Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-03
sPoILsMEN AM anArrEHs.

sPoILsAES AND GRAFTERs.
1t is a matter OF great satisfaction to
democrats that none Of their leaders
have been found identified with the
numerous corruption, grating and fraud
scandals 20 far exposed. The reason
for this is that the democratic voters
look much more closely into the char
acter OF those whom they select to re-
present them and keep mucn closer
watch Of official doings than tie rank
and file Of the republican rarty does.
Direct primaries are the rule in the
democratic party, while with the re-
publicans the corrupt caucus system is
still almost universally maintained.
Republican nominations are almost al.
ways manipulated by the inner ring OF
Leaders, who give the word that the
ring candidates biust be supported oy
the followers VI the machine and are
enabled to force such nominations in
most cases through tne power Of public
plumber. The republican voter who
refuses to register the choice OF the
machine leaders is marked for political
slaughter il he should be bold enough
to offer himself us a candidate. In the
distribution Of national, state and local
offices the republican reformer has nc
part or lot. The meanest gra:ters in
the ranks are preferred 20 the honest
and independent voter who dares to dis
pute with the republican boss the avail
ability OF honesty OF his selections.
Under such a system, in which cold
cash and patronage Of Office are the
chief handspring. it naturally follows
that co~rruptoDists and Grafters have
been selected for arpointive Offices to
the great scandal OF the republican
party and it's loss OF the respect Of most
honest voters. Not content with filling
officers, both national and state, with
many most unworthy recipients, many
OF those elected to congress and the
state legislatures have deliberately
refused to carry u platform promises
OF the will OF their constituents. This
has been gong on for years, until the
exposures came and the people can be
fooled M longer.
The voters Of the United States are
now in house cleaning mood and it vii
be difficult; il not dangerous, to try t.
get them to slight the job. Whitewash
ing ia unpopular and s.urred over in
vestigatioEs are laughed to scorn b!
the honest voter. He is in no mood t
be tniled with and il rampant for
reform, and experience allows tina
when aroused TO n full sense Of the
corruption and grating he has beer
the victim OF he will be satisfied will
nothing less than renl reform. Experi
ence alec shows that when the indie
pendent republican voter cannot ge'
what he wants from his own party ht
turns the rascals out and tries the
democratic, on the principle Of II new
broom sweeps clean and as a s%alutary
lesson to hs own party.
ThUre ia a very natural reason VIII
the corruptioDisis and grafters have
gravitated INTO the republican part,
for this class OF politician has no regard
for good goyernment-he is a spoils
monger pure aud simple. Ho Away
joins the majority and stays will
it rs long as it pays him to do so. a.
the republican party has virtual!
been i'll power for forty years. tn,
democrats during that time havlu,
only controlled all branches OF tht
government for two yenrp, the graftel
has stuck like a leech to the G. o. p
Those in politics for the money there i
III it have therefore all become re
publicana, for the ~patronag,
OF the president and the vast corrup
ton funds eXtorted from all classe
OF corporations have enabled the re
publican lenders to more than gratf,
the iongings Of the grafters for plac
, aud peIf so that the national republican
machines are entirely dominated by tb,
/ worst element in the party.