Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-02
No NEED OF DOLLY vARDENIsM
IN NEVADA.

Dolly vardsnlsm In California met
Its death nc the hands Of those whom
IL elected as Its representatives, aud
who acted as It's opponents and proph-
sts. IL started out on q contracted
platform, and on the dissolution OF the
late Assembly, even that was wanting.
From the fret step Of tho movement,
which eliminated In the election Of
Gov. Booth a. Senator, Its pathway
has been strewn with unfulalled
promises and hopes deferred. Its mis-
sion, which at the outset had but two
Important features, first-to elect Gov.
Booth, and secend-to restrain tho ex-
actions Of tho Central Pacific Rail-
road, has been but half performed,
and to the most obtusc 1t 10 apparent
that the other aud moro important at
tempt has utterly failed Of accom-
plishment. The Dolly Warden party
OF California left Sacramento this
week essentially "bustsd," It's prom
ises broken, It's future dark.
There Is a meaning In this failure on
the part Of the self.styled reformsrs OF
our Sister State, men who were mainly
seceders from tho Republican party
and who presumably still hold to the
principles Of that organization. IL Is
this: tho platform they adopted was
too narrow, aud the means adopted
wers inadequate and ill-advlsed. No
Political party can succeed which has
for Its guiding principle the elevation
Of = single man, or warfare against a
single wrong. Neither u nor both
are sufficient or substantial bases for a
powerful aud enduring Political or
ganlzatlon. Neither Is secession from
. party whose principles are correct,
but whose management may be In
many Instances corrupt and unworthy
the only or the surest method Of sue
csssful publication. We venture the
assertion that had the people Of Call
fornia who voted for and elected the
Dolly Warden members Of her Legis-
laturs shown equal zeal within the
limits and under the organization OF
the Republican party In tho outsct Of
their last campaign, more Of coed
would have been accomplished and the
people rs . whole would have been
better represented. Had those honest
Republicans TOR we believe tho ma
jority were SOY who seeded aud
adopted the Dolly Warden raiment,
but have performed the highest aud
NEST Imperative duty Of every elector,
attend TO tho primal meetings OF their
party. advocated. labored for and sup
ported flrst-class honorable men Tor
election to their Legislature, there
would to-day DO something on the
statute books OF California worthy Of
aud giving cause for congratu-
IL IL In connection with this
primary business that good men OF
beth parties err, or rather fail TO do
their duty. The better classes OF our
citizens are wont to be neglected. Of
the flrst steps In 4 political campaign.
They wait aud daily and pass over
the first conventions Of their parties
until at last awakened they mud land
IL Is not surprislng> the sla,es all made,
the tickets printed, and upon them
names OF men they know to DO un-
worthy. Their only courses LEFT are
to swallow the pill ~vouchsafed them or
to bolt the ticket. Both are hard and
neither Is necessary II citizens but do
their duty.
There will be no Dolly Warden party
In this State next Autumn ; at least
mono Of large membership or able
leaders. We have no man like Gov
ernor Booth to organize and lead n
boiling movement. The campaign Is
not yet begun, and II the voters, the
taxpayers, tho reformers, no matter Of
what party or In what locality, but do
their honest and plain duty, there will
be no shadow Of = call for such a move
ment. Let each and every friend Of
purity In politics, Of good legislators,
just legislation. able executive, judi
cisl and administrative officers, honest
representatives aud capable public
servants from the highest TO the lowest
IN their service, begin with the first
call for q primary meeting canvass
both men and principles; endeavor by
all just aud honest effort to have both
correct and worthy, and then support
them heartily. Il Is impossible Tor
dcmagogues 10 capture primary
and thereby ioist an unworthy ticket
upon the masses OF good citizens with
out their tacit, II not open. consent.
Dsmsgogues and corrupt msnipulstors
arc not In tho majority. Though In
dastrious they can vote but once, and
only the ~supinencss Of those whose in
are most affected, tho tax
and business men, can give
them In any perceptible degree, con-
troll Of party nominations. There are
beyond mere voting required OF
all good citizens. IL these are worth
lily performed the act OF hallo,ing will
DO but a formal ratification OF a settled
and pronounced public sentiment. Let
every honest man but do his duty as n
and there will be no call for a
Dolly Warden party. And II there Is
no need IL will be difficult to organize |
such m one.
A COMMISSION appointed by the Gov
srainent Of Peru to ascertain the quail
Ity and quantity Of certain guano
'ound on the mainland has reported
hat IL finds guano enouyb In nay or