Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-15
SEDUCTION EXTRAORDINARY.

The Maine Democracy passed at the
last State Convention some good reso-
buttons, but the following Is . little
the best we have noted among all the
ponderous verbiage Of political plat
forms which has been elected during
the past Summer:
Resolved, That the Republicans were
responsible for all the evils Of which
the country complains, including the
seduction Of Democratic members OF
Congress to tho corrupt schemes OF the
Republican party"
II the above Is not rich we are no
Judge Of richness" "rhe seduction
Of Democratic members Of Congress"
by their brethren Of the Republican
persuasion Is, to our minds, something
too good to be lost. 1t should immor-
tallze tho unterritied h~ard-shells Of
Maine. The resolution should be
framed and preserved for IN eternal
remembrance. These poor, erring
Democrats who so manfully opposed
the Republican measure Of a vigorous
prosecution Of the war; every act
looking toward reconstruction ; every
amendment to the Constitution looking
to the preservation ofthe rights secured
by the emancipation proclamation
every movement which was necessary
to sustain the credit Of the Govern
ment when 1t was In danger; have at
last succumbed to the sedaetio"s OF
their Republican compatriots. The
rustic Of greenbacks was too much for
for them, and they voted for the s-l-
airy grab and pocketed their swag. Firm
as a rock stood they against any Re-
publican measure In which there was
no money. But to Credit Mooilier
dividends and the back salary grab,
after almost unbearable persuasion
from their Republican coadjutors,
they at last succumbed. This Is sad
very. Yet 1t has always been tho fate
OF thar pure party. Tweed failed In
this way. He was a good man until
he got a chance to get hold Of other
peoples money. Then temptation
overcarne him, and he was forced to
sin. Doubtless, II the truth was
known, to some Republican tempter
may his mournful derelictions be as
cribed. 1t Is n lamentable case OF
Adam and Eve, In which the Repub-
lican party has the feminine role.
When we think Of the vast number OF
Democrats who have voted for Re
publican land grabs, and still worse.
for the back salary steal ; when we re-
member that the latter gave to a Re-
publican President, $l00,0OO the In
iiuence of the seductive element upon
these poor fallen Democrats. a be APP
preciated. We n hardly yet believe
that the solicitations Of our Repub-
lican legislators to their Democratic
brethren would have been sufficiently
potent to pass the latter bill had 1t not
been for that 5000 In greenbacks.
which each member received. Our
noble Representative from Nevada fell
In this encounter with the enemy.
What Republican Mephistopheles
whispered the seductive words In the
ear Of Nevada's solitary Democratic
exponent we know not. Whether 1t
was our lamented Nye, or our o o to
be similarly lamented Stewart, must
probably hereafter remain a fearful
secret. But the saddenlng fact Of
Kendall's tall, stands out from the Con-
g~ressional roll-call. May the Repub-
lican serpent who thus tempted
our sole innocent and unsophisticated
Democratic law-giver be properly
punished. Aud the effect Of this be-
trayal upon Democratic Congressman
has been most disastrous. We all
know how impossible 1t is for an I'M
fortunate girl to recover her lost
place In society, to reform. Even so
1t Is with these deceived Democrats.
They have forfeited their self-respect.
Republicans seduced them. and their
fall Is final. Hardly one OF these be-
trayed ones dare litt his eyes toward
honesty and reform. So we see that
among all the number Of repentant
sinners who have returned their stolen
5000, the names Of but a few Demo
Gratis appear. They are hopelessly
lost. The temptations Of Republican
seducers land 5000 In greenbacks)
have completed their ruin, and they
grovel In the lowest depths Of dis
grace and dishonor. 1t Is fearful to
contemplate the sins for which the
Republican party will be called upon
to answer. Its responsibility for the
financial panic, for pestilence, or for
negro suffrage, Is a drop In the bucket
compared with this unholy aud sue
cessful Democratic seduction.