Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-29

PARTY POLITICS.

AZ thc hbSAo VI thO AsSPoSASsA
party in this State, such as the Virginia
Enterprise, the Carson Appeal and the
Reno Journal, we are OF late treated to a
vast number OF articles all written with a
view of exculpating the Republican party
from the horrible corruption and multi
form yiciousness, which the press has
alone brought to light. We say the
press alone" adyisedly, for it is solely
through that agency that the shameful
malfeasance has been exposed that has
disgraced the Administration, from
Grant, the President. downwards. With
out for a moment entering upon the one
sided contracted field of party politics,
we tell the Republican party that it is
responsible for, and must bear the blame
of the vicious, or lack of legislation that
so pre-eminently distinguishes the pres
ent Congress. 1t is no use talking or
preaching; it is not possible to make
silk purse from a sow's ear, or pure man
of Henry W. Beecher; and if the Repub-
lican party is not answerable for the gag
law, the destruction of common schools,
whitewashing Shepherd aud permitting
Durell. OF Louisiana, TO receive brides,
and Moses of South Carolina, to steal,
what is it responsible for? Now.it comes
before the people to-day as the alder and
a1atto. 81 haca nd au-tnl1.s
it does not. II it does not, it should
have disavowei the acts OF these scoun-
drels, and censured their plunderings.
1t has done nothing of the kind. 1t has
left DureIl still in Office; i. has RETAINED
from reproyins and Furnishing an
avovei robber like Shepherd and
i! has done all it dared to do
to stihe the free expression of pub
lie opinion. In spite of all this, i: comes
before the people whining about what it
has formerly dsne; snivelling about its
errors and vices, and promising amend
ment, ike every other spendthrift that
never means to pay. We are not dis
cussing the Numbering appeal of this or
any other party, bnt We desire to put the
people on their guard, TO ask them TO
view the specious claims of any party by
tie cool, dispassionste test OF reason
We are not deprecating the Republican
for the pupose Of advocating the Demo-
cratic party; but We are DESTROYS of show
ing how utterly unfounded is the basis
Of the request OF these men for a renewal
of their term OF power. If this were
granted, in less than two years from the
present time the press of so.caled
free America would be in q more
subservient condition than the jour
nails of Russia or Germany are to-day.
The men who originated and passed the
Gag Law are, without exception, all Re
publican; Republican Congress passed
and Republican President approved it
The same President, it should never b,
forgotten, approved the salary steal, be.
cause it gave him S2j 900 per anpum OF
the plumber. These were all party acts,
and yet we do not for a moment say that
the mass, the rank and file OF the
party would have approved of them
They, like the mass of the people, are
honest and just and would never have
given an increase of salary to parcel OF
idle and dissolute officials, who never
earned what they had before received
while the country was asked to increase
its taxes to keep faith with the public
creditor. This being the case, we will
have nothing to do with any party or the
politics of either, but we will, without
fear, affection or favor, support the men
and the measures that we deem will best
conduce to the peoples interest We do
not care what they call themselves. They
may be Republican, Democrat or indie
pendent, or anything else, but if their
election will only help the people to
secure an honest government "a luxury
they have not known for many a long
day, We will do our best to place those
nominees in power. We have been ruled
by swindlers long enough; it is time
they were forced to give way to better
men.