The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-07-06

American eagle to such a lofty altitude
that all other fowls-ipcludiug Peli-
cans-have been compelled to take
back seat. notwithstanding this, We
should like to see the noble American
bird perched upon the summit of thu.
Rocky Mountains, his tan spreading
over the north British possessions, his
beak holding fast to the northern
boundary of Texas, with one eve Oh
Mexico, his wings spread over the
Atlani; and Pacific, gathering the
peanuts of continents under his pro-
tectivs pinions. We propose, how
ever, on this occasion TO give the noble
and venerated bird a rest; and shall
endeavor to show you, fellow citizens.
on this centen',i'.i year, aud in view of
the coming pontical contest that will
be OF more than ordinary importance to
tue people of these u lifted States, why
you shonld desert the demoralzed
rants of the Democratic aud Republi-
c'-n parties. who nre how struggling
for political supremacy, and give your
entire amount OF cash in support of the
Iuds pendent Pelicans. 1t is very
propable that we should not have
entered into this campaign had 1t no i.
become evident to the shrewd noliti
elan that the Changers were hoe lug
and Smelling around for an opportuni-
ty to be gobbled MP by political STRAIT
igem. 1t seems also to have trans
pired that the Good Templars are Oh
tap for any leak that may occur in their
ranks; consequently we have un-
sheathed the political sword, and pro.
| pose to fight the battle on the com
mepdable principal that the longest
| bank bill knocks tne Pelicaus And,
while we brush away the cobwebs that
have surrounded our party for untold
| ages, We come before you representing
principles fresh from the people; pin
| ciples that sbonid secure the earnest
! consideration Of all lovers of good gov
ernment; principles that fully recos-
nize thu fact
That in every Pelican there burns an
active fame
The love OF whisky or the dread
Happy were men if they would
only try,
Take lager straight instead of
crooked rye.
Yet they are principles that have made
+, themselves felt in all ages of the world 5
! history, and have outlived the rise aud
fall of Empires. Principles that were
gray with age long before the corner
stones of the pyramids Of Egypt were
laid. Trace history back to the re-
hottest periods; to time before ideas
were represented by characters; nay.
hey You'd this, aud we find In the geo.
| logical qualifications of the earth foot.
prints of Pelicans in the rocks of ages.
| "a voice He must be DIM fool, HE.
thinks nobody never read nothing,
| hIc.) | have no hesitation in SAVING
that there We're many representatives, of
our party's principles in the time of
Moses. And during Joshua's admins
tration, when he appointed himself IA
committee of one of the lower House
to investigate Achan' 8 accounts, he
found crooked transactions in the SUNS
Of two hundred shekles in silver aud
fifty sheakles in gold. Mr.. Achan
would have been considered an honor.
able Pelican in the eighteenth century.
Coming down TO other periods before
the Christian Era aud We find in the
history of no other country such au
undercurreut of Pelieanism as We have
III the history of Romo. But be it
said, to the credit of our party, that
when the Roman Empire was
prosperous and the people happy the
Pelicans were hopelessly in thu
minority; yet, our numbers aud in,
fuence steadily aud surely increased
until time when Gracious was ap-
polluted Dictator, and while he was gu.