The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-03-14

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As fully expected. nov thai another
Presidential campaign is abou, to open,
the fessilixed income tar suit is again
dug mp from the other rubbish
in which Il has 10 long been buried.
The entire procedure in this matter from
its very inception was merely a scheme
on the part Of his political opponents
to east an unwarrantsd stigma upon the
character Of Mr.. Tiidep, and the
resurrection Of the subject at this time.
after an entombment Of years, is in eyi.
denee of the stiait to which they are
driven for pretexts upon which &c defame
the man whom they lad already
grossly defrauded. There was nothing
IN the entire category of crime with
which he was not charged by these un-
seiupuious men during the last c=s.
paign, hut having sisnally fail : To
s~ubets.:is:e n single one Of them, til.
people OF America by their vot selected
him TO :he position nOw held by 7. L.
Hayes. Not content with his quiet
submission to the fraud which had been
pcrPe,ratsd; through fear of his re
didsture. these same harpies. with an
tfruntery which Ealis =: nothing. are
evidently about to inEuSnra:e the sane
con,empubie system Of mud finsinS. in
the hope of driving their dreaded al
versaFY from the i,ld. The ..R. volu
iiOuary tendency" OF the Democratic
party is the pet scarc-erox Of Rpub!:-
car politicians. Now. the gu, stion is
candiily asked of every fAi. minded
man. reg'rlless Of his political prefer
eHces, was there any disposition Of a
violent or revolutionary character
e'inecd By the leaders OF tie Demo
cratic party pending the settlement of
the Presilenii II question OF 1876: Even
after the eight to seven commission had
refused TO 80 behiul The rc,Grns-a
cOurss OF action not contemplated in
the eompTomise Hhich pIaced the srltc
zion of u President in the bands Of the
Electoral Commission, ;EGB ;:-fyaiing
the very object % its form.,i0n-,Ee
discovery Of the facts as to uho was
justly el,ctcd-and the subsequent ar.
bitrary decis!oa of that tribunal, was
anything Of n revolutionary na.
iG:e. even suggested, by th= ;aIn Who,
by the triumph Of tr;ckeTy had been,
dst.arded Uf the seat to which Le was
cntilledE Mol the revolutionary Ian.
guage and actions are confined to those
who demand Il s;rong-in other words
Imperial Government, and who are
now AMI have teer FOR years quite ready
70 icaE down every balwark OF popul..
liberty. in order to accomplish their
sinister designs. These are the dan
geTons men; these are the men who are
clamoEing for the nomination of Grant.
the 'stronG E!gp," the last four years
OF whose administration is well known
to have been the most corrupt and yenial
that ever disgraced this or any other
county; these are the me- Who are
manufacturing charges against Mr..
Tilden, and why7 because they have
good reason to believe that his re nom-
ina.ion ~ill have the effect of over.
throwing their revolutionary schemes;
because they know hat his populfr
majority at the next trial would be SO
overwhelming. that all the Returning
Boards that their money and influence
could possibly buy, and all the visiting
that they could possibly spare
Tor the missionary business would prove
insalic. ent 10 def.anl lin u second