Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-28
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Not the least buriensome Of the loads
which tho Republican party has to carry
in this campaign Is tho a~ntecedents OF
their different candidates IN the Chinese
question. In the first place there Is their
great high priest. J.. p. Jones. who has
conspieuously failed TO do anything al al
In regard 10 that matter In the United
States senate.
The above il clipped from the edi'
torial columns Of the Elko Independent.
1t is n sample OF the charges which are
being continually made sgainst Senator
Jones, IL such statements can be looked
upon in the light OF serious charges.
Studiously avoiding all reference to the
invaluable services which our Senator has
rendered to his constituents. our Demo-
cratic opponents ill their columns with
articles telling their limited number OF
readers what Mr.. Jones has no, done.
Volumes could 10 written containing the
record Of what every public man in the
vsorld has not done. II is not upon
Zach negative accusations rs this that
We Judge OF statesmen. The great
minds OF the world. the men who have
made their marks in history. and bene-
iied humanity by their labor. are the
men who have devoted their attention
steadily to the accomplishment Of some
oae. all-important work. 1t is far bet
tsr to do M thing thoroughly and well.
than to attempt TO grasp q hundred sub
jscts and master none OF them, which
ia tho record Of the average Congress
man.
Such is not the record Of Senator
Jones. and that 1t Is not, constitutes his
great claim ON the people Of this State
for reelection. So far as the Chinese
question Is concerned. it has been ably
handled in the Senate by Sargent, and
in the House by Page and Davis. Mr..
Jones could have added nothing to their
mastery arguments. had he seen nt to
divert his attention from his W great
work in order to adj his voice to the
pro,es, Of his colleagues. lie might have
manufactured a little political capital by
making a speech on the Chinese ques-
ton. and having 1t telegraphed to this
coast lor hi. constituents 10 real. Such
a course w,uld have been amply justified
by Democr.ac precedsnt. but h, would
have been he trick Of a demasosue. and
Dur Senator il not n demagosue. He
~psefsneato do his duty by his State. to
work faithfully and diligently TO exalt
her main product to the position which
Justly belongs to IL. on an equality with
cold. and ID IS probable that he had con-
ndeues enough In the intelligence OF this
people 10 believe that the magnitude and
value Of hi labor would DO thoroughly
appreciates.
Senator Jones succeeded in remonetiz.
inc silver. II was n long struggle, and
n hard one. and the full measure Of his
intention. l,as not We, been achieved.
pul silver has been restored to its place
ma money. having full legal tender
mower. and this is a great stride toward
the goal Of full demonstration. which
must be reached. or the interests OF Ne.
yada will DO endangered. Now. has IL
ever occurred TO our Democratic friends
who are so eager to publish to the world
what u Senator has not done on the
Chinese question. lint but for the re-
mone,ization Of silver we should in a
very short time have no interest what.
ever in the immigration or exclusion OF
the chinese Had silver been kept in
a.. po.i,ion which II occupied a year
,,o serving M n mere article OF mer.
.h.,l,.s how lon, xonld n have been
h.,o-a an, minss wopld have beeome
pros.lsss- unless labor could be secured
for less wages than il now commands ?
silver was steadily falling in the London
market. This time would inevitably
bavs come when white men would have
aban Toned u mines, and the qsestion
o. whether Nevada was occupied by
Ch.nsmen or Indians would have ceased
10 interest as.
I, a 10 secure 10 the white labor of
Nevada a field in which remunerative
~ ~" ~ oo'u 'uA' ~
'"h'' IN "o'Ains. "neh si'e' u 'uns
Eemonehzed, as IL viii DO through his
Effort. and the producer can have 1t
Colueo al will. ID will matter but little 10