The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-03-28

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fee. holding community that takes but q
languid interest in passing events.
Generally speaking IL takes q pretty
severe jolt to disturb its habitual SON.
Violence, but there are two things that
will cause it to hum like q high. power
transmission wire-politics aud the cas-
ual mention of the possibility Of the re-
moval Of the capital. Having effectual.
" side-tracked the pet little scheme Of
that sportive bunch Of Humboldt law
makers to adorn W~inuemucca with the
earb of State Government, her one per.
mitted excitement. for the present. is
politics. II is doubtful, too, II there is
another community in the State that
can as accurately ''feel" the political
pulse as this same Carson. The popula-
ton is made mp, principally. of politio-
ians, one.time politicians and near poll.
ticisns-men with ears trained to hear
the fsintest rumble and fingers sensi-
tized to feel the slightest throb-and its
Judgment on things political is usually
sound. In this correspondence / shall
give the readers Of the Free Press q line
on what the politicians are doing. and
what they are likely to do, as g from
the Carson standpoint.
The Democrats h~ereabouts are begin
ming to think that our Senators '
become i~noculated with the virus OF
Wilson's "watchful waiting" policy in
the matter of distributing Federal pa
tronage. Two good plums dangle be-.
tore their astigmatized vision and they
can't understand why the Senators are
80 slow in shaking them down. Sam
Platt has been ready to step down and
out of the U. 8. District Attorneys OF.
fee for many weeks. but. notwithstand-
ing the fact tina his term has expired
and that there are any number Of self
self. confessed competent Democrats
ready and anxious to 'harken to the
call of duty" and take the place. the
appointment of Q successor has been
delayed and delayed.
"Watchful waiting might be a hum
dinger as q foreign policy, but take it
from me, as q domestic policy. applied
TO Nevada Democrats. it is in bad repute.
The boys want the Offices and they want
them quick. They have had nearly 20
years of patronage famine and il they
could persuade our busy Senators TO
leave of craftsmanship long enough to
listen to reason, it is pretty certain that
the political guillotine would o be
working over time on Republican necks.
With this mental attitude. it does not
require an extraordinarily keen observer
to see much grief in store for Senator
Newlands. He is held responsible for
the delays. Just why the responsibility
is fixed OIL him, no n pretends to say.
Perhaps it is because of his well-estab.
lished reputation for backiDg.and-flling
on all questions, great and small. They
might forgive him for ducking and dodg-
ing on a tariff bill. q currency measure,
or a trust regulating law. but on an ap-
pointment, never
Billy WOODBURY. of Reno has beer the
recipient Of congratulatory letters from
all over the State upon his supposed ap.
pointment to the U. s. A~ttorneyship.
but he has not received the appoint
ment; and it is safe to say at this writ
ing. there is not a man in Nevada who
can name the man who will be appointed.
The Receiver of the u. s. Land Office
at this place died some months g and
the vacancy has not been filled. True.
the place was offered John Vardaman.
of Goldfeld, as q soothing syrup for the
loss Of the Goldfield post office and was
Indignantly rejected by that gentleman.
Edmund James has been an applican,
for the place from the time Wilson's
election seemed assured. and felt conf
dent of landing until the tender wac
made Vardaman. James was wont to
| believe Newlands the greatest statesman
| of the age. but of late has been willing
to admit hat it is barely possible that
his estimate Of the Nevada statesman
was somewhat generous.
Unless all signs fail. the two Justices
of the Supreme Court will contest in the
primary election for the nomination for
Senator of the United States. one on
the Republican ticket. the other on the
Democratic ticket. Justice Norcross is
just now carefully removing his shoes
and rolling mp his pants legs. testing
the temperature Of the the water, pre-
paratory to wading in, up to the neck.
His opponent will be Sam Platt. who
has already announced his candidacy
and is making q vigorous fight for the
Republican nomination. Both are able
men clean lived. splendid speakers. and
in the prime Of vigorous manhood. Il
will be . great battle. hercely waged.
| and fought to the closing of the polls.