Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-17

the public schools was needed, tCtsers.
That was the most important reform
needed to-day.
4! Voice Reform commences in the
school house.
Mr.. De Long-Ycs, sir. There's q man
with 4 head as level Us a brick. Laugh
teri
In regard TO the noise which the Demo-
Gratis are making about the giving away Of
the public lands, Mr.. DE Long said that
the second man on the Democratic ticket,
Hendricks, had never in his life made q
speech or sounded . note Of alarm against
land-grabbing. Now he walks upon q plat
form opposed TO the system.
Recurring to the Chinese question, Mr..
De Long pointed out that the Democrats.
even II snccessful at the coming election.
would be powerless TO do anything to
change the treaty between the United
States and China. The President IL pow
erless to make q treaty and 90 10 the lower
House. II lies with the Senate, and all
that the House Of Representatives or the
President can 10 Is to request or recon-
mend. In spite Of everything the Senate
will he Republican for four years to come.
Would II moi, be better, therefore, II We
wish to get rid Of the Chinese 10 keep the
Republicans In power in all branches Of
the Government IL there not q better
chance Of bringing about u desire by
having the two branches Of the Govern
ment-the Executive and Legislative
working together than to have them pull
ling in opposite waysp
The GOODNESS Of the 4 .Confederates and
their Northern allies. In asking to be given
the reins OF Government. Mr.. De Long
illustrated thus: Suppose ! had two men
working for me. and while absent from
home n Of them set fire 10 my dwelling
M burned 10 down. Notwithstanding the
efforts Of the other 10 save IL. The cost OF
rebuilding would make my purse low.
When I returned. suppose the chap who
destroyed my home should come 10 me
and say (: Charley. l wish you would dis
charge that other fellow I; the expenses are
80 great" should l not be justified In
saying: "You scoundrel. don't l know
very well that IL you had not burned my
house l should not now be hard npt'
Don't YOU think. fellow citizens. that II |
wanted Ia put q man In charge OF my
| premises again I should DO likely TO choose
y. - a. -
sa'e ~. pivpsiHi nAane' u".a III =, w.. W.
~" rnioa ~ y, 80 no iipr.h,.r
MmSIaa - iii rnnsinr an
- a. r.. -, =, s,n,.o,, ths Re,,,b-
icsn nomin.s. .na c,liedfor three cheers
To- ~. .nJ whssIsr which were yiyen
r,,h .wiu
~ nav, ,,..lsr i,,,o.,u..J was
Ceteaei =. IL. rsy'er'
| Who devoted himself To q lawyer-like
.~,.lvsi. az ,hs plstform, az the two mar.
:. r. -,
"es' NJ '"oA '"e" up P'A". P.A"A'
aud ELECTED the most enthusiastic applause
| by his shrewd d~iscernment Of the weak and
false In the pretentious utterances Of the
st. Louis Convention. Z" Were the two
| platforms" said the Colonel. 'to lie sub
mitted to . person Of superior intelligence.
with no interest In American politics. there
is not the shadow OF a doubt that he would
declare the Cincinnati platform TO lie q
| clear statement Of principles and That OF
| ~. Louis little better than = turgid
stump speech." The manner IN which the
| platforms treat 20 the money question Is =
fair point for comparison. The Republi-
can document declares 1t our duty a. an
honorable nation to redeem our bonds
with coin. Not ~ the Democratic. In the
latter there IL haze and uncertainty. Its
financial plank il 80 fixed that soft and
hard money men may sit upon II side by
side without mnling the nap OF their
brooches. aud each ran persuade himself
that he has Q sure thing. The Democrats
don't 60 into the fight with principles upon