Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-15
rne NorApLE DIFFERENcE.

THE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE.
As the steady, noiseless and resistless
flow Of the Gulf stream to the noisy
,umbling Of a brawling brook, so is the
uuvarying current of Republicanism to
the variable and uncertain flow Of the
turbid streams Of Democracy. To es-
tablish this assertion with the accuracy
Of a mathematical demonstration q be-
wilderiug array Of facts stand ready
witnesses.
The masses of the Republican party
have q purpose as fixed as the base Of
the Sierras, as profound rs oceans
deepest depths, and as resis,less as its
tides. Leaders the most trusted may
fail or falter ; journals the most respect
able may err or be subsidized, but still
the great loyal heart Of the nation beats
on with the same courageous throb.
If he Of whom millions were but yestcr-
day the willing and admiring followers,
to-day swerves by so much as u hairs
breadth from the path Of rectitude, he
is left to grope his uncertain way in
the wilderness of his own choosing, but
his late followers nor sway, o swerve,
nor struggle after him, but with the
same brave will as aforetime mov for
ward toward the goal of justice, liberty
and equal rights. How widely differ
eut the Democracy! No plan, no
principle, no fixed purpose except to
obstruct the march Of the great army Of
progress. Divided into bands Of guer-
rillas, marauders and bush-whackers,
their sole aim is to modest, disturb and
destroy.
To illustrate the calm, unswervable
devotion to principle of the one, and the
wild unreason Of the other, the rela-
tions of each to General Grant one year
ago and now, may be eptly cited.
Twelve months ago, as now and ever
heretofore, the Republican party had a
settled sense of right and a fixed pur-
pose to do all in their power to advance
the principles which they considered
right. The masses Of that party were
not then thoroughly certain that Gen.
eral Grant, if selected as the standard
bearer Of the party, would carry out,
in detail as well as generally, the prin.
ciples to which they were attached
Unless this dependence could be safely
placed in him, no considerable portion
Of the party would have been disposed
to iutrust the standard to his keeping.
With q very large proportion of the
party Judge Chase was then considered
q more reliable and earnest exponent oil
Republicanism than was General Grant,
and the nomination Of the latter would
have been earnestly opposed. But,
even then, the Republicans who most
strongly opposed the General made nc
attempt to villify or underrate his mill
tary achievements. To these full justice
was accorded by the most active parti-
sans Of the Chief Justice. Moreover,
all were willing to caudidly admit the
Generals integrity, and none would
then have doubted his declaration OIL
agreement with the doctrines of thu
party. But in default Of that declara
ration, the laurels of Alexander, Hanni
bal, C@sar, Napoleon and Wellington
as well as his own, might have cluster
ed on his brow in vain-he could never
have been the Republican nominee
And it is not the least Of Grants glorie:
that we know that for the mere nomina
ton he would never have made the dec
c~laration, while our confidence in hi'
Republicnnism is materially strength
ened by the fact that its avowal was &C
cidental, and grew out Of the necessitie
of his official intercourse with the Pres
ideut in connection with the removal o
Sheridan. A brief paragraph in a
official communication told the Who'll,
story-the great General, the iuvincibl
hero, was as sound in politics as he wa
great in war. Not because he was th
great warrior, but because he recog
uized loyalty rs the test Of merit
and "the will of the people as tn
law of the land" the Republican part.
accepted and embraced him. But, hat
he taken a different view Of politica
duty, the record proves that Republi
cans would still have credited him will
honesty, nor would they have sought 4
belittle his great military name aut
fame. How has it been with the De
mocracy in this connection?
When his determined reticence gav'
them room to hope that they might in
sure their success BY emblazoning hi!
name upon their banners, their leading
presses teemed with such notices as the
following, which we clip from the New
York World Of April llth, 1865:
General Grants history should teach US tc
discriminate better than we Americans are
apt to do between glitter and solid worth. 0ui
pronenlss to run after demagogues and
:,>auten may find 4 wholesome corrective in
sues a character a. his. The qualities By
which great things arc accomplished are here
seen to have no necessary connection with
snowy and superficial accomplishments.
When the mass Of men look upon such q
character, they may learn q truer respect FOL
themselves and each other; they are taught
by II that high qualities and great abilities
are consistent with the simplicity Of taste
} contempt for parade, and plainneis Of man,
ners with which direct and earnest men hav,
a strong natural sympathy. Gen
eral Grants last brilliant campaign sets Ii,
Anal seal upon his reputation. It stamps
him as the superior Of his able antagonist a
well as Of all the commanders who hav,
served with or under him in the great cam
: paigns Of the last year. . II any
body Is 90 obtuse or so wrong-headed a. 4
see nothing great in General Grant beyon,
his marvellous tenacity Of will, let thatdoubte
explain, II he can, how II has happened that
since Grant rose to high command, this quail
ity has always been exerted in conspicuou