Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-03
CANDIDATES AND pLArronm.


CANDIDATES AND PLATFORMS.
Tbs two conventions that met In this
State last week having concluded tbei,
labors. few remarks upon their action |
may not be out Of place. The Repub,i.
can Convention at Carson on the 24,b
nit. nominated two men that NAV be
considered as negative opponents. Mr..
wrsn's action in the last Legislature can
not be looked upon as being either seusi-
bic or polite. As Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee Of the Assembly ne
voted to reject Senate Bill No. sO-an
Act to prohibit gaming. Insinuations OF
corrupt means being employed to influ.
ence certain votes cannot be substanti.
ated and therefore do not admit OF other
than passing allusion. His opponent.
Colonel Ellis. is looked upon by many
- chronic ofiice-soeker and with the
ordor Of defeat still upon him can be con.
sidered as fair stand.off for the Eureka
Counselor. There Is certainly very
little choice between the two. and. for
Congressman. the 7th OF November will
no doubt call out very strict party vote.
For Judge Of the Supreme Court the
Democrats have nominated Moses Kirk.
patrick, man who lie described by those
who best know him as q thorough
scholar. an able lawyer. o perfect gentle
man and an honest man. Such oollec.
ton OF essential qualities is rarely
found but 1t 10 certain that Mr..
Kirkpatrick has the confidence and
estoem OF great many, irrespective
OF party. and as politics has less to
do with the Supreme Judgeship than
personal fitness. it 10 probable that the
Democratic nominee will defeat his on.
ponent-JudRe Leonard OF Humboldt
In the light afforded by the present Pres
idential contest, II would seem "a
though this gentleman possessed an i'm.
portant element OF success, viz. not
being known; II nothing good can be
said about him, lis equally certain
nothing bad can be asserted. But, in
our opinion, his chances for tho Supreme
Judgeship are very poor. The six Pres.
idsntial electors will. OF course, com.
mand the vote Of their respective parties
without reference to personal worth OF
similar question. From present In.
dications here and elsewhere il would
seem as though Nevada's vote in the
electoral college would be cast fol
Hayes and Wheeler. We now como &c
the platforms. Tho Republican plat
form after reafirming tho Cincinnati
platform, and indorsing the convention,
nominees, demands q perpetuation o.
the free-school system and declare,
against any division Of the school funt
for sectarisn purposes. They might a,
will demand . perpetuation OF the Re
public. While the American people
exist as free and great nation. the pub
lilo school must exist; when one totter
the other falls, aud il that fatal day eve
does arrive liberty 10 lost. when knowl
edge-which is the main spring OF lib
er,y-is hampered. On this subject tn
Democratic platform says:
We declare that we are in favor O
maintaining q free public school syste m
AMI We are unalterably opposed TO an,
division Of the funds thereof, or to an,
religious or sectarian interference there
with.
That religious liberty and separation
OF Church from State are cardinal doc
trines OF the Democratic party and hav
ever been maintained by it. That W
are therefore unalterably opposed to pc
litical prescription on account of re
ligious faith aud to any interference b.
any religious scot or creed in the politi
cal affairs OF the country.
The last Is centre shot against score
attempts at inflamipg religious or nu
tional hatred. and is we'll put. The fol
mer portion of Il 10 sound doc
trine and sentiment all will endorse
The Enterprise will probably say that
is all craft, and is q hollow promise
1t may 60 further, aud in poetic image
ry. liken that plank in the Democrat
platform to the song Of the siren; br
the Enterprise requires to have some a
lowsncs made for it. Poetic license
is always safe plea on the part Of thu
paper. The Republican platform mair
tains the principle Of rigid payment {
the public debt "in the honest money {
the world This last clause sound
well. but is somewhat vague. W
would be glad to receive list
on the subject OF the wore
honest money" from some I
our contemporaries. Both platform
agree in denouncing the Chinese, favo
ing economy. UNFOLDING the bullion Ia
and doing the square thing all aroun'
also sgreeipg in mutual elimination
The ninth plank of the Republican pla
form declares that the present Democr
cy is but remnant of the Lo
Cause" This is q little heavy. but
sounds we'll, and 10 just a. truthful as
great deal more that has been said. tt
tenth plank Of the Democratic platforI
arraigns the Republican party and make
them all out to be bad lot. There 10
great deal of sound sense and earne,
purpose in both platforms. and also
due amount OF the usual bosh and bur
comb. They are both creditable produe
tons and. il sincere, the State capno
fare badly whichever way the election
goes.
The Eureka Sentinel having remarked
that the Central Pacific wanted Pown.
ing for Congress. that gentleman re.
marks. in the third person, singular