Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-29
THE EVENING NEWS.
ALT. porRx, Editor and Proprietor
GOLD HILL, , SATURDAY. Hov. 30. 1877
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The editor Of the Enterprise having
received an approving tap OH the back
from a small weekly and weakly growl-
or, has summoned fresh courage, and
this morning renews his attack upon
the Republican party with all the
sophlstry which two days labor have
given him time to concoct and with all
the venom which an overdose Of tur.
key and resulting nausea have doubt
less en~gendered. After stating sundry
abstract generalized truths after
making sundry comparisons Of no
value because not applicable; after
dwelling much upon a self-assumed
doctrine Of party allegiance and vain
ly endeavoring to show = state OF
things when such assumed allegiance
should terminate ; after r~estating for
the twentieth time, during the past
month, the exploded fsllacy that with
the enfranchisement Of the negro and
the readmission Of tho Southern States
the mission Of the Republican party
was determined In fine, after charg-
Ing upon the party In power all the
evils known and unknown, which
either do exist or may by any pos
sibility arise In the moral, social
or political systems Of this nation lex
ceps perhaps the yellow fever visit
alton at Memphis and Shreveport,
which he doubtless o~verlookedl this
pundit states his postulate in these
words:
"These things are obvious TO the
leaders Of the existing parties as to
all others; but they will not take is
sue upon the evils. because they have
become incorporate with the organlza-
lions and indivisible from their exist
encs. The only remedy for the ills
consists OF an independent political
movement whose mission shall be
their cure"
Ii Il In making such statements as
the above, and thence drawing his
conclusions, that this eminent logiclan
shows his weakness. His conclusions
are logically drawn, but he starts from
false premises. lie alleges tnat the
evils he complains Of shave become
incorporate with the organizations and
indivisible from their existence" II
this were true, then his conclusion,
that "the only remedy for the Ills con-
Sists Of al independent political move
ment" would DO correct. But 1t Is
not true. Now, what are the acts and
facts complained Of. Subsidy to rail-
road corporations? This has been ter
minated, and It is the avowed pur-
pose Of the Republican party to reject
all measures Of this nature which may
be proposed hereafter. AL subsidies,
Of whatever character, are to DO re.
fused countenance. What more can a
new party do? The people demand
this, and their demand will be obeyed.
Extravaganza in public expenditure
10 economy the Republican party Is
pledged, both by the instincts Of self,
preservation and the dictates Of ordln.
airy prudence. 10 reouke bribery, to
investigate fraud, and to expel Sena.
tors aud members who have purchased
their seats in Congress? The Repub.
lican party demands this, ever more
strenuously than the Enterprise editor,
All honest Republicans Of Nevada
would like to see the alleged corrup'
tons Of the party probed, eve though
in opening the sore the reputation Of
Its new-fledged reformers were essen
TALLY involved. The Republican party
demands reform In these matters, and
to that end demands Investigation. II
Is folly to set up a few corrupt mem,
beers of a political organization be,
fore the public, and pointing to
their venal acts exclaim: Behold
how corrupt, how h~opelessly diseased
your party has become. We say It l.
folly. First, because refuse matter
is always found floating on the
surface Of the political sea. A
connoisseur never judges the quality
Of wine by a taste OF the bubbles there
on. Second, because q few prominent
politicians and self-constituted leader,
do not make up q political party. W.
cannot condemn a community because
it embraces In its numbers q few GRIM
inals. So doing, all societies stand
condemned. Third. because the true
test Of any political as we'll IS social
organization Is the mass Of its mem.
beers, the rank aud file, the intents and
purposes OF its majority ; not the aspl'
rations Of its few nor the vices Of Its
minority. And in our humble opinion
this Is just where the Enterprise editor
falls into the error which has led him
TO berate the organization which he
has left-the community with whose
interests no has been identified. lie
has judged the society BY its minority
OF bad, instead Of its majority Of good
members. He has judged New York
City by tho denizens Of Five
Points, and he has assumed tina,
the tone OF our society is represented
by the evil instincts Of her criminal and
vicious, Instead Of the honest purpose
and healthful desires Of her good and
order-lovlng people. He judges the
party BY Its Buffers, Carpenters, Cam.
erons, Pomeroys, Colfaxes. Harlans
and others OF their stripe, instead OF
the many hundred thousand honest
electors who adhere to its standard and
principles. In short, he judges the Re.
publican party by its minority Of evil
instead Of Its majority Of honest sup
porters. Now how docs he propose to
right the evils complained Of? II a
community Is cursed with a few thieves
and scoundrels, what Is the usual and
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