Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-12
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Al has been the ease in Nevada during
the campaign just ended. V will IL be
in the NEXT political struggle throughout
the United statss-a straisht-out, direct,
hand-to-hand contest between tho Re-
publican and Democratic parties. The
recent elections have proved e~ouelusivsly
here - elsewhere. that there Is not
room nor call for . third party in Amer
lean politics; that such a party Il not
demanded BY the people. and has no
basis upon which to build . powerful
organization. An the so-called Inds-
pendent journals Of the Eastern cities
already recognize this fact. They real
iss hat thers are to-dAy in the United
States but two parties, the Democratic
and the Republican. and that one or the
other must receive tbs support Of the
people and bs installed as their admin
istrativs and legislative representative.
One Of the great Independent journals
Of the East. the Chicago Tribune. has
already been transferred 10 other hands.
and hereafter will sndsavor to sustain
the party which 1t has for three ysars
sought 70 overthrow. Others will fall
into line, on ens side or the other. for.
as well said by Mr.. Msdiii on taking
charge Of the Journal above mentioned.
"a political Newspaper. to be Of service
10 the public, must give M party or the
other the preferences" or. as an exchange
haa IL, "svsry paper which attacks Re-
publicanism is. to all intents and pur-
poses, . bipartisan Democratic paper; for
whether II makes believe the Democratic
party Is corrupt or not, all its influence
goes 70 the building mp Of that organ
ixation."
The Independent press OF the day has.
while attacking the Republican party.
strsnuously insisted that its Democratic
rival was hopelessly corrupt, nay more;
that II was dead-nsvsr to be resurrect-
cd. II has disclaimsd all intention Of
turning the Government over to De-
mocracy. yet at the same time persist
emily opposed the Republican party.
II has devoted itself exclusively to
abuse Of men and ridicule Of Republican
policy. all the while knowing that what
ever influence il possessed was bound to
tend toward Democratic reaction. And
all this has been done with the full
knowledge that no third party existed,
into whose hands the Government could
be intrustsd. and that Republican de-
feat could and did mean nothing else
than Democratic success. II seems to
us that the mission Of this portion Of the
press v Independent journals has
ceased; that they must take sides, I'M
less indeed, they now intend to attack
the Democratic party as they have its
Republican sppon snt. and aid in its de-
feat by the same methods.
In our Judgment there will be but two
great parties in the next Presidential
contest-ons Republican. the other
Democratic; and II also appears that the
contest will be close. exciting and de-
cisivs Of much for future good or evil
to this Republic. We agree with the
Republican and a large majority Of the
Eastern Independent journals. that the
Democratic party cannot yet claim allie
glance from those Republicans who left
their party and voted for Democratic
nominees in the recent elections. The
sudden conversion Of so large q percent
ego Of the Nation from Republican
10 Democratic principles would bs
m~irscuiou.. Aud this is not the age Of
miracles either in politics or physics.
Those Republicans who voted against
their party. in tho late election, did so
because they were Disguised and dis
hsartsnsd At the leadership and policy
Of . portion Of the Republican Office
holders who seem 70 have obtained con-
troi Oh the machinery OIL the oo'ern-
nsnf. They desired 70 reouks them' 70
call tAsir a'ssnaon 70 the TACT ina there
vs apovsr osnind tneir thrones when
ooaia "'uia upset 'n'h ana may
nap there was . curious desire 70 test
the Democratic party nee again; to see
IL would Keep in promises; would
wisely ies'siA's' IN snort 70 see IL
was ITO % trusted. ms puts Demoo-
faey upon ns sood behavior and we
ouent 70 see some nrs' rate issisianon
next Winter.
But whatever causes have led to the
Republics. disasters in the East, one
thing Is certain. the Democratic party
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