The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-17
No ISIS CE.

newspapers must have noticed thnt those
Of, 20 Republican creed have very little
to say respecting their own Presidential
candidate, but in the discussion OF
national politics, conline themselves al
most exclusively to ATTACKS upon the
Democratic nominee, making charges
against him, the absurdity Of which
alone prevents them from being inta-
NOUS. The Republican party MANA
gers, through long course of success
full practice, have become sIiiliful en-
gineers, and fully realizing the weak
ness OF their own caudidalc-aot SO
much through his own passivcncss as
By his endorsement Of tie present nd
mlnistrntion, which WAS so almost uni
versally condemned mid denounced ,,p
to the opening of the campaign-have
taken tho Initiative 10y coming out
strongly i'll the offensive, AMI in order
TO conceal their ow: wtnI;no.;s arc max
ing great show Of indignation 1T what
they pretend to believe the rnscnlitics of
Governor Tild1n. Tie New York YT5ic,.
which up to T. few short months ego
had nothing but tho loitiesL praise for
tho Governor, now turns n comrlotc
solncrSnult, and is Chiefly instrumental
III ca!unniating the Presidential nomi-
nee. Had Mr.. Tildcn ueTcr usp;rcd be:
You'd the position OF Governor, that
veracidis journal would never have dis
covered 1.-THE Of tho mares nests il has
already found Secreted upon the Gov
ernor's premises. Now all thcse vii.
Lannon's charges arc simply tile red flag
OF the Slhtador, and Ere designed to ir:
ritato Tic enemy. that in lis blind fHry
he may pursue shadow whild tile sub
Strnce pTicks him i'll the rcnr. The
vote Of no man with nm atom OF sense
Will he influenced by these palpnbiy
malicious and absurd stories, ana in the
Interest OF conInIoii dcccucy, admitting
there IL 10 political purity, tito utter.
anced Of the paid calunina.0r should lie
treated with silent contempt. Tho ra.
ported false returns made by Mr.. Til
den TO the RevGnuo Office, followed b.
similar charge against Mr.. Hayes.
nr" equally absurd ard unFouudc,. be-
yon1 the shadow of doubt. mud thn.
any respectable journal should suffer
""oH 10 nc drawn into n CONTROVERSY
upon tho dement's OF such miserable
sham is beyond our comprehension
There are real issues To be fought In
This campaign; and the Into war to
which tho Republican orators and
Journals arc chiefly dbyoiihg thcir at
tcntion, Is not one Of them. aud really
cuts 10 gtcater figure in the dcliheTa-
tioha "i tho American people to-day
than dOca tho price Uf soap III The cal
culRtiona OF Shoshono Indian. For
The sake OF our common country, and III
justice 70 Themselves, the pcorio sliputd
caliuly ibyicw the acts uf the dominant
party during the past eight gears, and,
unbiased by dema.".ucs or ,'arty
cln1ucr3, imrnrtially consider whether
its claim 10 Vublic confidence AMI n fur.
cher lcnsc Of power, in tho light Of what
1t has done. in greater titan that Of Tho
opposition. which during that time has
had little opportunity To do anything.
In other words, is positive aud eS,nJ.
iishcd fraud preferable to an experiment
by which another equally ps fGhl nigh,
bo foistcd upon us2 or is IL possible that
any political patty could prove more
nilInEonistic TO tho best interests Of the
country Within tho next four years than
tho Republican party has during tho
four years jGst past? These are tho i'm
l',rlamt questions 20 be considered.
Democrats should not suffer themselves
to TO led into the folly of fgh,i,t,
windinills or nny other QuixOlid OK.
rloits, hut stand firm upon tho min
issur. Il il the Republican party that
Is now on triGl, M account Of iIs STOW.
nrd.hip bCimgnnw in order.