The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-11-05
WEEKLY ELKO INDEPENDENT.
SUNDAY $50 Enty z. :l,rll,! 8, 1870.
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The Political aneaklng last N,rnt.

The Political shcakIllE hast Night.
Hon. WIN. Woodburn and Robert
Lindsey delivered political addresses
from Republican, stand. point at the
Court House, last night, and were
greeted by full attendance of both
ladies' and gentlemen. Dir. Woodburu
is ono of thei npost enthusiastic advo.
Gates Of a weak and failing cause that II
has been our pleasure to listen to during
the campaign: TIE: sutIiife assurance
with which he distorts facts, and tho
nlroitncss manifested Ill pursuing a line
Of drgdmeht just FAR enough to present
favorable showing for tho Republican,
cause. and aStiding tho danger Of fol-
lowing the same TO its logical conclusion,
Is only equalea by his powers Of physi-
cal endurspeo; / The gentleman. con-
Bamed ivy and ne.hnli hours in tho
discussion Of the Silver, Chinese and
Confederate House questions, but like a
large majority OF Republican orators,
devoted by tqT the larger, portion OF. his
time aid cloIuenco 10 n consideration
81 tile latter proposition, probably be-
cause it is first, soothing and genial
subject, lnttering to the Republican
heart; second, that il offers the widest
Held for the display Of ambitious cio-
Iucnco andTmodern: demaGoSnory, and
last, but not least, because its existonco
has no foundation in fnct, but Is one Of
those heated croallons Of brain male
morbidly melancholy and niorose by the
continued contemplation OF Republican
misrule, Without tho, moral courage1o
denOunco It. A nervous. energetic man
like Mr.. WoolGorn, with thorough
insight to tho villiunies Of the Ropnbli-,
can leaders, acquired through the past
two years, must denounceI somebody, or
burst, aud where could lie find n better
abused body against whom to hnrl his
invectivc, than The "COnitdern,e
H. .se ?" In considering the nc
ton Of that House in appointing its
snborlina;es the speaker dwclt
with emphasis upon wLnt he
terms its disloynlly IN displacing
Union and replacing confederate
soldiers. Now. the fact Is, nothing of
that character WIS done, and had We
the time and SpacG-which VIC shnll
have hcrenfter-wc would prove it froIp
the very record TO which tho gentleman
referred, for these records are a. acccs.
siblc to others as to congressman, anil
though not delivered from tho stump,
will probably prove qnite ns effective.
In relation 10 Senator Jones position
TN tho silver question, We ,lcny, aud
tan prove--alsoDy the rccord-ihat the
Republican party is not in accord with
him, aud that the Democratic party il.
II touching upon the Resumption
Act AMI tho proposition for its repeal,
the speaker pretended 10 draw n parallel
vase which he knew very well WAS no
parallel unless carried tn its legitimate
result. To do this. at the timc ho gave
his uoto--RS net forth in his illustrn-.
tiUm--ho should 10 deeply Involved in
debt. aud after setting the day for pay
ment, should indulge III cntrnYagaucG
nnd rioiuus living, consuming each
year mpTa than tho amount IT his year
ly income, Hnd when the day Of .Glcnp-
ton finally arrived, In order to raise tho
funds with which to discharge that
liability, call in largo lot Of nOn.inter-
rst bearing notes which, he Ind out
standing and might so remain until
his finances were recuperated-Nnl in
their stead givd longer notes, bearing in.
forest. In such financial cmbnrassnicnts
there Is but ono way out, II sure aud
safe oil, and Mr.. Tiidcn, in his plain,
blunt. practical way. has sumed'i i. up in
ono word--relrcnchi 1.-Two within Your
mc..ns. and financial .ernbarrassnents
will not hnrrass you. *.
Wo regret that We could not remain to
listen to Mr.. Lindsey, but We shall
probably have an opportunity SO TO do,
before the close OF The campaign.