Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-28
HIS TUNE.

CHANGES HIS TUNE.
The editor Of the Territorial Enter.
prise has perhaps heard something
drop. At any rate, he has modified
his language regarding the party
which. for the past two weeks, he has
attacked with the vehemence and in-
ordinate rage against those upon whom
he turns his back, which Is almost uni
versal with converts to a new faith.
After vilifying In the strongest Ian
guage which his bright poetlcal genius
could invent or his Investigations OF
webster's Unabridged discover, the
Republican party, Its past record, Its
present membership, and scouting Its
projected reforms-after denying that
there was any hope for the people I'M
less they should accept the leadership
of himself and his co. quarrelers-after
stigmatizing the party As gangrened,
leprous, and incurably corrupt-after
scaudalizing its organization and de-
nouncing Its rank and file, he now
awakes to a more sensible view Of the
situation. In his leading article Of
yesterday he points out the duty Of
Congress in plain terms, and In Ian
guage with which, In most respects,
all true Republicans will agree. He
advocates return to specie payments,
the funding OF our debt Into long term
bonds, the denial Of any and all sub
sides, the collection Of interest paid
by the Government for railroad bonds
which 1t has guaranteed, legislation to
regulate freights In accordance with
Justice and equality, and a rebuke to
the interference of any corporation
with politics. He urges the invss-
tigation of all corruptions In govern
mental affairs, the repeal Of the back
pay law and refundlng OF the money
SO obtained, and adds that the men,
Der Of Congress who champions any
scheme to rob the public treasury signs
his own political death warrant. With
all these sentiments we are heartily In
accord. and have fesrlessly expressed
the same ideas many times during the
past year.
We believe that much Of the disaf-
lection which exists among the people
is the result Of the abusive, extrava-
CANT and %indefenslble action Of the
last Congress, and that with the SEES
sion which is about to begin, rests q
decision Of the question whether or
not the Republican party shall still
hold control Of our Government. II
the Congress now about to assemble,
shall endeavor in good faith to legis-
late for the best interests Of the people;
II it shall take a manly and honest at
titude against abuses which 1t were
idle to deny are in existence; II, In
short, 1t shall honestly endeavor to
represent the sentiments Of the masses
Of Republican electors, there will be
no need Of a third party. None can
arise which will be either necessary or
popular. With all measures that look
to the reform OF the party We are
heartily in accord, and expect to see
Congress fulfill Its duty with
honest Intentions and earnest labor.
We have promised nothing for the
coming Congress, but we hope for
wise legislation. And this hope is
grounded upon both the selfshcess Of
human nature rs we'll as upon Its more
noble qualities and upon the late de-
feat of some Of its leaders. 1t can
hardly be doubted that the ma
jority OF Republicans In Con-
gress have found out their mistake
of last year and have learned that the
seal Of popular disapprobation has
been placed upon the legislation OF
last Winter. They have hardly failed
to discover that to retain their posi-
tious a new and more popular course
must DO pursued in this session. They
would indeed be stupid IL they failed
to read the lessons Of the late elections.
The Butler Carpenter crew have been
re~pudiated by the people, and our
Congress is aware Of the fact. Know
ing these things We are constrained to
hope for a new departure within the
lines of the party, to believe that hon
esty will again come to the front and
dishonesty take back seats. With this
belief, we do not share in the fears OF
u cotemporary, and shall wait with
hope the fulnllment Of our desires and
expectations, aud until the Congress
now about to assemble shall show
clearly to the people that 1t does not
intend to do justice, to right wrongs,
to repudiate bad leadership. to legis-
late for the people instead Of itself aud
the lobby. we shall steadily maintain
the uselessness Of q new organization.
The New York Herald says Of the
reported alliance, offensive and deien-
fensive, between Tom Scott and Jay
Cooke. that they, with all their auxil-