The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-08-12
FIVE PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS.

in fact sighted, by the papers and poll
ticians thus far in the campaign. This
ticket is headed by John w. Philips,
of Brattleboro, Vermont, who has been
formally nominated by the National
Anti. Masonic Society, the members of
which profess to believe that the safety
Of the country is endangered by secret
organizations.
There are now five Presidential can.
didates formally nominated: the. Demo
cratic, Republican, Greenback, Proh-
bition and Anti Masonic. The adhe-
rents of the respective candidates be-
love, or pretend. DO believe, that tae
penpetuity. Of our republican inst;tu-
tions. and. the welfare. of the country
depends upon the success of their fav-
orite..
The Democrats argue that the GEN.
tralizing tendencies Of the Republican
party must be checked at the ballot
,kox, and that the sectional prend,ces
created by war which ended nearly
fifteen years ago, and which arrayed
enc section of. oar. common country
against the other, must not be revived;
that the party which has been in power
for twenty years is corrupt; ami that
the welfare AND prosperity of the coun'
Try depends to a great extent upon a
change Of administration aud economy
in. the public expenditures. The party
iealso in favor OF money consisting OF
gold and silver. and paper convertible
into coin ON demand, aad NO more Chi
.nese immigration
The Republicans contend that tie
Democratic party is disloyal to the
Union and in favor OF the payment Of
.the~rebsl debt. but con;ei, that ex-
;. re5el., by baconn, Republicans, may
be safely trustee, by oopinsiny Key,
Eongstrset; Mosby and othes-ex-Coa-
federa5es' to lucrative positions, while
3 ihsinaating THAI Uaioa. generals like
Hancock apl, others are dis
loyal. because they are Democrats.
= The Republican party charges the
= Democrats with sacrificing patriotism
D to an ia,satiable- lust ior. Office and pat.
.rAnagea whilat in. fact TIA Democrats
+ havenot hsd.a.pun at the Government
teat for twenty years. The Repabli-
g cans alsa.nagasal,theD unrestricted immi-
grafton of Chinese as an evil of great
magnitude, but while. admitting the
authority of. Congress, and. the treaty
,making powers to. regulate it, do no.
say that they will stop it
The Prohbitionists declare that the
distllation of ardent spirits should he
prohibited by law; that whisky and
beer drinking is running the country,
!, and that no, man who. INDUCES in the
use Of Intoxicating drinks. whether
: Democrat, Republican or Greenbacker,
should be entrusted with office.
The Anti-Masonic society insists that
secret societies are undermining tia
foundations off the Goverpmsnt, aaa
that anybody. whether he be rebel OF
union man, psblis plunderer or rev,
enue. defrauder, is safer at the head OF
the Government; than a Mason, or a
member OF any secretascietys All pre-
tend to be honest in their belief, though
many Of them undoubtedly gave not, and
all profess to be laboring for the public
good, and for the welfare of,the cosn-
Stry at large. People differ as mpeh in
their political opinions as they do in
their religious Lelies,- and il is, per-
haps, just as well that they should,
provided they do not. become so ever
bearing and intolerant az to endeavor
to compel others to act as they do,
whether they think as they do Or other
wise. Somebody says ''fruc Democ-
i. racy consists in asking for nothing that
I Others cannot have ON the same terms. !"
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