Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-29
TINE STATE AND rnE NATION.

One Of the reasons why the State
Government Of Nevada has been in the
hands Of the minority party for the last
eight years. ia to be found in the fact
that apparently a majority Of u voters
fail TO realize the important relation
which q State in this Union bears to the
general government OF the Republic.
On national questions, Republicans
unite. They SEQ to it that loyal men
are sent to represent US in Washington.
both in the House and Senate ;'they see
TO ii that the electoral vote Is cast in the
right direction /; but having done this
their patriotism seems to be satisfied.
and the State Government is either al
lowed to 60 by default. or. still worse.
the minority party is lifted into power
by the votes Of the majority. cast
against their convictions OF right. BY
acting thus, We ignore alike the prin.
cipss upon which our Republic is
founded principles which make the
State . part Of, and ipssparablo from.
the nation. and the lesson which the
bitter past should have taught us. that
there Is absolutely no safety for u In
stitutions. unless the State administra.
tons are thoroughly in accord with the
Federal Government. We profess Re-
p~ublicanism. but give the lie to our pro-
fsssions. by endorsing the Calhoun
hsrssy OF State sovereignty. in the cleo
ton Of our Governors.
For eight years now. the State OF Ne
vada has been presided over by q man
who 10 at heart q traitor to the princi.
Piles Of this American union ; q man
who fiaunts his snowy beard in our
faces, and points to 1t with pride rs an
evidence Of his fidelity to the "lost
cause" Governor Bradley is probably
sincere in hin convictions on the subject
Of secession. and what he is pleased To
call States rights" With his convic.
tons We have nothing 10 do. He has q
right to hold them. and when he at.
tsmpts to act upon them. IL he ever
does. the loyal citizens OF the State will
deal promptly and efficiently with him.
But what an absurdity in politics is that
which, In a State avowedly loyal. raises
to the highest position in the peoples
gift. q man avowedly disloyal ? which
installs the wsarsr OF that historic beard
in the sacred precincts OF the State Capt.
toll. and draws to him Republican votes,
simply because he is a good drinksr aud
can pandsr to the ignorance Of the lower
classes by chAttsring in villainous Eng
lishf Win Republicans never awake to
the fact that by voting for this man and
abandoning their principles, they have
disgracsd themselves and their party 2
Ii is not likely that reersant Republi-
cans will have an opportunity to vote
for this unrepentant rebel again. but
they will have the choice to make be.
tween the candidate Of their " party
and some Democrat. This nation IL
rapidly approaching another crisis in
its history. which is very likely to
plunge II into another civil a The
handwriting is appearing on the wall,
and II is more threatening than 1t was
in 1860. The conflict will be, as 1t was
before. between tho South lighting for
revenge. and the North nshting to So
cure what was gained in the last a
This is not the cry OF an alarmist. 1t 10
Gods own truth. and from every South.
srn State the dread war cry is begin.
ming to sound. The Republicans Of
Nevada may very loon DO called upon to
stamp out treason afresh. and bleach
once more the mantle Of liberty in the
blood Of her assailants. When that time
comes. II We are unfortunate enough to
DO governed either by al avowsd traitor
like Bradley. or a Democrat but hall
attached to the Union. the Republicans
Of this State through whose votes he
was elected. will. perhaps. see the error
Of their ways when 1t is too late to
amend them.
But the man Of wisdom does not wait
for disasters to come upon him (; he
makes himself secure when ii is possible
for him to do so. The Republicans Of
Nevada must arise in November and
place the State where she belongs, in
the front rank OF the Republic. OF our
party candidates. but one can DO select
cd. and that one. Of course. will not Be
the unanimous choice Of the party. But
he will represent the principles Of the
party. and will be entitled 10 the vote OF
every sincere Republican in the State.
Let Us make one grand rally this FALL
and redeem the State from the control
Of the Democracy. We have the votes