Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-16


''guileless gentleman. as our old
friend, the late DR.. Ellis. used to call
him, was elected, Democratic nomin-
atoms sought those who got them.
There was no scramble. The convsn-
tons Of that party used to meet like the
partners in the exploded South Sea
Bubble, or like the mournful stock
holders in . suspended bank. Their
cheerless constancy was almost pathetic.
1t was bravely faithful-was this unmur-
muring hoping against hope. They
used to 60 through the forms OF making
nominations with much interesting
solemnity. Candidates. were forced
upon the unwilling. Wby5 For and
because of the reason that the election
of Democratic candidate was not with
in the range of hope. Our gamesome
old friend Mitchell used to bear the bur
den and he.t Of the day with an almost
Christian fortitude. Never any Colfax
or any prize fighter ca,ne up smiiinger
than he. And this leads US to say that
when q nomination can be had for the
picking. it is hardly worth having. A
thing worth having is not only worth
fighting for, but it must be fought for or
il don't come. Now ard then big Office
like big fortune comes to q man with
out any effort or apparent wish of bis
own. But such cases are the exception.
In the case of the New York nomination
for Governor, that "honor' went beg
ging. II went begging TO Hora;io Sey-
mour and he wouldn't have it. Then,
when the convention which nominated
Seymour in spite Of his unwillingness to
serve, had to be reconvened TO remedy
it's stupid blunder, it came together like
q machine. There was no. q particle OF
life or hope or enthusiasm in the vote
which placed Lucius Robinson. an old
Independent Republican office seeker,
in nomination. The effort fell still
born. The trouble is that Governor Til
den has absorbed the entire Democratic
party in himself. There never was so
offensive and selfish an example Of self
seeking as his in the history Of American
parties. He has monopolized the entire
organization wherever he can grasp it,
and has made its every movement sub
servient 10 his present candidacy. No
party in this very democratical country
can be tied MP in its candidates pocket
handkerchief, and live. Henry Clay
WAS the grandest leader any party ever
had in this country, bat the Wing party
went to pieces of C!ayism. There is n
vast force in q free agency here. Parties
cannot stand too much cold discipline
and control. Party spirit and enthn-
siasm are vastly better than cold tactics
and inelsstic programmes. Does any
body suppose that if the New York Dem
ocracy were alive and full Of fighting
faith and courage they would either he
used as puppets Or let their first and best
nominations 60 begging? Prosperous
business houses don't send out into the
streets and beg men to come and share
their prosperity with them. As With
merchants and bankers. SO with political
parties. Under Tilden's msnipulations
and exactions the New York Democracy
is but q ifeless, spiri;less machine-and
spiritless machines do not win victories
Over such a very animated, wide-awake
and courageous party as the Republican
party in New York. In the spirit with
which We are dealing with this subject,
tho New York Herald says:
The Democrats Of New York are not
acting like party which has any serious
confidence in its own strength. Their
desperate clutching at Mr.. Seymour.
like a drowning multitude at stray
piece Of floating timber. may easily be
interpreted as a spectacle Of despair.
When before has the salvation OF party
been felt to depend on one man. and
that man poor demonstrating Invalid
who declares himself incapab'" of the
task assigned him? II Tiiden Is strong
why was this frantic attempt mace I"
buoy him up with Seymour? II the
Democratic party of New York has con-
fdence in itself why shonld it have hung
out that flag of distress and PERSISTENT,
cried to an old gentleman in broken
health to come and save it? A political
party is in bad way when the consent
OF any one man to be its candidate Ii
deemed of so much Importance. The
Indiana Democrats, who believed John
Kelly when he ass-vernted that Tllden
could not carry this State. have reason
to believe that he told the truth at ST
Louis. or else that be is now scheming
to verify his prediction because be does
not want Tilden Collector in the Gus
tom House to interfere with his control
of the local patronage in this city. View
it on whatever side Ne may, the Demo
cratic canvass does not look encouraging