Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-03
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Some few days ago In discussing q
proposition made by Hon. Mr.. Biddle
In his lecture before a Social Science
Convention In Philadelphia recently,
that elections for President and State
officers should 10 as far as possible
separated, and that they should be
held Ia different years to avoid the Ell
feet Of the Federal patronage upon
State elections, we alluded to the fact
that last Autumn nearly all the Cabi-
net Ministers were out on the stump
from August until after the election In
November, to the neglect Of their De-
partment duties, and also to the plain
proposition that many unworthy men
were lifted Into State offices by the In
fluenee Of the Federal upon State cleo
tions. We do not believe 1t Is expect
ed by the people that tue heads Of our
Public Departments shall abandon the
duties o their offices for the purpose of
securing a triumph Of the party to
which they are attached and tincident-
ally perhaps) their continuance in Of
fee. Our attention was again called
to this subject by reading some OF the
proceedings Of the Ohio Constitutional
Convention, now In session, including
a debate on the subject Of changing
the time Of holding the State election
from October to November, Judge
West, late Of the Supreme Bench Ito
which position he was elected by q
5000 Republican majority. and which
he resigned to take n seat In this Con-
vention) spoke In favor Of the PROPOSE
ton, aud In the course Of his re-
marks referred to the spectacle Of
last Fall In the following language:
~ am a Republican Of the strict
est sect, and radical as l have
been, l now declare that 1t was abso-
lutely humi!iating to men Of dlgnifed
ssnsibilitles to see Delano, Secretary
Of the Interior, Boutwell,, Secretary Of
the Treasury, and Creswell. Postmast-
er General. going down last Fall. first
to North Carolina, and after having
carried that State by detail, folding
up their tents like the Arabs and ST.
lently stealing away to the State Of
Maine, and then fitting away to other
States and working to carry elections
for the Administration party. 1 hope
to God the time will come when such a
spectacle will no longer be witnessed
on the American continent" These
sentiments were received with loud
applause by the Convention. and will
find responsive welcome In the judg-
ment Of thousands Of thoughtful men.
The Philadelphia Press editorially at
tempts to c%ontrovert the position Of
Judge West By citing the names of
Seymour. who spoke IN his own behalf
In 1865 when 4 candidate for the Presl-
dency, and Of Horace Greeley, who
made q few speeches In 1872, under
similar circumstances, but the cases
are not at all parallel, as neither Of
these gentlemen were holding official
positions when they were stumping
the country. Tom Corwin, Henry
Clay and Daniel Webster. we believe,
once or twice spoke upon the issues Of
the day while holding high official
trusts, but they never devoted three
month, to stamping In a political cam
paign while occupying official posi-
tions other than as members Of the Ma
tlonal Legislature. Theirs spoke in
the Chamber Of Deputies and explained
his opinions. Gladstone speaks In the
House Of Commons, but neither Of
them ever travelled from one Province
to another of their country to stump
for their ideas or offices. The specta-
Gle Of last Fall was novel, and will
hardly be respected in the future.