The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-06-25
THE ELK0 INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. JUNE rs. 1870.
Party Foga and Fsrds.


Democratic party is in tog. and that its
councils are distracted by irreconcilable differ
esees on many questions Of public concern.
The Fifteenth Amendment and the Recon-
struction Ao.s are cited as illustrations.
1t rs true that the Democracy is divided on
many matters relating to policy. 1t is a ma
tondl organization, embracinga vast and COM
Plicated variety Of interests. co-existeut with
the immense dimensions of the country. Il
is not surprising. therefore. that at such
period as this, when the nation is still suffer
ing from tue effects of protracted war, when
thousand conflicting interests are clamoring
and struggling for permanance or prominence,
at = time when n sort Of political chaos exists,
and old things are giving place to new, that
many differences should arise among men,
who are agreed on most matters, rs to the
best course TO pursue: These; however, are
differences as to policy, not on principle.
That the instances' cited by, the Enterprise
were cases Of Outrageous violations of the
constitution, and Of good faith with the peo-
pie, and beyond the scope OF legitimate Con-
gressopal legislation, is believed by all who
claim any utilization with the Democracy. As
to the best course to redress these violations.
there is some difference of opinion; but it is
wonderful that there are not more discordnut
notes when we consider the past and present
condition of the country, and the mighty work
which the Democracy has to perform in the
reorganization, restoration and publication of
the nation. the many sensitive interests to be
touched, conditions to be fulfilled, and instru-
mentalities to be started into motion.
What We have remarked concerning the
Democracy is still more true and apparent of
the Radical party. Senator Williams recently
stigmatized a bill which came up in the Sen
ate, and for which he voted under party press
ure, as "a bundle of incongruities and absurdi-
ties" His description of that partisan bill
was an unwilling but faithful portrait of his
party. The Republican party once had a sin
gle, animating idea-anti-slavery, then the
war; and while they lasted. their all-absorb-
ing influence quieted every complaint, and
crushed every objection. The removal of
these former subjects of dispute by the adop-
ton, or pretended adoption, of the last Con-
stitutional amendments, has dissipated the
sole, cohesive, inspiring impulse which once
consolidated the ranks and led them to con-
is weakened by innumerable sub-parties and
factions, based upon national, local and per-
Bonal interests, springing up hydra-headed in
every part of the country. 1t is demoralized
by the quarrels of its leaders, by the couup-
ton which testers in every branch Of its or
ganiZation.- In its triumphs il dies 1t was
born Of the negro in 1854. and the negro
sucked it sixteen years. There is now no ne
gro to fight about, and the discordant ele-
ments. which originally entered into its CON-
position, are again asserting themselves. 1t
was composed of spirits Of every color. in
whose camp there can be no permanent friend
ship when the object of the original alliance
no longer exists. Hence, we find in the East
the high protectionst Radicals insisting on
the retention of the old duties on foreign i'm
ports; in the West, they are clamoring for free
trade; In the South, one wing demands the
repeal of political disabilities, and the battle
is fought as in Tennessee and Virginia with
those who denounce the measure as a crime;
on the Pacific coast, Stewart howls for more
protection for the Chinese, md threatens Chi
nese citizenship. while Fitch is loudly bawl-
ing for State legislation to deprive them OF
even residence here. So of a hundred ques-
hons. There is no consistency in the Radical
party, except such as Sumner and his usso-
clateS give IL. They are against negro suf-
frage one year, as in Ohio, Michigan and Kan
sas, and voting for il the next. They leave
she question TO the respective States by the
Chicago platform, and proceed to deprive DIS
senting States OF the privilege by the Fiji
teenth Amendment. They denounce treason
as the most odious of CRIMES, and then aid
and abet it in Cnba. They resent the pur-
chase of Alaska, but even the President is not
ashamed to lobby for the acquisition Of St.
Domingo. They howl for Immediate war
about the Alabama claims, and then are salts
fed to let claims and war rest UNDECIDED and
unheard Of for over year. They talk about
favoring the poor. and then prove it by grant
ing away tho fairest lands on the continent
and virtually turning over the Government to
huge monopolies. But why cite instances?
The history of this country, since the Repub-
ltcan party commenced to struggle for n foot
hold, has been history Of promises made and
promises broken. 1t is one thing to-day and
another thing Tomorrow. One thing here,
another there. Its unremtting deception hns
only been equaled by its universal corruption.
conviction, 80 fortunately for this country
this unvarying law Of nature is slowly but
surely working out the destruction Of the old
Republican party. The differences which ag-
itate the Democratic councils are trsnsitory,
and immaterial; their platform is the Cousti-
tuition. The differences which nre breaking
out in the Republican party are fundamental
and must terminate in It's certain destruction.
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FrrcH talks about ruling out the Chinese
by State legislation. He forgets that Cali
fornia and Idaho tried that by imposing n tri-