Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-13
TIE INDEPENDENT oIDVENENT.

IL principles Of tie party into place
ana power. However Justly. honestly
al faithfully the G,.v,rh:n"at my lie
administered hy officers elected br 4
party: whatever good AID Ieuefce Mt
measures Of pUL..c policy may be orisi-
E.icd ty party there will lie opposition
T. the continuance of that party il pow
G.. The REASONS are that, the errors OF
az administration. and a party are mag
L.dsd, distorted and heraldad forth rs
tie graves: crimes, while the good that
his been accomplished is lost SIGH: oil.
OF considered nothing more thar could
lave been done 10y the opposition.
There are always men whose souls aspire
- power AMI command and those whose
palms itch with desire to have access
- the public treasury. And there are
those whose faith in their own abilities
leads them to believe that they alone are
qualified TO administer the affIirs of the
Government; that they alone are pos
sassed % political virtue, honesty and
morality. All these men naturally op-
pose party in power. That tie Re
publican party has made 10 mistakes
that dishoncs: men have not, through
that party obtained power. no one will
claim; but that the policy OF the party
i deserving Of condemnation. or tina:
aay large percentage of the officials
elected by that party have not proven
honest, capable and Trustworthy We do
70. believe. At all events there is
Iothing in the record made by tie orpo-
s.tioa, where they have obtained cortrol
O: Municipal and State Governments,
which inspires the people with confidence
= the wisdom OF making a change il
their public servants. There is az Or
sanized opposition TO the Republican
7 arty known as the Democratic party
= Lich has really nothing LEI: but the
name and opposition. with tie litter
rrejUdices and malignant hat-e,is OF tie
var
In both the Republican AMI Democrat
j, parties there are men who axe dissat-
SIZED with the administration OF tie
ioveEHmen; By any party which VIII
ID, include them in tie number of OIL
-...ls, or cary oct tlci= own pecu-
.ar views on political sal ;sctS.
lese Ien are now rising Up al over
he country under the name OF ''Irdv
oeDdeLts." A name carrying with 1t q
aoiety Of prestige because one OF the
characteristics Of the average American
In considering what
LoUll De the estimation U; the Ind
pendent movement it becomes the peo-
pie to inquire: What measures fo- the
public benefit is asked By them What
-s:orms have they effected where sue
-essfUl9 What IS the character Of the /.
2sn WHO lead il the movement? And /
What will be the result Of their oYYO- /.
'ition to the Republican party? The /
,lief objects of the movement, accc-l- +
cg to the statements of newspapers al !
gocatiHg it. is relief from the oppression /
# Inonopolies and rings. and economy, /
ai:htulness and honesty in office The /
.rst OF these Is veil enough II Lot c,.-- /
led to that extreme which regards with !
hostility every corporation engaged IL I
public business aud resulting IN br.us +
rs to the doors Of the people greater .
wrongs than are claimed to be suffered I
t the hands o: such corporations. And
ONE of the advocates Of ''indepenG-
nee are engaged in fuTtLe:ing a
cLeme OF robbery. to Tie side OF which
Il the painful pictures Of extor.ion, mo
.opoly and discrimination by corpora
ions sink out of sight in utter insigL!-
canoe. is one thing to demand hon
sly and promise to be virtuous po!iti-
ally, and another to find that honesty
nd redeem that pledge. The Iepu5li-
AZ party, has as good an opportunity
II fndin. within its ranks honesty and
rtue as has the Independents i'll the
mob of representatives, Of
ilure, disappointment and discomfort,
ON both of the old parties, claiming
at popular name. The success ut the
ills OF the Independents in California
suited in disappointment to the people, {
nply because they were deceived into q