Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-16
ru. POLITICAL PROSPECT.

THE FAVSFH>A
.sThen came the deluge, the tidal
wave. the cyclone, the cataclysm, Audyet
there are no Republicans who have be-
come Democrats. There has been no
change o! party sentiment. There are
none killed, none wounded, none missing
and none scared. The Democracy has
now the opportunity OF demonstrating
its professions of patriotism. We snail
now realize in this city, in this state
and in the General Government, whether
If is as honest and economical as 1t pre-
tends to be. 1t will be closely watched
with open-eyed jealousy by intelligent
Republicans on the qui vive to overturn
and defeat it as soon as found tripping.
We hail and welcome the result as good
for the country. There is no party dis
c;nline like the chastisement of a thor
onyh and complete political defeat. The
national Republican party OF the United
States has met its Waterloo. '~-Argonaut.
The above is the peroration OF one OF
Frank Pixley's powerful articles, IN
which he reviews the causes which led to
what he Justly terms the Republican
Waterloo"
"And vet there are no Republicans
who have become Democrats" This is a
misstatement, though perhaps honestly
made. 1t is hard for a man like Pixley,
who has grown old in the Republican
party. to renounce its creed altogether
aud at once. But the fact is that
there are Republicans that have become
Democrats, his denial to the contrary
Notwithstanding. How otherwise can
the act of thousands and hundreds OF
thousands of Republicans be accounted
for in the recent election? Is 1t to be
presumed that so many of them would
have voted and labored to give the con-
troll to the incoming Congress to the
Democrats, to say nothing OF the num-
Der Of Democratic Governors and other
State officers elected by them, if some Of
them, at least, had not cut loose from
the Republican party? The presumption
is by no means logical, The circum-
stances make the inference very strong
that a great many Republicans have left
their party forever, and that, in the hope
Of better government, they will give the
Democratic party a trial. We refer, now,
to the thoughtful and substantial ele-
ment Of the Republican party-those
who study current history and are
familiar with the acts Of both parties fol
the past twenty years, the period Of Re
publican rule. In the house Of theil
own friends they have seen the rule con
frmed again that too long a lease o
power by any political party breeds cor
%ruption, fraud, extravaganza and theft o
the peoples money; that ultimately thu
people are ignored and the affairs OF thu
Government are shaped with reference
to the spoils Of Office, out of which
handful OF robber chiefs, or ''bosses,
amass gigantic fortunes, while the nos
of the plodding taxpayer is kept at tn
grindstone. The intelligent members 0
the Republican party who reflect, also
that any new party coming into powe
remains pure and honest for
time, at least, and that, a
Mr.. Pixley says, ''there is n
party discipline like the chastisemen
of a thorough and complete polltica
defeat"-such as the Democrats have ex
perienced a series of since lS60-will b
satisfied to renounce their party allie
glance for the sake of the experiment
for one term Of administration at least
They see that the country can fare n
worse at the hands of the Democrats, an
that for a time, anyway, they are cel
tain to be better and more economical
governed.
But that many citizens who at the be
ginning of the last session of Congress
We're stanch Republicans have beoom
Democrats since that time, is a fact al
rived at not only by logical deduction
from events, but clinched by the avow
ais Of many who made no secret Of thei
coming over into the Democratic ranks
who cast open ballots at the polls an
stated their reasons publicly for SO doing
While this desertion of the sinking Re
publican ship has been in progress clear
ly visible and susceptible OF ready proofs
only one man has been known to leav
the Democrats and go over to the Re
pubIicans in the State OF Nevada. Thi
extraordinary political conversion tool
place in Eureka County.
Up to the last election we believe thi
State, on what is styled the '%'natura
vote, was Republican by 500 majority
George W. Cassidy was reelected to
purely political Office. Republican jour
nails spared no pains to impress this fac
upon the minds of his constituency
They were warned that the vote Of Ne
vada might change the political complex
ion of the House of Representatives., anC
that they were bound to vote for Mr.
Powning for this reason, regardless Of
whatever disposition they might other
wise have towards Mr.. Cassidy, Thu
contest was made without money. The
'"sack' was VIGOROUSLY out of the fight
Yet Mr.. Cassidy was returned to Con
gress by a majority Of upwards of l,200
Allowing for some votes which the suo.
cessful candidate doubtless got on the
ground of personal recognition of hi:
able s%ervioes in Congress, and for any
other similar reasons that can be mag.
ined, there would still be many votes tc
be accounted for in that large majority
which came to him from Republicans.