The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-10-27
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Night.
At the Republican meeting last night
ar. IL. ". Daeg,it Was irst introduced
to the audience AMI prcc-eaed to siate
that he generally stood pretty iirm ON his
pins, brt having just come from Eureka
he had there Inhaled more furnace
fumes than he could comfortably s,ani.
AMI consequently was not feeling very
well. anil Their. fore would not make IA
very long speech. lie then made TIE
surprising statement ihaI he was not u
Democrat and proceeded to make his
apologies for ;kai fact. Now the d. IN
ocrats in ihis ct;ni,aiSu have Gnu very
Important advantage, Which is that all
Of the r publican candidates IRE GU the
defensive aud the Democrats are on tho
aggressive. N;shels has to apologize
for bis vote OH the Bnliion Tax law and
lis pro Chinese editorials, the other
candidates for their differentiation with
the BopanZa people aud the Railroad
companie. aud Daggrtt has to make an
apology for not being a Democrat. The
excuse that Mr. Dasgs,t offered for not
being n Dcrlocr.: was that the Demo-
Gratis were in favor Of States Rights,
whoTans the Republicans were in favor
Of a strong central government with a
!aEge s;auainS ann; for the purpose Of
keeping in subj elton the laboring anil
other turbulent Glasses. lie then went
on 10 speak On various ether suhjr cts,
ami presently when i'e ann to refer to
tie Chinese question he sail that u
iess the knot cUuld te speedily united
with The fingers he was in favor cutting
1t with the swcrl." Now tho question
arises just hers VIII ut doss Mr.. Baggotr
mean by that expression? II cannot
be possible that lie, vino denouuces the
Democrats because he claims that their
principles lead to the destruction Of law
and order, is in favor "f the people rii-
ing Up, aud by n sorSe Q! aims driving
tie Chinese oui. and yet, il he DOS
not mean that. What does he mean?
There is m Inconsistency in the gentle
mans position on these questions tnat
is very glazing.
He taen wcnt or 20 safe that he was
q warm alSoc":o Of the Republican doe
trirc nt a high "I"l protective tariff,
saying tina; IN that way q direc. tax was
avoided AMI the burden of taxation was
thrown upon tho rich people who were
able to brar il. The gentleman is cor
:iiniE precumiug a great deal upon the
iSuorance Of tho p-UI le of this State
when lie thus assumes that they do not
kpoy that the Fundamental priuriule
o q protective tariff IL to prevent the
importation of such articles as are man
uiactursd in this country by fixing the
the tariff 80 high ms to exclude them
and in that way preventing any revenue
from being derived from them, and in
crcasinS ihsir costs to the consumers
for the benefit Of the manufacturers.
Those VII" heard Col. Ellis speech the
cti:er night will rccoll ct that j, was one
Of the arguments ha made III favor Of
Democratic principles that they were
opposed 10 the enactment Of all such
laws as the existing ;nriT law, which
has the direct effect Of impovorish.
ing the people for the
benefit o. the manufacturers or in
other words. il makes the rich richer
nEi I'll" poor poorer.
Mr.. Ddgs"t; iundc tho statement that
it was to the Il publicans and not to The
Democrats that the people OF Tins State
vii! have to look tor a complete remon.
citation Of silver. Nov every one
U that this i, an utterly rrealels
assertion and directly contrary tn facts.
An examination OF this vote on the Sill
Yer bil! in Congress reveals the fact that
the proportion OfDemocrIt, who sup.
ported the bill in the House OF Repre-.
scii;atiNes was greater by one.hnif than
that of the Republicans, and that there
was nearly as great n preponlerance
in favor OF tho Democrats on the
same question in the Senate. 1t Is
II remarkable fact that almost every
assertion and argument made 10y thn
gentlemen was unsupported 10y facts,
aud could he easily and completely re-
inied. Mr. Dn2gett's entire appearance,
manner and style Of speaking is charuc.
t'rized b. coarse brutality, aud the
uncallcd for attack which ho made OH
Mr.. Deal was characteristic Of the man,
but was couch'd in such language that
it was An insult TO his uudieucc, parlic.
uiarly to the ladies, Of whom there were
quite n number present.
Mr.. Dagsett was followed 10y Mr..
BartiDo in II speech infinitely more log
ical, aud very !ifetlnt from Mr. Dag
gett's in that lie paid some little rttep-
ton TO lac truth ia the statements that
he mddr.
ErriTni. at Depot Hotel.
Harry Wilkinson, San Francisco; w.
G. Chase, Battle Mountain; Il. NJ. Cat
liu, Tuscarora; j. NJ. Savage do; A..
LittoD. do; Geo. NJ. Chaplin, CDrnuco.
pin; f. Medium, do; W. +. Cheney,
Elkc; w. A. Jackson and wife, San
Jose; l.. Calden nud fnmily E!kU; j. II.
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