Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-28
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So.-aalloeI LoNeIle, Oeen uoWn 10
the meeting?
Lorelie-Yes.
Jo.-Is there half q dozen there
Lopele-" Half q dozen?" D. it,
the theatre is r~am-jamed; and Hutchins
is giving us the devil for going back
on the mining interest. He said that
so far as our influence went, we were
betraying the people Of this county, and
the audience seemed to endorse the foul
aspersion.
Jewell, say there wasn't anybody
there, or anything to it.
Lopele-No, no-that won't do.
That's most too palpable a lie, even for
US. Every man there would put US up
for the cussedest liers in the world, II
we do say that, or didn't W up that
it was q big meeting, if We said any
thing concerning its size. Its a crash
ing meeting, 10; there's no use in talk
ing. The peeps are there, in full force;
and we are catching sweet hell for our
turning tail on the interests of the
miners in the defeat Of Blasdel's tax bill,
RoHin--Don'tlet's say anything about
the meeting. Let's ignore it altogether
I'll fill up the editorial space entirely,
with an article in favor ofnegro suffrage
Jo-Look-a-here, Rollin; hay'nt ]
told you mo more striking out the
word "white," from this concern.
RoHiH-I won't directly say that.
Lorsls-Now, here, there's no use in
lodging it; something ought to be said
about that meeting. We must slur II
som way. We can't deny that it is a
roaring, big gathering.
Roln-Say folks went there because
they'd no other place to go.
Lopslie-Yes, Rollin, but people don't
turn out such a night as to-night-one
of the worst of this season-for fun, or
lust to hear som strange thing. We
can't hedge in that way.
RoHin.-That's the way you'll have
to try to get over it. I've had as much
practice in lying round the stump as
anybody, and you can't tell me what's
the best lie to get out of a scrape with.
You must say that people went there to
hear something beside what's connected
with the announced subject Of the even
ing. BY, you've got to account
for that crowds coming there, on some
ground other than opposition to the plan
to raise taxes and reduce wages. You
have: there's no other way-if you say
anything about it at all.
Defamation take it: | thought
there wouldn't be anybody there, or
such q hell Of a night as this. It's q
night that would have been enjoyed by
the originals of the witches Shakespeare
describes in Macbeth.
Lorelie.-I thought | put a dsmper on
the thing this morning, by saying, sub
stantially, that the meeting had been
indefinitely postponed.
Jo.-The people are devilish incredu-
lous as to assertions in our editorial
columns; and you two are the ones who
have put the paper in this dilemma.
told you, d-n it, l told you, the people
were unanimous against the tax.
RoRin.-I thought you said, if we
wrote some kind Of hang-fre editorials,
there might be some money developed
on the question; the same as we ''msde''
by Topping, on two occasions, on the
greenback question.
Jewell, I don't want you to be too
obstreperous at first; but, d-n it, to
come right u and say that the mine
owners and Superintendents are in favor
of the tax, and imply that the miners
make no objection to the ultimate effect
of the tax in reducing their wages-that
was outrageous. Couldn't get money
on it, in that way, if there was a chance
to spar for some at the outset. You
made everybody Disguised and mad;
and instead Of striking q piece for our
influence" against the a bill, you Put
it beyond the bounds Of possibility to
raise o cent on that dodge. Damuation
take it
Lorsiis-well, now, what are we 60
ing to say about that meetingl That's
the main question.
Jo-Slur it the best you IAN. Slur
it, slur it. Do the best you can. You
two fellows have got the paper into this
serspe, most unnecessary, l think.
Rollin-I must start on my negro suf-
frage article. I'm going to be Superin-
tendent of Schools in this county in two
years, on the vote Of the negroes.
Jo-There won't be any girls going
TO the Public Schools then. Hark!
what's that?
Lopelie-Cheering down there at the
Opera House.
John the meeting-you got the
paper into this, you twins you.
Lovelie-It will all come out right.
I'll write a half a dozen cool lies about
the meeting-slur it, as you say-and
then if the Bill passes and is enforced,
we can say it's not the Bill we really
advocated.
Jo-Hear 'eml Hear 'em! Cheering
like the devil. .
Loveie-In say Hutehins and Sum-
ner are not expected to like such a man
as the Governor, and that they are here
only to denounce him.
lowell, draw it mild there now,
for Bias. is son -; and you and
and all Of US, have said so a hundred
times. Hear EN-? Hear 'em cheer.
Godl It's worse than snakes in a mans
boots.
Il DAY or two sinca va told tha E,ysr-