The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-10-08

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ministration. with real estate depressed,
with trade parulyEcd, With factories
closed, and labor unemployed, with
men begging for work and clamoring
for hrcad-in this sad condition of
things, brought about hy their policy
AMI extravaganza, they have the aagur-
! anrc to ask for Il new lease of power,
because they say they saved the Union
II holding all the Federal Offices dur
ing tho war, depicting the treasury nud
| pockciinS The profits OF contracts WAS
saving tho Union, the Republican lead
crs may well claim the title Of Union
Savers. But if c:,rryinga Inuskct in
the ranks, If enduring trial and Privn-
ton III thu camp ana Oh the field, if
StorminS the imminent deadly breach
had anything to do with saving the
Union, then Democratic soldiers did
their full share. Suppose Democrats
had not entered the army, where would
the arrogant claimants Of all the loyal
~ now be? That question was asked
plain, blunt man, and his answer was,
chad it not been for Democratic sold
ierS, the places that now knew the Rep
ubiican oiliccholdors would not have
known them, and the editors who now
daily tune their organs to Willy the
candidate OF the Democracy, might
hnro been organ grinders in foreign
lands" The fact is, that neither party
Ind Il monopoly OF patriotism, but DEM
oei'!is and Republicans fought side by
side.
Complaint is made OF The late House
OF Representatives by our opponents,
but without cause. In fact il did more
for reform than any House for years,
although nearly one half its members
were inexperienced. It instituted and
carried forward Investigations which not
only uncnrthcd great frauds, but saved
millions Of dollars. 1t relieved the fax
payers TO the cxtcnt OF thirty millions,
and would have saved them millions
more ii the Senate had not intcrposcil.
Had it not been for the House BcIknnp
would still be Secretary Of War, umd
robbery of Ike soldiers at post trading
stations would have continued. The
House volcd pensions to Union soldiers,
passed the school amendment prepared
by the leader of the Republican side
and the champion OF that measure,
and by resolution, passed almost uu-
ani!nously, condemned any interference
with the freedom Of the elective FRAN
chisc OH account Of race or color.
The Republican party came into
power upon the tidal wave Of great
moral question which had long ngitntcd
the public mind, but which has huppi-
l. been settled. Many sincere incn
wcre enlisted in its ranks, but the men
who founded the party for this purpose
Of "hu!iahing slavery, now that the
object has been accomplished, have
ceased 10 direct lis fortunes mnd its
prc2ont leaders care nothing about The
moral aspect OF any question involved.
but run the party only for success; their
chief objec. being TO hold on to the
Office.
Hence tie policy Of the Republican
| party towards the South since the close
OF the War. Turning deaf ear to the
cNhortationH of Mr.. Lincoln, who in
his lust days counsolled charity aud
the exercise Of Christian spirit, they
for years held the white people of n
whole section III honduGc under tho
heel of military rawer, and they nrc
even now transferring troops for that
objcct--Gnd all this without reason,
hut solely for political effect.
The policy OF the Ncpullicam PARTY
| towards the South since the war has no
| parallel for hcartlcssncss and cruelty.
P"5tcrity will regard it with horror and
disgust, and history will stigmm,ise it
na the great political crime III the conn.
try. The scheme Of bnyOnct rule wns
| devised for party purposes without re-
gard TO the welfare Of the people, North
or SUuth-it was oppressive to the
South and rninous to the North.
y change is now urgently demanded,
hot only i'll the administration but in
party supremacy. The party in power
under which tho abuses originated cali
not reform those abuses.
Let the Democracy of Now Jersey
contribute towards that change, so
much needed and so much desired. by
clcctiuG the ticket this day to lac nom.
mated ~ this convention. composed Of
men who will cast the vote Of the State
for those trno rcformors, Tildcm and
Hendricks.
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