Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-18

appointments, and to be animated by
a high and holy purpose to reform
everything and everybody but itself,
which is not reformed, neither can be.
Reform is a change of nature, not
change of place, putting some fel-
lows out and themselves IN" as this
party has proven since we gave 1t a
chance to show what it could or would
do in the way Of reform. a party that
introduced the most corrupting sys-
tenn Of party politics, making pat
ronage the means of party control ;"
that has always carried out the system
to the letter-that is now with lavish
hand distributing its patronage ac-
cording to it-does not give much
promise of reform. A party that has
always exerted its power to defeat any
measure Of reform in the public SER
vice, and never passed one when 1t
had the power, gives sufficient cause
for mistrust. A party that needs to
be reformed itself as much as the Au-
cean stables needed to be cleaned and
has no Hercules to undertake, much
less accomplish, the impractlcable
task, hardly seems to be the one
needed just now as the best exponent
of complete reform.
We have tried it. We did "rise
above party ;" we did "sink PARTISAN
ship ;" we did put our fellows out
and put theirs in :" we did "rebuke
the men that were doing all the mis-
chiefs" we did give it a grand oppor-
tunity, and as they said, a wide field
wherein to display their prominent
virtues and prove their ability to rule
well and their power to Institute re-
forms. We put to the test their prom
ises, and they for months have so tried
our patience till we are so tired OF
their mismanagement, SO disguised
with their pretenses, so sick of their
zeal outrunning their wits, that the
people greatly mourn as they always
do when the wicked rule" Egypt
had its frogs; we had an ante bellum
| party that croaked long and loud.
| Egypt had its locusts we had dis
union party that darkened the land
with the smoke of battle. Egypt had
its swarms of flies we have now in
power a reform party, par excellence,
with its hungry horde of office-seekers
and its crowd that applauds without a
shock whatever tends to disgrace its
opponents, to defile the Nations hon
or, or destroy her credit.
Reform! BY institutinS investl-
cations where they showed much
smelling and little work-much nose
and little sense-allowing a charge of
purchasing votes to go out against
General Grant and refusing to permit
Davenport, reducer Of their illegal
voting, to tell all he knew about
- ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain," lest fOrsooth they get more
information than they want, which is
doubtless true, tor as every story has
its woman in it, so every investlga-
ton has had its Democrat.
Reform! By voting to repu-
date a solemn pledge OF the public
faith, which party with conscience
sensitive to moral obligations would
feel in honor bound to keep.
Reform BY turning out hon
est, competent, faithful men, because
some of their own fellows wanted
places though untitled for them either
by capacity or experience, as many of
them have already proved.
Reform +! BY rejecting Dana
lest the other party might be morally
strengthened and Grant have the
credit OF one good appointment, while
they elect to the Senate Barnum who
by instinct and training is partisan,
to sit side by side with an Eaton who
by nature is Bourbon.
Reform BY the trick OF the
"salary grab putting money into
their own "ras" pockets; by reduc-
ing salaries under the plea OF economy
50 low that men of ability and expert
ence could not be found to undertake
the duties of important positions by
increasing expenses in impertinently
inquiring for party purposes, where
the President spent his holidays; in
raking the lowest strata of politics and
society for proof; i'll searching &C
counts, public and private. for evil
dence; in ransacking the mad-house
for testimony to drag down a high
official or to "catch Grant :" ever let
ting down and spreading their drag.
net in Republican waters, hoping ever
to fish up something against some
prominent man in that party,
and sure to open the meshes or haul
suddenly to the shore if some Of their
own fish are likely to DO caught.
Reform! Heaven help us! This