Nevada County picayune., 1886-10-20
The Congressional Race.
(Texarkana Independently

We do not believe that any per son who has read papers conduct ed by us during the past few years, will accuse us of any special fond ness for the present organization known as the democratic party. If there be such, they should at once disabuse their minds of such suspicion, at the same time fully understand that we have as little affection for the republican party. We are q greenbacker, and as our contemporary, the Prescott Dis patch, says, we take our green backism straight, " and in the ab. sence of "straight greenbackism" we take the best we can get.
 In the congressional race up to this time, we have preferred Mr. McRae rather than the Rev. l.. II. Hit, the nominee of half-dozen townships in Nevada county, claiming to have assembled as a convention of Wheelers, etc., etc., principally we believe. etc.
 While as between these two gentlemen, we preferred MT. McRae, because of his better lit ness for the position, we still did mot declare absolutely in his favor, trusting that some arrangement might be made whereby Hon. w. P. Parks or come other competent gentleman of our own political faith, mi ght become candidate.
 In this hope we have been disap' pointed. The republican conven' ton which met here Wednesday unanimously tendered Major Parks their nomination which h, declin' ed, whereupon the convention nominated Capt. Jno. A. Ray.
 This leaves before the people Hon. Thos. c. McRae, Rev. L. II, Hit, and Capt. J. Ray, and from these we are called upon to make a choice.
 In the absence of straight greenback" candidate, the lnde. pendent has heretofore announced its determination to support the the best qualified man ill field.
 In pursuance of this determina' tion we cannot do otherwise than announce our intention to supper, Hon. ThOs. c. McRae.
 In announcing this determlna ton we have nothing to say un kindly of any one, nor do we pre- sume to question the motives o the convention that nominated Capt. Ray. It was composed o republicans who are presumed tt know their own business.
 The convention that nominated Mir. Hit was otherwise. Leading greenbackers participated in 1t and the greenback organ at Pres colt advocates his election. Hence having affiliated with that party and worked faithfully for it's sue cess, we do presume to address ourself to greenbackers, and tc ask them, if because of their Op position to the old parties, they can afford in direct cOntraventioI of their many protestations O reform, to support for office a man wholly unfit to discharge the du ties of the position to which he aspires?
 Can they forget their own sell respect, and from mere spite afford to thus sacrifice themselvesi
 We cannot think so, and in fur therance of the principles of that party and its many pretestations for reform we say to greenbackers in this congressional district, as sert your independence and repu- diate the attempt of a few self constituted bosses at Prescott to foist upon you a candidate who, if elected, would disgrace you ill congress by his total ignorance Of every measure calculated to ad- vance the princicles of the party, or tend to the general good of the government. Ifgreenbackers can not support. MT. McRae, there is no reason why they should support either MT, Ray or Mir. Hit, and we trust for their own good name they will stay at home and not vote at all.
 Greenbackers cannot afford to support incompetent men for oi- flee.