Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-05
FOLLOwING A NEW MOSES.

FOLLOWING A NEW MOSES.
With all Journals Of this State, and
in fact everywhere, which we have
reason to believe are honest and ear
nest in their endeavors to serve the
people to advance their interests; to
protect them from abuses, and at the
same time to ~engender and stimulate
a conservative and amicable feeling
between the two great forces upon
which the solid and lasting prosperity
OF this State and the Nation depends,
we desire to be In accord. Although
differing with some journals as to the
best methods to accomplish the ends
sought. We are no less DESTROYS Of
effecting the result, and approve all
honest efforts In this direction, whsth-
er they appear in the ranks Of the
Democratic, the Independent or the
party with which We still affiliate.
With this view we have, In nc ambig-
nous language, denounced indiscrim.
inately all journals and measures
which we believed inimical to the pop
ular Interest, and have regarded with
feelings Of favor all journals Of all par
ties which have consistently advocated
reform.
The Neradd Tribune. at Carson, Is a
s~emi-weekly paper, profsssedly indie
pendent In politics, and an ardent
friend and promoter Of an Indepen-
dent Reform party. 1t has consistent
ly, since Its establishment, advocated
the interests OF the people, and, as we
have had reason to believe, with hon.
est purpose and gratifying success.
We were not surprised. therefore, some
few weeks siuce, when the editor Of
the Territorial Enterprise suddenly be-
came metnmorphosed from a subsidy
apologist, an election corruptionist
and a monopoly server, into a free?
honest? incorruptible? and Jealous
Granger, to read In the columns Of the
Tribune q reputation Of such leader
ship, and a distrust Of the motives
which had so suddenly effected such n
surprising and radical revolution In q
whilom, tyranulcal, viudictive and au-
tocratic partisan. We expected the
Tribune, speaking In behalf Of the
political element In this State whom 1t
has heretofore worthily represented to
denounce so palpabls a bid for a high
office, so gross an insult to conslsten-
cy, so transparent q fraud as that
evinced in the sudden transformation Of
Goodman and his paper from a caucus
dictator and partizan believer to a
projected organization whose very
foundation principle Is opposition to
caucus, and an assumption Of the sa-
cred right Of boiling. But the Tribune
In its issue yesterday so completely
and 20 entirely repudiates Its previous
u~tterances as to utterly mystify many
of its friends aud raise grave doubts as
to Its true position. FROM discredit OF
the new reform leader, it has emerged
into r~hapsodical praises from doubts
Of the motives underlying the course
OF the Enterprise. It has come to be-
lieve that the "editor of the Enterprise
Is sincere, and as things go, politically
honest" From q Reputation Of such
leadership 1t at once leaves its place
as the acknowledged leader Of a pro
jected reform party In Nevada, and
takes the place assigned 1t by the new
leader, thus:
INDEPENDENT REFORM.
Daily and Weekly Territorial En-
terprise.
SEMI Weekly Reno State Journal.
Semi Weekly Carson Nevada Tri
bane.
Weekly Reno Crescent.
Weekly Humboldt Register.
Weekly Elko Independent.
For such disinterestedpess and self
abnegation there must be some reason
but we confess our inability to solv'
the problem.
The Tribune thinks the Enterpris
and its editor politically honest a
things 60" Gay, there's the rub
Things do not 60 honestly. and tn
transformation Of the Enterprise wa
not a change de Jtaeto, bur tho putting
on Of raiment to attend the marriagv
feast. And this we believe the edito
Of the Nerdda Tribune knows. III
knows also or ought to have found GU
ere this, that no reform can prospe
or even take root, II guided by sucl
men, much less can = political organ
izstion, upon a platform Of reform
inviting aid from honest men, hope L
succeed If led by men whose who'll
political history, whose every act 70
the past five years gives the lie to thel
present attitude and assumed convic
tions. Why! by the words Of thi
heroic mouthplece Of reform 1t ha
been proved conclusively, that sine
1858, the paper which he owns hi
talents as a writer. and his persona
influence small though is isl has beer
prostituted to a base and sordid scram
bling for the " offices of court and th'
spells Of the arena" that since lS6;
the underlying motives which have
guided It's course have been 1.-THE lus
for Office aud greed Of gain" Tha
its pathway has been thickly strewr
with vituperation, tyrannical menace
and political accommodation for al
who dared to differ with the thought
it uttered or to refuse support to nom
inees 1t designated. the Tribune knows
Las, year 1t was first and foremost II
the crusade against all who dared +
question its choice Of men or meas
ures 1t Numbered on the heads Of tn
reformers, whom 1t now assumes t
lead, anathemas until the very heaven
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