Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-30
THE BODIE. DAILY NATTER
AGAIN.

A6AIN.
George DAILY, the ostracised exile from
Bodis, IL now in San Francisco. He
squarely denies the report which was cir
eulatsd and published in Bodie that no
brought suit against the Miners Union
and attached their hall for the value OF
the small cabin destroyed by them In
stopping the Jupitsr.o wyhss collision.
He properly oharactsrizes the very idea
- absurd, and believes IL smanatsd from
thoss opposed to him. and Determined
70 drive him out BY foul means II they
could not by fair. Aitcr his aequittal
By the County Court and the Grand
Jury. he was willing enough to keep
quiet, and proceed with his mining de-
vslopmsnts - before. II he was allowed
70. but the arbitrary order Of the Miners
Union. regardless Of the Law or anything
else, came that hs must b banishsd
from the District. and in Difference to
the public peace and safety. BY the ad-
vice OF his friends he complied and left.
But he wishes 1t understood that these
and these only arc the reasons. and not
through any personal fear Of any man
or body OF men in Bodis.
After Mr.. DAILY was acquitted by the
Court and Grand Jury 1t would seem
that all law.abidiug citizens. including
the Miners Union. should have scqui.
sscsd in the result and let DAILY alone so
long - be Was willing to let everybody
else alone aud be himself let alone. The
honest decisions OF the law and the
rights OF citizens should not be recklsssly
tramplsd under foot by any man or
organization Of men. To outsiders 1t
would seem that the Miners Union has
gone too far In this instance. and some
explanation IL demanded. Iii no Boss
Tweed. Molly Mcguire. institution. and
has Q right to explain for the satisfaction
Of the general public.
Il has been stated that the trial at
Bridgeport was simply . farce that
Days friends and the influence OF
capital swsysd. controlled and composed
the Court and the Grand Jury /; conss-
qusntly everything was ons.sidsd. and
there was no show for the conviction Of
DAILY or those concerned with him. II
the Miners Union attended squarsly to
their assumed duty 10 this matter they
should know whether this il really the
case or not. and should not DO 1t all
backward about saying 80 and publish.
ing IL to the world. Neither courts nor
juriss should be allowed to smooth over
or cover up any numbering rascality.
nsithsr for George DAILY nor any other
man. But the Miners union says moth
ing Of the kind and gives no excuse
Whatever for its arbitrary Anal action in
the premises. II the miners drove DAILY
and his bslligsrsnt comrades away sim
ply because they did not like them. they
have the same right to drive away all tho
rest Of the citizens, n after the other,
until they will have the whole thing to
themselves. And BY the same rule OF
might makes right. the citizens could
band themselves secretly together and
dive out al Of the Miners Union. one
after the other. The Mammoth City
Herald Of Wednesday last has an editor.
ial article on the subject which concludes
- follows:
DAILY 10 IN obnoxious mar to the miners
Of Bodie, and this last AFFAIR 10. more than
anything else. made . pretsxt for getting
nd Of Q man who has always shown himself
antagonistic TO their interests. We know
whereof We speak when We say that the
miners Of Bedis are justly indignant at
DAILY. for . more u~nprincipled man IN his
dealings with workmsn. whether a. fellow
laborsr or employer. does not live. His
reputation on this coast with the working
men who know him 10 IN unenviabls one.
and the Bodis miners have . true sppre.
citation Of the man ; but their act, a an
organised body. 10 inconsistent with com.
mon senss and good Judgment, md 1t
would b greatly 10 their credit TO rescind
thsir illegal and arbitrary order.