The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-06
THE ISSUES.

Divested of all oyergrowths and out
growths, the issue to be decided at thu
next Presidential election is quite a:
simple and no less momen,ous than thai
which came to be decided in 1864. The
friends of the Union are to be confront.
ed with the enemies of the Republic
this year, just as they were when Lin
colu was ia the field against Mcclellan.
Now, as then, the struggle is to deter
mine whether the friends or the enemies
of the country are to be trusted as its
agents and rulers. And, now as then,
the enemy is forced to have resort 10
lies and evasions and all manner of
false colors and false pledges to get a
hearing. Wherever the Copperheads
have shown their hands there have they
revealed to the people the falsiiy of
their avowals of patriotism and the in
tensity of their love for the rebels ard
their hate of the loyalists who saved
the Union from destruction. In Ohio
and New Jersey, States newly cursed
with Copperhead Legislatures, the Cons
titrtional Amendments guarautying the
payment of the National debt and for
ever inhibiting the payment of the Reb-
ell debt, have been scornfuily rejected.
Last Fall, Pendleten's anti-tax DEM
agogisms and rawlings against the 'bond
aristccracy" were new to the ears OF
tho Ignorant who listened to than. And
they had their effect. But for the use
which their authors intended them
namely, for influencing the popular vote
iu the Presidential campaign, they were
employed too soon. The dishonesty Of
the dodge, and the ruin which must
come if these preachments against the
financial condition of the country
brought about by the war are to be fol-
lowed out and applied, have come to be
and it is a pretty safe
that the better " Democra-
tic " plans and ideas are comprehended
by the people, the less favor will they
End
The side of the great Issue before the
country, occupied By the Republican
party needs no better statement than is
in the words q Nationality
Public Faith, Progress and true Prin- ,
,iples of Republicanism." The New
I ork Tribune states the Copperhead {
tide of the case with force and clear
,ess, as follows
This, then, is in substance the Democratic
programme for 1858:
/. To make this "a White Mans Govern u
nent," by remanding the -Four Millions of
Blacks into political nonentity and virtual
erfdom;
II. To relieve the People from taxation, a
Y virtually repudiating the National Debt. |,
This programme appeals to two Of the :,
trongest and most universal passions-pride II
{ Caste and impotence Of heavy Taxation.
Vote for Pendleton," will be the cry, land ii
he niggers will be put under foot, where they :.
elong! Vote for Pendleton, and high taxes IL
ill be abolished, and we shall have cheap h
,od, cheap goods, and cheap whisky ever
,ore!" man need not know how 20 read
enable him to comprehend the beauties of "
lie prospect thus opened before him Every y
rogshop will naturally be a factory of IL
endleton votes.
AS an offset to this style Of warfare tu
It our battle cries be " Grant F" and to
is words " In this country the will of d;
re people is the law of the land " and sa
e need have no fears of the result. st
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