Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-10
Another Batch or Eastern opinions
on the New Deal.

on the New Deal.
NEW YORK, May lO.-Ths Epen-
ing Posi- heads q leading editorial 1.-THE
Calamity in California. and says: "The
act is a bad one. but it has not been un-
provoked. Enormous corporations and
sIsctins monopoliss have long and noto-
riously pushed their sslash DEGREES in
California to the extremes that have
weighed heavily upon tho people and
warrant their discomfort. Yet. in spite
Of the gloomy outlook. there arc some
rays Of light. The enforcement Of a
considerable part Of the new instrument
is practically II not explicitly left to the
discretion Of the Legislature. The
more the Constitution is examined and
discussed, the more clearly will its in
justice and its fallsciss be perceived and
appreciated. There is plenty Of common
sense in California, and with a clearer
understanding than vi anticipate. the
tendency will DO to send to the State
Legislature temperate and ssgacious
men who will know what to waive and
what to carry out to promote the best
interests Of the people,"
The Times says OF the election: "a
mild form Of Socialism Is about to DO
tried in q Of the States OF the Re.
public. Perhaps it is just as well that
IL should be tried In a distant part OF the
country, and in Q State which always
makes much Of its own griefs. as we'll
a. Of its own advantages. Many re-
quiremsnts Of the new Constitution arc
impossible OF execution. Others will
DO evaded by corrupt officers; but
enough will remain to bring disaster and
financial distress upon the people,"
The Express has only q short non
comnittal paragraph on the subject.
Another evening paper condemns the
unfavorabls comments OF the morning
press. and says: "Hss it never oc-
CURED to these critics that q community
has o life Of its own which the Consti-
tuition cannot kill. No Constitution
could. in less than o hundred years.
produce so much evil as the opponents
OF the new Constitution Of California
claim it will produce in q year, or, some
OF them, in q month"
H. N. Murphy, resident buyer for .
San Francisco dry goods firm, said that
in his opinion the new laws would work
disastrously to the business interests Of
California. 1.-THE mining corpora
TONS" he said, 'aro the life OF the
Pacific Coast. They will DO driven
away, and all other kinds Of business
must necessarily suffer. Business has
been very poor since the agitation be-
gan. I believe II would have recovered
at once II the result had been the other
way"
General Christianson, the resident
manager OF the Bank OF Nevada, said 1t
10 possible that the banking business and
mining enterprises may be seriously
affected. For instance. tho bank will
not DO able to make any heavy invest.
ments in real estate. and II will DO next
to impossible to lend money upon mining
stocks. He feared the business interests
Of California will receive . check for
many generations to come.
The Commercial bulletin, under the
head OF "Alas for California" CON
cludes an editorial review Of the new
Constitution by saying: There car be
no doubt that the Pacific Coast will
suffer o very severs retardation OF pro-
gress from this blind outbuurst Of
~demagogism. but those to suffer most
severely will be the very class that have
made the revolution"
The Tribune says: "The result was
wholly unexpeoted-quite as much 30
in California rs throughout the country.
All decent prophets Of the Pacific Coast
arc discounted, and the political devil
Ia loose. It Is not likely that the new
Constitution will stand. It q hardly
be that the civilized people OF the coast
will be content to live under it."
j. Heller, OF tho San Francisco firm
Of Heller & Bros, said, ~ don't be-
lisvs the new Constitution Is Q good
one; il it is, 1t will last; if not. 1t will be
repealed. In either case business will
90 on As though the Constitution had
never been heard Of"
Eugene Kelley, who is an old Cali
fornian. thinks the operation OF the
new laws will cariy o more bitter lesson
with them than could be taught in any
other way to q class OF people such as
that which voted in the majority last
Wednesday.
"If that Constitution has been
adopted" said Il. @. Bidwell. merchant,
who has resided in California since
1849. 81 shall feel like clothing myself
in sackcloth and ashss."
A World reporter has interviewed
Californians and traders With California,
on the election. They all deploro the
result.