Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-09
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SAx FnAScrsco. September 9.-The
most impressive and magnificent dem.
o~pstraiion which has been seon here for
some years was held last night ut Union
Hall. in honor Of the memory Of WIN.
G. Ralston. The seats were all taken
In the hall. and u was literally packed
with people. 20 that many Thousands
were unable to got inside. and large
meetings were organized In the streets.
II is estimated that from fifteen TO
twenty thousand people were In attend.
ance. II was eminsntly . citizens meet.
ing, and wa composed Of the orderly
and law.abiding people Of San Fran.
cisco.
George ". Smiley, the broker. prssid.
ID, assisted BY o large number Of Vice
Presidents. After . prayer by Rev. Mr..
Plat, Col. Barnes was introduced. and
delivered an eloquent and fervid eulogy
upon the deceased banker. denying In
the most positive terms the base slan-
dsrs which have boen hsaped upon his
memory. He denied most positively
any dishonorsbls connection with the
various enterprises n charged In the
Bulsiia on the evening Of Mr.. Ralston's
funeral. charactsrixing those assertions
as unmitigated falsshoods. He contra
dicted In positive terms the charge OF an
over issue OF Bank Of California stock,
and stated that the estate Of Mr.. Ralston
would pay every dollar hs owed the
Bank. Col. Barnes was frequently In.
terruptsd with applause. particularly in
the scathing d%snuncation which hs In
dulged In towards the slandsrsrs Of Mr..
Ralston.
Thomas Fitch then came forward.
amidst enthusiastic applause. His ef-
fort was the most eloquent and telling
he ever made In his life. For half
an hour be held the packed Thousands
spell.bound BY his fsrvid and glowing
sulogium, alternate with the most scath.
ing and whitening dsnunciation. Said
he: "a star has been dimmsd by the
t~irslsss spatter Of the alums. The King
OF all tho animals has been slain BY the
leper Of all the reptiles. For twenty
years the Ban Francisco B,dlstin has
crouchsd like . bloodlsss frog on . stone.
gloating and croaking In the face Of
nature. II has traduosd the living and
DETAINED tbs dead. Il has never advo-
Gated a measure OF utility. II has never
developed an industry; II has n aid.
ed q charity; Il has never encouraged .
public work; Il has never put bread into
q mans mouth OF hope into q woman's
heart" These are specimens Of some
Of Mr.. Fitch's snaihsmss, and the more
scathing they were. the more uprosri.
ously they were received BY the audi.
sncs. At The close Of Mr.. Fitch's
speech. tho resolutions were read and
unanimously passed. the last two Of
which were - follows.
Resolved. That the coarse. brutal and
unjushAabls attacks Of the daily ESs-
ming Bulstin and the daily Morning Col
upon the personal character Of Mr..
Ralston, which did not oeass even while
his remains were being followed 70 the
grave BY his gTisf-striken family and
friends, merits the ssvsrest csnsurs, and
we dsnounce the courss Of both jour.
malls o. being In violation Of decsncy.
Their assertions We brand ~ infamous
libels upon the dead, and Va declare
that the perpetrators Of them have dis
graced civilization and humanity every.
where.
Resolved, That with . calm, though
profound conviction Of the deep import
ancs OF our action, We recommend and
urge upon our fellow citixsns from this
time TO withdraw their advertising pat
ronage from, cease their subscription
TO, and no longer sustain Of encourage
neither the Daily Evening Bslktix or
Daily Morning Coll, and BY all lawful
means 70 convince The world that the
people OF this city and State are pos
sesssd Of the instincts Of honor and the
exterior decsncies OF civilized life"
Al the stands outside the hall speeches
we're made BY Henry +. Williams, DR..
shorb, z. N. Duprsy, p. Donohus and
NJ. D. Boruck.
The meeting adjourned In perfect
good order. The Balain and Cal Oh.
COS were guarded last night until . late
hour BY armed police, and the of,css
ressmbled arsenals.
There was evidently an expectation
that the people would take the law into
their own hands. but nothing Of the
kind occurred. Il 10 reported that the
two papers referred 70 are losing sub.
scibsn very rapidly.
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