The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-23
THE GRANT AND WILSON RAT1'
FICATI0N MEETING.

11AO LII ~ 4ASOL1 NNi0
from Douglas, Washoe, Lyon and
Storey counties, that Joined Ormsby
and met at the theater in this city,
Saturday night last, did not meet
and depart satisfactorily to any of
those in attendance, except the sup
porters of Greeley and Brown who
attended the meeting, as attentive
listeners. The unsophisticated rank
and file of Grantism expected to
hear from their leaders some reason
why they should vote for Grant.
The Greeley supporters, comprising
probably one-third or more of the
meeting, did not expect to hear a
reason why a vote should be cast for
Grant, were therefore satisfied, or at
least not disappointed at failing to
hear one logical sentence or fact
presented to the credit of Grant or
lis administration by any one OF the
speakers Of the evening-Postmaster
Adkison, of Virginia ; A. J. Lock
wood. of Empire ; J. W. Nye, Ct
New York VIII Campbell, of Vr-
GINA city, and I. d. Edwards. OF
Carson City. The effort of all was
an attempt to give an eulogy to the
American flag, and tell the audience
that not one of them need feel
ashamed to own that he or she was
an American citizen; made no diff
ference what land he or she stood
upon. In fact. they ought to feel
proud that they were Americans.
A great deal of breath was exhausted
about blood and thunder, powder
and lead, the trailing of the flag In
the dust, and then at top of the
mast, Nye told his regular story, IN
the same old style, with the same old
foot stamp in attendance, and told
one of his anecdotes, that We do not
remember of everhearing him speak
without repeating, which was, when
he was a boy and took a ride with
the old man. The cork and milk
story was told by u OF the first
political speakers We ever heard-at
least thirty years ago. These stories
were very well told, buthaving been
told so often they have become silly
and stale-when not presenting any
sensible application. In kindness,
We ask the Senator, not to so great
an extent underrate the intelligence
of the citizens Of this State as to
keep on with his nonsensical twaddle.
The people are tired, and many
thoroughly Disguised, and want
reason, argument, fact. And in
stead Of so many n~onsensical SEN
fences, give them a few logical ones,
thrown together with plain words
never mind the high sounding ones.
Avoid the effort to soar SO high
YOU fall too heavily soaring above
the heavens" as Addison said in his
eulogy to the flag. Come to the
plain talk throw of the character
of the artful dodger tell the plain
naked truth. You may as well, frs
as last, for we will soon have the
speakers on the stump that will tel
them fory Your trouble and grie.
concerning those getting out from
under your leadership and withdraw
ing from the Grant administration
should be mourned Over more pr
yateIv and not .rehashed by n tt
five speakers of an evening. to the
extreme annoyance of your hearers
You cannot prevent them from leav'
ing you by the present mode o
presenting your grievances. Give
the people-who are not so ignorant
as YOU suspect-some..- evidence OF
good deeds, and they may LnSel
with you awhile longer.