Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-15
AN ANswR

to inform u why . OF the LAO
eral Republican and Democratic party Of
1872 might not act with the Democratic
party in 1874 A. consistently as with the
Republican party.-Reno Crescent, Oct.
i5A.
II We are aware Of the motives which
induced many Republicans to combine
together. meet at Cincinnati, and nomi-
nate in 1872, Horace Greeley for Prssi-
dent, they may Be given in two short
sentences. Fint, disappointment with
and disbslisf in the fitness Of President
Grant ; and second. disgust with the
civil service a. then constituted. These
were the main points Of objection made
by Liberal Republicans at Cincinnati and
which were set forth in bold language by
Charles Sumner. in the United States
Ssnats, prior to the assembling OF that
memorable convention. The Liberals at
Cincinnati, nominated for the highest
ofiss in this nation. one Of the earliest
and pursst members Of the Republican
party ; . man vhs had done more for
its organization and development than
any living American. and one whom
they fsndly hoped to elect. The Demo-
cratic Convention which Dol thereafter
met at Baltimore. endorsed. for selfish
motives, this Republican nominee. We
all know the result. It 10 part Of our
political history and needs no CEN.
msnt.
Now. a. TO the queries Of the Crescent.
why may not . member OF the LIB
srL Republican and Democratic party in
| 1872 act with the Democratic party in
| 1874 as consistently A. with the Rspub-
iican partyl" We answer: there Was
never N such party in existence as the
Democratic and LibsrL Republican.
There were hco national. and in many
States, two separate and distinct State
organizations. The fact that they united
their opposition did not unite the organ
nations. But admitting. fer argument,
that there was such . party in existence,
that the fusion was complete from
national to county and precinct organ
nations, does ii now sIisti Is there
such party in Nevada to-day' Ne
answer is needed; yet we affirm that not
emily is there ne Liberal Republican
and Democratic party" in this State to-
day. but there il also no Liberal Re-
publican" organization. There never
was a complete enc. These propositions
made We can answer the Crescent's quss-
ton.
A Republican who voted for Horace
Greeley in 1872, voted for a member OF
his " party and . staunch Republican.
All other things being equal, he should
and in our judgment, could not do 9TH
srviss consistently. prefer the Rspub-
lican to Democratic nominees. The
mere fact that he accepted the aid OF
Democrats in the attempt to elect Gree
Icy, neither made such Democrats Re-
p~ublicans, nor himself a Democrat.
We need not add that those Democrats
whs supported Greeley in Nevada, have
long since returned to their mutton"
That they are in the fold OF that party,
which indeed they never left, for sven
in Nevada the Democratic organization
was strictly insisted on and strsnuously
maintained. Does the Crescent e0mpre-
bend our msaningr 1t il in short this:
That a. between the Democratic and
Republican parties. ne Liberal Republic
can Of 1872 can hesitate to choose the
latter. That in An issue like the pres
snt. when the two parties are brought
into direct encounter, no Republican
who has always been = Uniouist, can
hesitate to vote against the chivalry
ticket Of the Democratic party in Ne
vada. BY doing so he would rspudiate
his record. rsnouncs his friends and
lend aid to that element which, to him,
will ever be politically obnoxious.