Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-04-01
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Mr.. Sargent IL about to leave the Pa
cino coast for q sojourn in Germany a.
Uaited States Minister. It would have
been as we'll to allsw him to quietly de-
part. but the Stalwart and railroad or
Rans have otherwise decfssd and are
sounding his praises and expressing
regrets at an imaginary loss to the peo-
pie. The appointment OF Sargent to the
German mission or to any position Of
trust 10 an inexcusabls abuse Of the
appointing power Of the Executive. and
can only bs accounted for BY the knovl.
edge that be 10 . Stalwart. Ignorance
Of his standing in his v State could
not, bs advanced In sxtsnustion BY the
ADMINISTRATION. His record in ofacial
life 10 too glazing. and II, - claimed BY
his friends, his appointment to the Cab.
met was only prevented BY the ''infs-
nous calumniss and miserable jealous
les Of an ~antagonistio press. the same
should have acted Is . prevention Of his
appointment to any Office; but II tits. a.
ii seems to bs. the determination in the
future to provide for him. his sppoint-
mont to . foreign mission Is . rsdssming
feature. He is beyond the power OF
p~srps,uatipg corruption for . time. and
II NO objection 10 raised BY the Germans
themselves Il may BE- a we'll for success
sivs administrations to continue him in
that or some other foreign position.
In specializing as to the probable 90
ton OF President Arthur with reference
to the Anti Chinese bill. the Sacramento
Record. Union makes the astonishing as
ssrtion that IL Mr.. Sargent had been
Seer stary Of the Interior the Chinese bill
''would have had in the Cabinet an ad-
vocste whose thorough knowledge Of the
subject aud proverbial perseverance,
would have been literally invaluable to
California at this crisis" Such an
opinion Of Mr.. Sargent is to be expected
from an organ Of the Central Pacific
Railroad. q journal which gives express
sion to the opinions Of . corporation OF
which Sargent has been the plant tool ;
but ii will DO q difficult matter to force
that conviction upon the minds Of the
people. A moro unfortunate selection
for the Pacific coast than Sargent for the
Cabinet could scarcely be made. The
Central Pacific Railroad has injured tho
Pacific coast scarcely less than the Chi
nsss themselves; every production and
every industry Is compelled to pay srib-
ute to this gigantic monopoly, and in
return where employment can bs given
to o Chinaman his services are preferred
to those Of Q European. They own .
line of steamers plying between Hong
kong and San Francisco. and every Chi
naman they bring. whether for their
own employment or to still further OPP
press labor. adds to their rapidly increas-
ing wealth. Il is to their interest to
increase rather than diminish the immi-
grafton OF Cinnamon. and 1t is inconsist.
emit to suppose that Mr.. Sargent in the
Cabinet would favor . bill that in the
House the railroad company which o n
trolls his every action was striving 10
defeat. To those who have questioned
the relations Of Sargent to the railroad
evidence 10 not wanting. The recent
banquet rendered him BY Stanford. who
10 usually not q dsmonstrativs man. 10
sufficient in itself.
Aside from his probable course with
reference to the Anti. Chinese bill. there
are reasons why California should OBJ
ject to his holding . Cabinet position.
His diseraceiul manipulation Of govern
msnt patronage in that State. the cor
rupt management Of Mare Island Navy
Yard, and the frauds in elections there
held that are attributable to his all.
powerful influence. and the alliance with
Mormon leaders to do his utmost in de-
fssting legislation for the suppression OF
polyaamy while hs was q Senator. are
sufficient without . further review OF
his record. A Cabinet officer should be
q man worthy the respect Of the people
OF his W State ut least. Sargent In
not the nan for the position. and the
Pacific coast may we'll be thankful he
was not nominated.