Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-12-16
SENATOR SHARON OF CALIFORNIA

A reporter of the .Silrer State has inter
viewed Senator Sharon on his way East. The
following extracts from remarkable interview
will prove of interest in this section:
Reporters the report that you are can
Gidate for re election true?
Senator-Pm in the field, or will be at the
proper time.
Reporter-Do you anticipate any serious OPP
postiOnl
Senator-None worth naming, except from
the Democrats.
Reporter have heard the names of sew
eral prominent Republicans, who, it is said
intend to make,a fight for the position.
Senator-Oh, yes, no doubt there will be
gentlemen who will claim to be candidates for
a while, but they will not be in the way. Tom
Fitch, you know, even took rooms In Carson,
and supplied them with two boxes of cigars
and three bottles of whiskey for his friends,
in his nominal contest with old Nye. You
know what his object was; but | don't think
he got first cost OF his outlay.
Reporter-You anticipate no serious oppo.
81 ion in your own partyl
Senator-None, | understand that Gov
ernor X mead is trying to lay some wires and
is anxi )us t. become my successor. He is a
er Ter, but for Senator he has no influential
backing; he would have no strength in the
LEGISLATURE Bob Clarke, doubtless, would
b. his ch eff manager in the contest and he
has no pC litical sagacity at all. The party has
no faith in Clarkos Repubicanism; he has
made himself very obnoxious to those en-
gagged in the leading industries of the State;
in politics he is cOmmunistic in theory; he
would destroy our railroads and mines, es-
pecially the Comstock; besides, it requires
great deal of money to pay the legitimate ex-
penses of a senatorial election, and neither the
Governor nor Bob has it.
Reporter-You must remember that Gen
eral Clarke has a vertable bonanza III the Par
adise mines, and with plenty of money he
might make very vigorous fight for Kin
head.
Senator-Not at all; not at all; it is not
the quantity of money expended that counts
so much, but the manner in which it is placed;
Bob would be lavish with his money on his
friends, but he has no skill in concilating en-
emies.
Reporter understand, then, that your
theory about these matters is to concilate
your enemies-to fix those who abuse you,
as the Siler State has done2
Senator-Well, not necessarily; some peo-
pie are not worth conciliating; ] was only
suggesting tnaJ DOD Sldrk6 WOulu use HIS
money, if at ALL where it is not necessary,
and where he would gain no advantage by it;
he has no practical theory in politics!
The spectacle of a United States Senator
talking in All off hand way about his ability to
corrupt the voters of a State where he does not
even have a residence, makes very refreshing
reading. The Republican party owes it to
itself to see Il at this man does not again dis
grace it in the halls of Congress. He did not
serve the Republican party of Nevada during
his last term. He simply served himself and
his California interests A wooden sign of a
cigar store would have done as well so far as
his constituents were concerned During |
most of the time he was absent, except when a |
close ballot was threatened, and then he was |
on hand to cast his vote for some corporation |
TO whose interests he was pledged. 1t is bad |
enough to buy up a majority of a States rep
resentatives with coin, but it seems somewhat
insulting to brag that it can be done again.
When Senator Sharon, the Californian, again
comes before the people of Nevada and asks
them how much will be necessary for him to
pay to go to Washington, rebuke should be
to hin that will silence his pre-
tentions forever. The Republican party Can
not afford to have such a drag upon its char
lot wheels. ...