Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-07-25
Union Republican Ticket.
A DOSE.

According to the telegraphed report
OF DIR. Greeley's response. accepting
the nomination Of the Baltimore Con-
yenticn. neither the Democracy mol
the followers Of the lost cause " an
derive much comfort or encourage
ment nom IL. On the contrary, the
good Doctor administers to them a
good, square, antl-slavery, Black Re-
publican dose, which they must
swallow with him, or utterly repudi-
ate both him aud his style Of medical
tion. II, however, they really have
abandoned all their timo honored prin-
clples-"gone back on themselves"
to use q popular way Of expressing 1t
and become true converts to the Re-
publican faith. they will swallow the
prescribed dose with facility and
scarcely a WY face. Greeley. In this
acceptance, squarely, and with the
most refreshing consistency announces
to his psntlngly expectant psrtizan
friends the Democracy and Southern
radicals, that he has not changed IN
their favor a particle, but on the con
trary, Is the same old anti.slavery
ps2.~.. I.epuulicln as ever. He de-
l~ibsratsly tramples upon all their
inst cherished hopes. either for the
present or future. He refers to his
long ard ariuouI struggle against
slavery, and ,ays he regards the af
firm2nc. y te Baltimore Convention
OF the Cincinnati platform a. conclu-
sive proof that not merely il slavery
abolished but that lts spirit Il extinct.
That despite the protests Of - respect
able but Isolated few, there remains
no party to regret the achievements Of
the past few years" How will his
enthusiastic Southern supporters Ike
this pill? Do they favor this summary
disposal Of the "lost cause?" vii:
these words fall a sweet soothing mu
sic upon the battle attuned ears Of the
brave soldiers Of the Confederacy? will
the old line Democracy recognize them
selves as the respectable but Isolated
few and a~cqulesce In the sweeping
assertion that "there remains no party
to regret the achievements Of the past
few years." II so, what need Is therr
of stopping to "shake hands across the
chasm?" All they have to do i
to rush to our side of 1t and call
for q fatted calf barbecue at once.
In conclusion. honest DR.. Horace
polishes of his Democratic patients as
follows: "Gentlemen, your platform.
which Is also mine, assures Inc that
Democracy Is not henceforth to stand
for one thing and Republication for
another, but that those terms are to
mean In politics as they always have
meant In the dictionary, substantially
one and the same thing, namely, equal
ization,~ regardless of creed or cline or
color" What sublime coolness; what
refreshing magnanimity. "Oh, tenn
PORE" oh, Horace! how "a you so
deliberately gather the stray Demo
cratic chickens under your wings
whether they will or not? He thus
quietly corralls the whole Democratic
party and claps the Republican brand
upon them. Yes, even "marries them
to the Niger" rs Nasty would say.
Did It ever occur to our Democratic
friends that this nomination Of Greeley
was all q put up job BY the Republi-
can. to destroy the whole Democratic
party, and rope all hands into the Re-
publican fold? viii not the election
Of Greeley be another triumph OF Re-
publican principles? 1t Is too late
now to recede you are branded. car
marked aud recorded. DR.. Greeley
prescriues and you must swallow.
Open your mouth and down with 1t.