Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-02
THE NEW PARTY MOVEMENT.

Republican principles" d 4 meaningless
expression now, a. Brother Lynch must ad-
nit or looking at it again. We are all re-
publican, all democratic-in the broad sense
Of the two terms, and in the broad sense the
W terms are about synonymous. They have
been used to distinguish men Of different
ideas concerning Government policy ; and Of
late years have been abused to foist into Office
men who care nothing for differences Of prin-
ciple, but who are devoted to the purloining
Of the public funds, the disRracing Of the
commonwealth, the taxing OF the people
anything, everything, for the purpose Of put
ting money into their individual pockets.
We clip the above from the White
Pine Ne,es Of Monday. For nearly
ten years past Republican principles
and measures have proven themselves
far superior for the preservation Of this
Government from disruption to the
principles and measures ofthe so-called
Democratic party Of the country.
Brother Forbes cannot but admit this
proposition, for be himself has been a
power of strength as a journalist in
building up and maintaining what has
been known on this coast as the Union
Republican Party. We admit that the
great mission of the party, that Of pre-
venting a dissolution of the Union, has
been accomplished-well and most
gloriously accomplished-and its enc
mics vanquished in all parts of the
couutry-and thus effectually proving
the power, the strength, ard the supe-
riority Of the Republican party and its
measures over what has been known as
the Democratic party and Its principles
and measures. This fact of itself II
sufficient to inspire the people
with confidence In continuing it in
power. A political party that has
proven itself so true and so efficient In
the years Of trouble in the nation, as
the Republican party has done, should
not be cast aside in a day, to make
room for one that has been yet untrled
even In a single political campaign,
and which could hardly offer a plat
form Of principles or measures more
safe or acceptable to the people than a
party whose proud record stands before
the world as the voice and the power
that saved a nation from dissolution
and anarchy. We agree with brother
Forbes that many bad men have for
some years past been foisted into office
under hypocritical pretensions of supe-
perior abilities and honesty. But this
has been the fault Of party managers
and for which remiSsness or oversight
the Republican party is perhaps as
much to blame as anybody, In not
selecting the right kind Of men at the
Primary, County and State Conven-
tons. A similar condition Of affairs
Is just as likely to happen to a newly
organized party, and most likely to
happen, as it would be composed
principally Of the o~fice-seeking ele-
ments Of the obnoxious and not-to-be-
trusted members of the so-called
Democratic party. Let the Republican
party have a new deal of men to fill
the high and the low places; let there
be q clearing-out of the Augean stables
of filth and corruption where it is
known to exist; let the party arouse
itself and come up to Its duty, at the
proper time and in the proper places,
and make the changes Of mea-for
measures need but little changing
and all will be we'll for the country.
Brother Forbes no doubt means we'll
in his attempt to organize a new party,
but he does not take the right bull by
the horns.