The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-09
SHARON ANNOUNCES HIMSELF.

States Senate from Nevada. ''He will,
the Enterprise informs it's readers,
take an active part i'll the National and
State canvass in this State, during the
campaign, and in the event OF Repub-
iican Legislature being elected, be
candidate for reelection to the United
States Senate"
1t is now nearly sixteen years since
Nevada was admitted into the Union
as sovereign State. An unprejudiced
person would naturally suppose, that
whatever reasons may have existed in
The early days of the State for electing
non-residents to the highest offices in
The gift of the people, that no valid
reason could be given at this late day
Tor selecting non resident representa-
lives. It is no credit to sixteen year
old State to say that there are many of
its citizens as well qualified to repre-
sent it in the United States Senate as
William Sharon OF San Francisco. No
good reason whatever can be advanced
N support of his candidacy. He could
not get a dozen votes for any office in
the State, except from his retainers
along the crooked railroad, and possibly
il Eureka, where the narrow gauge,
owned by his associate, D. O. Mills, in
huences political affairs to greater or
less extent 1t is a disgrace to the
State that his election is possible in
any event, yet he officially proclaims
that if the Legislature is Republican he
expects to be elected.
Mr.. Sharon is not foolish enough TO
imagine for a moment that fair ex-
preston of the people of Nevada would
result in his election. Egotistical as he
certainly is, he is too shrewd politi-
clan to believe that. He knows by ex-
perience that money is more potent
factor than principle i'll determining
elections in Nevada, and he expects, by
a liberal use of coin, to secure a lnaiori-
ty OF the Legislature. Nearly all the
holdoyer Senators, who violated their
pledges to the people two years ago,
are said to be pledged to support him.
They were paid for doing what they
promised their constituents before cleo
ton they would not do, and one Of the
conditions of the sale, as stated at the
time, ILL the Carson Appeal, by the Late
Harry Mighels, was that they should
support Sharon for reelection. Know
ing that their action ON the railroad
bills dananed them forever politically,
they will not hesitate for a considera-
ton to- support Sharon for reelection.
they have nothing to lose by doing so,
and they may gain few thousand dol
Lara each by the transaction.
We do-not believe that the Republi-
cans OF Humboldt county, who, in Con-
vention assembled two years ago, de-
,nanded the resignation OF Sharon, will
now stullify themselves by advocating
his election. As Senator he has done
nothing since then to warrant them in
changing their resolution. He has been
absent from the Senate at every session,
with the exception OF q few weeks, since
his election to that body five years ago
A,st January. When the Silver and
Chinese bills were before Congress, and
votes were required to pass them over
tae vetoes of Mr.. Hayes, Sharon was
attending to his private affairs in Cali
iornia. and to this day it is not known
how he would have voted on those
questions. He is not q citizen nor a
resident of Nevada, and under the Con-
stitutional provision, which requires six
months actual, not constructive, resi-
tanco in the State, as qualification for
exercising the election franchise, he is
not entitled to vote in Nevada Not
wi.hstanding all this. he proclaims him
salf candidate for recollection to the
Senate from Nevada, and expects by
liberal expenditure of coin to succeed
III ais aspirations.
Fhs eaae of |. M. kalloch, charged