Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-27
OUR TICKET.
A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE DEM.
OCRATIC NOMINEES.
The State, County and Township.

good a ticket as ever floated on a political
banner in Eureka county. 1t is impossi-
BILE with the rush Of work in the SENTINEL
office, to publish, as we had intended, a
carefully prepared comparison Of the can
didates on both tickets, who will ask the
voters of Eureka county next Tuesday for
their support. Hence, we will say but q
few words about those whose names appear
upon the Democratic ticket, and allow the
voters to draw their own comparisons.
The Presidential Electoral ticket, offered
in the persons of Hon. W. E. F. Deal, j.
G.. McTarnahan and Major J. H. Dennis,
by the Democrats Of Nevada, will be the
leaders in this State. Two of the gentle.
men are well known in Eureka, and Mr..
McTarnahan has seen a majority OF the
voters. They are men whom the voters of
this county will delight to honor,o on the
I'd Of November.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
For this position we will allow others to
do the talking. In taking notes during the
many speeches Of the campaign which have
t%ranspired in the Courthouse, in Eureka,
the SENTINEL reporter has collected quite
a roll OF records and statements which,
could they all be printed, would speak in
tones of campaign thunder for the Demo-
cratic nominee. We quote the words of
Counsellor Alex. Wilson, in a few remarks
he offered shortly after Mr.. Daggett had
h%arangued a Eureka audience. He said
"Mr. Daggett claimed in his speech here
the credit of passing the Act OF Congress
granting to the State of Nevada, in lieu of
the 10th and Seth sections, for common
school purposes, 900, 900 acres of thepub-
lie land, to be selected as other grants
heretofore made. This was the measure
which gave us the opportunity of ~exchang-
ing the mountainous and mineral lands,
which formed part Of the lands granted
us for school purposes, and which we we're
utterly unable to dispose of, for such other
sections, as we might select. There can
be no question but this was a measure of
the highest Importance to our State, but
it is equally unquestionable that Mr.. Dag
gett deserves no credit for il. The credit
is due to Geo. W. Cassidy, and to him
alone. Two years before Daggett was
elected, Cassidy drew up and introduced
q joint resolution in the Senate of our
State Legislature, which memorialized
Congress to pass a law making this change
passable, and at the last session of the Leg
islature Cassidy again caused the passage
of an Act approving and accepting, in ad-
vance, Of the transfer. The memorial
drawn up by Cassidy, and passed through
his exertions, was forwarded to Washing
ton, and Daggett, in obedience to Cassidy's
instructions, placed the memorial in the
hands OF the committee in Congress hav-
ing charge Of such matters. But Daggett
failed utterly to pay any further attention
to the matter, and he can take no credit to
himself for the passage of that Act. The
project originated with Cassidy, and Dag
gett was only the insignificant means
whereby Cassidy's scheme was brought to
the notice Of Congress.
Another bill which Mr.. Daggett sought
credit for was the Compromise bill to the
Square Location Act. Daggett certainly
had unlimited cheek to boast Of that meas
ure, when a petition went from this town
signed by over 300, asking that there be
no change made in the existing mining law.
He must have forgotten he was talking to
q Eureka audience when he fathered q bill
which, whatever its provisions, must vary
and upset the present mining law, which
has cost Us so many thousands Of dollars
to litigate, and which we are, at length, in
some degree able to understand.
Again, Mr.. Daggett boosted Of his sup
port of the Reagan bill. Here, too, his
supper. was entirely due to the instructions
Of Geo. W. Cassidy. You will recollect
that ct the closing moments Of the last ses-
sion Of our Legislature, Cassidy introduced
a raao111ftnn and ha1 ~ +a1aaranhaI 10
Washington, i~nstructing our representa-
tives there to vote for this bill.
Mr.. Daggett made the same buster two
years ago, about the railroads, that he
does now, and yet no sooner was he elected
than he accepted a pass from the Central
Pacific, and rode deadhead to Washington;
and I firmly believe, had it not been for
the promptness of Geo. W. Cassidy in hav-
ing that resolution telegraphed, we should
not have had the support of a single rep
resentative Of this State to the Reagan bill.
So much for the credit due Mr.. R. M. Dag
gett for the passage of measures in Con-
gress affecting our State, and II his mis-
sionary voice has been heard in support Of
any measures Of national benefit, the rec
ord fails to disclose it,"
JUDGE BELKNAP
Is q young man, but has oficiated In the
position to which he aspires long enough
to show how eminently he is qualified to
fill the same. For Judge Of the Supreme
Court, the voters Of this section Of the
State will do well to cast their votes for
Belknap in preference to Mr.. Beatty.
W.. o. MILLS, JR.,
Is a gentleman we'll qualified for the off,
cial position of State Senator. He is
largely interested in the welfare Of Eureka
county, and our town especially. From
the time Of his first coming among US he
has taken a lively interest in the business
and welfare of this section, and has done
much to advance both. All who know Mr..
Mills will agree with us that he is a wide
awake, practical business man on all mat
tiers Of local concern. He belongs to no
cliques or rings, but is a whole-souled man,
and will serve the Eureka people fairly and
| impartially II they elect him in November.
In the Senate he will be heard from on al!
subjects affecting the interests Of our
county and State.
n -AssEMBLyMEN.
Geo. W. Merrill, Dave E. Baily, D. ]. j.
Mclaughlin and E. R. CARRIER are the
Democratic candidates for the Assembly.
They are the picked four"
Geo. W. Merrill has been our District
Attorney for six years, and the people will
not let him out from holding some public
| trust. His honesty and fitness have won
him the good will and suffrages Of many
| Republicans, which, added to his party
| vote, always elect him by overwhelming
majorities.
Dave E. Baily 10 one Of Eureka's most
| influential and convincing lawyers. He
has a large legal practice, and is a power
in politics. His ability as a legislator is
not q matter Of question among the voters.
He il not the man to travel on good looks,
| but will win on merit.