The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-27

The time of repose between elections
Is SO short that we are always contem-
plating the battle to come or reviewing
the victory or defeat just past. We are
now nearly over our season Of repose,
and entering upon the active duties of a
State and county campaign which prom
ises to be lively and exciting. Unfortu-
nately for the Democratic party, it Ia
still composed of material, especially
among its leaders, Of SO insoluble q char
acter, that it will present the usual spec
tacle of absurdity, bagatelle, dema-
gogism and effete and threadbare is
sues, SO conspicuous in its platforms and
speakers for the past nine or ten years.
1t will have Its usual pandora box of in
ternal dissensions, Its secessionists who
are not yet whipped, and its war Demo-
Gratis who always were whipped; its re-
pudiators who never had q cent, and its
free-traders who never yet produced one;
it's advocates of economy in the abstract,
and its squanderers of public money in
the concrete; its anti-coolie warriors
before the election, and its
ayers of Chinese immigration when
elected. OF such Is the kingdom
of the Democratic party on this coast.
By a system of cunning political voudoo-
ism, they have managed to obtain and
retain power in California and Oregon;
but they have yet to succeed ! n carrying
Nevada by their party platitudes, bold
assertion and transparent buncumb.
As long as they are permitted to run the
Government of California, our people
will have before them q striking example
of the vast difference between Demo
cratic promise and Democratic perform
ance.
But it is evident that the leaders Of the
opposition are making preparations for
a bold hght this Fall. In Eastern Ne
vada they are so confident of success
that there seems but very little difficulty
in procuring willing candidates. From
the Office of Governor down to that of
District Attorney, our section of the
State has several Democratic aspirants
for the nomination to every position.
Indeed, we believe the Democracy can
count would-be candidates two to one
against the Republicans. And 1t is in
the very fact of their having SO large a
roll of hungry aspirants, that they will
make a much more vigorous fight than
heretofore.
We have but little fear of the result;
but yet it will not do for the Republicans
to lay too supinely upon their oars. A
well-conducted and successful campaign
never leaves anything to chance, and
the work of perfecting party organization
at the bed rock, can never be done too
early. Here in White Pine, u party
will start in with one material disad-
vantage over its opponent. The mass of
the Republicans, being of a progressive,
adventurous and enterprising spirit, will
be scattered in our mountains, engaged
in the active duties of developing our
material resources. On the other hand,
the great body Of the Democracy will be
found gathered in ard near the settle
ments-many waiting for something to
turn up, and a few of them doing days
works in established mines. In order to
bring out the strength and efficiency Of
our party, we shall have to commence at
once to organize 1t into clubs that will
reach every voter.
The County Committee have recon-
mended this policy to the Republicans
camping in remote or not easily a~ccessi-
BILE portions of the county, and have re-
quested the formation of clubs wherever
there is a precinct having enough men
to get up an organization. If the club
roll is promptly forwarded to the Secre-
tary Of the Committee, at Hamilton, the
apportionment of delegates will be made
on q just basis, and the numerical
strength of the party will be fully repre-
sented in the chief organization. By
this e we shall know the number of
our forces, and have the political COM
plexion of the county 30 thoroughly N
vassed before the day of election as to
tell exactly how large a majority we can
send TO the Western counties to help
the party out on the general issue.