Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-25
THE GATHERING OF
GOODY GOODIES.

Charles Francis Adams. Jr.. OF Massa.
chusstts, and Carl Schurz, of Missouri,
and Benjamin r. Nickerson, of Califor-
mia, and . number of other persons who
in their own estimation are too good for
this sinful world. assembled last week at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York,
to devise means and ways Of saving the
country. The Geographic report OF their
sayings and doings was altogether too
meagre for the hungry and thirsty ones
of this vicinity, who really wished to do
right in politics, and were an1iously
waiting for Schurz and Nickerson to
show them the way. Our absent Mighels.
apprsciating the natural earnings OF bis
readers toward righ,eo lsness, has been
at tho pains to send us a full report OF
tho proceedings Of the "Goody Goody"
Convention, and from it we learn that
Carl Schurz thanked the audience for
| such large attendance. It was good
sign when the men came forward and
| showed their political independence.
| Every citizen should see that tho party
he belonged to is good one. None have
been invited here but men not oyerowed
by party, and such as are known to have
the best interests Of the country at heart.
Independents, it is said. are on the
fence, but il is owing to the vast guam
tity OF mud on both sides Of the fence
that they are afraid to descend. The
object of this conference is to promote
and further the general interests of the
country.
Mr.. Schurz's joke about the mud on
both sides of the fence is good joke,
and always has been. even from the hour
when Lord Halifax first used it in de-
tense of those English politicians who
we're known in their days as"Trimmers;;'
but the mud will never grow less. be.
cause these fence snipe curl up Their
dainty toes and scold at it. If they
really intend to mend the public high
ways these "growlers" must get down
into the mud on one side or the other
and set to work with a viii! to shovel il
away.
A great deal Of nonsense about thu
corruption Of parties" finds its way
into the editorial columns Of the "inde
pendent press" Political parties arr
not corruption if they were, God helK
the Republic. Parties are composed O
the people, and the people are homes
and do not desire bad or unjust o.
profigate government. The men whe
control parties. and who sometimes arr
elevated to power by parties, are not al
WAYS honest, but this is misfortune
incident to popular representative gov
eminent, which if it be corrected at al
must be corrected inside Of existing
political organizations. At least pro
fsssional reformers never succeeded II
correcting the evil complained Of, for
will be observed that those who Obtain
Office by heading reform movements,
J and organizing reform parties
usually exhibit quite as large percent
age of unthrift and rascality in the ad
ministration of government as thel
political" predecessors.
The professors and patriots who wer'
addressed by Mr.. Schurz at the Fiftl
Avenue gathering. doubtless mean well
but they have commenced at the wrong
end of the puzzle; they are essaying t
make tho tail wag the dog; they are try
ing to lift themselves into power will
the Stacks of their own rantaloons, ant
10 far as their misdirected efforts hav'
any result at all-other than to give tenn
porary importance to professional
J patriots like Schurz, and professiona
thieves like Nickerson-they serve onl.
to withdraw from party service the mos
worthy and most valuable elements.