Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-02
A rAISr.,IEAarED ENEMY.

II has been noted ON all sides that the
Democratic press OF Nevada is exhibit
ing a remarkable lack Of spirit in prose-
cutting the campaign upon which We
have Just entered. The cause Of this
lukswarmnsss il to be found in many
directions. In the first place the infiu-
entail organs OF the Democracy are
handicapped. so to speak. by the old
man who heads their State ticket. With
one or two minor exceptions, every
Democratic journal in the State was en-
gagged for months prior to the Carson
Convention in demonstrating that L. Il.
Bradley was not available as a eandi-
date for a third term. Had this man OF
the historic beard been capable Of rising
above the selfish promptinss OF his in
ordinate ambition. and sacrificing some
thing to the good Of his party, he would
have done. as Jerry Schooling did.
withdrawn his name in the Convention.
and thus relieved the Democratic party
Of an incubus which could not fail to
sink Ii in an overwhelming defeat.
But Gov. Bradley did nothing OF the
kind. He Is u OF that class OF men
who prefer to rule, but when that Is I'M
possible. are resolved to ruin. Hs has
fastened himself upon the Democracy OF
Nevada like q huge leech. and Is sucking
the very lifs-blood Of the party from Its
already emaciatej body. II was not to
10 expected that under such circum-
stances Democratic journals would OK.
h,bii much spirit in the campaign. They
can oads-se Bradley as a party nominee.
bu, after the assaults which they have
made on him during the past three
months. IL would be absurd to ask them
10 spouse his individual candidacy with
any great iervor. To DO this, they must
no, only ''eat crow" but they must
place themselves before their readers a.
self.coniessed liars. Even Bradley, with
all his stock Of impudencs. could not ask
respectable journal to do this.
The same cause which renders Demo-
cratic journals lukewarm in the cam.
paigu is working among the masses Of
the party. and producing an indifference
to the result which presases assured de-
feat. Bsfoss the nomination primaries
were held. and Democratic voters re-
corded themselves for and against the
third.tsrm principle. Not q man who
voted against Bradley at the primaries
car consistently vote for him on the 9th
Of November. Many rig vote for him.
but many will not. and these last alone
will be consistent. The Republican vote
which has hitherto elected Bradley will
fail him this year. That vote was given
him on the score Of his unparalleled
honesty" That mask has been torn
from him by his own hands. No man
can be honest" as a politician who
repudiatss his pledges Us Bradley has
done in accepting the nomination for
third term.
1t is no wonder that Democrats ARE
demoralized and that tho campaign on
their part is utterly without spirit. II
could not DO otherwise in the nature OF
things. This lukevaImuess. while 1t Is
OF great aid to the Republican cause,
must not. however. be allowed to lull u
into a false security. Many a fight has
been lost by the exhibition OF over-con'
hdsnee. The Republicans OF Nevad'
must not fall into this error on election
day. We can win the victory. and make
it a glorious one. II We will. but to make
certain o. this we must work early and
late. IL we but do this, our success
over a dsmoralized party will DO COM
plsto and effective.