Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-18
FROM A STRICTLY PARTISAN
POINT OF VIEW.

TWIN VT
A valued Democratic friend in the
western part of the State writes, ask.
ing our opinion about the Senatorial
question in general and as to what
should be the position of the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature in
certain contingencies, more or less likely
to arise. He wants, he says, a strictly
partisan opinion, dictated by what we
nay conceive to be for the best inter-
ests Of the Democratic party, ignoring
all personal preferences and other con-
siderations foreign to the success of the
Democracy in the years to come in this
State. We shall answer him ~cand;dly
from this point of view, and we shall
speak plainly, as we expect to be absent
during the Senatorial contest and may
not have another opportunity to express
an opinion on the subject. Looking then
to the good of the party, without regard
to the veal of the Commonwealth, we
lean strongly to thesview that it would
be best for the Democratic party to allow
Mr.. Stewart to take the Senatorship if
his party feels like giving it to him.
1t would be capital for the Democratic
party in all future campaigns. 1t would
place our party in a position to arraign
the opposition on the record for having
successfully imported a Senatorial can.
didate from a neighboring State. A
minority of the Republican party regard
this method of importation as bad in ex-
ample and indecent in politics. So say
we all who belong to the Democratic
party. Then why should we by our votes
in the Legislature pull this minority, and
with it the whole Republican party OF
the State, out of a bad scrape. From a
purely partisan standpoint what thanks
would we get for it? In what way
would the Democratic party be strength
ened for the struggles to come? How
would our party be helped by coming to
the rescue OF this minority? What
would be the result in future cam.
paigns? Wouldn't we be met with the
declaration that the Republican party
had repudiated the imported candidate
and refused to make him Senator? We
might answer that we had helped to do
so, but in the main people only look to
results in politics. Nothing else is hal
SO powerful. The bald fact alone is conf
sidered in the heat OF a political canvass.
The manner of accomplishment never
figures at all. Details are of no avail.
The election of any Republican other
than Stewart would be classed as a Re-
publican victory, and as such passed to
the credit of that party, no matter if we
had furnished two-thirds of the votes.
We have seen these things all our lives
in political parties.
We want to see the Democratic party
keep its head above water and its pow
der dry for future battles. We want to
see the Democratic members of the Leg
~islature make an honorable record for
themselves and their party by support.
ing the right and opposing the wrong
in matters of legislative policy whenever
occasion shall offer.
On the Senatorial question, they should
nominate their candidate, a man reflect
ing the choice of the party, and vote for
him until doomsday unless the opportun.
ity presented to elect a Senator who would
support the Administration in a very
liberal degree, just as the Democrats of
Oregon did in the election of Senator
Mitchell last year. If Democratic votes
elect a United States Senator at Car
son, the Democratic party should have
a very large interest in him and his Of
fetal conduct at Washington. There is
nothing in a choice between Repub-
licans without ironclad pledges of the
character mentioned. II no such oppor-
tunity presents, then the Democrats
should allow the Republicans to fight
out the Senatorial battle to the end of
the session. 1t might go over without a
choice as has sometimes happened in
other States. This is politics. pure and
simple. stripped of all sentiment of
friendship for any, or either. of the can.
didates. 1t is likewise sense. We hope
our friend will be satisfied with our an.
swer.
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