The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-17
THE poLlTICAL aIEETINu LASy
NIGHT.

VI S"'Nu' nc were unfortunately pre-
vented from being present -! the oper-
ing, and arrived at the Cuurt-houBe only
in tirIo to Rear little more than the per-
Grafton. The Captain (by Hrsyot) Is nh
impassiomcd speaker, easy vi gcs!u.r,
with yOico full anl souoroui, filing
the entire huil1ing Gnd extending y
goodiy distance into the outer darkness.
The address was we'll delivered, bu.
like all the Republican speeches and
arguments, whether written or dgliy.
cred, for the space OF scTc.al years,
partoo'; so largely of the sprcad-ca:le
that had it not been for tie arctic
breeze mcGmdcring down tie bacl; of
our meek, VIC might have been dglrtpd
into tho bLlicf that We were lislcEin- to
II Fourth oi July Grafton but the speaker
did occasionally descend from his lofty
perch, and, wrapping the glorious bird
III the more glorious nag, proceeded 10
show that the negroes Of the South ont.
numbered tho whites, three or four 10
one; that the said colorcd Persons Gre
ell naturally Republicans; that the inter
ference Of Federal troops in those States
Ii nn absolute necessity in order 10 pre-
vent them from going Democratic. i
| few more "FIcclaitu' ; banks" ic-c:!igr
with another horde OF thieyinn Garnet
hagSera, cUc! ~ Moses, Amca 4 Co.
julirioaSly scattered about that ba.dey-
lied country, and we doubt If even Fed
cral bayoncts could stem the Demo.
cratic tide. Tho truth is the colorcd
folks have discovered That their real
friends arc not always those who MAKE
the loudcst prCscstA:ioTs. Bat our
tirndr the Captain, in abiding to GIr.
Hidden. made one admission, so rare in
Republican orators nov, that wo feel
deeply grateful IL him fIr it. lie all
l!i!tci that although the Democratic
nominee w@s al awful political villIin,
that he (ihe speaker did hot believe lac
had ever stolen horses or robbed n Crave
yard. Ihc Captain was. however, anx-
ions for peace; bTt that cCssel Con
fcderato" House was SO determined 10
Interfere with the pet achcmcs of This
immaculate Administration by cutting
down monsicous appropriations 'ior
political cnpit"l," that the milk OF hi.
ln"n kindness, just ready to overflow,
wn' frozen ut the fountain. aud the
good Captain could not refinin from Civ
ing the ''rcbc!-HcCcs9ion- Confederate
Democrats' a party prod. The action
OF that "C0n:ctlcrate" House in saving
80 "0o,U0O to this people Icy nnsc.'ing
"inrcnro ctlicra; dispensing with whole
Er'ny u useless clerks and hancurs.cn.
and reducing appropriations to such nn
extent that pets Of the Departments can
10 lor2vr become miIiionni.cs, YVES ag-
gTavnting, Ill trnc, bu; thea tao pcnplc
demanded Il, mn'l wha. could tao Con
icdCrA.e" iouas do?
But honestly, We li.:o - l.rnr lilo
Captain crate. lIiS enthusiastic aiyu-
cncy of the American eagle does honor
{" his taste, and We duTbt not that when
ain death he" laid low, with HI, back
to til" iirId aud his fee. to the Toe, that
snme htar-arangl"l banner in triumph
will ware o'cT tho la4l ut tho free and
Our here's green grara.
IEGoo.t'.--Dr. !. j. Ncigs returned
from his trip I" The great Centennial
show At Philadelphia yrs.criny morn.
Ing. Doc. says tho no. weather cart
has no, yet entirely subsiGcd, the thor
inomct"r standing at hundred in IN.
"hndc. ~. /. Michel, George Mcigs
and Denny U'IInrra caino down from
Tie Wclld, yesterday morning C. II.
Shepherd, John Lander and Gaortu
Nenahrw, wore in town from Sun:L
Fork, yesterday. Our old Mound Val
ley friend, Vim. Kennedy, was H. town,
on Sunday. Andrew Lauc AMI Can't.
ll"wlor Car!o in from Huntington Val
ley last evening. e. Billy Robinson.
formerly al tho Twin river ranch in
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