Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-27
rrom The White Pine Nevs.l

Il was q motto Of the Democratic
Marty In itsp better days, "There Il
nothing In Democracy which require:
concealment.n Il meant, at the time
a~roference merely to arrangements fol
tho. establishment Of q Democratic
paper In an interior town Of Ohio. In
later years It had a new meaning, un'
der q changed aspect Of public affairs,
AS things stand to-day, the Republican
party occupies the ground formerly
held as Democratic. 1t Is the party o.
the people, governed by the will Of the
masses Its representatives In office
shaping their course by the known
preferences Of the voters at large
There Is to-day nothing fair, nothing
worthy to be espoused as a party selti-
ment which requires eoncealnent,
And 20 we thus publicly state some
propositions and allude to some mat
ters which are at the same time the
private affairs Of the Republican party
and the general public affairs Of the
community as well.
A great deal has been said here
about tho Bank Of California-ahout
its connection with the politics OF the
State%about Its prominent part In the
appointments Of the Republican party.
Some have advocated, In the Interest
of the party, an emphatic renuncia-
tlon, a public washing and wringing
out of the skirts Of the party, from all
contamination Of Bank influence.
What the Bank influence is-we have
never realized. The form and pressure
of that influence has never photo,
graphed Its counterfeit presentment on
the lining Of our vestments. We ART
guileless In that much-whosoevcr be
the fault. But, what manner Of mel
are we, to set up an obstacle out o.
material not essentially hostile, merely
at the bidding of uncertain friends ant
unfaiiing enemies? 1t were a belittliii
of the great party, as Its good name
and Consequence are In keeping
10 set up for 1t a fight like that. III,
Bank Of California Is q corporation
under the laws. Its agents are unac
commodating Ito n degreel with tn
money we have dug out Of the noun
tains. They ask security for loans
are bad men-but others do the same
We cannot quarrel with a corporation
we cannot afford to engage 4 corpo,
ration warfare beside the political
issues now engaging u attention. II
would be Improbable, and would moi
be dienifed., A political party mus
have some dignity, where the expense
of the dignity Is on It's enemies. Thai
Is strategy. Let banks, pawnbrokerS,
every Industrial class, support Us Il
they can. The fight Is a good one, and
We can afford to divide the honors uI
amongst q great many men.
The candidates for Governor are
looking about. We do not see how the
Bank IS interested directly In our Gov
ernorship. lit Il, It must be more fol
the name Of being successful than FOL
the essence and benefits of success IL
self. Haines, Of Douglas, IS here
canvassing, we understand, for tin
Goyernorship. Tritle, Of Storey, wa
hare n few weeks ago, Tritle Is under
stood TO be the aBank candidate.
Hninea We presume, Is .'anti-BanI.'
We take this for granted, BY noticing
who some ofhis friends are. We WON'T
like to see all that dropped, and til,
interest Of the people Of the State
looked after, as 1t sand that re
ouIres that the Bank have It's proper
rights respected and cared for. amt
that no political party array Itself u
against peacefll, law abiding citizens
whether corpontors or private, iisu
lated properly holders, who obey the