The Nevada journal., 1855-08-03
For The NeradQ Journal.


Mr.. ED1roR:-T beg leave through the col
umns of your valuable paper to call the at;en-
tou of the American party, in this county, to
a certain class of men, who are aspiring to
Legislative honors We had hoped that wire
pulling for Office would never have found place
In our party, and there are sufficient men, good
and true among us who if they will, can and
ought to put every thing Of the kind down.
That there is wire pulling going on there can
be no doubt, and mostly by men who never had,
nor never would have had the audacity to allow
their names to be placed before either OF the
old politicnl parties as candidates for Office, en-
deavorihg to make our party the means OF ele-
waiting themselves to the high position OF Rep
resentatiyes. 1t never was designed that the
American party should be the means ofplacing
such men in Office or position but the contrary
Now, if our party (the American party wishes
to be successful as far as this county is con.
cerned let us send mel to our next legislature
who will reflect credit upon the party and
demonstrate that we appreciate worth more
than impudeuee If we hope to present o
ticket acceptable to the entire mass of our in
telligent party, then great care should be had
in making nominations, Place good, honest
intelligent Union men before the people, and
no onslaught of Phalanxers can prevent our en-
tire success. Men Of light, foolish heads or
hearts with little or nothing in them should be
Put down in their aspirations for such posi-
tions there are intelligent men among US OF
unassumed ard retired merit, who would be
shining lights in our legislature. Let us bring
them out. search our councils and we can find
multitudes of such men who really know more
in minute than these self.sufficient wise as
pirants ever will know. 1t is not strange
that so many are willing to be candidates
in our party. They think that like corrupt
parties of the past and some of the present,
that they will be supported anyhow by the par
ty if they can only sue eeed in getting a sufi-
cie1t number of their friends in our county
convention to nominate them. Not so gentle
men. Men voted for at the next general elec.
tion will and must be weighed in'the balances
They will have the square applied to them and
if there is any defect in head or heart, so far
as intelligence. homes ty ard faithful adherance
/ te the National Platform is concerned they
should not--cannot- not be elected
Such, we believe, Mr. Editor, TO be the views
aad feelings Of the intelligent brethren Of our or.
der; and such views we hope may.i every case,
/ govern them. We would recommend to. such
aspiring friends as are here spoken of, to be
content, without presenting themselves at the
State Capitol to become the laughing marks of
the intelligent members Of that body-for they
may now be reckoned to have a small share of
good sense, but if they should go there even
their admirers will find them to be fools. Such
has been the case before. We pray God that
the eyes of all such may be opened and suffi.
cient light be impaired to enable them to dis
cover themselves as they really are, very ordi.
nary men, hardly that.
ONE OF THE AMERICAN PARTY