the Consolidated Virginia and Cali
fornia mines is an ample refutation Of the ms-
icious untruthfulness Of the Chronicles at
acks, while the bankrupt condition Of the
stock market illustrates the fact that the col {
apse, coming coincident with that papers
saporings was the result Of natural causes and
lot that of any malignant mischief makers !
uch shape the course OF that disreputable 8
,rint. We hope the Sentinel is mistaken in
IS conclusions as 10 the result. We hope :
hat Sargent's usefulness may be cordially I
ecognizad by the people Of California and :
hat he may be returned to the Senate. This j;
u be hoped for as 4 thing OF public benefit b
for useful men are what is needed IN Con c
ress- workers and not mere takers and or
.amantal men.