Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
PARTY.

La.tsrly the Reno Cresoe'a. aspiring TO
,bs dignity Of arsspsctable journal. has
droppea the terms "liar." "horss
thief" ..subsidizsd tools" ''hypocrits,"
"svindlsr," etc.. with which 1t was
formerly freely gsrnishsd. and ssssysd
to enter the realms OF calm and esur-
tsousd discussion. In this. however. ii
.niy succeeds in showing the weakness
OF the cause it has sspoussd. In q
word. il has emily changed its opposition
to Mr.. Sharon a. q man. TO that Of OPP
position to the Republican party and
Mr.. sharon ~ q member thereof. the
sole reason being that the gentleman we
have named is an aspirant for high Of
fee within and through the party to
which he belongs. In abort; the Crescent
does not want Mr.. Sharon elected United
States Senator. II does want another
man elected to that exalted position.
This latter individual cannot Be success
full within tho Republican party; ergo,
that party is corrupt and must be de-
fsstsd. This is the beginning and end
Of the latsly assumed position Of the
Reno Crescent.
But We had not intsndsd to say so
much on the subject. Our attention
was called TO several misstatemsnts in
the Crescent this morning touching some
remarks We have made concerning the
ticket lately nominated by Gen. ClArks's
party in washos county. We thus par
ticularizs the party to distinguish 1t
from tho sutro branch. the Elliott
branch and other factions OF the indie
pendant party, whose interests are as
widely diverse a. 10 the ambition Of
their several leaders for Office identical.
AL want the highest Office the State Of
Nevada al give; although Elliott, We
believe. has signihsd his willingness to
60 TO Congress. But to resume: The
Crescent says that NO have intimated that
the Independent Convention Of
washos county was composed OF DEM
agoguss and place hunters" and that
the ticket nominated Is composed
OF cramps and local demagoguss."
We are not aware that such
meaning could be reasonably in
fsrrsd from anything We have said.
We took the CrssceRi's statement that the
Granger element Of washoe county wa,
largely in attendance at said Convention.
and then merely alluded TO the fact that
local place hunters had captured all the
Offices worthy OF mention. We think q
critical survey Of the ticket will demon
strats the correctness OF u assertion.
Not wishing to be invidious nor to criti-
else too harshly. We msrsly mention that
one Of the candidates 10 not q resident OF
washoe county. and that another was a
defeated candidate on the Republican
ticket two years ago for the position he
now crave through the Independents.
A prominent candidate for State Survey
or General. recommended by this Con-
vsntion. We believe now holds a COM
mission from the Republican party for a
local office. and we know has been imam
sially successful through contracts given
him by q Republican official. We might
go through the list, but forbear. 1t is
enough to say. that the "Granger
element" however well represented
at the Convention. cuts nc figure in the
ticket nominated.
Once for all we say. far BE- 1t from our
i.tsntion to bslittle any movement that
has for its primal object, no, the politi-
cal success Of ambitious politicians, but
the public good; not the qualification Of
an unreasonable hatred against q candi-
date for public Office, but the correction
OF evils conissscdly attendant upon and
almost inssparably connected with a
long lease OF power in the hands Of any
party. Show Us some way OF ~bsnsating
the general public, by slecting Sutro,
Clarke, or Elliott, and We will consider
thsir claims. But we will not advocate
the formation OF a new party to crafty
the personal ambition Of any man nor