Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-30
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The Democracy on this coast. in the
present political campaign. are simply
following their old established rule OF
trying to ruin the character OF the Re
publican candidates. All sorts Of false
and prepost.rous charges. long since
exploded and disposed Of in the East,
are brought up as something new and
demanding investigation at the hands OF
everybody. Thus it is with the Credit
Mobilier; tho De Golyer pavement job;
the back salary grab. and other futile
yet bi~gh-soundipg charges OF iniquity
which have been and still are brought
up against General Garfield. In the
East these charges were long since thor
oushly Investigated and disposed Of and
form no issue in the contest. In fact.
they are only mentioned occasionally
for political effect by O few Democratic
papers. all Of whom know perfectly well
that there Is nothing In them.
They charge that he had no right TO
his attorney fee OF $4,000 in the De
Golyer pavement contract matter. yet
ignore the fact that in the back salary
arrangement he returned the $4,000 which
he nigh, have legally and rishtfully
kept, same as did Ben Butler,
Kendall. aud many others. The one
offsstting the other. they only make out
,ba, Garfield clears S329-out Of the
Credit MObilier proposition-or rather
only comes u 1929 ahead on all their
charges Of corruption. Even allowing
that be pocke,sd all three propositions.
1t would only amount to $40, 32s. which
Is no very heavy amount after all, GER
tainly not worth riskipg his good repusa-
ton for.
How the people Of the East look upon
and understand these long since eI-
ploded issues is best attested by Gar
fields personal popularity. his reputa-
ton as q pure. honest man. and his
triumphal nomination for the Presi-
dency. Respectable Democratic papers
in the East have passed and dropped
these obsolete charges as played com.
pletely out long ago. and seek other and
more effective points Of aggressive argu-
ment and attack. The few Democratic
papers on this coast which still cling 10
those old exploded notions, do so prin-
cipally from psucity Of ideas and lack OF
capacity for anything more effective. II
Is the cuttls-h style OF warfare. stirring
up tho mud from the bottom in order to
blind their opponents and conceal their
own surreptitious movements.
But in this present campaign there
are issues which do not appear on the
surface at all. They are clssssd among
the exploded issues. yet they are liable
to rise to tho surface in full visor IL they
ars given the opportunity. That op.
~portunity would be furnished by q Dem
ocratic success. We speak OF Southern
war claims. and even the Confederate
war debt. The contest is between a
solid North and Q solid South. Should
the South. by the aid Of the Democracy,
gain possession Of the Government, 1t ID
simply foolish to suppose that any
Southern claims would be ignored.
Democratic and Southern papers, 1t is
true. tell US that under the Constitution
no war debt OF the rebellious States car
be paid from the government treasury.
Yet, where there's q will there's . way,
and in lieu OF those war debts they will
present. in fact they have already fled,
individual claims for losses by the war.
to the amount Of several hundred mil.
lions OF dollars.
It Is q very noticeable feature on the
part OF the Democracy in the present
campaign that they are very silent on
the question OF Southern claims and
claimants. Their speakers avoid the
point very carefully, or any promises
In connection Herewith; yet to them
and their Southern friends 1t is . very
interesting and important subject. They
should come out squarely and define
their position in this matter. but they
do not care to. and they will not. Yet
all will please bear in mind that. in case
OF success on tho part Of the Democracy
and the South. those aforesaid Southern
val claims will be among the most
prominent OF all politico. financial prop
ositions. and will not be counted a. ever