Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-12-01
CONSCIENCE IN POLITICS.


reasoned out q lack Of conscience
among the people. A eonteanporary,
unable to fathom the thought, mskes
light Of it, pronounces it . libel upon
the country, and concludes that the
reverend gentleman mus, have meant
Zack Chandler and his confrercs when
he spoke Of lack of conscie &c.
This 10 very boyish way of dispos-
ing of fruitful theme. The divine
Was emineahy right when he reached
his conclusion. It is the Iuadamen-
tai cause Of the present erIsis, what
ever other causes nay overlap it. A
lack Of conscience 10 the cause ct all
differences between men and OF Ali
wan and controversies between pa
tions and sections Of the same na-
zion. Ii is that which renders gov
eminent necessary and what would
nov eHdanger the best system of gov
erument in the world.
1t is so we'll known as to be almess
superfuity to mention II tina; In
politics there is wofni lack OF in
segrity. There 10 scarcely such
thing ~ conscience in the s'rnggle
for office Hence the present danger
70 the country, growing out of con-
s,ienceless controversy. C>nscience
in the result of education, arfd the
pres. aud the politicians have hot
been educated up to high standard
Of intcgri,y-have nos been taught
70 believe that honesty and fairness
should be considered before party
success.
If the country could now place
confidence in the acts If the poiiti-
clans and the assertions OF the press
its pulse would not beat so rapidly
When the New York World tells the
people that the President has done
an outrageous thing in sending troops
into South C.rolina. while the Times
of the same city. as well As other IN
duen;ial and well informed psrers,
saws the act Va. one Of strict Justice,
10 there a-lask Of conscience on one
side or the other. or is j, = difference
the Interpretation Of the Censtiiu-
toni A strictly conscientious in-
depreciation of the Constitution and
the laws is all that 10 required in this
emergency to secure an amicsoie set
Element of 6ifSealtiss. An in,erpre-
,a,ion bissed by p.r,y prejudices and
personal interes; might lead to an
armed strife. l, would he Difficult,
TO show that widely differing view
of the functions Of the President Of
the senate in countin. the Electoral
vote, presented by eminent lawyers
OF bota parties, was strictly consci'
sn,ious oil both sides. If sufficient
,way were given to conscience, II Is
scarcely probable that all the leading
Democratic lawyers would declare
the President II the Scnste tn have
no judicial powers in the premises,
while all the leading Republican
LAWYERS would declare the reverse to
be the proper Interpretation OF his
powers under the Constitution
In such q dilemma how would
the people form their judgement
II they had utter confidence Ia the
business of the legal opinions they
would accep, those that earned the
greatest weight. Likewise with re-
spec, u the condition OF the South.
II there was more reliance IN the
reports of frauds and Intimidation on
election day, and 50 or, there would
lie more If united verdict through
GU, the country. But there are cen
,rary reports, and there is lack OF
faith on both sides, growing oas oil .
want of conscience somewhere.
For instance, when General sher-
man says there are no more White
Liners in the South, that the kine
Clubs have disbanded and there is In
no Quarter any particular danger of
an outbreak, while the press reports
are burdcned with accounts OF law
lessness and fears and threats OF q
revolution, there is evidently want
OF truthfulness somewhere. The peo-
pie do not know what to believe, and
what to reject, and they finally come
70 consider that il they get Their
r;vhts n all thew must tight for them.