Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-11-05

. AfAhNA III 'A1tAAO ahe b11sAAA0N
they believe in the principles of the
party that nominated him. Many will
vote for him because he has made a
good governor and they take that as
ernest Tat he viii make a good sen
alto Many viii vote for him because
OF his sterling traits of character, and
many more because OF his engaging
personality.
No one can quarrel with the legiti
macy OF any of these easOn Yet
there are bigger. broader things I'M
DERIVING the movement for the cleo.
ton of John Sparks to the United
States Senate.
-or Instance, who would not have
tie State cleared from the blight that
has followed her name like a pesti.
lenee since she was first admitted to
tae union? What loyal son or true
friend Of Nevada would not like to see
ke~ cleared Of the stigma of rotten
10 ough'-no longer looked upon as Q
political harlot by her sisters Of the
union? What good citizens would not
Ike to Sc undone forever the work
begun by Stewart in the Cos, when the
barter of United States senatorships
began almost with the first breath Ne.
yada drew as a State?
And could We look a the estimation
IN which we are held by other states
tor admittanee of this reproach
amongst us, could we but realize the
EDhorrence in which the sale of a sen
aforship is regarded in the East. we
would be still more eager to remove
ta's stain from the fame of our State.
Look at little Delaware. which for
twelve long years has resisted with
might and main the endeayors of Adj
d.cks to purchase her honor. Della
ware. filled with a large population of
negroes, admittedly a mercenary ele
Ecat in politics. Delaware. which.
bounded by states like Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, ever ready to pour
over her borders hordes OF purchased
ro"dies, and Maryland. flooding her
with purchased negroes. and yet she
has fought the forces of corruption to
a 9tandstill for twelve long years? Let
" " Dt4aN att anu lDllON
her glorious example.
Aadicks is a Republican, and has had
the support of the Republican. ma.
chine in his candidacy. But it must
not be assumed from that that to the
Democrats of Delaware is the credit
due for his failure to debauch the
State and destroy its honor. Far from
il. 1t is the decent element among the
Republicans of Delaware that have
done the most in that regard. 1t is
easy enough for the Democrats to vote
against the man who is not on their
ticket. 1t is not so seasy for tie Re.
publicans. For, although the decent
Republicans know that the man VINO
wears the party baGge in Delaware is
not fit to represent either them or
their state. although they know that
he obtained the control of the party's
machinery by unjustifiable and corrupt
means, the ties Of party still are
strong. Yet they have resisted the
fol &c OF those ties. and have seen their
State go without representation in the
United States Senate rather than that
sic should suffer the greater evil OF
be ng represented unworthily.
And they are right. A partisan sue !
cess is a gratifying thing, but there
ere times when the game is not worth
ne candle. when the victory spells
ruin TO the victor.
What does a purchased s%enatorship
mean? 1t means that the State. which
so sells itself is disgraced in the eyes
of the nation.
1t means that there is another vote
in the United States Senate 10 add to
the ample suficiency now controlled
by the trusts and other corporations.
1t means a Senator who feels him I
self under no obligations to protect
the rights or advance the interests of
his constituents. Why should he? Has
he not bought and paid for what ought
to be a gift instead OF a purchase?
II means TO every father in the
State-that is, every young man whose
sole capital is his ability in statecraft
the closing of the very avenue of
preferment that should be first open 10
him.
1t means the loss TO the State of the
talent that would be of the most use
To her. Massachusetts never sold a
senatorship. That is why she has en-
joyed the distinguished services of a
Webster, a Sumner, a Hoar.
In a word, it means harm to the citi-
zen, infamy to the State. and danger