Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-14
aErrDIArE THIS COMMITTEE

c~eptionally difficult campaign to fight.
and matters OF grave moment depend
upon our victory at the polls in Novem.
Der. II there ever was u time IN the
history OF the Republican party OF Ne
vada when unity Of purpose and unity
Of action were imperatively called for.
that time Is now. All the elements Of
disorder and ~disloyalty are gathering to.
gsthsr against Us. and II we allow party
treason to enter our ranks. and 60 into
the fight divided against ourselves. there
can be but one result : the powers Of
evil will overthrow US, and not only the
control Of u State. but u representa-
ton in Congress will pass into the hands
OF the Democracy.
That the schism which has unfortu-
natsly appeared in the party in Storey
county will be closed before the cleo
ton, we sincerely believe. but in the
meantime IL is well and profitable to in.
quirs who Is to blame for the ~dissension.
and to place the odium just where 1t be-
longs. II does not attach to the gentle
men who assembled last evening and re-
solved that they would exercise THAR
rishta ~ Republicans and American cit
'z--s thst they were sniitlsd to sslsct
the delegates to a State Convention.
which Is 10 offer atickst for their suf.
TRACES. Despite tae plausible sophistry
OF Judge Lewis and his friends. the
body OF the Republican party will not
assent to the principle that q County
Central Committee has the authority to
speak with the voice OF the $500 Repub-
licans OF this county. except in the cases
in which such authority has been ex-
pressly delegated to them. wero that
principle once established rs q prcce-
dent. it would not be long before our
Committees would absorb all party pow
sr. and the rights Of the people would
be totally submerged. Six or eight IA
vored individuals would WELD the entire
power Of the party organization. and
become a cabal Of such mighty influence
that the masses Of the party would be
but A. clay in the hands Of the potter in
their grasp.
When the Central Committee met and
appointed the so-called delegates to the
State Convention last Tuesday. the
NEws was disposed to give them credit
for acting as in their Judgment they
deemed right and proper. We believed
1t to Be a grave error Of judgment on
their part. a most unpolitic movement,
bat II the masses Of the party were sat
ishsd We were willing that this short cut
v the election Of delegates should be
made. The result justified all our an
ticipations Of impending evil. People
are prone to suspect jobbory in any un-
usual move in politics. and for that very
reason the committee never should have
taken the step which they did In the
arst place. The cry vent up that the
people had been sold to General Batter.
man. And just here let 1t be said that
General Battsrman has acted through.
out in this matter as becomes a gentls-
man and a good Republican. He dep
rscated the action OF the committee from
the outset, but was forced to accept II
as dual as any candidate In his posi-.
ten would have been. We do not be-
lisvs that one Republican in the county
attaches any blame to General Batter
man for what has happened. The News
certainly does not.
As We have said. We were disposed.
not to applaud. but at leastSto excuse.
the first action OF the committee.
believing As We did in the essential
purity Of their motives. But when q
number OF the most prominent members
Of the party called the attention Of the
committee to the mistake which they had
made. and after calling q hurried meet
ing. they obstinaiely ignored the fact
patent to all that they were killing the
party in this county by their assumption
Of power to which they had no claim.
and refused to rescind their obnoxious
action. the County Central Committee
Of Storey forfeited all claims to any con-
sideration OF their motives. and placed
themselves deliberately in opposition to
the success Of the Republican party.
For this second action Of the committee
there can DO no excuse; no palliation.
What may have been the motives which
sctuatsd individual members. II Is not
necessary to inquire. The issue was
plainly set before them. They foressw
the consequences disastrous split in
the party which. II not closed. would
render defeat insvitable-and they re-
fused to close ii. On them. and on
them alone rests the responsibility OF
the disaster. II the disaster comes. as IL
certainly viii. should the delegates OF
the people. elected to-day. be refused