Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-25
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SOMETHING ABOUT AVAIL
ABILITY.

EUREKA, July "a, 1878.
EDrroR SRNrTNEL Your able editorial
OF last Sunday, on availability, was on a
subject Of more than ordinary importance
to parties, If not to the people generally.
You spoke particularly and pointedly of
the custom Of nominating certain persons
who were really not the choice, but for the
purpose Of catching the Irish and German
vote. You might have gone further, and
shown the consequence to parties when
acting through availability. The old Wing
party, in 1859, made the fatal mistake of
laying aside such men as Clay and Web
ster, and placing at the head Of the ticket
If a Wing at all, was one Of only military
glory, won in the war with Mexico. The
Democratic party made q similar and
equally fatal mistake in laying aside
81 men as Cass. Benton, Douglas and
others, and placing Pierce at the head of
their ticket and later still, to have en-
dorsed Greeley, who never had been a
Democrat, in preference to Thurman
and still later, by taking Tilden,
OF New York, in order to secure
the vote of New York, while either
Thurman or Hendricks would have car
ried that State as easily as did Tilden, and
Thurman would have certainly carried
Ohio, and thus have saved us The humilia-
ton Of having a fraud for President. with
. Potter investigation, which is giving the
blush to every true American, and causing
monarchists to sneer ut our free elective
franchise. The Republican party must
see the mistake of taking Hayes on the
plea Of availability, that they might get
the vote of Ohio, and thrust aside such
men as Morton, Blaine and Conklin. Old
Californians will remember the description
Of the Democratic party and their final de-
feat, which may be traced back to the nom
mating of john Dig.sr for a third term,
who was beaten by the know-nothing
Johnson, from which the party have not
fairly recovered, even to this day; and now
it is promised that Governor Bradley is to
be placed at the head of the ticket for a
| third term, which, if against General Con
| nor, or any good conservative Republican,
| will most certainly cause the loss of the
State to the Democracy by four thousand
majority; it must be remembered that
very many Of the rank and file Of
the Democracy were old line Wings,
and as such were pledged to a single term,
and will not be driven into the ring pen
like SO many sheep. There is too little diff
ference between the parties as to National
measures to cause a strong party adhesion.
The common people are inclined to regard
the party lash with very little favor, and
only the best men can win when the people
are calm and feel Independent.
The most cogent reason urged by the
Carson ring emenates with he other State
officers, who wish to continue in Office, and
think their chances strengthened by advo-
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point is honesty and his course on the
bullion tax. As to the first, is u man emit
tied to great praise for being honest? Is it
not the duty Of every person to be honest 2
Great God ! have we none honest but those
few at Carson? Has the State Of Nevada
got SO low in the scale Of honesty East
ern Nevada can furnish many equally hon.
est men of intellect, and men far superior
to Bradley, men who would do honor to
the State. A few Of whom may be named:
Major Mccoy, Judge Cole, Hillhouse,
prominent, while the west has her Hager-
man, Currie, Mitchell and others of supe-
rior attachments.
With any Of the men named the party
may go into the fight with confidence OF
winning, and the sending to Congress o
true Democrat, as we'll as securing a
United States Senator who resides in the
State Of Nevada.
To run and elect Bradley for a third
term is establishing q bad precedent-one
that will close the mouths Of the Demo-
Gratis Of Nevada against Grant for a third
term. Let us have good, square,, honest,
true men-men who will regard the inter
ests of the poor and the rich alike, and the
Communist guns will be spiked. Kear-
neyites, Nationals and Strikers are only
another name for Communists. Some nave
said, but will the people support Conner,
an IrisLman, as against Bradley? Pray,
how far removed is Bradley from being an
Irishman? Is a man q horse because he
was born in q stable? More anon.
A DEMOCRAT.