Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-04
yuE. ca. FORSis ELECTION.

e ASKED to ZANE the mos: notable re-
suit e tie California election. We think
We Should state It IL naming, The total
roUt u the Independent Party. If We
were to give an opinion Of the means
ard method OF bringing on this result,
we should say that it was almost wholly
lie 70 the e-torts Of George c. Gorham
ard aaron 4. Sargent. When We review
liz seid, the wonder is that as strong a
Republican effort as Las been made, was
.g5ss:5le in that State.
I must be Remembered that Eepub-
lean defeat in lSG, was followed by q
disastrous Republican victory in 1872.
y tbs We mean a victory which placed
Is LeaIth and life and des:inies Of the
Republican Party il hands that were
swift to surrender them into tie hands
= the enemy. TIE party, IS events
proved, was left 70 the tender mercies OF
tie Sacramento J,.i9is and the san IRAN
,.sc3 btljctiE. Booth was but the mere
Feature and Royal Marionette of these
.ove-tul papers. When they jgggled
-lc wires he rantominac3. To catch
J.-E even as far as TO leave the hide
-ieE,.el4t candidate third in such race
- :Lat which has Just been Kun was
wonderful thing TO DC. Consider the
=.5--;io-: Tie DemocIitty coming strong
.-l-i united out of the folly CT 1872 the
Daily Warden party, backed by the most
r.yye-:Gl press il tie State and with the
State Government AMI al its power, pat
-cLa-e aud prestige of success to eucour-
- IL members ana bring recruits 70 its
standard; AMI the Republican Party
badly beaten il one State fight and vii
lalaoEsly betrayed after winning another
IL. Look further into TIE situation {: !
- Is take the Genital Pacific hallway
-o4gany's attitude as q sample OF what
= great, sul!iess, Houeyel institutions
Ave Gcne. are now doing, and Will al !
ra.-z DO. That company has taken
PAT il: politics and made terms with the !
leaders cf parties, he on. Of any pre-
ference for leading principles, Lat to /
,--.l OF unfrienllv hands. Its ,nanag-
IL, Ken have not watched tho course of
o,i;icai parties in California with u.
Wy eyes. They have seen tie ri5e and
--.-o.Eess Of the power Of their enemies
4. lie Independent Press; they have
sen the deleterioUs effects UPON IT, Re
pa Leah Party OF tie movement which
eliminate j., IL til election Do; Newton
L.0;- - It's Sena;c. AID tLey lave COILS
= count the Democratic Party as the
eng power. Under these circUm-
=,-L-es, aud holding these convictions,
!. sl.ev were not interested in tue suJsi-
-e-ee and death. Of the Republican Party,
a, I=as, they believed it to BE- 3 wise pol
.cEt I be Oh as good terms as possible
,i,L the Democratic Party. This is the
ao-a blOoded policy Of a cold hearted
=, --siEess association. Doubtless the
-s.ilway firm Of Stanford, Croker {, Co.,
:; they could affotl to indulge their seu-
5..-sn;s. would act with Tie Republican
Party; but business IS business with
'-e:-- Last April George Gor..a;n and
Sargent arrived il San Fran
SEQ from the scene OF their official du-
les, IL Washington They found that
20, culy was the Republican Party
Ii. and fle-demoraliZed and aimless
: p.aa or purpose, but that the leaders,
tie Generals Of division, the Brigaiiers,
.e Colonies. the lina officers, the SER
-csnts. the corporals, tie squad march
- and even the drumners were dis
and more than half willing to
surrender. Defeated il 1867 betrayed |
Z 1872 the persistent Safeguarding of ,
tie Independent Press every dag il the
yezr. these circumstances and tie lack
= whole-hearted, eamesome. fighting
spokesman and .undaunted leaders had 4,
eft the party in state which looked =.
ike the resignation Of discouragemens .
nd which Letokened death and digrace. ,
Half the party had succumbed to as !,
s-ult, and confessed judgment; the other
-aif wanted to live but had not the cour-
.ge and vitality to make fight for life. ,
Was such party rs this like to win a
attic against the Independents, flushed