The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-28
.sVOX POPULI VOX DEL"

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principles and equitable laws, to
purge the offices of fraud and corrup-
ton and GUST unworthy incumbents
is, an honest expression OF pubic
opinion. Let those who are to he
governed by the laws, those who are
TO pay taxes for the necessary eX-
pendItures of a~government but have
al opportunity to assert their honest
convictions, and any body polite is
safe. "Vox populi vox Del is as
true to-day as in the age of Roman
greatness. and the masses of the
people are ever to be found on the
side of truth and justice. But it is
not always that an opportunity Is
gwen for the main body ofthe citizen
population to speak ont their true
sentiments on all questions affecting
their best interests, and there are
exigencies-as when some national
calamity threatens to sweep away
all vestiges of governmental strength
which demand united effort in Il
direction regardless for the time OF
any minor considerations. Such was
the case during the late war. Then
the integrity of the Union was at
stake, and in that pressing need all
else was forgotten by lovers Of our
government and laws. Democrats
and Republicans joined hands in
politics and war-alike forgetful of
lesser disagreenrents-t to save from
disintesration ourcommon country.
Party animosities We're buried be-
meath a mutual danger, and the old
flag rode triumphant. There are
perils in peace. as well as in war, and
the ablest writers on national law
tell Us that none are more deadly
than the gradual steps taken by art
full leaders to disrupt & government
by demoralizing its officers +; that
more harm has befallen the nations
of the world by insidious attacks on
their morals and the evil examples of
those in power than ever occurred
by reason of their wars.
The question for the people of the
Lifted States to solve in the coming
elections is not only whether this or
that party has the best platform, but
whether the men selected to carry
into effect the principles therein
enunciated will do their duty ; in
other words, are honest men not
that we shall have a Democratic or
Republican Administration, but
whether We are to have men of ster
ling integrity and unblemished char
acter, capable, honest administrators
of the laws, or men who only seek
power for their own individual az
grandizement. Platforms are but
general opponents of popular desires,
of no value except their principles
are carried into actual effect. Take
away from the Republican party
the men who are to-day engaged in
exposing the monstroJas corruptions
within its pale, and what is there
left of integrity among its leaders?
The men who have been o~stracised
are known to all the people. both
Democrats and Republicans, to stand
head and shoulders above their ira
ducers as loyal and ineorruptible
legislators, while in the Eumber of
their maligners in the Senate of the
United States. it is hard to find one
who has not either made a fortune
from his position, or is not known
as a buffooa or a rake. There isneed
at this time of a union of the patriot
ism of the country to stem the tide
of corruption which is fast sweeping
away all traces Of integrity inthe ad
ministration of public affairs and
the signs of the times betoken that
this Fall We shall witness such an
upheaval among the people as will