Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-20
pnnJc1pnEs; PARTY; MEN.

rior to all other points for guidance IN
his political action duty, and derive con-
illusions from his best judgment on the
doctrines most likely, when placed IN
practice, to preserve or enhance the pros
perisy and glory Of the Republic. Or
binary intelligence comprehends at once
that in order to move the machinery OF q
Government like our on a direct line
there must be parties, whose teness, for-
merly written and promulgated, shall con-
stitute a working "platform" before the
people. In almost all cases political plat
forms will be compromises OF individual
views, to a great extent ; certainly they
will be so when anything like success is
to be anticipated on them as a ground for
popular advocacy. Only q very small
body of men, few in numbers and feeble
in associated mind. can constitute an
identically agreeing company Of "politi-
cians," ready to say they have hope Of
triumph for their peculiar ideas in a vast
nation like ours, and determined to yield
nothing from a precise and lengthy creed.
After all our contest, and just and proper
contest for the prevailing Of a personal
creed in politics, We have all to choose a
party /; and the only practical method OF
influencing decidedly for our W views
of principles and measures, is to join in q
compromise that builds up a great party,
or affiliate with an organization already
in existence, and nearest approaching our
conceptions of the right in its dogmas
and clearly expressed designs. Under
ordinary circumstances, that man may be
said to be an impracticable who joins in a
third party in this Nation. Two great
parties there will always be in the United
States; they will generally so far differ,
and be so far comprehensive whichever
one shows the most liberality), as to per-
nit straight honest work within their
lines for all the grand governmental aims
that patriots can reasonably entertain for
their country. Every party will have
those in its ranks who deserve to be, or
delight in being called fanatics, or fogies ;
and these may be said to represent ex-
tremes in the organization-either alter
nately, swinging in toward the center, and
exercising a greater or less degree Of
power in giving predominaing character
to the entire organization as judged from
without, or asserted or confessed from
within. Usually third parties are humbugs,
composed of ugly and impracticable en-
,husieses, or lin small communities) thor
oughly selfish cliques. Usually they are
composed Of persons with morbid consci-
ences, or individuals devoid Of conscience.
There may be periods, however, in which
a third party will righteously hold the bal
ance of power. and by its real independ-
ence and truth-adherence. can sever the
institutions of civil freedom. In q party
we manifest direct preference for special
theories, by the selection Of men as III
respective candidates for Offices that are
representative and governing. The party
platform closest to our notions of propri-
ETY. is assented to ; the man who interprets
the platform OF accepts it with the " COM
promises" we make is our choice, for this
or that position. So individual prefer
ences are brought together, under the
party band, and from the majority there
obtained each member has q relative tri-
umph or defeat; but the result Of the cam
paign, after nominations, tells Of positive
victory or "a verdict against your IDEAS
During the war through which we have
just passed, it has not been difficult to see
where patriotic principles called the loyal
men Of the land; and in the experiences
had in the days that tried mems souls, it
was not an impossible thing to note who
were on the borders Of the Union organi-
~zation, and ready to hurrah for treason at
any available moment. Especially was
this observation clear in regard to certain
journals. Having no principles, they
sought to belong to the party they could
blackmail for a small figure, inasmuch as
they could not sell to the Cops. for a
sum. But we suddenly find we
have come to a point that needs no SPELL
ing out in this community. Only this let
US add, SO as to properly embrace the
Of our text in this paragraph, that
in those unfortunate cases where principles
are of no account, and parties are only
"good" for plumber in or upon
Or against you may notice ranting denun-
Of errors already dethroned, cow
ardly abuse and detraction, and an eyinc-
ing of a ~.yranical disposition in those very
directions where real manhood feels it is
proper there should be exercised, to as
great a degree as possible, the high quail
ties Of ~magnsnimity.
CONGRESS having passed a bill legaliz-