Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-05
stop this Nonsense.

1.-The prevarication OF the roads to sep
arate and steer each his Independent
course The Eastern men believe il
hard money and general honesty. The
Western men believe in rag money,
plenty of it, and an era of legalized
swindling. Tho Eastern men at St. Louis
won the head of the ticket. the Western
men the tail; and ever since the Conven.
ton adjourned the Western men have
been trying to see If they could not man.
age SO that the tail should wag the head.
The struggle was amusing at frat, bu:
it is getting to be a little ,nonotonous.
The tail, with prepostsrous assurance,
sends letters and dispatches and private
emissaries to Washington. and frigh'ens
the weaker kind of Congressional old
ladies half out of their wits; the head
meantime remains stIbbornly silent.
Suppose Mr.. Tilden should put out his
letter? Let him speak out. We all
know what be believes; he need not hes
itats, and now it is his turn. Mr.. Hen
bricks has laborsd and intrigued and
contrived and manipulated until really
he begins to produce an impression that
the tail has mere life in it than the head.
Let MIR. Tildeu speak out and scatter
Congressional lobbies and bother Con-
Sressmen who have no opinions OF their
own. and who are apt to catch their
political faith like babies catch the
msasles-from the first infected person
they meet.
Let Mr.. Tilden speak out. He is the
head of his party: he can rule and
compel it; or if he cannot then II IS bet
ter We should all 60 over to Mr.. Hayes.
For none Of US pretend to have much
faith in the so-called great Democratic
party We all see. because We are not
purblind, that the Democratic party IS
very mixed affair. aud that 1t contains a
considerable element Of folly and pure
cussedness." But many Of Us have bad
faith that AIR 1ildeu was strong enough.
determined enough, big enough. to head
the party in the right direction AMI TO
control and pnt down its mlschIevous
elements. But We need just now to have
our faith encouraged. We want to see
the general at the head O. his troops.
Here is what looks like = mutiny. and
where is the captain? We do not douh,
Mr.. Tilden's ability, but-ws confess 1t
with rsluctancs-we begin to doubt his
courage. Come on, Mr.. Tildsn. When
the battle RACES We do not like to soc the
general take refuge on gunboat.-lN.
Y. Herald. July rs.
This last sentence is double header
it hits two Democratic Presidency
seekers ct opce-Little Mae and Little
Til. One can readily imagine the
oleagnious Hendricks, the mesly-
mou.hsst man in his party, laughing the
laugh Of the slippery, in his sleeve, at
the discontinue which his candidacy
puts upon the almost equally smooth
and oily Tilden. 1t seems that the faith
full are beginning to murmur over the
protracted silence of Mr.. Morrissey's
Reform Marionette. The present con.
dition of tho Democracy in Congress is
set forth in the following:
Washington. August 3.-Thsre is very
general dissatisfaction among the Dem
Ocrats at the non-appearance of Iliden's
letter of acceptance this morning, and
there are many conjectures as to whether
any further hitch has occurred between
Tilden and Hendricks. necessitatinG fur
ther delay in making their letters public.
The Democratic leaders are fast recog-
nizing the fsct that it is impossible to
bring the Tiiden and Hendricks men In
the House together, except on the basis
of repeating the Resumption Act. There |
10 no harmony existing between them
now. The action of the two Democratic
Representatives. Hewitt and Odsll. yes
terday, in leading the tilibustering move !
ment to prevent any action on BANDS |
Silver bill, to which Holman intended to !
get in an amendment repeating the Re- |
sumption Act, has greatly irritated the
inflationist Democrats. who charge that |
Tilden is behind the scenes directing the |
fight against the repeal Act. Some Of |
the leading Democrats utterly rspudlate
the story that Hendricks has been con
WINGED that it is for the interest OF the
party that he should offer no opposition
to the hard-money policy and that he
has decided to act squarsly on this issue
With Tildsn. They say that If Hendricks
shows the faintsst signs Of weakness he
will be thrown overheard BY his own
friends in the West. especially by his
party in Isdiana. There is great
anxiety on the part Of Hendricks friends
10 see his letter OF acceptance, ana not
few persons here predict that its appear
ance will certainly lead to trouble IN the
Democratic camp.
If it be true that - house divided
against itself cannot stand" what posi-
BILE assurance have the Democracy Of
elsetins their National ticket? The CO.
hesivs power of public plumber may do
much toward Strengthening that party
and making it strenuous for the spoils.
but such . mean and sordid purpose
cannot attract any who are not Demo-
Gratis to the Democratic standard-and
without large non-partisan accession,
hat party cannot succeed-no party can
for that matter. After all. Til
den il nothing more or less. better or
worse than Tammany Hall politician
and Tammany Hall politician is not
the sort Of man to be desired at the head
Of this Government. Excepting in their
mutual willingness to toady the political