Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-07
A coxrRAsF-coNsIpEn IT.

Judes Z. R. Hoar has accepted an
Independent nomination for Congress
from the Seventh District In Massa-
ehusstts. 10 run sssinss Benjamin y.
Butler. the regular Republican eandi-
date. This action 10 in accordance with
our prediction Of two weeks ago. No
Republican who has the good OF his
party and country q heart could con-
scientifically vote for Ben. Butler. The
record Of the man 10 too slarins; his
crimes are too great 10 allow Of any cam
psign explanations. His nomination
vss accomplished by party tzssehssy.
and the Republicans Of the Seventh
District In Massachusetts, were bstsysd
when Il va made. II Assured The VIC
tory Of the Democrats In that District.
and but one thing remained for Rspab-
iicans to do. To ave the honor Of tbs
party 1t was necessary to nominate N
I~udepsndent candidate. and thus pre-
vent Gen. Butler from polling even .
respectable vote. The Massachusetts,
Republicans have done this. and they
have nominated . man Who IL honorsd
the world over. Not q word has ever
been uttered against the good name OF
Judge Hoar. OF course he will Be beaten
In the election. He knows II. and the
Republican party understands It, Bat
his nomination places the party in Mas
saehusetts on record rs opposed 10 the
elevation to ofies OF thieves. even from
their own ranks. II the Democrats
would act on the anne principle Samuel
]. Tilden would now have . coupstitor
for the Office Of President nom his own
party as stephen A. Douglass had In
1860.
The nomination Of Judge Hoar 10 very
suggestive. It shovs that the RsPubli-
can party want one but honest men on
its ticket. A shrs~d manipulstor may
easily control convention. ~ Butler
did in Massachusetts,. and Sam Tldsn
In st. Louis. But IL Republicans nnd
that n nomination has been secured aim
ply by wire-puliing. and recognize that
the man nominated IL not worthy TO rep
resent them. they reject his nomins-
ton. aud place In the Geld an honorable
man. This divides the party strength.
Of eourse. but an honorable defeat IL far
better than . dishonorabls victory. In
the case Of Butler there 10 nothing
to lose. His nomination ended the
campaign In his district. The men Who
will now vote for Hoar. would. had there
been no independent candidate. have
stsid away from the polls altogether. or
have scratched Ben Butlsr's am from
the ticket. In either event. Demo-
craiic victory was assured.
Why do not the Democrats Of this
country follow the example Of the Re
publieans, 10 IL because they do not
want an honest administration ? We
do not venture to answer the qusstoa,
but leave our readers 10 judge from the
facts. The facts are that the head Of
their ticket. Samuel J. Tiidsn, 10 q thisf
and . perjursr on his ovu confession;
tina, An the Chairman Of the Tammany
STATE Comnittss he Organised gangs Of
rsp,atsr, I'm New York City for yssrs,
ths opsrstions of whom n.utuahsed The
.utir. vote Of III. State. and made Dem
ocr.,ic victories out Of what the psopis
hal made Republican victories. Thss
,hs tail of ,hs ,,elst Thou.. A. Han.
a,,.,, 90. an .,.n mo,. ,.nl $780,.
.;oni., du,;D. IN. wa, than nj. mammal
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