The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-02-25
FROM BIG MEADOWS.
Farming and Polisics-A Non Parti-
san ON the Situation.
LovELocK's STATION, Feb. %.

1O'ELOCk6 CITATION, RED. ZJ.
EDITOR SILVER STATE:--Our people
are big with hope of good crops and
lively times this season. The farmers
VIII seed every available acre. Itisto
De hoped that no serious disputes about
water will arise. There Is plenty of
water in the Humboldt river to irriQate
all the agricultural land in this vicinity
II properly utilized, and those inter.
ested are taking sensible view of the
matter--that 1t Is better for all to mite
and aid each other in bringing the
water from the river to the farms and
make an equitable distribution of the
same rather than any should endeavor
to use it to his neighbours injury, es.
pec'ally since there is enough for ALL
While our people are absorbed with
their business, they take time and
pleasure in discussing
lHE PoLIFICAL SITUATION,
They are unit so far as can learn. on
the silver question. and rejoice in the
passage OF the silver bill. They are
somewhat divided as to the policy Of
prosecuting the Louisiana Returni
Board. | think | am safe in saw
that nine-tentbs of them endorse HAYES
policy generally, and are in favor of no
longer agitating the question of bis Of
fetal title, whatever their opinions may
be concerning the true and honest re-
suit OF the election. They want
NEW DEAL
In State nominations, are opposed to
the nomination of any man now in Of
hce. and claim that the true rule for
civil service is
ONE TERM,
For any and all offices, county, State
and national. We have three parties
here. OF about equal strength--the
WorkiDgmen. Republicans and Demo.
Gratis. The workingmen, of course, are
made up Of both Il 9 other parties, and
are more conservative in their views
upon what may be called strictly party
issues. In local politics different
views are expressed as to the most suit
able candidates for the various offices,
of which l will write you hereafter.
The Democrats and Republicans are in
favor of nominating strictly partisan
men. The workingmen will go for
workingmen as far as possible, whether
Republican or Democrat.
THE JUDGEsHrP
Being the most important of all the
county offices. 1t is attracting the most
attention now. 1t is understood here
that General Buekner is the only cam
didate on the Democratic side. He ia
very popular here. and the working
men will support him generally, if for
no other reason, because he is a work.
ingman himself. The Republicans
here are for w. L. French. They say
that he is young man of promise, of
unexceptionable habits, and true Re.
publican; has never sought office, has
never intrigued with Independents,
Workingmen or anybody else. They
know their party is in the minority,
and have but faint hope of success,
but they are for keeping up the organi-
cation, with the firm belief that the
Democratic majority in Congress will
kill the Democratic party in the next
twelve months, and that at no distant
day old Humboldt will be redeemed, es-
pecially since the party has been re.
lieved in the last few years, of unpopu-
lar and INSCRIPTIONS leaders by deser.
ton and by emigration to other parts
In my next l will give you the public
sentiment here as to other offices, State
and county, but enough for the present
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