Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-27
TILDEN AND s'RE-
FORM

Quacksry 10 successfully practlced, year
out and year in. even in the very heart
Of the most enlightened communities;
bu. it does seem - il the Democracy
were proceeding upon an unwarrantable
presumption when they again come be-
fore the people Of tho United States
hiding their true character and diseuis-
ing their real purposes behind SO fiimsy
pretense a. that Of Reform" In the
day and generation of middls-assd
voters the Democracy's oftensst self
assumption was that of being the labor
ing mans friend. And yet, as all his
tory shows. the only power which lent
aid and backing to slavery was the Dem
ocratic party of the North and slavery
degraded labor ~ nothing else ever did
degrade it. The history of that party
during the war and pending the labors
Of Congress to reconstruct the States Of
the South WAS SO fraueht with impolicy
and disloyalty that New Departure was
deemed necessary; and this New Depart
ure was succeeded by the Postum Policy
of 1872 and the acceptance Of Horace
Gresley's candidacy. Each of these de-
monstrstions was a pretense. The New
Departure was false flag of truce; the
Postum Policy was a Dangling ambns-
cads. Now the Democracy seeks to di-
vert attention from its acts and pur-
poses by waving the banner of"Refcrm. "
Reform" in such hands is o decoy-
duck. There is a well-known picture by
an English artist which represents the
deck of a pirate ship laying for a
merchantmen. The signs and signals OF
peace and friendliness are exhibited from
shroud and bulwark. The deck and
gangways swarm with cut-thro oats. Look
at the Democratic party. its leaders and
its leadership. Its press speaks the
mind of that degenerate organization; a
rebel ma jorily in the House Of Repre-
seutativss is its executive agent. Tilden.
worth ten millions made by the success
ful manipulation Of the property OF
great corporations. himself fresh frsm
business partnership with William N.
Tweed and now an open political partner
with John Morrisssy, makes mock ex-
bortation to Reform" What of the
distinctive principles and policies OF the
Democratic party? What of State
Sovereignty and the right of secession:
What Of tho colored people of whom it
was said by Democratic authority of
the highest character that they had no
rights which any white man Was Bound
to respect? What of the Public School
system? What of the public debt?
What of the Confederate cotton claims
and Confederate loan? What guarantees
for the future can be gathered from the
Democratic past: Are all these grave
questions to be answered by the cry Of
Reform" from lips that are blis.ered
with shouting epithets at Lincoln and
cheering rebel victories? Shall catch
word atone for Tilden's acquiescencs in
the REASONABLE utterance Of 1864 that
1.-THE war is . failure?" Are the Amer
lean people to be cajoled and humbug-
ged into the support OF . party whose
candidates have not yet screwed up
enough courage or sufficiently phrased
their disipgenuousness to shape letters
Of acceptance of the Democratic candi-
dacy for President and Vice President?
Mark the spectacle! For more than one
month Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A.
Hendricks have stood as the nominees
of the Democratic National Convention.
VIGOROUSLY. Tilden thrust himself unon
his party. BY trades and combinations.
and.- do not doubt-the liberal use
of money, and by the openly-made exer-
tons of notorious gambler and prize
fighter this "Reformer" was nominated.
More than month ago this happened;
and all this time. if We except an svasive
little speech made in his own dining
room across the chicken-sala and the
sherry. this champion of Reform" has
been as dumb as Lazarus! Reform
what. for Gods sake? What is there in
our foreign policy; our system Of laws;
the Post Office Department.; the Land
Office; the Treasury or the Courts that
demands the efforts Of man selected by
john Norrisssy to defeat John Kelly and
play fgure-hesd to the Democratic
party? Il it necessary to Reform"
that the Custom House at Charleston
should be again put in possession Of
South Carolina nullifer? Does RE
form" demand that the Sub Treasury at
New Orleans should be placed in the
hands Of . representative of the White
League? Is it necessary to tho purifica-
lion and advancement OF this Govern
ment that Mr.. Morrisssy should have the
sntrss at the White House and the ear Of