Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-20
BONES AND BLARNEY.

BONES AND BLARNEY.
10 the last few days the Republicans
of the States of Indiana. Illinois, Yer
mont and Maine have met in convention.
OF the proceedings Of only one--,hat of
our kilograms afforded SUI
fcient data on which to predicate an
opinion. Supposing therefore that the
platform Of the Illinois convention has
been reported with reasonable degree
OF accuracy, one cannot bat be disap-
pointed on reading its stereotyped plati-
tudes and vague generalities. To use an
ordinary but expressive colloquism,
There is nothing in it." Nothing but
the dry bones and dust of decayed issues
with a careful, cautious non-committal
mass Of blarney that any one can inter
pref as he pleases. This style Of lodging
the pressing needs of the day will not do.
Parties and politicians will have to face
the music and march straight to the
front, to declare what they are and what
they intend to be. The time for politi-
cal bushwhacking has gone by, and men
must show their co.ors distinctly, or be
passed by for others who have more
courage and candor. Men who aspire to
public office, and parties that appeal to
the support of the people mast not set
forth their creed in hestating. indistinct
terms, but announce firmly and accur-
ately their respective lines Of policy.
For instance, on the question Of finance,
they must say whether they prefer ire
deemable rags or n sound currency,
based upon its convertibility into coin.
Then on this mixed school question,
they must be made to come right up to
the rack with decided yes or no. No
unmeaning flummery like the Springfield
resolution will answer, for that is like
the Delphian Oracle, it would serve the
purpose of either. Then equal in impor.
lance is the clearing out of the public
departments and the adoption OF proper
measures for securing something like q
decidedly honest mode Of administering
public affairs. So that in future Sanborr
contract men are not promoted, anC
something better than incapacity must b,
an indispensable qualification for office
Then, also, the question OF sumptuary
legislation looms up, and it will be well
to see if it is, as Butler says, that Con-
gress can legislate mans coat off his
back. On these and many other things,
such as the condition and treatment Of
the reconstructed States, the powers Of
States and the extent of Federal author.
ity in time Of peace, all need immediate
and earnest attention, and no uncertain
utterances will be tolerated in their dis
cussion. Men and parties must take
ground for or against the various solu-
tons Of these questions, and state theil
views intelligibly and accurately. These
questions have been put off and ignored
long enough, and now they demand i'm
mediate attention. OF course the poll
ticians row in office will try to tide owe
the emergency. They will hout all at
tempts at alteration, but they will End
is useless to persist. The tide of popu
lar feeling demands new order @
things, and the people think that tn
herd OF office-holders demand yer,
thorough and critical examination, an,
badly need reconstruction. The oil
order of things has gone on long enough
and has eliminated in Sanborn con
tracts, District frauds, Credit Mobilier,
robbed and ruined South, and a ney
start is necessary. This is unmistakabl,
the general view of the people as a mass
With what disappointment and DISCUS
e will they then regard the rehash of tn
old, old dish, with a few fancy condi
ments thrown in to give it taste, sue
as was served up at Springfield, Illinois
The people are tired Of that trash, an
want the sound, solid food of reform
and honesty in finance, in the public d,
partments and in legislation, and the
are going to have it too, and if on
party does not provide it another will
and if neither do it, they had better con
thence writing their epitaphs, for popt
lar indignation will destroy them as ra,
idly as blast furnace would consume
bundle of dry leaves.