The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-02
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
WEDNEsDAY, YEBRUARY ., 1870.
rhs Coming canxan

The Coming Canvas
The next election in Nevada promises to he
triangular affair, If not quddrnng,ildr. Sew
eral States" are being arranged, the most OF
the names upon which are in our possession;
but as we have reason to know that not q few
of them will be rubbed out before next Fall,
we will not give a list of them Just yet At
present there are three parties preparing for
the contest-the Republicans Democrats, and
an organization OF underlined political views,
TO be known rs the Peoples party" The
Republicans will stand upon n platform which
might as well be written to-day as next
July. 1t will indorse the Administration and
the Reconstruction Acts of Congress- and car
~ with 1t the strength and prestige of the
newly-ratifed Fifteenth Amendment. Under
competent leadership, and intelligent man
ngement, the Republican party cannot be de-
feated upon these issues; yet, with every State
and Territory surrounding us Democratic, 1--WE
beg pardon of AriZona) we cannot shut our
eyes 10 The peril Of The party in this State, or
too strongly urge upon the Union men Of Ne
Vada the necessity of harmony and united &c
tion in the coming canvass. Let our stand
ard-bearers be carefully selected, and Nevada
will continue to be Republican island in the
Democratic sea of the Great Basin; Dat single
false step. and ne are politically lost We saw
this with what we believe to be n correct mp
probation of the tendencies Of coming political
ereidS in this State-say il with n determine
ton to see that the party does not pass into
the control of men unequal to its successful
management-say it with q resolution which
implies sacrifices and a ,rdrfdre such as haze
neUer been kRotcR Ia NeUddI.-TerritoyidlE Enter
prise.
There is much practical sense embodied in
the foregoing article, and it behooyes the Rad
ical party of Nevada to act upon its sugges-
tons but it is one of the misfortunes of that
organization to be in a position where this
will be very difficult to do. 1t has fallen into
the hands of men who will not willingly
loosen their hold. Financial sharps, anti
quated fossils, and unprincipled demagogues,
have burrowed into the depths of the organ
ization and set the hidden springs of action in
30 many forms that purging the party will
carry away the life with it. They have used
and abused the Radical party for many years,
and they have no further use for it when they
lose the power to control it for their own per-
sonal advantage. II the Radical managers,
realizing their unpopularity, sen d them to the
back seats in the rear, they are likely to see
many Of them continuing their travels over &c
the enemy. If, on the contrary, they continue
to run the political machine, they are bound to
run it into the ground. They have had their
say for decade, but if they have it this yea
it will be their last. 1t will be drowned in the
mighty roar of an indignant people who hav,
suffered long enough. The Enterprise see,
this and would awaken the masses of its part,
to "the peril of the party" and "tbe teBden-
cies Of coming political events" But all thi
is likely to prove unavailing. Revolution
never go backward" The Enterprise articl
is written under the shadow of coming events
Its melancholy forebodings are prophetic in
stincts, shared by most Of the sharp, keel
politicians Of the State. They feel that poll
ties have been running in one channel in thi
State long enough. and that 4 change is I'm
avoidable. The Reno Crescent gives utter
ance to this thought in still stronger language
1t says in Saturdays issue
The plnin proposition is that the Bank q
California must draw out of the politics
arena, or the Republican party must suffer
defeat. change Of programme II deeTeed
and the masses have become satisfied tina
any change must We SoS the better. The onl
menace made by Abe people, should they OF
ganize a Peoples Party, is directed towar
such men and such corporations rs propose
administer the State government solely f
the advancement of private interests. To-day
tle defeat Of The Republican purity at The comm
election is more than probable, nay, II is abs
IEtefy certain and may God have mercy o
the poor distracted State, il it falls into hand
less honest or less capable than the power
that be.