Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-24
THE ISSUE OF THE CAMPAIGN.

we have suffered as much as any one,
and we are no. disposed to be litigious
or r.splitting on matter of that kind.
But the Virginia Chronicle places itself
outside Of the errors of the composing
room, when it says, on the 18th inst:
We do not intend to allow ourselyes1
be diverted from our purr~'nto ninse
campaign, of pons; py any su.u
a2d thsdes as those attempted 10 De
made BY Mr.. Sharon's journals. !hey
NAV talk Sutro and chivalry, and puolish
cards OF traitors to their hearts content.
but we intend to divert ourselves to vital
questions interesting the people.
And then on the 10Th instant 1t says:
Remember that there are no political
issues now before the people-the. only
issue is purely local, and is simply
whether MIR. Sharon and his henchmen
or qualified voters shall rule Nevada.
Now, what does this nean2 II it
means anything at all, it means that the
sole actuating motive that moves and
and stirs the Democratic party in Neva-
da, is hostility to Sharon and nothing
else. This is exactly what we have
claimed. 1t is anything to beat Sharon !;
no matter what. Party and politics and
principles are all thrown into the shade,
the only thing to do is to beat Sharon.
The trouble is, they can not do it. Shsr-
on has made Virginia, has made the
State, and the residents of those places
know that he has. His opponents come
in a day after the Fair. They shrek and
howl against him, but what does that
matter? There he is, the exponent and
defender of the mining industry of Neva-
da, and what little the tin-trumpets and
the penny whistles of the opposition
press say, does not amount to q great
deal. They say they do not like Sharon.
We may remark en- PEASANT that this edi
torial is like one of Kittrell's speeches,
it scatters all over tho issues presented
before the people. To answer the
charges VI inoinnations OF the Democrat
ic press or speakers, one has To soattar
and blaze away over everything. from
finding Moses in the bullrushes to catch
ing Kettrell in sound, straightforward
argument But when these fellows
come down to their knitting, there is
nothing in them; all that they say or do,
is that they are opposed to Sharon. OF
course they are. They would oppose
anv one who was Union man, or who
supported nag Or iuteresus
of the country in the darkest time of its
trouble. These fellows, Ellis, Belknap,
Bradley, Kittrell and others were on tip
toe to applaud the successes of the dis
nninnists and declare that the Federal
armies were warning for a mistake.
That they were right and tho Union
men were wrong. The result showed
where they were. Down, down in the
deepest, darkest depths Of public repro
baton. There they were, and yet now
they have the iupudence to appear be-
fore an American public and ask that
their errors be condoned, and that they
be endowed with office. We think that
their request should be denied. They are
not trustworthy. The other night Ellis
made moving appeal on this matter,
but it would not do. The people will
not trust the control of the Government
of the State and the country with the
men who but few short years ago were
arrayed in deadly conflict against it.
Kittiell and Ellis can talk as much as
they please against the men who would
perpetuate strife amongst American
citizens. The fact is that they are the
men who keep contention alive. They
are not content to subsde and take their
places as Americon citizens, but they
wish to lead, to control, to be the expo
nents of the policy OF the country.
When they do this, and they do do it,
they make a mistake. The country will
not trust them, and it has good reason
not to do 80, for they once played false,
and they may do SO again. So the
country will not give them the opportu-
nifty to work the mischief that they
might have conceived. We do not say
that they have or would do these things,
but we do say that we would not give
them the chance. We therefore tell
Wintry Williams paper that there is an
issue before the people, and that issue is
not to give the control of the State to the
Democracy of the stripe that afiiliates
with Wintry Williams, for they would
do anything. no matter what, to further
their ends. We say now, and we will
I--r --v;-o Ah"t tho MAN who votes for
the Legislative ticket opposed to Sharon
is voting for the enemies of Nevada.
The Chronicle says there are no political
issues befoIe the people. 1t says this
because the record of Williams and the
Democracy of Nevada has been anti
Union and in favor of severing the bond
that united the several States, that there
is nothing to talk about. No wonder
that the Virginia Chronicle does not
want to talk about it, We would not do
80 il we were in the position of the
Chronicle. We, however, wish to dis
cus3 and talk and bring constantly be-
fore the people that Williams, Bradley,
Ellis and Kittrell were the avowed and
open enemies of the Union, and there is
little reason to believe that they are
changed. We therefore say to the cleo
tors Of Nevada, vote for men whom you
know will support the Government, in
place Of men who you do not, if they
were tried, know what they would do.
That is the issue before the people. The
Virginia Chronicle says there is none:
we say there is, and that is it.
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