Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-28
SOMETHING OF CALIFORNIA
POLITICS.


large mercurial minority who are car
ried of their feet by the winds of the
passing excitement. The Know Nothing
stampede OF 1855: the Vigilance Com
mi,sess' political demonstrations in 1856
and during the next following years; the
revolution in political sentiment which
seated Leland Stanford. a Republican.
in the Gubernatorial chair in 1861 !;
the revulsion in 1867; the Republican
victories Of 1871 and 1872: the hide
pendent vagaries Of 1873 all these events
illustrate what we say. Tie present ont
look is all the more difficult Of penetra-
tion from the fact that there is 10 imme-
diate. local excl ting carse through whose
influence We have reason to expect def
mite and decisive results Truthfully
speaking. there is apathy in the Republi-
can party: factional wranglines and in
directness Of aim and purpose among
the Democracy. and inter inanity in the
councils of the Independent party
This is true spite Of the fact that the
leaders and rank and file of the two
great national parties are coguizant Of
the bearing Of the pending struggle upon
the Presidential election next year. And
then. too. ii is evident that in view of
that important election and its grave
political results there must follow an
absorption into the Republican and
Democratic parties of all such self-styled
Independents as have q fixed choice be- |
tween Republican and Democratic prin- |
ciples and purposes. The pending cleo
tion is Of very great importance. Cali
fornia elects full complement Of State
and county officers; four Congressman;
N entire House of Assembly and half
= Senate; and many Judicial officers. in
GLIDING some Justices of the Supreme
Court. The admitted eloseness Of the
contest brtveen the Republican and
Democratic parties demands and will
doubtless secure. the nomination Of the
best men Of each party. 1t is hardly
probable that the Independents will at
tempt anything beyond few local NOM
nations. One finds it hard to guess
upon what pretence of principles or ne
eessities Mr.. Booths small and bevild-
cred squad of followers will presume to
hold a State Convention. Parties must
at least make profession Of underlying
principles in order to have an excuse for
bsing and acting; and exactly what
would be the battle-cry Of a party whose
only performance was the election Of
Newton Booth to the United States
Senate, and whose only record is summed
up in the efforts OF Carl Sprscklss. Booth
4 Co. against the Kanaka Treaty and
Booths pref tidisitation on the Louisi-
ana Resolutions. it is difficult to guess
1t is unreasonable to suppose that they
will make any nominations for Governor,
Congressman or State officers. The
fsht then 10 narrowed down to the two
national parties. The Republicans.
through their State Central Committee.
have flung forth their banner. The able
and comprehensive Address Of the CON-
Dittes has already been brought to the
attention of the readers Of the APPEAL.
Its answer. If any is to b brought
against it, must come from the Democ-
Taey. 1t is q square statement Of facts
and purposes. and must be met BY . NO +,
less unequivocal statement Of facts and I
principles. No mere platitudsa no
windy rhetoric will do. The iseue II too
serious for eatch-vord work and verbos-
ity. The effort Of the Independent I
press. taking its cue from the monde
script attitude Of Booth, il to attempt
the task of belittling the gravity Of the
issues and placing them on q
par with their own shop-eries and :
stock-in-trade. The election
b & President Is to BE- held by these
Independents - inferior
in magnitude to the consideration Of
Credit Nobilief Frauds. the Back Salary
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