The Nome nugget., 1903-10-10
A LITTLE GRATUITOUS ADVICE.


 TIE NUGGET, as an independent newspaper is but slightly interested in partisan political quarrels. It is interested, however, in the personnel of the men who the leaders of a political party, who shape its policies, and who dominate its councils. It is therefore, in order to offer few criticisms concerning the factonal quarrel in the local republican ranks preciptaed by a few unn1uential persons aided by a small coere of democrats, who, because they failed to control of the party in Nome, have raised a cry of fra ud dishonesty and the like. Fraud and dishonesty not strangers to the history of the publican other parties. We are free to say that we have yet to learn that all the honesty and rome of the fraud in this wicked old world of ours have been absorbed by the republican party.
 It, therefore, partakes of the ludicrous when a few seelected men, beaten, perhaps, at their own game, find their only resource in proving themselves soreheads and in attempting to besmirch men inf nitey their superors in intelligence, influence and political morals.
 The adullamte organs, of which, at least, poses being absolutely independent, have devoted columns of secgrohc froth and abuse directed mainly at Judge Chas $. Johnson because of the results of the primary election week ago, and of the conven- tion held last Monday evening. To disnteresed and casual observer that convention seemed to repre- sent the party pretty thoroughly If one were look ing for the local leaders of the republican party as well the substantial rank and file he surely would have found them there. If he were looking for the soreheads those who forever dissatisfied with the 'eternal fitness of things he would have found them elsewhere.
 The men who have constituted themselves the head and front Of the aduanlites not of the class type where would expect to find saving grace enthroned political purity enshrned Their purity bowling and fraud-declaimng has a hollow and an utterly insncere sound.
 When the devil wanted office, the devil a monk would be; when the devil got the office, the devil a monk was he.
 This illustrates, in way, why the adul,amtes howl and rage like the heather. It is matter of wonder, however. It has always been thus among political adulamites of any party, but strongly suspect that the few Headers" of the local republican minority faction either regenerated populsts or linea descendants of the old time barn burners. They exhibit tendency to destroy, and they howl worse than any popust when that party at the zenith of its glory and power. There evident signs of envy and jealousy and unchrisan uncharitableness in the manner which one republican faction abuses the English language and their by far stronger rivals If might be permitted to make suggestion, it would be to the effect that that political harmony" which
 
 better served and ostered by the cultivation of poti cal and moral ethics, rather than by induging in bingsgate attempting to promulgate dissension and wasting time in vlifcation Of course this advice is purely gratuitous. We are free to state that this is not our funeral, but we may say that when faction of party daubs itself in paint and starts out to annihilate another faction, it needs something else beside wind and words. It represent something besides the unlovely attributes we have hinted at above.
 young man, just starting out on a legal career, asked the advice of venerable jurist to the best way of attaining success in his profession. "My son." the old lawyer replied lin the conduct of case, if you have the law your side, argue strong on the law; if you have facts, argue strong the facts if have both, you are quite sure to win if you have neither, give the other side h-l."
 This, we think in all fairness and candor is the | ase with the lesser of the local republican factions