Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-19
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He wont die. Vice Presidents nsvsr
do-vhils the President 10 living.
The above appeared in tho Carson
Appeal Of yesterday. It was probably
intended ~ . sarcastic witticism. In
this II failed. But II. = would appear
10 many. the object was to cast a slur
upon the Vice President Of the United
States. II deserves harsh criticism. Since
Sumner died Vice President Wilson has
been the most prominent, the ablest and
the best ~szpOundsr Of true Republican
ism holding high Once in this nation.
He 10 ons Of the pioneers Of the party;
ono Who shared in its first defeat; sx-
ultsd in its fnt victory: and who since
has been conspicuous for his adherence
to its cardinal principles and consistent
in their advocacy and in supporting
measures for their enforcement. No
shadow Of suspicion has. during q long
Official life. clouded The record Of his
deeds. Like Lincoln. Sumner and the
few othsrs Who marched in the vanguard
Of The advocates Of human liberty.
when reputation and sven personal
safety were impehled BY 20 doing.
Henry Wilson has been for twenty years
. champion Of the rights Of labor
and . friend Of freedom. Since the
war. while later converts TO the party
faith. i~mpetuously sought BY question
able msans 10 % turn its forces n to
forward thsir ambition; while corrup-
ton fsstsrsd in high stations. and In
vsstigations developed much Of rotten
nsss In oficial life. the record Of the
Vice President has bssn and il unblsm-
isAsd. Lattsrly. his able arguments in
favor Of . union Of the Unaffected sls-
msnts Of the Republican party. and his
mild advice that the door DO dung wide
open 10 receive that portion who, DIS
gusted With Butlsrism and Chamberlain
and C~amsro,ism. had left its orsanixa-
ton. has BEEN seized upon BY ultra radi-
Gals and ridiculsd - the ''vaporings Of
But the Vice President was
night, and every thoughtful man must
now oonceds the correctness Of his
views. The late elections were won not
BY Republican discipline and party
strength. but by the conservatism Of
such men ~ Wilson. In Ohio. Schurz.
woodford and Grosvenor. who. in 1872,
we're formally expelled from the party
BY the Conklincs and Buffers. wers.
- . last resort, called In to save the
party. II was doas. In New York Il
Wa not Senator Conkling's speeches
he made few or nons-thst reduced the
Democratic majority Of the year before
nearly thirty thousand votes. II was
the nomination Of such men AZ Seward
and Merritt. and the ostracism OF Adj
minissration influence which caused this
mighty reaction. And In Massachusetts.
over vhsss Convention OF Republicans
the Vice President presided, neither
Butler moi Butisrism we're in
majority. nor did the Custom.hoss
ring control its actions or dictate
Its resolutions In the late elections 1t
vas not the "bloody shirt and outrage
CRY" which won. but tho conservatism
OF party leaders and the coalition oil the
Liberals. Deny II who may, tho TACT
remains thai to the silent. the 'ndspsnd-
snt vote whoss aid was eour'ed u. the
last campaign. u Who nave refused
and will refuse to bs led BY the Conk-
lima Csrpsntsr,. Csmerons and But.
,.S-,n....- = go, p.,,h
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iiean successes manly
And he 10 q very foolish man who Tails
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