Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-26
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tralized power Of the commanding mind.
Il is this fusing of the minds of men,
this complete absorption of personality,
which keeps an army free from panic
and disorder, and enables it to win VIC
often over an overwhelming
superiority Of numbers. This is true,
in the main, of political organizations
aud that party is most impregnable
wherein the mass follow most obedient-
ly the leadership of its chiefs. If this
proposition required proof, it could be
demonstrated by the example of the two
great political organizations now strug-
Cling for the mastery in this country.
The Democratic party is composed
mainly of the ignorant and degraded
part of the population. We do not, of
course, deny that many men of eminent
capacity are found in that powerful
organization; but we do assert that a
vas, and overshadowing majority Of the
ignorant and the base Of population
belong to that political party, and
steadily vote its ticket without question
and without the ability for intelligent
scrutiny. With leaders skilled in cun-
ming and a~droitness, quick to see the
errors of their adverssries, and bold to
attack the salient points as they are
developed, it is comparatively easy to
hurl the whole force Of the Democracy
on their foes at any time. 1t is not
necessary to appeal to justice in defense
| of party measures; it is only necessary
that a convention shall endorse them,
and the votes follow in millions as a
matter Of course. There is no inherent
love of liberty to crafty, no intense
hatred of oppression to fear. There
is no political uprightness to preserve,
and no party conscience to violate.
With the Republican orsanization-and
this is true of every party which has OPP
posed the Democracy-the exact oppo-
| site of this is true. 1t is composed OF
the intelligent and virtsous of our peo-
ple. Ii cannot be denied that many
bad men belong to the Republican party,
but the great mass of the virtuous and
the intelligent vote with it. These de-
maud that the aims Of the party shall
be high and just ; that liberty shall be
the center, grayitating to which, all
political effort and principle shall re-
volve. They contemn every authority
which seeks to sanctify injustice, and
despise the leaders who would lower the
standard of their political faith. Hence,
the difficulty of massing the party
strength in every struggle ; and the i'm
possibility of controlling it without some
positive and important issue. During
the war we had a high and a command
ing power to concentrate our forces in
defense of their own liberties, and in
the liveliest enthusiasm of patriotism for
the salvation of the Onion. When the
war ended, the tension was s~lackened,
and our danger became imminent. Like
q noble ship, We had weathered the
tempest, but the waves were drifting us
| on treacherous shoals, and the sails had
lost the wind which alone enabled us to
reach the haven. At this moment the
perfdy of the President concentrated
| our party, and everything was swept
| before US. That enthusiasm, which
statesmen would have taken advantage
of, was frittered away, and tho late
autumnal elections in the Eastern and
| Western States have proven disastrous
to US. With this experience to guide US,
we conceive it to be the essential duty
of the Republican party to reunito its
forces by taking high ground in favor
of Liberty; by standing firmly and
stou.ly by its principles; by using its
immense power for the reliefof the pros
trated trade and manufactures of the
country; by inauguratiug the most
searching retreuchment in u expendi-
lures; by reducing the taxes, and by
laying, broadly and deeply. the founda-
tions of National credit by a wise scheme
for the payment of the National debt.
Let the Union party of Nevada arouse
itself from its s~lumbcring lethargy
which now hangs over 1t, let the old
fires of patriotism and loyalty which
formerly p~ervaded the breasts of the
people be again kindled-let the devo-
ton to country and its standard-bcarers
be again aroused, and let party disci-
pline be commenced without delay
"eternal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty"-for without energy, without CO.
operation, without harmony, the Union
party Of the State of Nevada might
Just as we'll disband and forsake its
party organization, and follow the dc
tates and rule of the Democratic party.
In q few months . State Convention
must be held, to appoint delegates to
the National Convention, and it be-
hooves the party to send its best and
most reliable men, il it is possible to
get them to go-for much depends up
on the man nominated, and the plat
form framed by the National Convention
to secure the electoral vote of this State.
"Watchman! what Of the hourT" Is
the Union party ready for the contest ?
If uot-then let it prepare. We take
this early occasion to warn it.
APRopos of the walking mania now SO
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