Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-17
poIIrICAL INDICATIONS.

N In San Francisco for the Democrats
II Nevada To support, the candidate
or Governor thereon being tho pre'-
mt incumbent OF that office. There
'eems to be a general conviction per-
the journalistic brethren OF
this State, that the contest In our next
election will be rs heretofore between
The Republican and Democratic par.
tie., although both Democrats and Re.
publicans are agreed that party lines
will BE- even less tightly drawn than
when four years ago the tickets were
split, the result being the election OF n
State ticket half Democrats and the
balance Republican. That there will
be no State Organization OF the In
dependents or Reformers seems to be
generally conceded. There will, how
ever. doubtless be- local organizations
We are informed that inia-
tory steps have been already taken In
certain Of our western couatles look
Ing tn this end. But that such a COLI
ties. a, wa, had In California last sum-
mer will be repeated here. seems at
pre.ent very Improbable. Mo't'oi
those who have believed that the re-
forms desired cannot or will not be ell.
fected by the dominant party. have
concluded to try again for the eni
sought, By working with the Repub-
licsn organization. While We have no
doubt that there Is less partlsanshlp
now existing not only In this State.
but throughout the Union than for
forty years past. we do not believe
that a movement for a separate organ
izatlon of non.partisans would iind
favor. II IL thing to DO lit
dependent as a voter. and another
aud entirely different thing to allow
that Independence To force u into an
organization which from lts very ma.
ture, aud from the further fact VI be-
ing In the minority, must and will ex-
act allegiance more absolute than the
ancient aud existing parties. Iii our
Judgment that the coming election
contest In this State will be
nearly one Of mel than parties;
that while the two existing organ
IL ,tions will be arrsyed against each
other. the %lnalienable and sacred right
OF scratching will be freely exercised.
The time has gone by, aud We are
heartily glad Of IL, when men are to
he supported merely because they are
on "ths Ticket" regardless Of their
character or the qualifications they
possess fot the Office desired, AMI In
our humble opinion the knowledge u
this tact will give the people OF Ne,a-
da as candidates next Autumn. better
mel than ever heretofore. No maj
should be allowed to ride into all
office Oh the back Of party prejudice ;
neither should we o~straciso men for
exercising their right OF choice, regard
less OF party. Other things being
equal, = Republican voter will sup
port one nominated by his party ~
against n Democrat. lie will do this
naturally. But the elector should aud
must be the Judge In such cases. 1t Is
no business OF Federal officials. party
managers or oilers. We hope to see
the entire Republican ticket elected
next Fall. We believe 1t will be a
better one than the Democrats can put
forward. IL bal men iind place on
the ticket let them DO defeated. The
ju.t should not suffer for the unjust,
neither should u man be elected mere.
~ because he has obtained a nomina.
tion. The first duty OF Republicans
Is to select good men. It will be
found that the best ones are not those
who blow their W trumpets nor who
cry upon the housetops.