Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-31
ALWAYS FOR THE RIGHT.
Some Plain Language Plainly
spoken.

The SENTINEL is always for the right.
1t never espouseS a wrong knowingly. 1t
has no prejudice against the Richmond or
any other company. Were the positions
OF the Richmond and Albion reversed in
the present controversy it would be for
the Richmond. But we cannot indorse
the Richmond when it blows up mines and
builds cabins in the public highways.
Neither can we indorse the Richmond
when it seeks, as it has for eight years, to
despoil an honest, free-born American citi-
zen OF his property, as in the case OF Rose.
The proof showed, and the Court held, in
the late trial, that Roses Uncle Sam loca-
ton was good and valid, and had been
properly represented and kept up from
the date Of its location in 1872 TO the pres
ent time. Rose had offered his claim to
the Richmond year after year for a mere
song-on one occasion for the insignificant
sun of eight hundred dollars. The Rich
mond declined to purchase, the meantime
crowding and encircling him with pat
ents obtained snrreptitiously and without
the authority of law. AS against Roses
honest prior possession not one single pal
liating circumstance or equity has been
set up by the Richmond. All through
this controversy with Rose the policy
of the Richmond has been one
of aggression and oppression-a policy
of bulldosing that should not be tolerated
in any civilized country on the face of the
earth-a policy Of dishonesty and greed,
by which the strong attempts to drive the
weak to the wall, totally regardless of law,
equity or justice. As against such a policy,
no matter from what quarter it comes, the
SENTINEL will always be found battling, to
the end that justice may prevail. This
journal wears no collar. 1t is the organ of
its editors and proprietors, and is-per-
fectly free to express its opinions on every
question that concerns the welfare Of the
public. Unfortunately, there are journals
that cannot truthfully say as much. The
SENTINEL is destitute of shackles. When
right in a given course, it would as freely
commend the Richmond as the Albion.
Did any man or set Of men attempt to rob
the Richmond of any part of its possessions
the SENTINEL would be found ~denouncing
the robbery in unmeasured terms. When
the Richmond seeks to rob Rose of his
honestly acquired claim, as has been shown
by the findings Of the Court in two cases,
then the SENTINEL is against the robbery
and of necessity against the Richmond to
the extent Of the ~latter's culpability.
This is the position of-the SENTINEL, aud
should be the position of every honest
man in the community as we'll. In a
word, the SENTINEL is always for the right,
as given to see the right. There may be
some plain language in the above, but no
palmer than the case deserves. We &C.
knowledge all the good the Richmond has
availed this district aud town, and have
no war to make on 1t or any other COM
pany conducting itself and operations in a
legitimate and decent manner, and at the
same time respectful of the rights OF its
%neighbors. There is not an honest man
here, or elsewhere, who will say, or has
ever said, that the Richmond has an
equitable right to Roses Uncle Sam claim.