Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-04
NOTHING IN 1T.

A herstoiors stated in the NEWS. the
proposition has been mooted that meas
ures will be taken to prevent Colonel D.
@. Fair from taking his seat as United
States Senator from Nevada when elect
ed by the Legislature, on the ground
that bis election was secured by moneysd
corruption aud Wholesale bribery. There
is nothing in this at all-only talk. No
doubt be assisted literally in d~sfraying
the legitimate expenses OF the campaign.
and how much more money be expended
10 the matter 10 best known to himself.
According to all established precedent.
here or anywhere else. II he was noan-
eislly able and did not spend . dollar or
two in his own behalf he was simply .
parsimopious. political srssnhorn-all
Of which the result does not prove. The
newspapers in the East. however. are
much more exercised over the subject
than are the papers Of this State, they
looking more at the political significance
OF tho result than at the character OF
the man in question. Even an INDIE
penden. paper with Democratic lean
inss. the Chicago Times. for instance.
felt II necessary to express itself sditori-
ally as follows:
Mr.. Fair Of Nevada adopted . very bus
ins.s.like method Of securing his election
10 the United States Senate. He simply
took enough MONEY out Of his inexhausti-
Bile pocket TO buy the election OF Q Legis-
ia,ure pledged solidly to his support.
This successful arrangement. which ne
cessitated no stump-speech making. no
promises for the future, and no "setting
'em up" for thirsty voters. MI. Fair will
be surprised to learn. 10 not regarded as
perfectly legitimate by the high'minded
and v~irtuous statesmen Of the East, and
he will be ine1pressibly amazed to hnd
that an objection Is TO DO raised to his ad-
mission TO q seat in the Senate on the
ground OF notorious bribery. As II Is
stated In Washington that 4 case agairst
him il now being made VI, the gentle
mau from NoNtuA Hay 70 w.
that he and his money were too hastily
parted.
Here. in this State. the Republican
papers are inclined to look upon the
thing in a philosophical light. concediDs
the real ability Of Mr.. Fair as . repre-
sentative Of the most vital interests OF
the State. combined with some degree
Of evaporation that their own candidate
did not make a better fight and q better
showing. All. however, are honest In
gracefully and houOrably sequisscing in
the result such as IL is. The Eureka
Ladsr, for instance. says:
Now we are opposed to Mr.. Fair. and
would do anything in our power to defeat
his election to the United States senate.
but lin the ligh, Of other days." and the
means taken by successful Republican
aspirants for the same position TO achieve
success, we don't think IL comes with good
grace for Republicans or Nevada Republic
can papers 70 carp at the expenditure by
Uncle Jeems Of . little Of his surplus cash
10 accomplish the same end. That this
whole matter Of buying . seat 10 wrong
and indefensible cannot be denied. But
the Republicans should remember that .
distinguished Nevada Republican, who has
been twice honored by an election to the
highest branch Of our National Legisla-
ture, once said: millions may DO spent
aud no man corrupted" In the matter Of
making q moneytd feht. Mr.. Fair only
followed high Republican precedent. At
least so far as this State is concerned.
That he spent money. aud lots OF 1t, to
secure the election Of . Legislature that
would send him to Washington as . Sena-
tor from this sovereign state, no one but
q fool. or worse. would deny. That IL can
be brought home TO him. however. any
more than II could to either Mr.. Jones or
sharon. no one believes. Tn Republicans
Of Nevada may as we'll acknowledge that,
IL elected, Mr.. Fair will take his seat just
a. clean-handed. as far a. bribery and cor
ruption are concerned, a. either OF those
gentlemen.
We frankly acknowledge that cur party
in this State is not in . position TO throw
the fret stone In this corruption business,
and the less We say about the means Mr..
Fair used to win the better. He has done
no worse than the Republicans have done
in the past three Senatorial elections. To
be sure. this does not make II right, and all
those who have the reputation Of the State
at heart would be glad II they could DO as
sursd tha, this would be the last ''moneyed
fight" made in the State. The time will
come when . mans qualifications TO worth
lily all the highest position in tho gift OF
the people will be taken into account in
stead Of the length Of his purse. Until
then we Of Nevada must meekly submit to
the deserved tAunt Of living in tho rotten
borough"