Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-03-08
Partisanism Gone to Seed.


House of Congress;
Southland moved to adjourn.
Page asked Southland to allow MN
TO offer = resolution, which was I'M
derstood to be in reference to the es-
cape to Canada of Marsh, the witness
against the Secretary OF War, but
Southland declined to yield and IN
sisted on his motion to adjourn.
Page complained that no member
on the Republican side was reeog-
nized or had any chance to offer =
resolution, aud he demanded the
ayes and noes on the motion to adj
journ.
The aves and noes were taken, and
the House by party vote adjourned
There is such thing rs OVERRIDING
the investigation business and bring
ing about reaction that will upset
all the eooked-up arrangements ot
the Democracy. 1t is a significant
fact that in no State where that OIL
ranization has succeeded to power
through accident rather than merit
has it given promise of anything hut
a loose rein to plans to further the
interests of the party rather than the
people. California is suffering from
surfeit Of Democracy, and about
one mere experiment in the third
party way would leave the Golden
State in complete play to the I'M
washed.
But it is in Congress where we find
the best illustration of partisanism
rampant. In the lower House the
game is played for ali it is worth.
We doubt if this or any other coun-
try ever saw more perfect play-ot
the kind, Every act is carefully re-
hearsed in caucus, just as actors on
the mimic stage bring out tragedy,
sensational drama or the farce. This
is the most pitiful commentary upon
our institutions eXtant. The Repub-
lican party has been purging itself
for several years 10 some purpose,
and in 81 doing has brought down
upon It's head much severe and Just
criticism at home and abroad; but We
can REGAL, no time in its history when
it lodged responsibility and played
the partisan game 50 university tine
and low down as in the case in ques-
ton. The Democratic Congles>, press
and all, 50 far as new and needed
legislation is concerned. make hedT-
ing a study and lodging a practice,
except il the single matter Of find
ing the weak places in the ranks o.
their opponents. And this is most
easy task for the Republican party Is F.
a Sclf-criticiZing organization, first .
and last, leaving the enemy little to .
do but indulge in prolonged howl +
Of yirtuous iudignati IN, and the lay .
ing of wires T. the end Of q general /.
grab at the spells. Ia one Instance,
however, the Democracy were led /
into q display Of their hand not At
all to their liking. Blaine drew the
enemy'> fire, and his tactics will
doubtless be followed up ere adj
tournament with still better effect, hut
it remains to he seen whether this
party Of make-sAitt> and a record as /
black rs hadc>, will have accom-
plishel one act or deed worthy Of
it, opportunity, previous 10 the as
semblage of the national conyen-
ton. Altogether, then, it is safe II
say that, up ~ date, the ''regener-
atedn Democracy have employed the
party lash with finer effect than usu- /
al in this country of partisan ma /
chinery. OF late, however. the indi- /
cations are such that il will be |
strange if their vaulting ambition !
does not o'erleap itself. Their stage |
effects and properties are getting en-
tjrely tpp thin