Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Campaign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing Republican outioek.
Correspondence of the Gold Hill Daily News
WASHINGTON. May "a. 1880.

WASHINGTON, May "a, 1880.
Eprron News: The weather is 40
oountabls for an unsIpested dullness in
political circles. During such q hot
term 1t is the most that can be done to
quietly consider the situation OF affairs
and arrange for future action. This has
been the situation during the past week
in this center OF political interest. But
reflection has its uses in q campaign,
aud current talk begins to show what
reflection will do. Upon the nomina-
ton by the Cincinnati Convention
there were few who did not say that
the Democrats had put up their
strongest possible ticket. Some Repub-
licans were sven alarmed at the prospect
and expressed apprehensions OF q Demo-
cratic success. But this feeling has
passed away. It is conceded quite as
readily that Hancock is q ins officer with
q good wal record. but the difficulty Is
that he is on the wrong ticket. A Dem.
ocratic leader will please the bulk Of his
party better with q record made up OF
facts OF resistance to the war and it,
constitutional results. They who have
hated the war and Its consequences can
not we'll admire il leaders. The fatal
inconsistency Of the Mcclellan and Gree.
ley nominations made, like this Of Han
cocks, a. q political strike. 10 there.
fore repeated, and the calm Judgment
OF the country will condemn the fraud.
let it take what shape It will.
II tho Democratic party can win with
its own weapons, we'll and good, but TO
borrow from the Republican srmory 10
to be convicted OF treason itself. Some
such line OF reasoning Is this has re.
stored Republicans to their accustomed
confidence.
The various State delegations located
here will DON begin to reorganizs their
campaign clubs. The work will drag
during the hot spell, but the early Fall
will find the full fierce OF Republicans
working with more than usual vigor for
the success OF Garfield and Arthur.
The meeting Of the Republican Cen.
trail Committee took place in New York
the last day OF Juno, and their plans will
soon be completed. President Hayes
will make no objection to o vigorous
campaign from here, provided. OF course.
it Is done without interference with pub.
lie duties. This may be said TO be an
inconsistency or his part. but let It 60
at that, at its worst, . few will say they
have not also been a. inconsistent. The
President has learned by this time that
he has the best public servants in the
world. He cannot very well rescind his
order or state this fact, but he knows
Il. Look at 1t. A rival party, with
power and disposition to pry and
poke into every nook and cor.
nsr OF o Republican Administration
Of affairs has used its power to the ut.
most for four years or more. What 10
the result2 Absolutely nothing bot
shame and modification to itself. All
the Investigations, all the thousands,
yes. millions spent, have shown NO NAL.
feasance In Office, no crookedness, no
misuse Of power. Let the facts be
stated II this Is more or less than true.
To ask better results 10 to ask more than
humanity should be held to. The Pres.
idsnt il evidently satisfied, and the civil
service. II 1t fails to get the honor due
1t, will at least be treated with lsnient
respect, and In the coming campaign
Washington Republicans will DO allowed
to assert their convictions and defend
their rights and interests. A.