Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-22
kvER LOYAL AND TRUE.

AvkB LO1Ab AND TIKI Il.
IL 10 refreshing in these Centennial
days TO have presented for our suffrage
candidate that never sought Office,
and that has . public record that
needs no apology Or defense. But this
10 not enough. he also iavors measures
that ars for Tie nations honor and credit.
And have ever shown himself to b on
the right side and for right principles BY
bullet and ballot.
LoYALIY.
lis not possible nor is it desirable to
have - . Centennial Prssidsnt any Of
the great men that lived one hundred
yssrs ago whom the nation declared and
maintained her Independence. The on.
" men that shave come down to US from
. former generation" aad have any
shov now ~ candidates are "Uncls Billy
Allen and Father Peter Cooper"
But were il possible to have one who
lived one hundred years ago It's certain
that there is one qualification, at least.
that he should havs-he must give I'M
doubted proof OF his patriotism in the
contest for the nations independence.
No man Of &c, be he wise a. the wisest,
pure IS the purest could or would receive
the support of the American people now
i. he Was at that time even luks1arn IN
the cause for which our Fathers fought.
And during this year no man. however
wise. pure. honest and widely known
will be sustained by the people if he was
in any way by word OF deed disloyal dur
ing the contest for the nations life.
While the people are longing 70: reform
in all parts Of the government they are
in 10 mood now and will 10 in less after
July 18th, to entrust this reform to a
party that now pleads for power In the
nation that it did all it possibly could to
d.r:roy. This is not good year for for
ce.tiI. men and parties that declared
thar the Government had no power to
suppress a rsvolt-that "sympathized
with treason; that reasssrts and applauds
the sentiments of unrspsntant rebellion;
that promotes Confederate soldiers and
sends Union soldiers to the rear that
depends for success on the hope that
the people viii forget as well IS forgive
their efforts to disssver the Union. and
hope that their cry OF reform will SO de-
Jude the people that they will forget
their acts of treason. And when the
lines are drawn, as they will be, between
the Republican party thrt compactsd
the nation and the Democratic party
that vas defeated in the North and con-
Iusred in the South in its attempts to
rend tie Union in pieces; between .
Candidate that fought the
rebellion and Democratic Candidate
that excused it, the peepis Will be on
the side Of the party and for the man
that re-established the Government.
Gov. Hayes pu. himself in the front Of !!
the battle, rising step by step, serving |
with distinction, and was promoted for |
service. Loyal during the
war he was, and is true to the results of i
that triumph. He says: ut IS sett!sd
that the United States constitute ma
lion, and that their Government pos
sesses ample power to maintain its au-
thori:y over every part OF its territory
against all opposers. 1t is settled that
ali men born or naturalized in the Uni
ted States, and within its jurisdiction.
shall be citizens thereof and have equal
civil and political rights"
RECONCILIATION.
But having fought bravely and sue
against those that were on the
other and erring side, and contending
earnestly for the maintenance OF the re-
suits Of the civil war till they ''are
placed beyond dispute or recall" he
S now and has been since the strife
snded, . promoter Of peace and recon-
:iliation among all sections OF the !
Union. He says: The Union is re-
on frmer foundations than
.ver before. Brave men in the south
Who we're in battle array against us,
low stand side by side with Union sol
liers, with no shadow of discord between
hem. The men Of the north and the
men Of the south are now everywhere
coming together in . spirit OF harmony
nd friendship. In this area OF good
ceiling and reconciliation few men of
morbid temperaments, blind to what is
'assing before them, seek in vain to re-
i've tho prejudiees and passions OF the
asst. But there is barely enough OF
his dissent to remind us of the terrible
Genes through which ws have passed.