The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-28
THE MISSOURI POLICY.
From the san Francisco Post ]

MA are like a flock of sheep, the Tx
aminer generally playing the part of
the ancient ram, and the whole crowd
dashing in the direction in which the
leading papers OF the East indicate.
Just now they are all opposing the
passive policy" apOstrophizinS
the sentinels Of liberty ON the ram
parts of Democracy, Tor the sentl-
ments of Democracy on the ramparts
of liberty, we forget exactly which,,
and declaring with all degrees of
shrill emphasis (he of the Mendo-
elmo Whangdoodle striking, OF
course, the most ear piercing key
that Democrats can never, never,
never vote for anybody else than
Democrats.
OF course, this is all buncombe
and fustian. These papers DO not
represent the opinions of the best
thought of their party, and in a good
many cases hardly their own opin
ions; but they have an idea that the
worst thing that can come to Il man
or a paper Is to have his or its De
mocracy suspected, and that the man
who repeats with the most energy
the party shibboleth, and follows
most impetuously in the direction
the whole herd seems to be going,
puts his Democracy furthest above
suspicion.
But there are very strong indlca-
tions that the Democratic papers Of
California have this time taken the
wrong shoot. The Examiner Is still
dasniug on with head down perfectly
careless of what wall may come III
It's way. and the rest are all follow
ing but from the action of the re-
cent Democratic Conventions III
Missouri. Illinois. and other States.
and from the tone OF Eastern Demo
cratic papers it is evident that the
Democracy of the Eastis fast coming
TO the conclusion that Il junction
must at any cost he made with the
Liberal Republicans during the next
campaign.
The leader OF the Democrats in the
Illinois House, Col. ". Il. Morrison,
Il brother of Judge Morrison Of this
city. recently declared that he eX-
pected to vote for a Republican for
the office of President next Novem-
Der, and for a Republican for Gov
ernor OF the State of Illinois, and
that he expected to do this with the
Democracy. The Chicago Times,
the leading Democratic journal Of
the Northwest, and which at first
secuted the idea of a passive pollcy
quotes these words with the warmest
approval, and declares that Col. Nor
rison gave voiceto" the Utmost hope
and desire Of uine-tenths Of all the
earnest. honest men IN the United
States who call themselves Demo
Gratis. 1t says:
They expect to vote for a Repub-
lican-but in SO doing they also ex-
pect to vote for the supremacy Of the
law over the sword, and III thus vot-
ing to vote for the highest OF Demo
cratic principles.
For what Republican? It is a
question they do not ask. Be the
man one of many they might suggest
David Davis, Charles frames Adj
ans, John VI. Palmer. Lyman Trum-
bull, B. Graft Brown, John \.
Logan, J. D. Cox, and some others
or one with whose name the people
are less acquainted, their expectation
is the same. They expect to vote
for a Republican, and they expect thu
R~epuJhican to be tie choice IF Rep~d-
icaas."
And this from the great Democratic
organ of the Northwest Verify, the
Democratic organs of California had
better speedily reconsider their
course. if they do not wish to be left
far behind the rest Of the party.
Common sense and patriotism Is al
ready triumphing over party preJu-
dices and party drill.