Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-09-07
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In an editorial in the last tissue OF the Nevada Democrat it is stated
Democracy in Nevada is strong, but Democratic organization IN Ne
vada is weak. Unless the organization and direction OF Democracy
in this state becomes as active and vigiant as is the tendency OF De
mocracy in the state, Democracy will wane"
In the above excerpt the Democrat utters only half TIN ruth; he
Appeal will try and furnish the balance moera IN NeEa IS n
the and instead OF there being a weak organization as the Demo
crat intimates, there is threatened disorganization and decentralization,
and it a be charged up nearly altogether to those who assume :he
leadership, or perhaps, to put it n more emphatic phrase thu d''tator-
ship of the party.
In the state there is supposed to be a state central committee; they
are that in nam only, for two or three, with the assistance OF three or
four individuals, outside the pale of the committee run the hole works.
Ninety per cent of the members Oft the state committee haVe nothing
whatever to say of the conduct OF the party, the naming OF appontees'
either stat or federal or the purposes the party has in view. They
arc as helpless as the lay members OF the party, and the powers that
desired. Then they are expected to vote straight and again perpetuate
the power OF those who for the preceding W. or our years ave us
regarded their every wish.
Among the Democratic ofice-holders in Nevada today that is, OF
those holding state or federal office, there are a few who are playing
of the occupants OF high office, whether electrve or appo1ntve' fatuousy
cling to the conceh that they have been clothed with the robes of office
through their W personality" and as a result ire beholden to n
one and it falls to their province to mar whom they please as d.
ordinates; in other words, it is their pleasure to reward and reimburse
influence in electng them individually to othce, forgetting nat II mere
had been n Democratic party there never would have beer a chance
for them to have got a start.
The Democratic party Of Nevada today is in control Of very in
stituion and commission in the state, yet in the employ OF both there
are somewhere in the neghoorhood OF thirty Republicans Ill paid good
salaries and furnished with the ammunition wherevHh to destroy the
Democratic party, if they can, when the next election rolls around.
Then, there is little or no support given to the Democratic papers
and printing offices that helped put the party in power at the last and
previous elections. If there is any patronage disbursed a big portion
is given o the Republican papers in order ITO obtain their good WILL
despite their repeated declarations, like the II in the Carson News
bunch, that the Carson News is Republican-it has been a RepubE-
a sheet throughout its lifetime and hopes to continue so until the
press makes its last revolution AMI the linotype is pied forever"
Yet in the face OF such ueranc these Republicans papers n
hybrid ones,t too, are shown favors that are denied the Democratic press,
emoluments preference is shown to members OF other parties. 1t is
these and other omissions that have brought about the threatened dis
organization and promises to denoraize the Democrats in the next
campaign, though numerically the Democrats far exceed those Of other
political creeds.