Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-22
DIE LIKE MEN.

The great object Of the Western in
fiationists In allowing the nomination Of
Samuel J. Tildsn at st. Louis, was 10
carry the State Of New York In Novem-
Der. John Morrissey. that model cham
pion Of Democracy. an s1.prirs fighter.
assured the Western Democrats that IL
Tildsn was made the standard-bsarsr.
the Liberal Republicans would wheel
into line a. they did in 1872. and that
With their aid the great Empire State
could BE- carried BY . handsome major
ity. How has this promise been full
diledi Let US rather ask what right
had John Morrissey to make any such
promisei The conference Of ''Libsr-
ais" which met in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel gave him no authority to act for
them in st. Louis. He Was not sd-
mittsd to the councils Of the Indspend-
snts. What right. then. had he. to
pledge their support to samuel J. Til
den!
He evidently had 10 right. except the
right which the managers Of the Demo-
cratic party seem TO srrogsts 10 them
selves at all times; the right to swindls
their friends to carry their point. John
Morrissey went to Sc. Louis to secure
the nomination % Tilden. He secured
II by lying To the Western dslsgatss,
and cheating them into accepting the
second place on the ticket. No doubt
hs believed that the ''Libsrals'' would
Join the Democrats. Had he simply
expressed this belief. his brethren in the
camp would have no legitimate cause Of
complaint. But he deliberately lied to
them. He solsmnly pledged this great
political element to the support OF SAM
usi J. Tildsu. How has this pledge
been fulhlledf
In our ~telegraphic columns will be
found a dispatch which answsrs this
question very alphabetically. We CON-
mend IL to the careful psrusal Of all our
Democratic friends. Col. Ethan Allen,
the leader Of the Liberals" in New
York-and there are really no ''Liber-
ais" to speak Of outside Of New York
has issued q proclamation. In that
proclamation he withdraws the call for
a Convention issued by the Fifth Ave-
nue. conference. In doing this he tells
the country that the Liberals" will
make no nomination. This Is bad for
the Democrats. but the paper embodiss
sentiments which Is still worse for their
cause. II endorses the Republican
candidates. and pledges the Liberals"
tn vote the straight Republican ticket in
November. This Is the end of the
Congratulated Fifth Avenue conferences.
What la our Democratic friends think
of ity
We leave IL for the Democratic Q VI
papsrs to say what they think Of II. We
shall simply ires, the question nom mi
own standpoint. This action Of tho
Liberals proves Que fact very effect.
uaily. Il proves that the Cincinnati
Convention did its work we'll; that II
nominated men in whom the nation has
confidence; aud that Hayes and Wheeler
will carry the country by an overwhslm'
ing popular majority. The only hope
af the Democrats WAS In securing tho
vote. % thsss dissatisfied Republicans.
The men upon whom they depended
have now returned 10 the fold and
~spoused their old cause. This practic-
ally kills Democracy under TiLisn. -in
heavens name. gentlemen. die like men.
without making any fuss about II. Let
us have no more homilies about Rspub-
leans deserving their party because OF
~ corruption. Give up the ghost qni.
city; and II a resurrection occurs In
1854. incorporate brains enough into
the party TO cause il TO reject the lead.
srship VI si-prirs fighters. who have lied
TO you and swindled you in the past.