The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-29
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Republican To the core. finds itsslf to-
tally incapable Of indorsing the action
Of its political friends in Congress. and
becoming Disguised with the demagog
uery and miserable trickery Of the party
leaders. relieves its feelings by finging
great chunks Of rough. unvarnished
truth into the very center Of the radi-
cal camp. This is the styls in which
PiAley lamps 'en off,"
ITO Us on this side Of the continent,
1t looks as though mole attention WAS
just now being given to politics than to
legislation. The "stal~art" Republic
cans are for making an aggressive,
bloody-shirt campaign. 1t seems as
though Chant, Logan, Blaine, and
.heir associate, wore dragging their
political coat tails behind them. daring
the Southern bngaiis-s to step on
them, and that this wing Of the Eennb-
Iicsn party has 4 chip on its shoulder
for n solid South to knock of il it dare.
Then there is the moderate wing Of the
Republican, conservatives - who
think they sec 4 better and easier solu-
ton of u political problem than 10y
again reviy:nS the passions of the civil
war. ~. the .stalwarts'-not them
selves ambitious to be the Presidential
candidste-demand the nomination Of
General Grant, that We may have n
firm government. One cause of irrita-
ticn to our stay-at-home statesmen of
many of its military men to Washing
ton. This seems TO US 10 be not only
natural, bu: a necessity. The South
sent nearly all its best citizens TO the
battle field; nearly all were in the mill
tary employ; so, when the war was
ended, it had presented to itself the
alternative of sending to Congress its
military men or those who shirked and
stayed at home. It's best talent was in
the army. There is nothing, therefore,
that ought to surprise Northern men.
that the most eminent Generals Of the
South are honored by being chosen to
represent thai section in the national
Congress. As we read and interpret
the speeches, and note the political con-
duet Of Bayard, Hampton, Hill, Lamar.
aud other representative Southern men,
we are forced to admit that they seem
more consistent. and more rational, and
using our strongest word-more pat
riotic, than the Republican 'stalwnr;s'
who are bent on mischief for party sue
cess. One Of the bad signs is the way
the Associated Press has commenced
lying. Perhaps, as we are Republican.
and as these lies are being told in the
interest OF our party, We ought, Instead
o. .ha VOID lying; to use exaggerate but
it is really painful to observe how en-
Enthusiastically vicious the Associated
Press dispatches have become under
the inspiration OF O coming Presidential
election. Rather than See a bigotei,
one.idea, partisan, Republican North
ern idiot nominated as the Pr, sidcutial
candidate, whose purpose shall! be to re-
yiye the animoSities and passions Of
the civil war, We shall greatly rreic.
the nomination and election oil n cou-
servatiye, moderate Southern Democrat.
Rather than either would We prefer a
moderate, broad. minded, Northern Re.
publican statesman. who shall command
the respect of both sections Of a country
whose best interests demand peace.
We are not at all DESTROYS to see the
issues settled on the battle field revived
in Congress or dragged into our ivil
administration"