Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-21
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The unterrlled OF STOREY Vouuty noia
n meeting in National Guard Hall. vir-
GINA. last Saturday night. Col. Ellis
opened the ball and consumed two NOR.
tai hours In tn, delivery OF what we are
compelled by courtesy to call a speech.
The burden Of 1t was that he. Ellis. had
twice run for Congress on the Demo-
cratic ticket. and twice been elected to
stay ut home. As every person within
hearing OF his thick voice was perfectly
aware Of this isct-which. by the way.
reflects untounded credit on the State OF
Nsvada-Mr. Ellis did not succeed in in
spring tina, degree OF enthusiasm which
he seemed to expect. AT length. to the
great relief OF the weary audience. he
chaksd himself of. aud gave way to A.
NJ. Hillhouse Of Eureka. the gentleman
who Is vain enough TO imagine that he
4. about to succeed Hon. John Z. Jones
In the Senate OF the United States. Mr.
Hillhouss had como prepared to make a
Ion, speech. but Ellis had bored the un-
terrified too long by his vapid mouth
inss. and Hillhouse. recognizing the sit
uaiion. governed himself accordingly
lie devoted some i've minutes to an on
slaueht on Senator Jones. which was
made doubly ridiculous by the apparent
earnes,ness OF the speakers manner.
and then subsidized.
Tho awful crime which was charged
by Mr.. Hillhouse against the statesman
whose seat in the Senate he covets. was
that he has done more for the State OF
Nevada in six years than all the Senators
who preceded him 10 tho aggregate terms
Of their united service. Mr.. ii. did not
express the idea in exactly these words,
but We have translated his charge as II
will be understood AID appreciated by
the citizens Of Nevada. Here is what
Mr.. Hillhouse said. in his own words.
which were intended. We presume. to be
very sarcastic:
"John Z. Jones bought the State OF
Nevada. and has served you for a period
OF six years. What has he done for you
in these six years. He has made ons
speech on the Silver bill. 4 speech which
any ordinary lawyer could have written
in q day.
We have no desire to comment at this
time on the remark that the State OF
Nevada was purchased by Senator Jones.
We shall refer 4 that hereafter: but we
cannot help rejecting that Mr.. Hill
house paid a rather doubtful compli-
ment to the audience whose votes be was
asking. since IL anybody was bought
by Senator Jones. IL was just these
men, these pure and unde filed Demo
Gratis. He had no need to purchase
Republican votes. But the point which
wo wish to make is. that John p. Jones.
by devo,ing six years to the a great
work OF silver demonstration. did his
whole duty to the people OF the State OF
Nevada; that had he devoted less time.
or less careful aud conscientious study
TO the subject. he would have failed OF
even getting the partial measure OF re-
lief which he secured; and that the fact
that he did spend six years to ac-
complish somstllag. is tho very best
reason why he should DO re. selected. to
bring to q successful issue the gigantic
work which he has but just begun.
Mr.. Hiilhouss. in thus seeking to un-
derrate the work involved in preparing
public sentiment to rsvolutionize the
financial system OF a government. is
evidently depending largely upon 4 con-
idonce in the ignorance Of the Demo-
Gratis whom he addresses. upon the sub
ject which he discusses. We are char.
liable enough to believe that he knows
that in the hands OF q less thorough
student. or less able statesman than
Senator Jones. six years would have
been too brief a time to have aecom.
plishsd anything. Our Senator has
been lighting the cord during
these six years. He began the
contest. single-handsd and alone.
Aggregated capital" against which
Mr.. Hillhouse rails so persistently. was
arrayed against Mr.. Jones, and to beat
IL down aud secure the rights Of the
poverty. stricken masses. he had but his
" master mind. and his determine
ton 10 succeed. Point Us TO q single
man in the history Of this nation who
hss thus met an enemy Of this kisd. a
Jones has done. and brought 1t to his
feet in the short time OF six years, and
we will show you q hero whom the
nation will honor so long as history re-
mains to embalm his name.
Mr.. Hillhouse was guilty OF unpar-
donable demagoguery In striving TO make
IL appear that the silver speech OF Sen
ator Jones. was the only record OF his
Official life. Tha, speech was simply
the elimination Of the labors Of his
Senatorial term. II was a crystalliza-
ton OF the facts and figures. which II
had taken years, and the expenditure Of
a private fortune to eollate. The sta
tistics OF every nation in the world we're
ransacked and brought to Washington.
and there made to do duty in the grand
work Of revolutionizing a financial sys-
ten which was crushing the debtor class,
and which had behind it to prop ii up.
the support OF nearly the entire civil
lied world. The report Of the Silver
Commission. Of which our Senator was
Chairman, embraces two volumes OF
500 pages each. 1t required months to
Gather the material. and months more.
TO put /. into proper and effective form.
And vet this report was but a prepar-