Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-26
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EDITOR NEWS /: I have read netting
in the newspapers for . long time more
ridiculous than the published threat Of
some SILLY members Of the Republican
party In the East to contest the election
Of Colonel Fair. Of our State, to the
United States Senate. Bear in mind.
Mr.. Editor, that Colonel Fair 10 not yet
elected, and cannot DO elected for ct
least nearly ssven weeks to come.
The idea Of the immaculate party, that
welcomed to seats In the United States
Senate from Nevada j. P. Jones and
William Sharon. talking about contest
ing the seat Of Colonel Fair. In advance
Of election. and for bribery and oorrup-
tion It would seem that the leaders
Of the Republican party are 40 much
accustomed to bribery and corruption
that they expect Colonel Fair will DO
elected by The customary means In
fact. they cannot understand how 9 man
can secure the Office OF Senator from
Nevada without the use OF corrupt
means ; and a. Colonel Fair 10 not Of
their party. they propose to contest his
seat.
Is not the proposition referred to. Mr..
Editor, one OF the coolest you ever knew
You well know that. eight years ago.
J. P. Jones did more to corrupt the
politics Of Nevada than oil previous col.
rupt influences had done. He II Wal
who had the unparalleled .ffrontsry to
declare to the world, In Q written speech,
after his first election to the Senate, that
"a sum (of money! as vast al q ma
tional debt might be disbursed lin Q po-
litical csmpaiRn) aud nc n corrupted"
Il was Mr.. Jones who said before the
joint convention that elected him to the
Senate. with reference to the charge that
he had disbursed money in q corrupt
manner to secure his election. that
''thers has not an election gone by since
u existence a. . nation that has not
witnessed It's like use."
Mr.. Sharon, whose blood now curdles
10 his veins at the thought Of corruption
in politics, probably spent In his 1874
campaign Ave times - much money as
the recent campaign cost Colonel Fair,
vet q Republican Senate recognized the
election Of Mr.. Sharon as an honorable
one.
In view OF the scandal connected with
the election OF the two Senators referred
to, does not the threat to contest Colonel
Fairs election come with q very bad
grace from the leaders OF the Republican
party? This party has had Simon Cam.
eron and W. W. Brlkuap for Secretaries
OF War. Williams Of Oregon for Attorney
General, the sanity Coliax for Vice Presi-
dent, aud q President who privately in
dorsed the doiugs Of the rascally whisky
ring o: st. Louis. and yet now has such
q holy horror OF political corruption
that It proposes to contest q seat in the
United States Senate because money
was spent to carry tho State for the
Democratic party.
II the incoming Legislature shall elect
Colonel Fair to Q seat in thSUnited
States Senate, I would ask what right
has any man or any body Of men to
contest his election ? Suppose money
was used to elect q majority Of the next
Legislature in the interests OF Colonel
Fair for Senator, what does II matter?
Unless IL can be shown that between the
time Of their election snd the election
oil o United States Senator members OF
the Legislature were bribed to support
Colonel Fair, there will be no ground
whatever upon which to base q contest
for his seat. II members elect to the
National Legislature are to be debarred
seats because OF the liberal disburse-
ment OF money in the recent political
campaign, there will be but few chairs
occupied during the forty.sevsnth Con-
gress.
believe the threat referred to to be q
harmless thunderbolt. made for o polit.
ical purpose not yet apparent. You
may, however. depend upon II, Mr..
Editor, that Colonel Fair will be sur
next United States Senator. and will
take his seat. too. without . contest. It
10 timid dogs, you know, that bark the
loudsst. UScLE DANIEL.