Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-17
THE OLD REBEL YELL FROM TEE
EDGES OF TIE CR0WD.
4 Nsmb~r Of stirring spesehes-
The larson Delegatisa -Rsugh
Remarks On the =. Reform.
er."-Gsid Hill stands
In ~ lsunl.

The Democracy must have hal the blues
OF Saturday night in Virginia. Such an
other lively gathering Of the people
has seldom been seen. From the
stand. erected ON c street. q little TO the
south Of Onion, ihe living mass stretched
on zach side for nearly the distance Of .
block. Bonires were blazing To the north
and south and the balconies an the west OF
the street. opposite the stand, were crowded
with ladies AMI gentlemen. The street
wss literally packed.
Carson sent 4 larg. delegation. among
which were many % the prominent cit.
izens u that city. The Hayes n
Wheeler Club was headed by Marshals A.
Mojer aud &. \. Mott. Al the head Of the
column a transparency WAS carried with
the words "Ornisby county good for
$50 majority for Hayes aud Wheeler"
well bcat yer Tilden: Hayes has a good
Wheeler"
Gold Hin was also we'll represented. the
Republicans Of this place standing in rs
usual.
About = o'clock the meeting was called
to order by John Lambert. who nomin-
aie,i II. u. Addison for Chairman, and he
was at once elected. Mr.. Adkison said
that the meeting had been called for the
purpose ~ indorsing the nominations OF
Have. anL Wheeler for President and
Vice President of the United States. aud
he was satisfied that they would be elected
by the people A. the other nominees of the
Republican party had been fof the past
ifisen YEARS. The gentleman wound up .
good little speech on the political situation
by nominating william u. Hickok for
Secretary % the meeting. Mr.. Hiekok
was elected and Mr.. Adkison introduced
Hon. a. L. De Lssx.
Who spoke At leugth. During the speak
er's remarks. and throughout the whole
evening il was evident thai the Democracy
hal not forgotten their old tricks. From
tim. to time the orators were interrupted
by imIertineni. and sometimes insulting.
remarks. On the edge of the great crowd
a voice would nov and again cry for cheers
for Tilien ani Hendricks, which were
never given by even half a dozen patriots.
II will H. remembered thai at tho recent
Democratic meeting no parallel imperti.
nenc,s were offered BY Republicans. III
there had been. heals would have been
broken, ~ course. Republican mas meet
inss are always gool-humored assemblages.
hnNeyer. .a1 the Democratic diversions
mentioned were Invariably received with
silence or laughter.
Mr.. Dc Long began by stating hat he
hal been confined Ia his bed all day by
sickness, hut he considered IL the duty al
ever, true American citizen Ia contribute
his presence. II possible. 10 grand Jubllees
lie the present one. and he hal made .
sncre-sml effort to conquer his illness Tor
an hour or two. There Is. said Mr.. DE
Long. always an element In American
%noliiics who hurrah for anything. There
i another class ~ men who follow the
creed u their fathers. whatever u may
have lsep, aud know no change. IL o
lie u.ele-. 10 talk ~ these. Between these
l. the large mass ~ intelligent ciuzeis
who appreciate Tho responsibility OF pos
-e..ing IA. ballot, anil Who reason before
the, .Oie. To these men u" aiiro-seu
himself.
There /. one question above all others OF
Importance Ia the w~orkInginen OF the
country-th. Chinese question. On the
Pacific coast all are agreed upon the eNii
~ further immigration except a lev capt.
tali.t.. The stand taken by the rs-pec..
tive parties upon this problem Is To US OF
the w.st of the first Importance. The
Republican Convention NJ Cincinnati rec
ogi,izing the claims % the Pacific coast
and SEEING the danger by which the whole
country /. Threatened. inserted an anti
Chlnc.e plank In their platform aud re-
solved nl, a. investigation. The Demo.
cra,s psps,,-l thai u was . live issue aud
nut IN An anti hinese plank IN their plat.
form too, making u more ~ptonounced u
no..ible than the other. aud LAYING the
blame ~ the present Mongoiiah blight 10
Bnrliugam. shL the Republican aiminls-
tn,ion under which 10. served. The
Demoerat. would thus ,nieaSor ~ make
,b. cnnutry believe that ihe Republicans
are responsible for the pr--"ne. III the
me-. ia the United states. MI. pe Long
then showed that IA. iif.t treaty With
china ua- n,s.ie by Caleb Cushing. under
the Democratic President Polk. Under
the Iuriingam. ir.aty. NO Cbinamah can
t.-roms a citizen ~ this nation. but under
Cu.hing's treaty he conid, ami also under
the treaty eoniirm~l by the Democratic
DncLanan. No Democrat dared to discuss
the B~urlingame TREATY, aud compare u
vI,h those made With China when his
par,, .as ia power. NJ. belong read
hath trea,.s-. aud his comparisons 10 the
advantage u tina: 0f B~urlingame over
Cu.hing's were received With applause.
The SPEAKER next took up the question OF
,.form and scored those Democrats In are
fn,,xer bowling for II with falsity In their
,oncmss and hearts. lie hal no wish TO
..r.eu any n-eaI ia the Republican ranks
AMI wanted fairpes.. hui No demagouery.
lie would Ioin with any msa Ia etecrating
R.lknap aud Colfax or any VI their nnclean
lInL All III. fellows who never took a
hani 4. the war b. save the country were
houling nov fnr reform. What the deuce
were The, doing during that war which the
Republican party cPrriei 10 4 sns'essIui
i-si,ey There was Tilien. the molern re-
former. What of him. lie has more
.rotism than one or TIVE men la virginia
City. aud that l. enough Ia supply the
whole country. He slapped himself upon
the breast when the news VI his nominal
tion Was conveyed Ia him and announced
llul~sit - " 'hAs pun as@'
try. lie might have let somebody else say
that Tor HIN. lie claims to he the model
man ~ the uni,el States. Yet he WAS for
fifteen years ia Tamlssuy. Vas he a re-
fnrmer them Did h. nvt saieh the vii
lnic. 20 Tweed without coDcern snd
only Jumped when the Pile VA. crumbling
beneath his feetf lie turned against his
lifelong friend aud made a name for aim
s,lf a. a rrformeI. Give 1ilien credit for
What h. has done since be- was 4 prominent
ami influential member u the iniquitous
Tu.Nl Ring. ia. commop herd of which
w.. firing houses aud numbering men IN
New York civ. I have no objection Ia
y,,ing him that honor. but I feel more In
slipoi 10 give credit IN the blg rascal who
.,o.J n ont 10 the last. When riot Was
rampant ia The streets 81 New iorA anu
soldier. hal 10 b. called HON the front To
ou.ll rebellion ia the shief 81! VI The
Sorth, Nber. ~as Tilden, the r.formert
Mr.. he Long next addressed himself to
the subject % the pgblic schools. He held
that IA. safety of the repEhlif rests upon
he intelligence % the people. aud Va long
a. enr Nation rested up,n that foundation
n would ~ Impossible for Designing men
10 misleai the people. aud 10 long val
he, remain true 10 The Iepubliean party.
.ehool system shoahl IT, Kept fr~ from
..etariau influence either Protestant ~
Catholic. Keep the schools inyiolaie from
ms,llling theological hanls VI all creei-.
Mr.. DE Long read the plank an me hrpunI,