Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-30
LET THE CHOICE BE MADE.

ann HrLL. WEDNESDAY,. SEPT. 80 is7<
LET THE CHOICE BE MADE.
The Independent Cenvsntion, which
uss,s in Carson City to-day, IL IL has
u. popular support claimed for ID BY its
leaders, has an important and most re-
sponsibls duty TO perform. II Is gravsly
claimed that whsmsesvsr that Convsn-
ton i.dsuss will be elected to ONCE by
the people Of Nevada. and those to
whom IL fails to give it, approval will Be
defeated. II this b 50. (Which at least,
a regards Storey county. VI nay b
permitted TO doubt that Convention 90
cupiss Q position vested with grave re-
probabilities. Two tickets have been
sslsstsd BY the only two political parties
now existent In this State. One IL COM
posed Of men who base their claims TO
the SURFACES Of the people from their
knswn loyalty. ~capability, and many Of
whom have served the State before.
The other 10 to-day . representative oil .
district which. until the late war, was
shslowsd with the crime Of human ala
very. In it, cenposition those Demo.
orsts who, during the war. we're
slsssed - Union man. have bsen
studiously ignored. Its prominent
nominees from Governor down, were.
during the great travail OF this
nation on the side Of disintsgration. Of
anarchy, Of aristocracy, Of human
slavery - against free labor. Its NOM
insss are representatives Of that element
which In the dark days Of ls60 and 1861.
bossinsly said tha. Zone southsrnsr
could whip Ave Yankees" who were
ready "to die in the last ditch" until
that last ditch came. and t~hsn-surren-
dsrsd on parole. These and that other
element, represented by the head Of the
ticket and sundry others who remained
at home. voted against every effort 10
raise funds to carry on the war; abused
our manned soldiers on their return
with furlsughs. and insultsd the memory
Of those who fell in defense Of this
Union. compose the ticket which Gov.
Bradley and his Bourbon advisers place
before the people Of Nevada for sup
port and csuntsnancs. From these two
tickets the Independents are to choose
or frame . better one.
We have been told that the majority
Of the Independents have formerly BEEN
Republicans; that comparatively few
Democrats have left their party for this
proposed new organization. We believe
that this il true. 1t now remains
10 Be seen whether men who
have hitherto been found upon the
aide Of freedom, Of equality, in advo-
cscy Of those principles made dear 70
the heart Of every true lover Of rspubli-
can institutions by the sacrifices in
cured therefor. hallowed BY the memo
~ Of countless battlsaslds. purified,
t~ranshgured by the blood OF q million Of
Northern patriots, will 30 far ALLURE
their previous record. trample in the
dust their hottest sympathies, forget
their old associates and cover up the
written page Of oft repeated promises,
- TO indorse . ticket framed and placed
before them by the relics Of q lost, but
not forgotten cause. We say this is the
test. For capacity, for honesty, for
record when in public Office, we chal-
lsnge comparison Of the two tickets
from Governor down to State
Printer. But more than that, We
also claim the right to urge that
past services, past record, and the stti-
tuds Of each and every man upon both
tickets when this nation was in her
dire extremity. DO faithfully compared
and . just decision rendered. Some Of
our contemporaries affect 10 see ne
strength in the Independent movement.
We do not 90 regard Ii. There will be
honest men at Carson to-day-msn i'm
busd with an earnest desire 10 select the
best men for State officers. These men
will act rightly II not misled by dema
goguss. and IL is to these that we lock
for fair counsel and wise action. We
have not yet come to believe that Rspub-
lican electors who have withdrawn from
the Republican party from conscientious
motives 90. bring themselves to the
involvement Of . straight-out Bourbon
ticket. We shall soon SEQ II our on
lecture be at fault.