Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-16
nE LONGS MARYSVllLE ORA.
~ TION,
IFrom tho Virginia Chroniclc.l

OeCplc against the cncrOaclrlcntS OF
accumulated wealth. This effort.
wholly consistent with his entire polit-
heal career in this State. and in accord
with the sentiments expressed i'll his
recent card to the people of Nevada.
seems To be powerless to convince Ger
tain sclf-slyled Independent leaders
That he is not in fact Il candidate OF. or
in colluSion with, capitalists. Mr.. De
Long can afford 10 allow charges of
this nature to be made so long as no
proof of their truth is offered. His
record speaks for Itself. and the effort
to put him in wrong light can have
but one purpose, viz: To defeat him.
in order that modern Crr>'lS may
buy his way to the nited States Sell
ate, and "become practical dictator
by the influence of wealth alone.
During the oratiOn, Mr.. De Long
said:
Other nations besides our own have
been free and great; vet they have
fallen to ruin and decay. 1t is not
wise and proper that we should con-
slider the causes which led to their
overthrow, to the end that. benefiting
ourselves by their experience, we may
discover whether or rot our liberties
are being threatened by similar dan
gers?
Prominent as examples. l may cite
The rise and fall of the Hebrew, the
Grecian, the Roman. and the Nonitian
States.
Moses, the greatest of ancient law.
givers. by the purity and simplicity OF
his code, elevated Il nation of slaves to
the front raul, of the then existing ma
tiouS of the earth. The aim of his leg
iSlation seems to have been to maintain
liberty. equality and virtue among the
people, by first establishing the con-
Viction that the source of power, un-
der Divine direction, WAS i'll the popu-
lar will. Ills admonitions, prcccp's
and examples, all forbade luxurious
tastes, and the dc>potic influences of
ovcr-reaching wealth. That nation re-
tained its liberties for period of over
four hundred wears: and lost them by
1 the cncroach,nentS Of wealth and pre-
rorativc. which ,,;crged their govern
men, first into Il monarchy. and final
ly lei 10 its to:al disruption ami over
throw.
The Gracian Republics maintained
their liberties with their poverty and
simplicity of taste, losing them, final
5lp, when Il career OF cOnJucStS had
hero.ten luxurious habits and II love
of power.
Snar.a. the last of all the Grecian
-
have been .or Il season saved 10y the
wisdom and foresight of I.yturgu>. 10y
whose legislation only iron WAS al
lowed To be coined aS money, and the
possession of any undue amount OF
land by one person WAS forbidden.
rhe Ronrin Government, basel up
on the equality of men, achieved It's
most glorious triUmphS, knowing no
rcNe">eS or loss of liberty until foreign
cDnque>tS and the accumulation OF
wealth Sapred public virtue and untie-
termined lis constitution and lis laws.
Its evil days came when IL Jugur;ha
could buy Senate. and 'raNsus
i could become practical dictator 10y
the sheer influence of wealth alone.
Venice. founded by refugees, arose
TO be the proud mistress of the Mcli-
!. trrrcan and the queen of commerce. y
Golden Book vas kept in the halls OF
the Ho@cS, within which was enrolled
s the names of those deserving men
who. by their deelS in battle or by
their proficiency in the arts and sci
cnccs. reflected great h0norS and be-
slowed substantial advantages upon
) the state. A stairway, known As tic
{ Golden staircase. led to the l-egi>la-
tive Halls. None could ascend by
this IaS>age except those whose
& Book. 70 be thus enrolled, TO have
4 the proud privilege Of ascending To the
Supremc Council Chamber by this
highly honorcd passage became the
chief ambition of her noble SonS.
When, however. degenerate habits par
alvZed the virtues OF the people. when
this coveted honor could he pnJchGScl,
ten, as unworthy men assembled the
4 stairway, the power, h~nor and glory
Ot that State went down.
From these examples. then, we learn
the fact to be that the undue accumu-
I lation of wealth in the hands of Il few,
hcgetling a sinful and luxurious taste
in the minds of the masses, has been
the rock upon which ships Of state Is
proud and powerful as our own have
stranded and gone down. The que>-
lions, then, for us to consider are Sini-
ply these: Are orr liberties threat
encd by any similar causes Is il true
that We have monetary deSpotS arising.
among us Is love of luxury among
nnr people begetiing sinful attempts 10
accumulate wealth, thus undetermin-
ing public virtue? IT 50. do we not,
~ the guardians of liberty, owe it to
ourselves to take Intelligent and united
action. and. by timely legislation, curb
and restrict this tendency ? Be>poti>in
mind with the crown and scepter. Ii
Is none the less powerful. however
] Mhen IN lieu of the crown II possesses
the com, and in lieu of the scepter il
4 Uses the seal of a corporation.
Let no consideration Of benefit Ia
self or family restrain your free and
honest action.
II may be true that YOU can, by COW
crinS to the dic;ation of wealth. find
greater ease at present for yourselves
and families, but charge You renIem
per that the price You ray for these
injuries is II surrender of your man
hood, the ripeniug of a bitter harvest
toi rosterity, and the eventual loss oi
liberty TO all.
Are you not prepared to suffer lit
Tie to preserve what our fathers under
went So much 20 gain Had they rea-
Soned in this manner. no bloody foot
prints of freedmen would have stained
the freezing SHOWS of Valley Forge;
that patriotic army need only to have
checred for King Gcorgeto have haSked
IN his smiles, and remained with their
iaihiiies in security, SURROUNDED hy
plenty, and protec.ed by tie very bay
nnots that subsequently sought their
threats
Ee>pect for the Il flering views Of my
auditors prevents my proceeding far
'iler with this train of thought, except
10 add, let no man shrink from his po-
Iltlcal duty from the encouragement oi
me thought that he is pnwerlc>s To do
much. Mountains are made of al oins
ihe mighty ocean is but an aggregation
~ drops; the smallest pebble, cast into
'he broadesi stream, creates rip