Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-27
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paign will not DO fairly inauguraisd
until the last OF September. when the
conventions shall have met. and the
candidates have been placed fairly in
the field. But ii is none too early for
earnest Republicans to begin the fight.
We know In advance what the general
nature Of our platform will be. and 1t
ought to matter bat little who the men
nominated to carry its principles into
execution are. so long as We are satisfied
Of their honesty and ability to fulfll the
requirements Of the party. It seems to
be . very generally accepted herssy in
the Sage.brush State that tho main duty
Of voters 10 to cast their ballots in favor
Of their special friends. ignoring the
governmental principles which undsrlie
our national parties, and which alone
have any real claim to their consider
alton. The present incumbent Of the
executive Office has been twice elected
by the votes OF men who denouncs his
Democratic principles. but who like the
man; who admit his total insficiency 10
preside sven over a camping party to
the Lake, but because he is zone Of
the boys" are willing to tickle his
vanity by sntrusting to his management
the vast machinery Of our State Govern
msnt.
This state Of things ia an anomaly.
and Is peculiar to the Stats OF Nevada.
In every other State Of the Union. from
Maine to Texas. and from New York to
California, where q free and unrestricted
vote is cast. the Governor Of the State
represents the principles Of the major
ity party. Every man cannot have his
personal preferences consulted in the
nomination. That is q clear proposi.
ton. There are many aspirants, and
each will have his following. but the
choice can fall upon but one. That one.
II elected. is simply the agent to put
into practice the principles Of his party.
and the true patriot who has been dis
appointed in the selection will sink his
personal prsjudicss. since his candidate
can receive no help from him. by do
ing otherwise. he not only loses the man
Of his choice. but aids directly in weak
sning the party which he processes to
believe is the only salvation for his
State. This is worse than inconsistent;
1t Is reasonable. for no man can vote
against his convictions without virtually
proving q traitor to his country. We
believe that 1t Is only necessary TO AVA
ken the Republicans OF Nevada to this
fact, to put an end to this disastrous
system which has grown up among US,
OF ignoring principles. and voting for
men alone.
There seems to be a spirit OF hostility
to what people are pleased to call ''par'
nsanship." abroad in the State Of Ne
vada. Devotion to party is arraignsd
As a high crime and misdsmeanor. and
the man guilty Of 1t is sneered at and
reyilsd. Did 1t ever occur to the reader
that craftsmanship. in q republic. Is but
another name for patriotism ? II is the
very corner stone OF Republican insti.
t~utions. and the moment the citizens OF
this land cease to be p~artisans. they be-
come nonsntities. so far as the govern
msnt Ia concerned. and take the first
step toward preparing the way for that
bugbsar Of our age-Cesarism. There
are two great national parties. who rep
resent in this country the very antipodss
Of national policy. The triumph Of ono
means the success OF its policy. and the
utter ovsrturning Of the principles OF
the other. Patriots, fiIm in their con
vietions, attach themselves to one or
the other. and thus become partisans.
The American citizen who is not u ''par-
tisan." is not q patriot. He is unfit to
exercise the privilege Of voting. for he
has no principles to sustain. On the
other hand. tho man who has deep
seated convictions. and deliberately
votes for the opposition. is at heart q
traitor, sincshe believes that the triumph
Of the opposition means the ultimate
destruction Of his country.
There Is no good reason why the Re-
publican party should not achieve a com-
plets triumph at the State election this
Fall. W. have q clear majority Of the
y 5000 voters OF the State. That is
proven by the vote east at every election
whom q national issue is involved. The
election Of Gov. Bradley for the last two
terms is q crying disgrace to the Rspub.
liean party Of this State. II brands US
with what is little less than q crime in n
nation formed upon the intelligence Of
the people, that Of sacrificing our patri.
otto convictions ut the call OF a man who
happens to be personally popular. Were
this policy pursued throughout the coun
try there would soon be an end to BUR
boosted Republican institutions. Let
Nevada Republicans reflect on this fact
during the next two months, unite cor
daily In defence Of their time-honored
principles. and rally to tho polls next
November with a determination to re-
deem this State from Democratic control.
We shall redeem II.
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