Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-14
REFORM.

The 3. r. Bulletin makes some TO- |
marks ON what it believes to be the causes
Of the late remarkable revolution SO peace
fully but effectually carried into effect at
the polls. Among other things that the
Bulletin mentions, is the peoples marked
determination to secure q reform in the
transaction of the public business of the
country. We think that this is the key
note of the movement. Other causes, |
no doubt, had their effect in fastening
and increasing the area covered by the
movement. but the railing motive was
undoubtedly dsep-seated resolution to
take some thorough-going means to
cleanse official matters from the tide OF
corruption that seemed to destroy every
thing and everybody with which and
with whom it comes in contact. We
doubt greatly whether there was any
we'll marked political feeling or policy
felt by those who took this decided step.
The occasion was not one of political
emergency in the ordinary sense Of
the term, but was merely o disap-
proval Of stealing, corruption and
knsvery, and the determination,
to, if possible, abats those evils
p~nr,. have not forgotten that Butte
declared in Congress time and tim
again that the Sanborn frauds were per
fectly justifable. and that the couptr
was benefited because somebody stole ii
property. That Richardson was reward
ed for incompetency and criminally neg
Iecting his duty. That Shepherd was
nominated by the President to an office
which would have enabled him to con.
tinue in and cover up his former rascsli-
ties. That at this present time Grim
inal prosecution is going on in Wash
ington against some of the knayes and
rascals that were mixed up with the
Washington frauds. The people do no
forget all these things They are too
fragrant, and are yet fresh in the recollec
ton of all. Most especially do they re
member that when these and many othe
enormities equally infamous, were being
exposed by the public press, that tn,
men who have received so imperative
an order to stay at home, were loud ant
bitter in their denunciations of wha
they called the license of the press, an
that soon afterwards the attempt wa
made to restrain these announcement dis
closers by passing Poland's Gag Law
These were offences of characte
that could not easily be forgotten
or forgiven, and the people showed
in decided terms their condemnation OF
the men who are implicated in these ant
other dirty affairs. The ruling cause
then of the great change, was not feel
ing inimical to the Republicans. or fav,
orable to the Democracy, but the desire
to deprive the men who had been 80 I'M
faithful of further opportunities Of be-
traying their trust. 1t was the avenginl
act of outraged justice, whose laws ha,
been broken, defied and scoffed at by tn
men set in high places. Really it seeme
for the last two or three years as if Their
were so many oligarchs sitting in tn
national councils and the great publ
Offices OF the country, who appeared t
think that the nation was created TO
their benefit, and had nothing better t.
do but to pay taxes for these men t.
steal under one prete1t or the other, and
who also appeared to believe that the,
had a right to legislate in their own be
half, without care or thought for tn
country and its interests. This thin
had gone too far. 1t had become a grea
ever growing and dangerous evil, an,
had to be overcome at once ere it had be
come too strong even for the people I
dislodge. This was the impression i
the minds of most thinking men, an
was the principal case that led to one
the most remarkable expressions of tn
peole's will that has occurred for man
years.