Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-31
MoRroS's TALK.

Not an old man. but . man ven NJ
vancsd in years; . man Who has ossh
stricken With paralysis and therefore
cannot stand without leaning upon his
canes; q man Who In the darkest hour
OF his eeuntry's peril. - Governor Of
Indiana. did yeouan's service Tor D
nation TO which hs owed allegiance; q
man who, in the halls Of Congress. has
fought the Democratic party for ysars.
and Who, when he raised his voice. has
always beaten Il; aman, In short. whom
the nation delights TO rsvsrsncs because
he Ii NOT only astsissman. bat . human
itarisa In every sense Of the word.
spoke TO the citizens Of Storey county
in Virginia last evening. He SAT in his
chair, % he sits In the Senate. with his
two eanss BY his side. and told TO the
audience which crammsd every inch Of
the hall the story Of the Republican
party. and-tas story Of the Dem
ocraiic party. The man vas Oliver r.
Morton. the famous var Governor oil
Indiana, and now the United States
Senator from that State.
Senator Morton's speech was not an
Grafton. There vas no striving after
effect. From the time when he began
10 was evident that his only object vas
to reason with his hearers In . calm.
quiet manpsr. No rhetorical effects
were introduced. and no bursts Of slo
qusues brought down the house. and
yet o. this veteran statesman made point
after point he was ~aPplandsd to the
very echo by the two thousand citizens
Who had assembled to hear him. On
the whole. the snthusiasin wss even
greater than 10 generally evolved By an
orator who struts about the stage.
swings his arms. and utters his rounded
sentences. prepared beforehand. in the
deepest Of bass tones.
Senator Morton does not deliver an
Grafton. He talks to you. He sits in
his chair and looks around upon his
dienes M a father might look upon his
children who are awaiting lessons Of
wisdom from tho parental lips. livery
man In the hall, v he looks upon this
Senator. feels that there IL much Of wis
dom to bs drawn from him. and no man
In the hall Ia disappointed. The mo-
ment Afr. Morton begins TO speak. the
att-ntion Of his hearers 10 assured. He
talks to them in = pleasant, familiar
way. He says to them. in effect. ''coms
and let us reason tosethsr." and ~h-n
Oliver p. Morton reasons. his arsu-
ments are Of such q conclusive nature
that no man Of ordinary sense AN TAIL
to see and appreciate their force. Such
10 the man. Who. sitting 10 his chair.
last night. talked to our citizens OF the
issues Of the day.
OF the talk itself. what can b aaid ?
Tho citizen who failed TO hear Il has
missed an opportunity which may not
again be presented to him In q lifetime.
His Arguments were Of q nature to eon
vince the most ardent Democrat Of his
folly. and 10 strengthen the faith OF the
wsaksst Of Republicans. And be simply
argued. There was no v~ituperation : no
arraisning Of the Democratic party As an
organization Of scoundrsls. He might
well have done this. for no man knows
better the leaders Of that party than
Oliver T. Morton. hut he addressed
himself to the reason Of his hearers. and
never IN one instance appealed 10 their
passions. Our Democratic friends OBJ
jeet to our waving the bloody shirt"
They cannot charge Governor Morton
With waving Il Last evening. The main
thing for them to do nov Ia to answer
his mastery arguments in favor OF the
continuation OF Republican rule in this
country.
The talk lest night vas The grandsss
campaign document ever issued in Ne
vada. Let Democrats and Republicans
alike read and consider IL: and alter
reading Ii. u any man can eonseisn.
tiously vote for Samuel J. Tilden. let
him do it. But ~ doubt IL any man
who saw Senator Morton last night. and
heard the inspired words Of wisdom q.
they dropped from his lips. will hesitate
one moment in making his choice be-
tween Samuel ]. Tilden and Rutherford
b. Hayes.
THE BATTLEFRONT STATE.