Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-07-19
m NEVADA DEMOCRACY.

THE NEVADA DEMOCRACY.
The Democratic party in Nevada is
not dead. With q free ballot there are
more Democratic than Republican voters
in the State. But q free and fair cleo
ton is something that we never have in
Nevada. The railroads and other cor
porations here, as everywhere else in the
United States, are all with the Republi-
can party. Every ring and monopoly OF
whatever character, seeking special ia
yors at the hands OF our Legislature,
acts with and through the Republican
party. The "sack," also that all i'm.
portant factor in controlling elections in
this State, is always at the command OF
the Republican bosses. There has not
been an election in Nevada in fifteen
years at which there was not from 1900
to 1900 votes openly purchased for the
Republican ticket. And with all this
they barely defeat the Democracy by an
average majority of about 1000. With
decent methods and honest voting the
State would go Democratic as a rule. 1t
is the unpurchased and unpurchasable
voters Of the State who constitute the
Democratic party Of Nevada. The
fraud and corruption, the bull.dosing
and buying, are all on the Republican
side in this State. There are some signs
of decay and disintegration in that party
this year. A great many men who be-
lieve in good and honest government by
the people and for the people. instead OF
a mere machine run by the monopolists
and for the monopolists, are turning
their backs on il forever. The opposi-
ton of the Republicans in Congress to
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
has also opened the eyes Of Republican
voters in Nevada as they were never
opened before. They now see, as they
never realized before, that the Demo.
cratic party is the only reliable friend OF
silver. No amount Of sophistry can
successfully blot out the free coinage
record as written in Congress during the
last three months. 1t shows for itself
tina. had one.tenth Of the Republicans
stood with a practically united Democ.
rscy we would to-day have a free coin
age law. We know in advance what
the Republicans. big and little, are going
to say on the stump and in their press.
We also know that they will corrupt
every scoundrel they can to support the
Republican ticket. And yet with all Of
these disadvantage to contend against,
we say in ell candor that the State 10
quite as apt to 60 Democratic as Repub-
But it will devolve upon the De-
moorscy to put theiI very best men 70
the front on both State and county
There is no boss rule in the
party in Nevada. Candi.
are not chosen, as they are by the
bosses and the Central Pa
ciic railroad, months in advance Of the
meeting Of the convention. The Demo
cratic State Convention is called to meet
at Reno Sept. IL. We hope that no
will show his head for any
nomination to be made there, from the
to the lowest, until the conven
ton itself has made the selection. We
toseet the convention choose a ticket
composed Of the very best men 10 the
State, and we want to see every man so
chosen stand where his party places
him. 1t is his duty to do SO as a good
The convention should take
ample time for deliberation. 1t will be
It's highest duty to place an ~irreproacha-
Die ticket in the field. II the people do
not choose to elect it that will be their
business. There is no scarcity Of first
class material. Man for man for every
place within the gift of the State, we
have far ADLER men than the Republicans
The Republicans have a few men
Of fictitious regulations for ability, but
as a bedrock fact they have not one who
to be classed at less than IF
tenth rate among great men. We
know them all and know how much they
intellectually and in all other re.
'peets. The Democrats have only to
put forward q good ticket, then work
Tor it, to sweep the State. The people
ire sick of Republication and what il
stands for in this State. They are i'm.
for an opportunity to throw off
The boss and monopoly yoke. This is 60
ng to be a good year for the Democracy
n Nevada. All we have to do is to
make intelligent use of the situation as
I is presented. The SENTINEL has no
candidate or favorite for any place on
he ticket. 1t wants harmony and a
sood ticket. and in any event it will do I
in its power to elect every candidate
whom the convention may place before
he people. But preliminary to the as /,
embling Of the convention we would be .
lad to see the feeling gain ground
'mong the Democrats throughout the 9
state, that any member Of the party .
must feel it to be his duty to accept any v
on the ticket which he may be u
ssigned by the convention. In the
anguage Of old every true Democrat f
hould conceive it to be his duty to 90 to "a
front and fight wherever France a,
most needs a soldier" :,
WHERE WILL THEY Go Nrx- 10
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