Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-09
"A VINDICATI0N."

Such is the caption Of a half oolumn
communication in last weeks Democrat
&c Standard, of Eureka, Humboldt coun-
ty, ip which the writer who signs himself
"An Old TFinitarian, ;" airs his dispIeasure
at eur finding fault with those Non
PartisanS wao opposed the election Of
Hoge to tie Presidency and Boruck as
Secretary sfthe Constitutional Conyen-
ton. Whathe intended To vindicate when
he headed the article referred to does not
appear, as there is no attempt at vindiea-
ton therein. Perhaps little vindication
on our part is called fer by the cores
pondent, and rs we never refuse to give
the reasons for the faith that is in US, we
shall bri Ely explain the position which
We occupy in relation TO the matter which
has called down the donunciation of"An
Old Trinitariann upon our devoted head :
At the time ofthe choosing Of Delegates
% the Constitutional Convention, we had
some faith in human nature-even that
represented b. the most persistent Of Of
ace-sceksrs-and We fondly INDUCED the
hope that good, reliable men could be
bs found, regardless of their political
affiliations, who could be relied upon in
the Convention to oppose the Kearney
element, to which We were then, are
now and ever will be uralterably opposed.
Hence we early favored the Noa- -Parti-
san movement, advocated II to the best OF
eur humble ability and on election day
with oven Democratic fortitude, voted
the straight ticket" And the voters OF
Trinity County, with singular unanmity
did likewise. Kearneyism had no adyo-
Gates or adherents here. All were oppos-
ed to its communistic doctrines and IFS
agrarian leaders. All supported and
voted the Partisan ticket because
the meu comprising it were tacltly pledg-
ed to oppose KearAey ism. Such opposi-
ton wes the foundation of the movement,
and alone made it spocesSful. When the
Convention met and few Of the efors-
said Non PartissRs-who were apparent
" such only TO secure electiou-were
found voting for tie nominees of the
Kearnoy Delegation, and oae receiving
the Kearneyites unanimous support far
high position, we deemed 1t our duty RS
an Independent journalist to state tho facts
and give our views on such a palpable
breach Of faith IN language that could Aot
be misunderstood. Subsequent develop
mepts have not been Of n Gture 20 cause
US to regret the position then taken, and
we are pleased 10 know that our Finding
fault" Is concurred 10 by 4 vast me jority Of
tie people Of this county many OF whom
hayo expressed themselves in eyen more
"abusiye" language than that to which
"An Old Tnnitarian" enters his objec-
tions.
While the correspondent alluded to
shields himself under nam de pl,1me, be
has no dsiicacy about taking our precious
name in vain, AS witness the following:
Now, sir, few words with the editor
Of the TRINITY JouBNAL. Wolf, ny
boy, know you we'll, ana have known
you SLICE you were small boy. /
thought well Of you then and think well
OF 80 now, but / am afraid you are on
the wrong track thus time. You seem 10
b9 full OF abuse for tina workingmen Of
California, calling them communists,
KeataeyitGs and the ra6Jle ef tae land.
Those are rather hard nsm1s, my boy, 10
apply TO some Of your cid frienas. Be il
known to you that fit were net for soms
Of as wAo v0ta the w0rkiagmen' ticket
the TRINITY JOURNAL would noYor huve
been ~ existence. Aauy OF Us ola Trim
itariens remember when in '5j and $50,
when tha mad fanaticisln Of Know Moth
ingism awept the State we started the
TRINITY JOURNAL TO combat that foul
errSr, the disgrace 10 the American name,
Know Nottingham. The JoURBAL, on
It's first issue, sold ont 10 the enemy. 1t
proved traitor to the people. Then 90
not lett prove worse traitor new by
joining with all the monop9lists, political
thieves ana ospressIoni,ts that think tho
cannon herd Of mankind hsye no rights
which they are bound TO respect.
There is certainly wide difference
between the position Of this paper and
that into which "our friend''-es be face
tiously terms would try to
place it. All readers OF the JoURNAL
well know il to be the unfalteriug friend
Of the true workingman, and in no
instsnce has it shown this more plainly
and firmly than IN its consistent opsosi-
ten to KsarneyIsn, than which nothing
has dono more 10 injure snd degrade la
bori in it's every interest within our recJl-
lection.
"An Old Trinitarian" admits thst hO
votes the W0rkingman's Tlcket-eaught
probably by the name. This in our
epinion Is no credit to him, but ne think
"sbuse" would be a mild term for the
expressions ne would have INDUCED in
had one or more ef the Werkingmen
Delegates voted for the nominees Of the
Non-PartisGR caucus in tho Convention
As To what course the Journal msy
have pursued previously to oar obtaining
control Of its columns, it Is matter Of
total Indifference to its present editor and
publisher, though We might add that
there is little which has appeared ia lis
columns during tbs twenty three years Of
is existence that does not meet with our
approval. The gushing allusion to Know
RothiagisTs is altogether gratSitous and
uacsllSd for aud furthermore ia not jCssi-
fed by tha facts, so far ss We can learn.
The thrilling reference to monopolsis,
etc., we take rs so much bunoombs, un-
worthy serious attention SO far as it may
retsr 70 US or ou~paper. '''"
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