Year: 1871

1t is we'll known in political circles


that there are but two aspirants of


any considerable note on the Repub-
lican side for United States Senator,


to fill the place now occupied 10y


Governor Nye. One of these is Nye


himself and the other is Thomas
Fitch. 1t has been asserted that Nye


was not and did not intend to be
candidate for the succession. but


this no well informed person who
knows the bent of the Senator's
mind for moment credits. 1t was
a subject of remark during the last
canvass, when both these distin-
guished lights were making a pill
grimage of the State in the interests
of their party, that Senator Nye lost
no opportunity to disparage, in
quiet way, the pretensions of his
ambitious young rival. They were
at that time, however, both padding
the same canoe, and no open hos
tility could we'll be displayed in the
presence of the enemy. They were
then both the friends of the Bank of
California, the Central Pacific Rail
road, Chinese labor and of capital
generally, because they both re-
garded capital as the winning side.
Nye, however, while in Washington,
had not been very demonstrative in
the advocacy of measures urged by
Fitch in the interest of the Bank and
against the Sutro Tunnel; whether
from accident or design is not GER
tainly known, but the presumption
is strong that he would have been
neck and neck with Fitch in further
ing the interests of the Bank had his
services been demanded by that
CO. cern. But the Bank went to the
wall in the political fight routed
horse, foot and Dragons, and hence
would .iot be safe stake to tie to in
the coming battle two years
hence. Fitch having made n
direct issue with the Sutro Tun-
mel in favor Of the Bank, went
down beneath the same wave that
overwhelmed the Bank. But Nye
having made no direct issue against
Sutro it cannot be charged that the
defeat OF the Bank was his defeat,
and as there was portion of his
party saved from the general wreck
the Senator caught n CLEAN Of hope
amid the gloom and is now following
where it leads. He has made the
important discovery, although late
ii seems, that no man or party car
succeed in this State in future with.
out the cordial support of the labor,
ing classes. Banks and railroads are
all very fine to have as friends wher
the party is in power, but they have
no affection for parties out of power
-as Senator Nye we'll knows. Their,
was but one line of retreat open fol
the Senator and that one he la.
made haste to avail himself of 10y
becoming the especial champion o


the Sutro Tunnel scheme, which
will create direct issue between
him and the Bank and thus plac,
him on the side of the miners of Sto
rey county. II will also place hin
in direct antagonism with Fitch OF
the same subject, with'th advanta
ges largely in his favor. Nye, o
course, knows nothing, and care.
less, about the merits of the Sutrc
Tunnel scheme. His only aim is :,
have Sutro bore hole, of sufficient


length and dimensions to take hin
back to the Senate again for 81,
years. Whether the tunnel will eve
be run, or whether it would drair
the Comstock lode and facilitate it,
working when il was run, are ques
tions that do not trouble the Senato


in the least, provided the hole will


only let daylight through in the di
rection of Washington. This mucl
We have said in regard to Republi