Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-09
THE DISCUSSION LAST MIGHT.

&ASs "es 1907
by Union men and Democrats to hear
the political discussion between Judge
Baldwin aud General Williams. The
theater was jammed with people, and a
great many persons who were DESTROYS
Of hearing the speeches could not get in.
It was decidedly the most spirited affair
Of the kind Ever witnessed in Storey
County, and was hugely enjoyed by
both political parties. The Presidents
Of the meeting were N. A. II. Ball, for
the Union party, and George Cassidy
for the Democratic. Judge Baldwin led
of in q spirited, argumentatiVe, and
very sensible speech Of an hours
length, in which he briefly reviewed tho
relative positions Of the Union Rspub-
lican and tho Democratic parties rs
they have existed for tho last eight
years, and the positions they now occu-
py before the American people. The
eloquent speaker was very respectful
toward his opponent personally, but
when speaking of his political connec-
tons, he came down with sledge ham
mer force in "calling things by their
right names" The Judges hour hay
ing expired, Mr.. Cassidy introduced
General Williams, who was very warm
ly received by his friends and admirers.
The General led OF in one of his smooth
and oily speeches, which BIO evidently
had prepared and studied, and which
would have done very well for him to
have delivered before an audience OF
his sole political faith-but which was
ill.suited to be spoken before an audi
snce Of intelligent, reading, thinking,
staunch Union men, who know just az
much about such matters rs does Gen.
sral Williams, and who are capable OF
judging between truth, justice and hon
esty, and their reverse. For one hour
and ten minutes 1--WE timed him the
burden of General Williams speech
consisted of niger, niger, niger suf-
frage in the South, niger suffrage in
the North, and niger and Chinese suf-
frage in Nevada and in California Bill
Stewart and his record-oh, such
O horrible record The General
also related several anecdotes (of
course a Democratic speech must have
anecdotes in it, 10 matter how vulgar or
smutty, or who may be present to hear
it; sometimes the flthier the better for
q Democratic audience). Here the
General "slopped over" by becoming
personal toward the Judge-and when
ever he could do so: gave him n sly dig
in the ribs. The only points attempted
to be made in General Williams speech
were, that under the Civil Rights law of
Congress u Chipamau and Il negro had
equal political rights with a white man
this was subsequently refuted by Judge
Baldwin reading \ portion Of the Civil
Rights law bearing on this question d.
rect, and which law expressly declares
that all meu shall have equal eira rights
to make and enforce contracts, give
evidence, and to be protected in life and
property. The other point attempted
to be made by the General vas to try to
set tho Democracy right on the great
financial question OF the nation
quoting therefrom the shaky reputation
plank in the National Democratic plat
form. (The General can hardly be con-
sidered as great a %finsncier MS Hal. Clay
ton, who in his speech the night before
on the same stage converted the
national debt into half dollars, and
started u double pack-tra:n Of mules,
each with four hundred pounds Of silver,
from San Francisco to New York and
as the train stretched from Que city to
the other without being able to move q
hoof backwards or forwards, he left
the poor animals in that fodderless con-
dition, and few off the handle to talk a
little more about the niger and the
Chinamsn y General Williams closed
his hour and u half by paying a very
handsome eulogy upon the statesman
ship and worth Of Horatio Seymour
but he never mentioned Frank Blair
once. He also made some truthful and
remarks regarding General
Grant, but no denied his abilities for
the Presidency. After the Generals
time was up, Judge Baldwin had half
An hour to reply-and such a reply as
he gave the gallant Kentuckian We
doubt whether any man on the Pacific
Coast could have equsled. We can
scarcely attempt to give an idea Of it.
For keen, cutting, bitter sarcasm, for
ready documentary contradiction Of the
points adduced by his opponent, and
for the true ring of Unionism and con-
sistent loyalty, the reply Of Judge Bald
win to Gernral Williams was the most
complete v%indication Of principles and
truth VIC have ever listened TO on the
Pacific Coast.