Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11
A QUERY ANSWERED.

GOLD HILL. ), THURSDAY. DEC. IL. 1873
A QUERY ANSWERED.
The editor Of the Nsuoda Tribune, at
the close of nearly a column article
in last nights paper, upon tho oharac-
ter, antecedents, aud other attributes
of the seli.nominated "Grangsr " can
dida,e for the Senatorial toga to which
Nevada must furnish q wearer next
Winter. concludes BY propounding this
stunning query:
"If Joe Goodman had remained with
the Republican party. would the senti-
ments OF the News editor have differed
much from what they now are? Or, In
other words, Is not the antagonism OF
said editor to Mr.. Goodman born OF
other causes than his detection from
the Republican party?"
There may be some dire pitfall pre-
pared for us by the Tribune into which
we shall tumble II we answer the above
apparently candid query. Neverthe-
less, we propose to reply to the ques-
ton. promising that the course OF the
GOLD HILL News during the last po-
lltical campaign In this State. It's COM
ments upon the individual referred to.
and the record Of this paper during the
past year, are In themselves, In our
opiuion. satisfactory answers to the
Tribuae's query. To the first part Of
of the above we answer No; to
the second, Yes. These answers
are distinct and definite. The
sentiments OF the editor Of this
paper are now what they have been
upon the questions raised by this query,
and may be briefly stated in these
words: We are In favor Of honest men
for office, and opposed to the elevation
Of any others. And by honesty, we
mean not that termed political, but the
genuine article. The departure OF Joe
Goodman and his paper from the Re
publican party has but given strength
to and confirmed u convictions on
this subject.
The antagonism OF this paper to the
aspirations Of the Enterprise editor Is
certainly born of other causes than his
detection from the Republican party.
In fact, this Of itself we esteem not q
cause for regret, but rather for con-
graduation. We should like to see
this detection extend to Butler, Cam
eron, Carpenter and oil other dema-
gogues, place hunters, caucus auto
Gratis and partisan brawleB. We hold
firmly to the belief that the departure
of such men would be the best evil
dence a~ttainable that the Republican
party was approaching Its old standard
Of honesty and honest exponents. Far
be it from US to object to the aliena-
ton Of this class Of men or the dis
honest journals by which they hope to
gain their selfish ends. II all this
horde Of subsidized and venal sheets
had withdrawn from tho party years
ago there would have been no Credit
Mobilier or back pay grab. It Ia the
men supported by these sheets who
have disgraced the Republican party,
and who stand to-day monuments Of
the result effected by the hypocrit.
cal. subdized and tyrannical partisan
ism advocated by the Enterprise and
the school OF politicians to which Its
editor belongs, and In which he has In
Nevada been both schoolmaster and
pupil. Our antagonism to Mr.. Good.
man and his aspirations Is natural.
1t Is an instructive antipathy to q dem.
agogue /; an innate disgust for hypoc.
risy. and a desire that in the politics
both Of this State and the nation.
neither shall have place. We have
neither patience with o faith In the
protestations Of the Enterprise. They
w oul jus iOt lawn ~ wv hohus VI
honesty. They are In slang psrlance.
entirely "too thin" The days Of
miracles have passed, and nothing less
can change a political charlasan, a
subsidized time-server and a self-ac.
cused corruptionist into an honest
man. When camels crawl through
tho eyes Of needles; when we can
gather figs from thlstles; when the T'ri.
6ane editor shall succeed In whittling
out Of a porcine narrative a whistle
melodious aud well attuned, then, per.
haps, some slight ground may be found
for a belief In the honesty Of Good
man and his journal. May we be
there to see such metamorphoses ; and
with US may We hope to find the TIT
buRe editor.