Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-09
1xVoLr NOT REVELATION.

Al has ever been the % with the
Democracy. any success achieved by
Lhsir party. no matter from what causes
A resulted, has been made . text for
,slf-gloriAcation Of the most s1trava-
rant character. Democrats and Dem
journals everywhere are engaged
forming local. State and national 30
Of . mutual admiration charao-
ter. They s1ulting boast Of the great
changes just happened at the East, and
prophecy that the Democratic party will
BE- the next Administrative power Of this
This may or may mot be 90.
II il q matter which will require
tive years 70 settle, and which. more
over. depends spOn many important
contingencies.
We regard the recent successes Of the
Democracy in the Eastern States. not
only - largely due to local causes. but
also 70 the bad action Of many leaders
Of the Republican party. The rank and
Ale Of the Republican party arc to-day
- deeply imbuea with the true prin-
ciplss Of Rspublicanism a. whom
in 1850. hey elected Abraham
Lincoln. They are a. unAltsrsbly
welded 10 the great central idea Of Re
~publissnism a. whom In 1868 they elect
cd Gen. Grant. and many Of them are a.
deeply aisgustsd with the acta Of certain
leaders OF the Republican party a were
Sumner ana sehurz and Greeley In
1872. This ID the main cause Of Rspub-
lican dsfesi In the East II 10 not an
ovsrpovsring political revolution which
has resulted In the election OF u Demo-
cratic Hsuss Of Representatives. bat
rather q revolt against the leadership OF
the Republican party. 1t Is not a
change Of sentiment among the masses
Of the people from Republican TO De-
mecratic principles. but an exhibition
Of distrust and impotence with the con-
duct Of the late Republican Congress
and Republican ofics-hsldsrs. Had
there been . party other than the Dem
ecratic in the Geld. which combined and
embodied National issues, that party
would have been successful. But there
was no such party. and the rsbuks ad-
ministsrsd to Republican leaders by the
rank and ale Of their party las nscessa-
riiy resulted in Democratic successes.
The Republican party has distinctive
idsAs and has q national policy. II wa
primarily the party Of the people, the
party Of the laboring man, the party OF
human rights and progress. It was and
is also q party whose primal idea isa
united y against separate sovsrsigntiss;
an American Republic instead OF q COL
lection Of Republican States united by
ligsmsnts dissolubls at pleasure Of each
separate sovereignty. To the last idea
IL has proved loyal. That idea has been
embodied in every act Of its several Con-
crosses since 1861. That idea still per-
msatss its organism and gives life and
spirit to Its membership. From the frst
idea. that which demanded for the peo-
pie just and proper legislation, which
recognized their rights superior to those
Of CLASSES. sections OF interpretations.
many Of IL issAsrs have departed. Mach
issislssion. ininicai 70 the best interests
OF the poor men Of this nation. has been
permitted. and the and pro-
party Of the nation have been unjustia-
ably used 10 enrich favoritss. and en-
dow privileged Glasses. Dishonesty has
erspt in vhsrs honesty should hold de-
minioa. Greed has usurPed the seat Of
justice. and corruption found lodgmsnt
In the high places Of this nation. These
faults are not irrsmsdisbls. They are
the srrors Of men who. from long oscu-
pancy Of once. have grown careless Of
the rights Of labor and forgetful Of the
power which placed Thorn in position.
And the people, in whom this power. Of
right. alsne Is vested. grown weary Of
oft-rspsatsd promises and delayed Per
performance. on Tuesday last ~rsvoltsd
and rsbuked the Leadership Of the great
party with which they still feel sympa-
thy. for which they still hold affection,
and 10 which they viii enc allegiance
whsa IL shall. BY wise and proper actisn,
prove itself capable Of sslf.roform and
svincs q stern desire to deal in . strictly
honorable manner with and fer the
people.
For ourselves We have no fear Of the
anal result. The Democratic party has
to-day no single principle which a
serve - . nllyins point for . national
campaign. The two great doctrines,
which. for q score Of years. gave 1t adj
hssivensss and prestige and insured II
power. went down amid the fires OF row
elution. States Rights and slavery.
for twenty years before the war, held
the incongruous masses Of Democracy
together and with the sPoils OF once as
cement. gave to IL years Of government
over this people. Both those
the dognas OF Calhoun, the crime Of
slavsry-lis buried beneath the
curse Of this great nation and the ashes
q civil war. There 10 no other rally
ing point. Divided upon finance. tariff
and railroad regulation. the Democracy
of the nsIt Congress will be an incon-
and disunitsd mas Of discomfort.
With no principle in common. repre-
interests a. various a the sec
ions whence they came, the DEM
,srstic members Of that Congress will
Ind little ground fer unity upon any