Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-17
VIEWS.

the death warrant OF the ifauu auo LUZ
o,rv.bo,tomed Democratic party. Fer
haps a new political party may now
spring into existence which shall wipe
on, both the present leading parties. 1t
will not be the Greenbsck party. yet an
effective combination could be formed. |
including the best principles Of the
Greepbacksrs. Southern rights modified
and a regensratsd Democracy. csmsntsd
by strongly pronounced national union
American principles. which. II there was
not too much Of the Democratic dog
hairs apparent. might sweep victoriously
across the great political field. Such a
party would draw some strength from
the Republican ranks, but not very sx-
tensivsly. The Republican party is based
upon liberty and freedom. loyalty to the
old Gag. justice. national progress and
tho rights Of man. Such are the princi-
pies upon which that party came into
existence. which have sustained 1t ever
since, aud which have now again carried
1t through to glorious success. The Re-
publican party needs NO change. asks
none. and is not likely to experiences any
very soon.
The South has been becoming more
and more solidiaed year after year. and
its solidiiy culuinatsd in the recent
campaign. The South said to her Dem
ocratic allies : Nominate Hancock and
We will give 700 . solid South" The
South has very little faith in the Demo
cratic party since the election. She
found 1t q misleading. conspiring party.
full Of specious promises. but stopping
to fraud. forgery and corruption with
perfect facility in order to accomplish its
snds. Under tho false encouragement
Of this corrupt old party the South be-
came solid. and stolidly worked against
her W interest. with an eye more to
partisan success than political consist
sncy or anything else. She staked oil
on the late campaign, played bulldos-
ing hand. and with her Democratic allies
and advisers. was swept into the bloody
chssm OF defeat.
The Solid South never had any affec-
tiopats regard for the Superb soldier.
Hancock. any more than for that cock.
eyed old political spooney. Ben Butler.
1t was not natural that she should. She
now opens her eyes to the fact that she
has been made q fool and . tool Of by
the Democracy. and that in reality she
had better have been solid for the Re-
publican party. The result IL . dispo-
sition to break up and dissolve that
solidity and profit by the lesson taught
in this campaign, that . Solid South.
ever with an allied Northern Democracy.
amounts to nothing against . Solid
North, and never will. Honestly out
spoken leading Ssuthsrnsrs see and say
this, and want no more Of Il. The
Louisville Courier. Journal (Dsmocratic)
says:
A party divisions now stand the Repub-
licans can elect any ticket they nominate.
and Grant. four years hence. 10 foreshsd.
owed. II 10 clear that the existing sppor-
tionment Of parties canno endure, and a.
We get away from misleading sentiments
and sectional politics. which have so long
played into the hands Of the wicked and
weak. We have fairly . hope Of the mate
rial we'll. being Of the country. embracing
questions which appeal to business men.
will replace our horizontal with perpen-
dicular lines Of political discussion. With
the breakup Of the South. which can no
longer DO held solid. will come in time .
breakup Of the solid North.
The Chronicle and Constituiionalist. 4
red.hot Southern paper. published in
Augusta, Georgia, says in reference to
the election result:
The South has at least the satisfaction
Of knowing that she kept her part Of the
bargain, and II the Hero Of Gettysburg"
10 not President. 10 10 not her fault. We
think. too. that she has for the last time
g led lamb ike to the slaughter. Her
experiments with loyal civilians and mill
tary heroes have not been propitious in
the past, and the future holds out no hopes.
1t 10 we'll for the South that she should
shake of the fossilized old Bourbon bar
nsclss that have controlled and directed
her political desiinies and policy too
long. and come to . realizing sense Of
the true situation. II 10 well that the
people OF the South should join interests
with the party Of progress and prospsri-
~. for In &C doing they take their only
course toward political ascendsncy and
control. It is well that they should
realize that the ideas OF the rebellion are
dead. and that this government can never
be cosductsd on 1.-The principles for
which Lee and Jackson fought" 1t is
well that they should realize that this is
Nation. and that four years Of cruelty
uneivil war and the killing Of hall o
million OF Americans was not all for
nothing. II Is well that they
should realize and indorse the
grand American principle that Sec
tiopalism 10 dead. and that their allegi-
snce 10 due to the whole nation, what.
ever their notions about duty they owe
to their "ssetion" may DO. It is we'll
that they should realize that mems
rights, be they white men or colored.
must DO respected. and at the polls q
"fres ballot and . fair count must be
given. It 10 well that they should real
iEs that Democracy never helped them
into anything but trouble. and that Re-
publieanism can flourish In the "Sun.
n.y." NO longer "Sslid." South to far
better advantage to all than Democracy