Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-15
THE ODDS AND THE DIFFRR-
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Being presen, a.the join, msetisg Of
the two Union Clubs Of Gold Hill, on
Wednesday evening, We o~bssrsedyin iu-
dividual of troubled mien and uneasy
GESTURE standing in the rear of the main
audience.
lu answer to an inquiry why he did
not golforward aud participate in the
proceedings, he replied that he "didn't
know how he would vote yst; he
would "wais for tho platform, and If
there was too much niger in it, be
would not 60 It." Assuming thattAia,
citizen means to be right and do right,
we propose to address to himself and u
class Of which he is q representative q
few suggestions. Those who await for
the platform are evidently thinking
men and not coa6rmedly Democrats.
Democrats don't "wait for the plat
FORM" In the very nature Of things i
because they reflect, ponder sand mean
TO be exactly right, different members
Of the Republican party entertain as
many different grades aud shades Of
opinion as there are different calibres,
Of mind, and as there have been differ
ent habits Of early training. Every
man, however, who is capable or 6t
to DO a Republican, Is disposed to rem
der full justice to the negro, as to all
other classes Of people. Just what con-
s~ti,utes this full need Of justice is a
subject on which, possibly, there may
DO u thousand gradatious Of opinion.
A party platform cannot possibly repre-
sent all of these shades OF opinion, but
it will present that one which shall most
nearly approximate the ideas Of u ma
jority Of the party. The Dsmoctatic
party is neither graded nor shaded on
this question - as q unit, Democrats
are "forninst tho niger" Without
any needless delays we may rest assured
that this riH be The exact measure Of
one plank in the Democratic, and wiU
not be in the Republican platform.
If there is anything especially noble,
liberal, or enlightened in this broad
Democratic principle, or if there is no
other element worthy Of consideration
in American politics, than that Of hold
ing the negro down and keeping him
under, then there is no earthly use for
the Republican party. We are satisfied
to let the negro exert every energy Of
mind aud body aud excel il he can, but
there also are some other matters which
we consider worthy of consideration.
There is a broad Continent to DO
opened up aud developed. There is a
spirit of progress to be stimulated.
The education of a great people is to be
encouraged and provided for. Liberty,
Justice and Right are to be established
on immutsble bases, and n great free
Government, capable of establishing
and guaranteeing all these, is to be pre-
served and maintained.
There is something else worth con-
sidering in relation to u party besides
the string of resolutions periodically put
forth and called a platform.
There are underlying sentiments and
popular feelings or prciudices which
control parties in spite Of platforms.
The underlying and controlling senti-
mont of the Republican masses, is in
favor of order, peace, progress and en-
lightment. The sentiment Of the Demo-
cratic masses is, Democratic supremacy
or dssolation, anarchy, civil war. If
men will dispassionateiy examine the
platforms Of the two parties, and study
the elements aud antecedents Of both
parties, as well, we have no fears,
no doubts, no uneasiness as to
where the intelligent and right-minded
will be found. Republieanism, sven
with I" little too much Niger I" to suit
our particular notion, is better than
Democracy and persecution, inhumanity
and the spirit Of anarchy. We fear that
that there are too many Republicans
who are ready to see a. slight flaw in
their own platform and overlook q
frightful assure in the Dsnocratic-to
find some fault in their own. some merit
in the other.
If the Republican platform don't ex-
actly suit our notions, let US not got on
the other until we find that il is better.