Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-23
Gurrka DaiIp Sentinel.
NO COMPROMISE

The New York Express says there are
rumors of secret but energetic efforts on
the part of both factions to effect a com
promise with Democratic members Of
the Legislature. Both factions despair
of success without Democratic votes.
Probably in the present temper of the
Legislature and the State neither faction
would dare to approach Democrats with
brides. Allowing that several Tilden
members are willing and anxious to sell
their votes, as has been repeatedly re-
ported, they are not numerous enough to
effect the desired result unless unanticI-
pated changes in the situation should
take place. The majority of the Demo
cratic members are too honorable to per-
init the suggestion Of bribery to be made
in their presence, and the leaders of both
factions know it. But they are fertile in
suggestions, and it is impossible to tell
may prompt them to offer. 1t is to be
hoped that the Democrats in the Legisla-
ture will peremptorily refuse to consider
any and every proposition for a compro-
mise of any sort that may be made by
the Republican managers. They have
taken a truly representative position,
that this issue should be presented to the
people for settlement at the Fall cleo
ton. And they should maintain that
ground to the end. 1t is the Democratic
view of the situation. 1t is the only po-
sition Democrats can take. 1t is the only
ground which will be sustained by the
Democracy of the State. The Democrats
cannot consistently take part in this Re-
publican quarrel, which has already be-
come Shiny with corruption and black
with infamy. They should do nothing to
strengthen the Administration headed by
Garfield and Blaine, which is doing all in
it's power to break down the Democracy
in the individual States; which is using
the Federal patronage to corrupt the pol
itics of the country and build up a par
tisan machine which will be irresistible;
which is steadily undermining the Con-
stitution and the Republic. Democrats
cannot assist in the reelection Of Mr..
Conkling, who is an autocrat by nature
and habit; who has abused his high trust
IN tha Gano+a IN haoooaa n roara poJ,ticaI
manager; who has neglected the interests
of the people he was chosen to protect
and promote, in caring for his own inter-
ests and ambition; who knows nothing of
the people, and cares even less for them
than he knows. He is undemocratic in
every respect, dictatorial, naughty, i'm
perialistic, the embodiment of all the
elements which unfit a mar for office in a
free country where the people should
rule. No Democrat can consistently sup
port him for an office whose duties he
has never performed, and for which he
has shown himself conspicuously unfit.
Admit that he has been i'll treated by
Garfield; it is what he had every reason
to expect. TO play with a snake is to
invite its fangs. Conkling elected Gar
field, who he knew could not be trusted,
and he has no business now to whine
over a betrayal he bargained for with
open eyes, much less to expect Democrats
to help him out Of a dilemma into which
he voluntarily leaped. No compromise
with either faction is possible without a
base betrayal of Democratic principles
and the Democratic cause. The only
consistent, manly thing for the Demo-
Gratis in the Legislature to do is to press
continuously for an adjournment sine die.
Possibly before the week ends one fac
ton or the other will unite with them in
referring this question to the people, to
whom its solution belongs.