The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-12-25
WEEKLY ELKO INDEFERDEMT.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER -. 1878.
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a REMARKABLE MOVE.


We have often heard the remark.
"the devil turned saint" without re-
garding the expression as having much
weight for the reason that we doubted
the ability Of that ubiquitous cuss to &C.
complish SO difficult u feat. But Won
dcrs will never cease, and we are now
informed that O convention OF learned,
eloquent and patriotic ministers Of the
". E. Church has nominated General
Grant for a third term. We are one Of
those who voted for Gen. Grant each
time he was u candidate, and We have
no occasion to regret it, nor would we
for n morpcnt detract from his we'll
earned fanc in military and civil life.
But we a:e also IL Of those who could
not favor his reelection. But the most
remarkable thing aboat this Boston, VI.
L. Church, Bishop Haven business, is
the unnnimity of expression, the I'M
bounded enthusiasm attending this
nomination OF Gen. Grant. Did the
Church send its ministers and laymeu
there to log roll for Grant 2 We're
there nc other matters Of interest to the
Church hat could have us probably
engaged the time Of these would-bc
President makers ? We're the affairs Of
the Church and the spiritual condition
Of its members in such admirable order
that their distinguished clcrgymen
gould descend into tho dirty pool OF
politics and do that which nobody ever
asked them to do? Bishop Haven,
with tragic effect no doubt, initiating so
far rs he WINS able Mad Anthony"
Haid: "In the mime OF the American
people and true Christianity, I nomi-
nnte, etc" Would the gentleman in
form us of tho exact number Of Amcri-
can people who authorized him to use
their names in this nominating bust
ness? Would lie also condescend to cn-
Tighten us upon the question rs 10 what
''divine principles Of Christianity" are
represented in the life and character Of
Gen. Grant? The first Of the business
is, it was q ''prt up job-the enthusiasm
prepared for the o~ccasion-aud Bishop
Haven had no authority to even attempt
to commit II OF the largest and most
influential churches in the land to an
endorsement Of Grant for n third term.
It was MS silly 4 piece Of de~mago3uism,
and coming from n respectable body OF
ministers, as disgraccful n one, ms was
ever set on foot. II other churches
should trot out their respective candi-
dates for the Presidency what n lovely
middle they would soon find them
selves in. What a grand field for mis-
sionary work would soon be opened in
this country! Bishop Haven also in
the same connection claimed that the
church TO which he belongs should have
the credit for having inaugurated the
battle, md Won The victory in favor OF
liberty This was. an exhibition OF
ogotism which clearly shows how fanat-
ical he is. II the Catholic or PrcsLy-
terian Churches should have nominated
Blaine or Bristow or Tillen for Prcsi-
dent, Bishop Haven and his followers
would have been the first to cry out
against it. In the first place, neither
the people nor The church to which
Bishop Haven belongs favor n third
term President. In the second place,
the American people" have neither
delegated to Bishop Haven nor to his
church the right tospenk for them upon
this subject. 1t was n piece of political
trickery to which Il prominent bishop in
Il prominent church should not have
resorted, unless he had made up his
mind to cry loudly unto "Baal." One
thing is certain, it places the Church in
an u~nenviable position md adds moth
ing to the strength of Gen. Grant for a
third term.
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