The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-12

SoaS, Just anu present, anu 70 ulSOwn the old
and tried maine of Union" party, and by u
trick OF legerdemain and a slight-of-hand
movement insert the name of their own an
cient party in its stead; thus stealthily trans
terring the original Democratic element of the
Union party into the ranks Of the old Repub-
ican organization.
This effort many Douglas men, including
myself resisted, by insisting before the peo-
pie that ours WAS II Union" party, and not q
Republican party. II a few of our Republican
brethren of that day had have had their own
way they would have driven the main body OF
the Union Democrats out OF the Union
party, have defeated General Grant in this
State, and have handed the State over TO Sey-
mour.
The final close of the civil war having been
reached under President Grant in the past
two years, the sole reason for the formation of
Union party in Nevada has disappeared
The cunning managers of the dominant Re-
publican element of the party, knowing this,
aud having grown audacious upon the public
plunder, they have thrown of their former
disguise and now boldly and openly drop the
national and State name of the party and re-
baptize III the Republican" party. both from
the nominating stands of cOuvcntons-the
responses of candidntes-the declarations of
Senators-from the stump and the columns of
the Republican press.
As the national issues of parties during and
AlICe tue NdI are buried, the OlI veteran ke
publicans of Nevada before the war with their
lately arrived recruits, have determined, in a
campaign which IL purely tor the spoils of OIL
flee, and spOlls incident to office and party
success, To drag up again the dead corpse of
the rebellion, and IN mimic warfare 10y night
hurl their pointless spears, and flash their
untIOted swords III the air: with eyes blazing
with the vengeiul LAte of buttlctields they
hare not seen TO the music of drum and fife
which they dill not foiio,r! They dance and
yell 10y night aud by day throughout the land,
Tor the sole and deadly purpose of frightening
Democratic children and horrifying and scar
ing the Douglas Democrats into again sup
porting their ring-striped, thimble-rigging,
blOated sp0ils party.
State who are not Republicans, aud never
were, are now to be denounced rs Joit"rS =
principles or no principles--if We do hot fol-
low IN funeral procession the black plumes of
dcath-the coffin, the shTOud, the hearse, and
the beggardly aud ragged banner of the Re
publican party of the State of Nevada.
Boilers boilers who are the boilers Is
not the entire mission of the Union" party
Of Nevada terminated? Is not the Union
saved Are not the final measures of its sal.
yatiOn and of adjustment passed by IA two
thirds vote of the State and incorporated in
the Constitution ? Is there anything left of
the late civil war. and its parties, far diff
ferences upon irb,g principles are concerned /?
Is there anything of that now To run upon
except its recollections; II wr run then upon
memory and recollcctions, what ,orrri0rS of
the Republican party of Nevada have suffered
in It's bloody conflict; Upon what tented
fields did hcy battle, and where did they re-
cciyc Nc,s- wuuudSt
Boilers, when the Union panty of Nevada
WAS made 10y general consent conicdcrn-
ton Of parties and of men for purpose nl-
ready accomplished, Boilers when the Re-
publican element of our common Union party
has, with face OF brass, usurped its control,
stolen its very name, which they dared not do
when our voices and our votes were needed
whilst war was raging!
Bo!tcrSl We hurl upon them the charge that
they are the boilers themselves. They have
with cunning arthca made II Republican party
without our consent and practically they laugh
at the patriotism that led the Douglas men to
Join hands with them in building up a party
tu help save the Union.
Who authorized them to chnugc the Union
party into n Republican party? Were the
Douglus men consulted when il wns demanded
Of them to continue to vote with Republicans,
for Republican nominees, under a constantly
repeated Republican nanef Were We Rcpuh-
licaus before the civil war; We're we Ecpub-
Leans during its existence? Did we believe
that Congress had right to interfere with the
domestic institutions of Territory; Did we
btIleNt IN any plntr Ol tht doctrines pi the
Republican party
The Republican element Of tho party in
Nevada has hotcd from tho other clements it.
self bee IuSe It has, without notice, uStIrpcd
the power the pence, and the very name of
tho old Union party. II has bOlted from the
other elements because, without notice, III
dark and secret Caucuses and cnbals. IL Mt
tcmpts to foster upon the former party Cand-
dates made by open bartcrs and trade But
II they are not bOltUrs, we, also. are not bolt
ers who do not recognize their organization
their name or their ticket. II all the par.
ties Withdraw from u former confederation Of
parties, tho objects of all being accomplished,
nnRo can he called boilers. Then the Union
Democrats, and others not Republicans are
neither bound by consistency or honor to rec.
ogni2o the Republican party aud ticket of this
year. Then the original Douglas Democrats.
who joined together with others in forming the
Union party during tho war, may we'll ask the
question once asked by the celebrated Web.
stor "WhCrc are We To goY' Shall We stay
with the Republican party when IL steals our
name, steals our organization, and "puts up
"a ticket in the dark without our knowledge oi
cOnscnt2 Shall we stay with tho Republicans
and keep the State plunged in debt. and with
. taxes 10 increase upon nu Impoverished pcO
! pie? Shall we stay with tho Republicans
/ whom thcy have had their lease Of eight o,
nino years of power, and. having their ful
share of Office and its omolumcnts. with n cor
mOrant's appetite, not yet gorged with th,
| peoples plumber. like Oliver Twist, they still
cry for morc2 Shall We stay with the Rcpub
licnns without principles to fight for or uiain
tain, simply because they arc Republicans anc