Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-20
A p~rrrERENcE or OPINION.

A DIrFERENcE on OPINION.
We vsntured yesterday TO make a few
suggestions regarding Vice President
Wilson, aud stated q few facts concern
ing the late elections. Any allusion to
the Vice President seems 10 have an
effect upon our contemporary. the Vir-
einia Eaerpris. very much like that Of
. red rag upon . boil. and We were not.
therefore. much astonishsd to see in the
columns OF aid journal q dissertation
upon and q post-nortsm dissection Of
Mr.. Wilson'S character. We are net
disposed to review in further detail the
life Of the vics President. History will
do that. ard Justly. Neither do We care
"a discuss at length his past or present
status before the nation. Our opinion
upon both was given yesterday. We be-
lisvs Il correct; supported by facts. and
that Il comedies with that Of three
fourths Of the Republican party. 1t Is
q noticeable fact that whenever q promi.
nent member Of the party has had the
tsmsrity TO express views in conflict
with an slsmsat-hsppily diminishing
In numbers and infiusnoe-vhieh for .
few years past has arrosstsd TO itself
dictaiorisl powers. such individual Is
Immediately attacked with vehement a.
sertions Of disloyalty to the party or is
attempted TO be shslvsd. Such vas the
fate Of Sumner. than whom nc greater
or more respected man has held high
ofhcs under Republican rule. Such has
been the case with hundreds Of lesser
note. In the language Of our contsmro-
rary. they are assumed to have "hlled
the measure Of their ussfulnsss" the mo-
msnt they dare to criticize existing evils.
i~ll.adaptsd policies or too pretsntious
onicials. This has been the fate Of
Wilson. Yet he l. and has been sus-
tanned in his late suggestions by the
staunehest Republicans and foremost
journals Of the party in tho country.
Notably among these arc the Chicago
Tribune, Boston .Adrortisr. New York
Times and Harpr's Weekly. These
Journals are representatives Of the best
element Of Republication in America.
and have each and all commended the
u~ttsrancss Of the Vice President.
Henry Wilson made no ''silly s~peechss'
1t the South last Spring. He went
down into the States south Of Mason
and DiIon's Line to see for himself the
condition OF Affairs. He was hospit-
ably received. and learned what the
Enterprise seems unable TO compre-
hsnd. that lies had been told on
both sides that both Democrats and
Republicans had committed excuses,
and that there was much buneombs q
veil - some truth in the Outrage
cry" He said 70 in = speech, and vas
Immediately bounced upon BY that sle-
.snt which has for years subsis,sd upon
stories OF blood and rapins at the South,
while doing o than all others &c
bring about such . state Of Affairs. The
Eaisrpriss intimatss that the viet
President would like to b nominated
for President next Summer. Doubtless
hs would ; and. In our judgment. out Of
al men named for the Office. the coun-
Try would b no more ably nor honestly
served than BY Henry Wilson.
A word - to the results Of the late
elections We assert, and in so doing
are supported BY the best Judgment Of
the most prominent journals in tho
country. that the Republican party VOL
In Ohio because Of the influence. srgu-
msnts and speeches Of Schurz. Wood
ford and Grosvenor. Liberals (; that Nor
ton. Logan. 1t ais. were "dsad ducks"
ere the campaign was half ended /; and
that whom Sehurz arrived from Europe
In September. not n Republican in ten
believed Il possible for his party 10 carry
Ohio. The logical DEDUCTION is appa-
rent TO the most obtuss. Again : in
New York Last year. Couiling "ran"
the Convention. The Custom-house
ring was out In force. A resolution
70 declare against . third term was
voted down sontsmptuously; the Ad-
mi~nistration. including Casey. Shepherd
and the rest. was endorsed tumultuous-
~; party discipline was strictly en-
forced; every independent thinker was
insultsd. and Tildsn. Democrat. was
elected Governor by $1,000 majority.
This year. Conkling. Murphy and the
rest staid al homo. They did not APP
pear al the Convention; had no voice in
framing resolutions " in nominating
candidates. George William Curtis.
editor Of Hsspss' Weekly. vas chosen
President; an anti-third term plank was
incorporated in the Platform; two
prominent independent Republicans
were placed upon the ticket.
and in spite Of the prestige
Of the victory Of last year. notvith-
standing the popularity Of the Dem
ocratic Governor and his strenuous sf-
forts to increase the strsngth Of his
party. the Democratic majority Of .
year ago vas reduced nearly thirty 0ssa-
sund rcts. Administration influence
va ostrseissd." and every prominent
Republican journal Of New York State
has % declared. In Massachusetts, a
similar state Of Affairs existed. The
Buffers. Simmonsss and Lorings were
defeated in Convention. and 70 was
CASTOR (Dsmoerst) q, the polls soon
after. We agree with the Esterpri~
that Il was "ths great good sense OF
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