Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-13
sam TiIden's Cheek.

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said: Everybody knows that after the
recent election the men who were elected
by the people President and Vice President
Of the United Statos were counted out and
the men who were not elected were counted
In and seated. I disclaim any thought OF
personal wrong involved In this transtc-
ton ; not by ANY act OF word Of mine
shall that DO dwarfed or degraded into .
personal grievance which Ia In truth tho
greatest wrong that has stained our ma
tional annals. To every man Of the four
and q quarter millions WHO are dsfrauded
Of the fruits Of their elective fran
chiss IL il as great . wrong ~
Il IA TO me. and no less to
every man Of the minority will tho ulti-
mate consel uences extend. The evils In
| tho Government grow by tneeess aud by
impurity. aud 10 they do not srreat their
| own progress they can never u limited
except by external forces. III the Hien IN
possession Of the government can in one
instance maintain themselves In power
against an adverse decision at the cleo
| fiona such an example will DO initiated.
formulation exists always, and devices Ia
/ give color Of Law, and false prttenses Oa
| which 10 found fraudulent decisions. will
| moi be wanting, and tho wrong will grow
into p~rsctico II condoned. In the worlds
history changes In the aicc7ssion OF gov.
| erninents have usually bt tic result oi
| fraud or force, II has b,n our faith and
IL .ll..L. q mazda nj
,~,eaceful chang. 1, H. xo.ked tut 10y
liz agency a., ,be ballot bnx. The lues-
,io, /. unw shelter uur elective system In
n. snhs,.nc,. a. vcll a. lie form, IL a. be
m.iniaineIy Til. il the question of ques.
,ions anil until n 4, nnallv settled there
can lo mn ~nolitic. founded on inferior
one.tions 81 administrative questions Of
%rolicy. II involves the fundamental rights
| Of people il involves tbs elective princi-
ule: n involves the whole system Of pop
| Mar government The people must siy-
nsIlv condemn the great wrong which has
IN J.nc 10. them T: tl,ay must strip the
.,.mni. 81 cycrythinr that can attract the
,,niaa,ors. ,lsv must rSuse a prosperous
,n.,a'oin' "s,rnn ,rhi. n mai ali. The
'nn"ha N, so, T.. Ill. ,n ,yust tho authors
pSsv aronc 10 lewis rcme,ii, :, lint when those
who condemn tho wrong shall hay. power
they must devise measures which shail
render q repetition OF the wrong forever
impossible. IL my voice c"nii irarn
throughout our country aiid be hoari W
its rcmote~t hamlet ] wonll say: he oi
| good cheer: the republic will live; the IN
situations Of our fathers arr not 10 expire
In shame: IN. sovereignty of the people
sh,II be rescued from this peril" An
established anil successful wrong never
appcars 80 triumphantly as ~ the very
eve Of its fall. Seven years ago a corrupt
dynasty eliminated in its power over III.
million of people vii" live ~ tue riiy ~
New York. II hal conquered "r bribei or
battered aud won almost s~seryDouy inio
acquie-rencc. IL appeared to he ih'ih'i'
ble. A year or two later is mrhibers wrir
In ~penitentiaries or IT, exile history
abounds In similar examples. W must
believe In the right and In the lntnre. \
great and noble nation viii not sever us
political from Us moral ne. .,,
II. jcmsn,s for iI,e honor. said
n. would not Ii.tuib tI,- pleasure 81 the
occasion by undertaking 10 recount th.
means Whereby the vail AMI luusntn. y,
,he peop'o Ts,s pi..,i. anJ Ws.L.
uee,ai'" W w., - ..,,, I,c,ory "a tbe
IN" ,scanse th.y v,rr moi trns. Even