Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-20
BOURBONIsM.

policy of the reinstated Bourbons, saia
that they had learned nothing and for
gotten nothing. This is precisely the
case with the majority Of the so called
leaders of the Democratic and Republic
can parties. They have learned moth
ing and forgotten nothing. With them
the resolutions of 80 on one side and
"reminiscences of the late war on the
other are a panacea for all evils. They
forget that the United States has under
gone a civil, social and political revolu-
ton, the effects Of which are equal in
magnitude to those that followed the dec
laration of independence. The former
landmarks have disappeared new shoals,
new quicksands have formed, new chan
nels have been cut, and the old charts
are no longer to be depended upon to
navigate the vessel Of State safely.
Still with all this as apparent as the
difference between light and dark, you
hear these fatuous antdeluvians mean
dering about things that have passed
away never TO return. This delusion has
and is being ably exposed by the ST.
Louis Republican, which paper points
out and scores the delinquencies and
shortcomings of both parties. While
doing this it exhorts in forcible terms
men of all shades of political opinions to
unite and stem the flood of corruption,
which is injecting all our governmental
institutions, whether national, State or
municipal. Like loathsome and in
fictitious disease, it has destroyed every
thing it touches, until it has blighted the
names and soiled the reputation of
vast majority of those holding places OF
honor, trust or profit. That such is the
case, it is unfortunately too true TO be
denied, and these Bourbon Democrats
are right when they condemn those who
are chiefly instrumental in disseminating
the disease. But the remedy they offer
is simply a change of Office holders,
and the people naturally distrust them.
They say, what assurance have we that
you will do any better. You had full
swing in New York city and You did not
make very creditable record, To this
the Bourbons say, that was merely ring
of swindlers, and the party is not an
swerable for their criminalities. That is
very true, that the Republican party is
not answerable for the Credit Mobilier or
the Salary Steal or Buffers swindles or
Grants gifts. If these men, or men of
either party, choose to misconduct them
selves, that is their own fault and not
that Of the party. Still Mr.. Bourbon
seems to have got the idea firmly wedged
in his brains that the delinquencies OF
his political opponents are sort
of negative merit on his side for
which it ought to have credit.
The fact is the two great parties, as orig
inaly constituted, are becoming super
animated The original differences or is
sues between them are settled, dead or
no longer important, and there is moth
ing to contend for. The avowed princi.
pies of both are now about the same
as to the practice. That of the Inns,
who are Republicans, has not been very
creditable, and the 'outS," the Demo
Gratis, might not be much better il they
got in. There is one comfort though, il
couldn't lie much worse. But the peo
pie are growing FESTIVE, the cries thai
during, and since the war, were irresis
tible, have lost their charm. 1t is founC
they are now merely sounding brass anC
tinkling cymbals, nothing in them
Words and wind and that is all. But tn
Bourbons do not offer anything better
they see the coming change, but can onl
offer the usual routine of platitudes O
profession without practice. This won
do. The public want something else an
they will have it. They are getting tire
Of paying enormous taxes and getting n
: equivalent Of being robbed and bein
} insulted by the thieves. They wi
J have a new deal, and men will b
r placed in Office that have the merit of bt
ing honest. That one essential qualit
will 60 far to cover all other Deficiencies
In the rank and file of both parties al
to be found thousands of men, who POI
sess this qualification, and they will ell
; long be sought and the professional pol
ticians sent to the limbo to which the
3 belong. The sooner the Bourbons
y both parties find this out, for they al
not confined to either the better fC
'' them.
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