Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-11-23
political GUERRILLAS.

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Whatever may have been the cause,
Or to what results it points in the future,
there is no doubt in our mind but that
the late election in this State was the
most unexampled cut-throat game ever
practiced in any State at any previous
election. We thought that Lincoln
county would be accorded the banner
for the most unprecedented and remark
able political guerrilla warfare at the
late election But in perusing our ex-
changes we find that nearly every coun-
ty has done about the same thing. We
believe there is not q county in the
State which elected an entire legislative
and county ticket of one political faith.
In counties which gave the Grant Eiec-
tors handsome majority We find the
candidate for Congress on the same plat
form left far behind his Democratic COM
petitor, while the Legislative ticket
chosen is composed of both Republicans
and Democrats. In our own county,
where there seems to be 200 Demo-
cratic majority, the Democratic candi-
date for Congress received over 300
more than his worthy competitor, yet
the domino Mt party failed to secure the
Senator for the long term, one Assembly
man, and the three important Offices of
Sheriff, Clerk and Assessor. And il
similar results were not shown from
other counties, we might be led to sup
pose that Kendall's good record in Con-
gress and his personal popularity led
Republicans to dismiss party considera-
tions and vote for the best man, and
that, actuated by the same patriotic mo-
tives many Democrats gave their sup
port to Republicans for seats in the
Legislature and for different county
officers enumerated. But such We do
not believe was the case here, nor else
where in the State. There is cause for
these strange results. That cause is not
to be found in an uprising OF the mas ses
in revolt against the mandates OF party
leaders, but in that which BODIES no
good for the future Of our country s
institutions. Strange to say, two appar
emily conflicting political elements
worked in harmony to secure resul
which could not be claimed as a substan
tial victory by either of the political or
carnations which contended for tn,
mastery. Dismissing the thought tina
the people are beginning to tire of part.
ton to manage their own affairs uninau
eneed by the dictates Of party, we ar
left to the irresistible conclusion that tn
masses have been in two many cases in
fuenced by the worst considerations
That money was freely used and vote
bought and sold like cattle in the maj
kets is beyond dispute or question. Tha
the determination to influence the choic
of q. United States Senator in q certai
way led to the slaughter of Goodwin b
his fellow Republicans cannot be doub
ed by any rejecting man; and that IL
aspirations of Republicans for seats
the Legislature weresdefeated by voters
their own party who feared or knew the
were not sound on the Senatorship, wi
not be dispatched. Candidates #
county offices were subjected to ign
minious desertion by the very men nor
mating them, not from any honest CO.
viction that they were unworthy, b
solely to secure some Interior and reno
end. Personally we care very little abo1
these results. SO far as those elected
we'll as those defeated are concerned, v
feel lofty degree of impartiality, ar
no other than kindly feelings. Poli'
cally, we have hauled off for repairs, an
expect to remain in our present positic
until we see party rise to the surfa'
which will demand reforms not no
heard Of, and whose standard OF fitne
for any public trust shall be honest
capacity, and fidelity to the Constitution