Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-01
THE STRUGGLE.


We said the other day that the next
great political fight that would take place
would be between the people and the rail-
road corporations. There is little doubt |
of this being the case, but it may well |
and probibly viii be that the conflict
may assume still wider range and grad
ually pass into struggle between the
people on one side and plaeeholders of
all denominations on the other. Very
much of the issue will be made up of thai
very matter. People are realizing that 1t
is of little moment which party is in Of
flee, or controls public affairs. The re-
suit is that the people are surely robbed
1t makes but little difference who is the
offender, the loss to the loser is just the
same. He is out and injured and 1t IL
very frieid comfort to be told that per-
son of the same political stripe is the
guilty one. Ii he had any real piide in
his political principles and conscientious
DtIeI III tutlI sDuuiucHo, tuat 'tAN 'h''6
ought to iuhame his wrath, and cause
him to pursue the rascal with greater
alacrity and to administer sterner pun
ishment, because the criminal stole the
livery Of Heaven to serve the devil. But
these cuckoo notes have lost their power.
The people ore learning better, they are
like tn. Light Brigade at Balakava,
there is artillery to the right, to the left,
on the front and every side Of them. No
matter where they look there are their
enemies in array ready to plumber in
any case. They have no more
chance than man surrounded with
hotel touters. Here shouts one is the
Republican house; here basls another,
is your regular Democratic boarding
house, plenty OF hash and none Of it
stolen. But the fact is, they are about
all alike At any rate it would puzzle
one to see the differences with the naked
eve. Look round us. Take Washing
ton. there is corruption rampant, and en-
trenched in spoils piled mountain high.
Take what department You please, it
matters not. 1t is all rings, who are all
doing something to get something else,
and so on all through the chapter. 1t is
no use to go into particulars. there are too
mauy Of them. The list Of those that
are discovered is long enough, Heaven
knows. What would be the portentou'
length Of the scroll on which the undis
covered frauds are inscribed. Then &c
to New York and see what WAS done anG
Is still doing. Then to Cincinnati
and Chicago, with their immaculate
Town Councils. Then to Missouri
where the Democracy are having all theil
own way. and very dirty and roguisl
way it Is, ACCORDING 10 all accounts
Then cross TIE mountains to California.
10 Nevada the bullion is sent away toe
rapidly-nobody but the stage robber'
have "a chance at it. Then wind up b,
looking at that slough Of dispond, til,
south. There you see ruin and bank
ruptcy staring you in the fuce. Now, who
has done all this: Who has sen
this seourage, this pestilence, which
has swept the land like a besou
and blasted its prosperity like devour
ing flame. Who is it? 1t is the Office
holders and those who live by hanging
to their skirts. They are the horse
leeches that are continually crying give
give. Yes, and the more they get, tn
more they ask for. Well, says Mr.. Timid
you must have government, genera
rs we'll as State and local, and as it can
not run itself, you must have officials t
do it. That is very true; you must an
should do SO, but the present syster
won't do, because the government is be
ing run for the officers benefit, and nc
for that OF the people. The object of a
government is the protection of tn
rights Of persons and property, and tn
necessary officials for effecting that ii
dispensable purpose should be employe
and handsomely remunerated. But {
present this condition is entirely ignored
The question is not what is necessary
supply the proper needs of the governme
of the people, but how much will thu
stand? How much more will they beal
These are the anxious queries viii
are repeated until the -burdene
angry people will some day answer
tones Of thunder. Then Messrs. Re
tape and Lickspttle look out, for t
burning wrath of public indignation W
pay no attention to parties and name
until it has ceansed with consum
fire the places that now reek with C,
ruption. When this is done, honest al
capable men will be sought out a
placed in office, and a sharp look c
kept that they behave themselves.