Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-04
CHANGHp HANDS.

CHANGED HANDS.
The Virginia Independent. formerly the
su.ro Dependent, comes to US this morn
ING with . double loaded editorial an
nouneing its transfer to the proprietor
.hip and editorial control Of John G.
Lewis, or a. he is perhaps better known.
I" snarlsyow." Mr.. Lewis has been
for years. and for ausht We knew. still
ia. connected with tho Reno Crescent.
The course Of that journal Is too well
known to render necessary any intro
duetion Of its editor. under WHOSE con-
troll the Independent will hsnesforth Be
conducted. Suffice 1t to say, that while
in many instances. being in perfect &C
cord with the political sentiments enun-
ciated by the Crescent, We have widely
differed with IL in the mode selected for
their enforcement or establishment.
Mr.. Lewis, in his salutatory
this morning. assumes that the
paper which he controls will b
Independent; that 1t will Be Re
publican whenever the Republicans
are in the right. Democratic whenever
the Democracy are in the right; antag-
onistic to both when both are in error"
This sounds very well, but he might
have added that whenever both the Dem
ocrstic and Republican parties are right
he would belong TO both parties. We
judge that "Snarlsyow" is capable Of all
ing that bill also. Assuming that Mr..
Lewis il honest and sincere in his in
tsntion to publish paper which shall
aspire 10 be something else than a COM
mon scold. we welcome him 10 the field
Of labor he has chosen. In his salu-
tatory we find nothing which seems to
recognize the existence or advocate the
organization Of an Independent party.
II seems that the paper in question is TO
exercise q censorship over both parties.
In this II differs from the GoLD HILL
NEWS. which Is an independent Rspub-
lican paper. and advocates the enact
ment Of Republican principles. We
judge that those principles are correct. II
theories are preached. which are not in
consonancs with what We conceive 10 Be
the best interests Of tho people, we
shall denounce them a. anti Republican.
II unfit mon sndeavor to obtain
control Of Government, State or Ma
tionai. We shali oppose them as being
unworthy Republicans. In abort, We
are Republican all the time as opposed
TO the Democratic party, and a. truly
Republican in opposition to the errors
or vices Of Republicans. We are not,
nor car va Be without radical change Of
heart. An advocate Of Democratic restora-
ton. Wherein IL will be noticed we
widely differ from the Virginia hide
pendent.
One thing plsases us. and in our opin-
ion will also be satisfactory TO the Peo-
pie Of Storey county: that Is the alb
ssnes Of Mr.. Sutro and his ~retainers
from Nevada journalism. This State
has been for months ~disgraced by i'm
ported hirelings in the editorial rooms
~ ,h. L-d.rsaknt. The people have
been covered with journalistic filth
thrown broadcast over the whsls State
BY men Who had neither personal re-
spsctability nor interest Of any sort
whatever with Nevada or her people.
Characters have been DETAINED. and the
columns Of that sheet filed with the
vilest falsehoods concerning honest men
and worthy citizens. We venture to eI-
press aheps that this is at an end. and
that under its new management the In.
dependent may find il better TO pursue
acourse consistent with its declarations
Of opinion and with the dignity which
should surround the editorial profession.
We may differ widely from many tsnsts
that will be advanced BY hisindependent
journal. but shall sndeavor in doing 30
to state u views in language unmiIed
with vulgarity, and to retain the respect
which the GoLp HILL NEws has ever
held among the citizens Of Storey coun-
~. and which for its own credit we
hope the Independent may likewise OBJ
tain.
In conclusion. We may add that the
above has BEEN written in view Of Mr..
Lewis statement in the Independent OF
this morning that his control ovs the
L~ndependeni is absolute. and that the poi
ICY ,ehieA has dictated is past ril IN no de-
gree govern lis futurs." The italics are
cur own. We shall keep this article
for reference. What has been the pol
icy Of the Independent in the past need
not b told to Storey county people.
Their opinion as to that was recorded
ON the Sd OF last November.
We have received q copy OF the Cen
t,miai and Journal Of he Exposition, a
monthly paper published BY II. W. Croft
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