Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-25
aRAND11oauENcE.

aRANDILooUENcE.
In a country like our great Republic,
in which a majority of citizens are sub
scribers to and readers Of ono or more
newspapers, it would be difficult to over
estimate the influence of the Press for
good or evil. Possessed of rare facili-
ties for the procurement Of general in
formation, forming correct opinions and
conveying the same to surrounding So
ciety, the mission Of tho newspaper
editor is highly responsible, and it is
his solemn duty to make reliability his
chief aim. In the present critical po-
litical emergency the very strictest re-
liability is demanded Of the Republican
press of our country. Assertion, coun-
ter-assertion, affirmation and c%ontradic-
ton will be the order Of the day on the
part Of the organs of each political
party. Believing it to be vital to the
nation that tho Republican party shall
succeed in the ensuing Presidential
campaign, we deem it important, il may
be essential to that end, that newspapers
advocating the Republican cause shall
state current facts plainly, fairly, and
in such manner MS to insure the conf
deuce Of their readers. The plain facts
concerning our standard bearers and
our principles will be sufficient, II be-
lieved, to insure our success without the
slightest exaggeratiou. But to insure
credenco and confidence in important
matters we must be reliable in all.
For q paper to command and retain
esteem in the Republican party is a far
moro arduous task than that imposed
upon advocates of Democracy. The
masses Of our party are intelligent,
thinking men, who hate cant and de-
spise humbuggery. The party cannot
be deceived by unreliable journals, nor
misled by erring leaders. 1t has a firm
purpose, clear conception Of duty, and
will prescribe instead of straying after
debauched leaders or subsidized presses.
The like of the Republican party, in this
respect, has never been seen, and those
who gauge it by the standard Of any
other contemporary or former organiza-
ton make a sad blunder. OF all the
accustomed weapons with which jour-
nalism has been accustomed to wage its
warfare, the superlative humbug OF
graudiloquent laudation Of favorites is
the most dangerous for Republican
papers to attempt to handle. Democ-
rscy may swallow it, but it will not lay
on the Republican stomach for a mo-
ment. Because Dur friend John Doe
rises to a point OF order" or ~"appcals
from the decision of the chair" it by
no means follows that he is a ''most nc
complished parliamentarian," nor is it
clearly and at first glance apparent to
the superficial observer that the intro
duction and passage of the brief and
simple enactments published in another
column entitle Senator Stewart to grand
Eloquent laudation for extraordinary in
dustry, energy and craftsmanship. By
| this remark we neither near to say
aught in derogation of tho Senator,
depreciate the merits Of the enact
ments nor make captious issue
with contemporaries who have herein
discovered miracles or Industry and en-
ergy, and indisputable claims to a six
years renewal of Senatorial houors.
Unless there is somo flaw or catch
which we have not discovered in these
Acts, their passage was desirable aud
timely. But an intellect greatly infe-
rior to that Of Webster might have COM
pretended their desirability, while less
industry and energy than that Of Cyrus
Field in prosecuting his cable enterprise,
or Of the Union and Central Pacific
Railroad Companies in theirs, might, il
would seem, have pushed these won.
drous enactnents through Congress in
even less time than FIVE or six months.
The passage of these laws may have
been the most desirable and necessary
action which the interests Of our State
demanded Of Congress, and Senator
Stewards reelection may be the very
best thing that the Republican party
can attempt, but, one Of these PROPOSE.
tons is neither a consequence nor q
corrollary of the other. Sensible people
will so understand this matter, and
when we attempt to magnify into some
thing miraculous or wonderful that
which is quite usual and commonplace,
We thereby weaken u influence and
run the risk that our readers may read
with incredulity our most unvarnished
relation of m%eritorious actions. The
crisis which is now upon us demands
that advocates of Republicanism should
enjoy the confidence Of the people, and
if, as we believe, graudiloquencc is cal.
culated to weaken that feeling, we are
inclined to consider it culpable to in.
dulge in it.
A HuaE FisH SroRY.-The Lawrence
Tribune says that q resident Of Salt
| Springs set a single hook in Fall river,
a few evenings since, to catch a catfish