Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-17
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From the Reese River Rcycillc, Oct. ~
Last evening Main street was lighted
by blazing pyramids of wood and an
Wis beloved because the Democratic
candidate tor Congress, MIR. G. w.
Kendall-thc gentleman who is to I'M
seat Mr. Tom Fitch-was,to make his
first speech IN Austin. The stand
was lamp-and-moonlit; n President
and Secretary were chosen; and then
eight Vice Presidents, whose quail
ity could not have been eXcclled
In the palmy days of the glory of Bas-
combs grocery. completed the dccora-
tions. Everything being ready, the
President introduced the speaker. MIR.
Kendall opened in n quiet and. rather
eloquent manner, and soon convinced
his hearers that he was a fluent and
able speaker. His enunciation was
measured and distinct, and, on the
whole. quite pleasing; but he has
something of the mannerism of the
pulpit, and as his speech advanced the
Impression grew that n good minister
had been merged In an incomplete and
unsatisfactory Democrat. .
Having awakened the expectations
of his audience. Mr.. Kendall seized the
Chinaman by the queue and held him
dangling and writing, exposed to the
contempt and hatred of his audience.
The speaker Is squarely %fornenst John,
whether he appears under servlcc-con-
tract or MS an immigrant. He de-
nounced him rs ~. human beast" an
"embodlment Of infamy,n o "helot,"
and q "pariah." He quoted Fitch on
the Chinese, and iterated and reiter-
ated the quotation. which character
lied them sas "without self-respect,
without ambition, without love Of lib
erty." He read an extract from the
opinion of a missionary TO China,
which aimed to show that the religion
OF Christ attempted an impossible
thing when it undertook the CONVEX
sion of the Chinese /; they were so ut
terly and irreclaimably wicked as to
be unfit for damnation. We pitied the
wicked, almond-eyed, pig-tailed pa
gans, rs We reflected that the Able
l'Huc-a greater than Mr.. Kendall's
missionary-had dealt more kindly
and justly by the natives Of the
"Flowery Kingdom" The speaker
read from the Burlingame treaty,
which lie showed to be absurdly slug.
handled a" then lie quoted the third
article of our State platform, which he
did not like because 1t disagreed with
him OH the Chinese subject. 1t Is one
OF Mr.. Kendall's miseries to be wiser
than his generation. Wearled with
the intensity of his effort, the speaker
dropped John-a mere rattling bunch
of dry bones. Nc one who heard this
part Of Mr.. Kendall's speech could
doubt that John vas the "last, best
gift to the Dcmocracy-its strongest
trump card. ssNaw f@
Mr.. Kendall next reviewed and de-
nounced the l%and-grant policy OF the
Republican party. lie said 1t robbed
the poor man of his heritage II Gre
ated heartless and despotic monopolies.
He was especially severe on the grant
to the Northern Pacific Railroad,
has received nearly 60,WO,oo9
Of the finest acres under the sun; anu
he compared the enormous grant to
different States and Territories, speci-
flying their square miles, aud establish
Ing the fnct that he was proficient In
his arithmetic. Mr.. Kendall conceded
that the grants to the Central and
Union Pacific railroads were dictated
by military necessity, which was pal
pably apparent by the Int reoeiiion;
and he seemed to usto approve those
measures. Does he not know that the