Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-29
rHE POLITICAL SITUATION.

Beyond all doubt there are enough
undecided voters in the United States
to elect either Grant or Greeley, and
that the influence of the independent
and neutral press Of the country tends,
with other causes. to keep them unde-
cided. I am not surprised at this when
take into consideration the conflict
Ing statements that are made by either
side, aud which bewilder and confuse
the masses. Let any man take up
Republican paper, and he will proba-
bly, read that Greeley Is an imbecile,
wholly unfit to assume the duties
which would devolve upon him In case
no should be elected. On the other
side you will read the same descrlp-
ton of Grant. Partlzan journals
make q great mistake when they In
dulge In this indiscriminate and sense-
less abuse Of their political opponents,
instead Of ~criticising them fairly, and
giving them credit for possessing
some good qualities. What Is the con-
sequence for such a course of proceed
ureP The answer Il, a great, ifnot
All entire loss of influence. How can
It be otherwise? II you, reader, take
up q ~partizan journal and therin read
that Mr.. A., whom you know to be nh
honorable man, Ia a corrupt one. you
naturally feel indignant and hence
forth you will never more have conf
dence In any charge that the journal
may bring against any one. 1t Il to
BE- regretted that many editors who
consider themselves honorable men,
are frequently induced to make char
ges and i%nslnuations which they know
to be false, sitting or putting aside
any twinge of conscience which they
may feel by the jesultlcal plea that the
cause justified the means taken to ad-
vance It.
will try and deal fairly with both
OF these two distinguished gentlemen,
believing. a. do, ihlt nc cause will, In
the long run. be benefited By misrep-
rssentation and falsehood. Republi-
cans aud Democrats alike attest that
Horace Greeley Is q man Of mark and
influence. but will he be able to COLI
troll the Democratic party. or will that
party control HIM? Mr.. Greeley him
self has given US most forcible testi-
mony rs { o the composition and aims
Of the great Democratic party, and
almost any other man would
stand aghast ut the prospect Of leaven-
Ing Il. True, the Bible says that a little
lesyen l~esveneth the whole lump; but
the leaven of Republicanism would be
infnitesimal In the event ofGreeley's
election. Can we permit him to make
the experiment? viii all that Mr..
Greeley has written about State rights,
indemnity for slaves, and speedy re-
sumption OF specie payments, high
tariffs. and other vital issues be re-
jected or affirmed BY him, should he be
elected President? In all %frankness |
will say that with the exception OF III
demnity for slavea, and Kindred South
ern objects. there Is scarcely 4 qnes-
ton OH which the Democratic party
would not require 4 reversal Of his first
decisions. Either Mr.. Greeley trains
with the Democrats or they do with
him. Here Is a dilemma ; whichever
way 1t be decided, Oh one hand or the
other, there will be dlsaffection anu
detection ; Liberal Republicans must
not expect harmony In such n molly
camp. Is not Mr.. Greeley facile and
ductile to q fault, aud would he not re-
quire more than Roman iortitude aud
endurance to withstand the blandlsh-
ments, aud. IL necessary. the threats OF
the Democrats, provided, he rs Presi.
dent should not carry OIL the Govern
ment AS they deem It should be-. We
have tried Grant. and under his admin
istration the country has prospered be.
yond all parallel. Shall we trade of
4 good and reliable man for II who Is
10 unstable as Greeley? Shall we elect
to the highest position In the United
States, a man who cannot but divide
the offices. as indeed he has already
promised to do, with men, who, only n
few years past, were doing their level
best to dismember u country?
JUSTICE.
VIRGINIA CITY. Au1. Doth, 1872,