Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-26
INCONSISTENCY AND IGNORANCE.

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wherein that party has to-day an organ
ization with claims to Strengths in
fellowship with "ths Independent party
in California, Nevada, Kansas, Iowa."
etc., etc. This statement We charac-
terize n remarkable for two rsasons.
First; because IL shows the utter incon-
sistency Of the Sacramento Union, and.
second. because II exhibits q depth Of
ignorance regarding the politics Of a
sister State not easily comprehended.
When in 1872. the Liberal Rspub-
licans Of the United States met in Gin
cinnati, adopted aplatform Of principles
and nominated Horace Greeley for Pres
ident, the Union was one Of the most
bitter opponents Of Liberal Repub-
licanism. In language vigorous. II not
abusive, il denounced all secsders from
the Republican party in unmeasured
terms, ~stigmatizing them as boilers,
place hunters, in league with Democracy
to seize the Government, etc. II was
a strict adhsrent Of Grant and the Re-
publican party. and doubtless materially
aided in its success in that campaign.
In 1873 another campaign was had in
California. The Union took q different
roe. Its friend. tho present Governor
Of California. was a candidate for Sena-
tor. To elect him in spite OF the oppo-
sition Of the @. z. r. r. Co.. 1t was de-
cidsd to form a new party. The Union
entered at once and with great zsst into
the movemen Boilers. by the touch
Of its magic wand. became patriots,
place-hunters were styled incorrupti-
bias, and instead Of abusing seccdsrs
from the Republican party, it aided and
allotted every effort to defeat 1t at the
polls. But all through the campaign it
steadily, persistently denied the charge.
repeatedly made by both Republican
and Democratic journals, that the new
party it was aiding to bring forth was
Identical either n spirit, aims or men,
bsrship with the Liberal hepuoiican or
ganization oil 1872. Another year a
since elapsed. and where do we n this
''organ OF the people, b mouth
piece par excellence Of popular demandi
We answer, by referring to the quoted
portions at the beginning OF this article.
In 1871 Liberal Republicans were traitors
to party. In 1873. the Union had no
fellowship with that element. In 1874
Liberal Republicanism has aims al
together similar TO those OF the lnde-
pendent party OF California" Con-
sistent Union, Remarkable whirligig!
How and by what means have the re-
pudiated Liberal Republican principles
Of 1872 become the platform Of the
Sacramento Union in 1912
But the change Of front which has
characterized the Union is not more
wonderful than its ignorance Of Nevada
politics. II is presumable that the
Union receives most IL not all Of the
Nevada papers as exchanges. And yet
il speaks Of an Independent party in
this State, while even the most illiterate
Of our citizens know that no such organ
~ixation is in existence; while even the
journals Of Nevada classed rs "Inde-
pendent" distinctly disayow the exist
ence OF an Independent party. The
Union in this respect. either w%iliully
misrepresents our people. and their
views as well as actions, or is unwilling
to believe the journals with whom 1t
claims especial sympathy the Dolly
Warden organs. We tell the Union for
its private information. that the INDIE
pendent party Of Nevada is a myth,