Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-29
ALL DOWN BUT TWO.

The Elko Independent Is one Of those
and honestly edited jour
nails Of Nevada which tho Enterprise
to degrade by placing It's
name In the list OF Independent jour.
nails Of the new dispensation pro-
claimed by the prophet Joseph, thus (:
INDEPENDENT REFORM.
Daily and Weekly Territorial Enter
prise.
SEMI Weekly Carson Nevada Tri-
6uns.
Weekly Reno Crescent.
Weekly Humboldt Register.
Weekly Elko Independent.
We remarked, at the time the above
list was published, that with regard TO
the Elko Independent the Enterprise
was, without doubt, mistaken. We
quote. In proof Of the correctness OF
our judgment, as well as for the good
sense displayed in the articles them
selves, the following. which We find in
the editorial columns OF the Mdepea-
dent, published last Saturday:
The Virginia Enterprise Is flinging
the banner Of reform TO the breeze,a and
footing It's own horn at q lively rate.
In q recent issue that journal very ap-
propriately says:
1--WE speak OF papers not men !; for
there may be . broad distinction be-
tween the man and the paper, and II
Is with the latter only that we have
journalistic dealings."
We looked on this al eminently cor
rect and were about 70 pass a hvora'
BILE opiaion upon the same, but reading
a few lines further down we were
somewhat surprised to find these
words:
"when we read an editorial In the
Gold Hill NEWS It Is a matter Of the
utmost indifference to Us whether Mr.,
Doten or some other ass wrote It,"
But what else could we expect from
the Enterprise, which, when 1t starts
OH any subject, Is 80 very inconslsten.
that 1t ere long ruins Its case. As ri
example of Ia injudicious ways we
have only to point to It's political Ca
reer. In the last campaign the Enter
prise was the "Great [ Am" OF the
Republican party. and the sun. moon
aud seven stars Of Republicanism were
made to rise aud set In the sanctum Of
that journal. Now behold the change,
It comes out aud deuouuces It's old
companions In arms as q lot Of rascal,
and thieves. Oh, consistency, thou arr
= precious jewel!
One by one the list OF the Enterprise
has dwindled. One by one the truly
independent journals OF Nevada have
repudlated the Enterprise and It's lead.
ership In political reform, until, Of tile
five journals which 1t placed beneath
itself as In the list above, but n re-
mains. The respectable press Of TIL.
State revolts at the assumptions and the
arrogance Of the Territorial Enterprise
and repudiates its leadership. OF il
sole remaining journalistic followers
(which to our mind presents about the
same appearance as did the name OIL
Gratz Brown pinned to Greeley's coat
tails, caricatured by Mast In Harper.
Weekly, the Elko Independent In It:
last issue gives this graphic portrait:
The Reno Crescent Is a good and
piou. Granger. Two years ago 1t wa'
the blacklist OF Republicans, u year
ago It bleached out white to Dem
ocracy, aud now being l!ly-livered,
white around the gills aud weak
kneed, it has, like a drowning man,
grasped at the last straw. Such lead
ers as the Crescent aud Enterprise will
break the back Of any camel, Granger,
not excepted. but purge it OF them aud
put up good chiefs and it will make
Rome howl.
While we commend the u%tterance:
Of the consistent independent jour
nails Of Nevada, we eau but smile a
the developed strength Of the Good
man Changers.