The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-11
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The Territorial Enterprise Of Sept. 4th,
speaking of the action of California on the
Fifteenth Amendment, saysi
There is one State among the Pacific
group that will not follow her example. Ne
vada will stand by her reccri-not because
she has n population materially differing from
that OF California, but because she has an
earnest, united and unselhsh Republican
party. California is joined to her idols; let
her alone. And she may be let alone without
serious injury to the National Republican par
ty; for it is absolutely certain that before the
Democratic Legislators Just elected can send
a formal rejection of the Anne udment by Cali
fornla TO Washington. more than the necessa-
~ number OF States required TO make i; a
part Of the Constitution will have ratified it,
We shall have the pleasure, before the ad-
journnIent Of the next session Of Congress,
Of seeing the Amendment crummed dOtcH the
threats Of kentucky and California.
The writer Of the above atrocious sentiment
claims to be the friend OF representative
government, where the voice Of a constitu-
tonal majority Of the people should rule; and,
yet he glories with hellish Clee. and demoniac
delight in contemplating the time when the
people Of California will have an obnoxious
and revolving measure "crammed down their
Threats" contrary 10 their will. There are
not ten States in the Union to-day that would
adopt or ruiify the Fifteenth Amendment If
submitted 10 their people and a fair vote tax
Ell thereon; and yet this polite al thimble-rig.
ger vii! rejoice 70 see It imposed upon those
States that have been allowed an opportunity
to condemn it at the ballot-box His own
State would vote almost two 10 one against il
and Yet if he could have his way, Neva-
ia would be counted among the number of
States that would aid in fastening the Fiji
teenth Amendment on California and Ken
lucky. But thank God. Nevada will not be so
counted or made TO wear upon her fair brow
that brand Of inettaceeble infamy This Grim
inal attempt to rob the people Of their right
10 a voice upon all measures that affect their
fundamental rights, will most signally fail, for
no matter how strong the combination of po-
hucal tricksters may be in the beginning, their
power will melt away and crumble 70 atoms
50 soon rs the people can be heard; and that
they will lie heard, no one doubts who has
not lost al. faith III the intelligence Of the
masses. Great popular leaders are only pow
erful when they ride on the wave OF public
sentiment, but when they seek to defy that
sentiment or cheat it Of its long established
rights they are soon crushed 20 powder and
sink beneath q popular wave to rise no more
In the course pursued by the Radical party
on the Fifteenth Amendment it not only
runs counteTtO ami dcfes the will Of the people
rs expressed il the election of Grant on the
Chicago platform last year, but it seeks 10
cheat the people Of the privilege Of saying
whether or not they favor the amendment
which eInb0dies principles directly il CONFLICT
with those approved IL the Presidential cleo
ton of last year. II there Is one State anon.
the Pacific group that Will not ~ with tho
others asulMst the Fifteenth Amendment, why
was II that N.Y., Stewart, Fitch !. CO. were
not willing to trust the people. 20 vote upon
it: Why was ); thu; sgcA p.,,ij!ralt haste
was mad" ~ IL" La: mo.a~u;, # ,nv hast p, Sc
sion to driv" through -" Legislature this OBJ
noNious measure before even "a copy Of it had
time 20 reach Nevada, without which the nc.
ton of the Legislature was utterly worthless
and void? The Enterprise had better look to
Nevada, and not waste too much exultation
o'cr California and Kentucky.