Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-13


Ale. porKN, EAhsr ssA frssrsssss.
BOLD NIL: THURSDAY. nkY Is. is7e
PROMISES W. PERFORMANCE.
II il an excellent study for vascillat-
ing Republicans TO contrast the prom
isss OF Democratic and reform candid
a.ss with thar psriornanss altar OBJ
ofbos. Thsy invariably start
ont Win he idsa hat The party In
II Exceptionally corrupt; that
reforms under Ii regime are impossible.
and end By announcing themselves -
tho fountain Of political purity. and urg-
ing the country 70 sdopt their views,
and-vhas 70 them ID surely Of vastly
more lmportanos-slsct the candidates
they nominate. Fortunately for the
public information No are not without
instances wherein these rsformsrs have
shown their honesty. capacity. and the
sinesrity Of the professions hoy have
made.
Two yssrs ego this Summer The hnt
conspicuous instance Of Dolly Warden
success occurred. The Independents OF
California elected . Legislature n . 10
form basis. This Legislature elected .
Senator. OF the latter act va have no.
thing now 70 say. We are contsnt 70
judge . man BY the public record hs
shall mako for consistency - we'll ~
ability. and although judged BY This
standard Senator Booth cannot take
frst rank In tho minds Of thoughtful
electors; by his career in tho Senate
hereafter he may 10 some degree oblit-
crate these defects in his political
record.
But. returning TO the Independent
success In California, NO observe that
the LsgislAturs Of that State signally
failed TO ssoomplish or even act in
unison with the pledges Of il members
before the people during tho campaign.
In The words Of . contemporary: "In-
stead Of reducing taxation they In
creased Il. Instead Of holding up an
example Of purity and economy they
endorsed the most hagitious acts on the
part Of State officials. Tho very men who
bad sworn 10 shows pattern Of high
morality took for THAR leader and sent
70 the United States Senate q man Who
was convicted Of drawing an extra
SALARY in open violation Of the law. and
endorsed and oondoned the action Of
another ofaciL who was shown 10 have
kept . dummy clark upon his payroll.
In abort, every measure looking 10 real
reform vas rejected BY thorn. and they
devoted themselves 10 pressing forward
. messurs Of railroad legislation which
Wa . monument Of dishonesty. i'm
boeility and communistic demagogism;
which was dreaded far moro by the
farmers Il ~ ~ostsnsibly intended 10 re-
lieve than BY the corporation against
which Il was directed; and which. had
IL been enacted into law. would have
brought California to the melancholy
pass the once prosperous State Of Wis
consin has boon reduced to by q similar
alliance Of knsvery and folly"
II ve turn from California to Indiana
and Illinois. In which Ststes the Dem
ocrsts and Independents became last
year allied against the Republican party,
We and II possible " . worse state Of
Affairs. Tho Illinois Legislature 10 des-
scribod - "ths most imbecilo body Of
mon Who ever mot In the State
Capitol" and - corrupt as impotsnt
and wanton. II wont out Of ses-
sion . few days since o
universally s1seratsd by the press Of
Illinois than any similar body ever
convened. In Indiana Il Is little better.
The Legislature OF that State elected.
70 the U. Q. Senate. . man chiefly
known during the var - . ~eopperhssd
and advocate Of rspudiation. He 10 un-
doubtsdly spsses man. because, in 1868,
he sdvocatsd peace by surrendsring 10
the Rsbsls al they claimed. Al in ILL.,
pois nearly al The pross Of Indiana, with
out regard 70 party. condemn their Legis-
lsturs - uttsriy worthless. II not ercsp-
tionally vsnal. These cases are the
most prominent exhibitions Of Dolly
vardsnism In practice. II need not be
sddsd that they show vast difference
between the promises and performances
Of thsss ~sslf-stylsd purists: these mon-
opolissrs Of al the good in politics. We
predict that none Of tho States men,
toned viii b anxious 10 Eat much
more crow" They will sschsv nix.
lures. and ''TAke their'n straight"
-
Deacon PARxnoox. Of the Carson
7risSs. advises George Cassidy. Of tho
Eureka Sasinsi. TO carefully peruss the
columns Of the TI6vs. and obtain the
bsnsht Of The moral teachings therein.
This would b sminently good advice.
were ID not for the fact that the good
Deacon p. like his illustrious proto-
type, Deacon Richard Smith. Of the
Cincinnati Gdsets has some wicked
partnsn.
TIE present Pope Of Rome is eighty
three yean old to-day. No~twithstand-
ing what the European kilograms have