Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-29

- '" 80 49,
held in Virginia last night. There were
boniires ami the rest Of IL. and a crowd
satisfactory as regarded numbers. DR..
Dergstein MAS elected President. and d. Z.
Mccarthy. Secretary.
JrpoE GALLOWAY.
An old gentleman with more earncstness
than ideas. WAS the first speaker intro
duced. He shouted for reform. and con-
sidered II absurd that merely because the
Republican party had saved the country at
one time, that should weigh with the
people when its iniquities we're rsmem.
bered. The Judge made the extraordinary
statement that 20 far the Republican party
has paid but $500,000 upon the national
debt out Of all the millions Of taxes coll
lected. The Southern element" was the
pleasant way In which the speaker referred
TO the rebel armies, and he told q little
anecdote TO show that the :" Yankees had
not saved the country: When q battle
had been fought and won by the "South-
ern element" the victors went upon the
field. and found no Yankees there among
the dead and wounded. but only Irishmen,
Germans and other foreigners. (Cheers.)
After q long rzmble In the old Democratic
rut. the Judge capsizcd into his chair.
and
Iox , r.. ytIts roox ruy STAND.
80, pn,. -. ~ ,,,. a. A..
~ Z" WI
Confederate army. Is n Of those gentle
men who aiming at the reputation Of q
..uv.r,on,,.a. or.,or r...h.. o,,v the
nignt Q an h~ArAntu.r.
hespoAs 70. : nun more un ~ Al naosn,
anu nAiI anu All ,ne 'ucas w nns sp,,sa
migh' nave oeen si'shUshu si,'n .a.n,
great usai NOR enec'.n ne nsu M.
h'mssii 70 NV W. n.,S an =,
speeeh' u rePo,"u ~ iu", I. hn,
least . pagc = NAH W Wv, Nlss, eas
its substance ecu.u W. ~, IN IL ~
longer uhsh ones u anu WIN ~ ~.
vantage OF improving hne cieaI,ess y, W,
Grafton. for wen Minutes ths oolonei
besonght the people NOT 10 ailo" ue com.
ing election to 80 upon a merc senainen'
OF the past. This Was wlat 'he hcpup,
iican party desired. Inc pemovra.seouiu
not get their opponents" m,e' 'hem upon
the live ISSUES 81 the p,resen'.
Tilden, in his opinioh' han thc
Republican party. ny tue 'nr'a,
and II behooyed the Democracy not 70 iei
the Republicans g.t behind Tue smoke OF
old battles, which. be the colonel MAS
magnaniniously Willing !" 'orsr,. ~
work 81 the House oi Representative III
cutting down expenses Sso'Voo'Vop occn-
pied another quarter Of Nh hour. The
Democratic stealings OF the past were not
| what he wanted 10 hear of. he satd. That
was . dead Issue. Governor Tilden's
| crusade against the Canal and other rings
In New York. kept the Colonel going Tor n
good while longer. Then he got upon
personal matters and wearied every body
with his endless personal defence against
Mr.. DE Long and his heavy sarcasm At the
rua!T. 49, T,u,. .h-.iIsn...l NJ, m.
Long or n other Republican Ia mct
him publicly In a discussion OF the sill
yer question; As sample y, .ne p,',,,;
az .on1 NE H., ,wo,,y.avc minnte. 10
saw that from the time 81 Washington mp
IN 1874 the silver dollar had been o legal
| tender Tor ali amounts. Then . Republi.
can Coneress d~emonetized II and the Re-
publicsn marty hal since refused To restore
Il 10 N. former status. lie stated that
fye-.ixths Of the Democrats In Congress
hal heen In favor az remonetizing silver.
anil tbree-onarters Of the Republicans were
opposed ~ that measure. The Chinese
.nd school questions occupied the re-
maipder m the speaker's time. While ON
M. latter subject Colonel Ellis was bold
snouyh IN ssy tbat he knew Of no acct or