The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-14
NO NATIONAL ISSUES.

The present campaign, so far as it re-
lates to tho Presidency, is one in which
parties are not divided by national is
sues. On this coast the people favor
the candidate and the party whose
views on the Chinese and silver ques-
tions are in accord with theirs. The
Republicans were enthusiastically for
Blaine before the meeting of the Chi
cago Convention, because he voted
against the majority of his party in
Congress, and against the Presidents
vetoes, for the Silver bill and the bill to
restrict Chinese immigration. Every
delegate from the Pacific States was in
structed to vote for him first, last and
all the time, and it was conceded that
he would sweep the States of Califor-
mia, Oregon and Nevada by overwhelm-
ing maiorities. He was defeated in the
convention, and man whose vote is
recorded against Blains's on both these
issues received the nomination. The
people are now informed by the ''ma-
chine politicians" who believe in the
straight ticket" idea, and advocate the
election of the party nominees, regard
less of their views on the issues which
concern this locality, that they must
support Garfield as heartily and enthu-
siasticaliy as they would Blaine, had
he been the choice of the convention.
As the machine men have axes to grind
and expect the dear people to turn the
crank, their disinterestedness is truly
refreshing in this midsummer heat.
They ignore the issues on which they
urged the nomination of Blaine, and
endeavor to divert the attention of the
masses from the silver and Chinese
questions, by attempting to arouse Sec
tional preiudices. They would have
the people believe that General Han
cock, who fought for the Union, is a
rebel sympathizer, because he is DEM
ocrat. while the guerrilla Mosby, and
the Brigadier Longstreet, who opposed
him on the battlefield, may be safely
trusted in Federal offices, because they
call themselves Republicans.
They attempt to cast odium ON a
Union soldier, whose reputation as an
officer is scarcely second to that of
Grant, simply because there is no ma
tional issues OH which the parties are
divided. As General Pearson, who was
delegate to the Chicago Convention,
expresses it in a letter to General
Grant, Chairman of the Union Veterans
National Committee, rendering his res
ignation and declaring for Hancock.
mo permanent issues, worthy of
being called national issues, divide the
two parties Free trade and protection
are alike the accident OF localities,
hence we find free trade Republicans in
the West and East, with protective
Democrats in the Middle States. The
only issue that divides the two oppos-
ing parties is the issue of hate and
usurpation on the side of the Republi-
can party, with military dictation at
the polls. Against this dangerous pol
icy the Democratic party has arrayed
itself, and has chosen as it's standard
bearer the gallant General Hancock,
who has placed himself squarely on
that issue, by proclaiming that the
right OF trial BY jury, the hdbeas corpus,
the liberty of the press, the freedom of
speech, the natural nights of persons
and the rights of property must be pre-
served"
That is the language of General Pear
son, who stood 80 high in the estima-
tion of the Republicans of his district
few months ago that he was chosen to
represent them as delegate to the Chi
cago Convention. We ask every can
did thinking man, whether he be Re-
publican or Democrat, if he does not
speak the truth?