Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-12

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"ulvE o FROM ouIo?"
The effect was thrilling. Avid cheer
rent the air. and the Academy resounded
to the thunder Of a thousand stamping
feet. When comparative silence had
been restored. Mr. Dagsett in his deep.
sonorous voice awakened the excitement
again by exclaiming. "Have you heard
| the news from Colorado? from Indiana?
from Iowa. where the Greenbackers and
| the Democrats united to overthrow the
Republican party. and the grand old
party Of the Union overwhelmed both OF
them; All. l know you have. from the
way in which you respond! We have
gained one Congressman in Indiana.
and perhaps two. and next month you
will hear from New York. and you will
hnd her. too. represented in Congress by
Republicans. / love to gaze upon these
good Republican faces before me. 1t
makes me think OF the good old times
when We were wont to gather together
and take counsel for the good Of the
party. The country vas in danger then.
and how bravely we rushed TO the front
to ward of the DANGER l remember the
torchlight PROFESSIONS; the gathering OF
the patriots in tho days when the Angel
Of Death was draping hundreds Of houses
in black.
THE oUNrR Is N DANGER AGAIN
and that is why wo are here tonight.
We are here. as in days Of old to take
counsel together for the good OF the ma.
ton. On the 18th Of March next there
will DO a Democratic majority in the
United States Senate. In the House Of
Representatives our enemies have now
O majority OF some thirteen. The
Democrats will strain every muscle To
maintain this majority, and thus secure
control Of both Houses Of our National
Congress. One Of the principal pur-
poses which they have in view In 40 do
ing, il TO make the attempt to iinpeach
President Hayes and Dust him from the
seat In which you placed him by your
ballots. Think Of 1t. fellow citizens, to
uuseat the man waom you. American
people have seated ! or. failing in that,
to throw the next election into the
House. and place q man tainted with
treason in the chair made sacred by the
martyred Lincoln /! Are You prepared
for thisl I know that you are not.
Twenty.nine hundred millions Of rebel
claims are now knocking at the doors OF
Congress, and 10 the Democrats succeed
this Fall, the trucking Northern element
Of the party will open the doors to them
at the command OF the Southern Chiy.
airy. Are you not afraid to trust these
men ? l AIN no coward, hut | dm afraid
Of them.
I AN NOT A
And have never been accused Of being
one, even by Mr.. W. L. I. Deal. Thank
God tia, charge has never been laid at
my door, I believe Democracy to be
fundamentally wrong. There may he
good men that are Democrats; l believe
that there are. but the theory Of itself
is wrong. Since the foundation Of this
government two theories have strug.
| eled for supremacy. The first was the
anti. Federal idea represented by Jeiisr-
son. II was dangerous. Opposed to
him were a host OF Federalists. PROM
inent among whom was Alexander Ham.
ilton. the greatest man. ! believe. who
ever lived. Tho Jefferson theory was
based on the dissipation Of power from
the central government to the States.
from the States to the counties. from
counties TO cities, from cities 10 indi.
viduals, aud from individuals to
GoD y l. KNOWS wnEEE!
The Hamiltonian theory demanded a
strong central government, n govern.
ment strong enough to protect itself
and its citizens at home and abroad.
Neither idea was. perhaps, safe in the
ultimate, but the Democratic theory was
certainly utterly destructive in its ulti-
mate execution. You may sec tho work
inps OF the Estate Rights" doctrine in
Mexico and the South American Repub.
lics. Mexico has had fifty constitu.
tons within the last century. and dis
turbance and revolution is the normal
condition Of the country. That Is Dem.
ocracy run mad. That is Democracy in
its ultimate. We see IL worked out
right there. Do you want to see the OF.
pertinent tried in this RepublicS l do
not, and therefore il Is that / say.
although the Republican party may not
be perfect-no party can be, ~ no in
diyidual can bel should he reasonable
10 myself II / did not declare that i
could not be n Democrat.
TIE CURRENCY QUESTION.
There Is u plank in the Democratic
platform adopted at Carson which en-
dorses hard money. II the Democrats
Of Nevada are sincere in their endorse
ment OF hard money, they differ very ma
terially from their brethren In other
parts OF the country. aud as ] am seek.
| ing q national Office | am privileged to
meet my opponents IN national issues.
| All over the East the Democrats are
forming II coalition with the Green.
hackers. II is strange, this sudden love
| which has arisen IN the Democratic
breast for the despised greenback OF the
old war times. They repudiated 1t In
1862, and declared II unconstitutional.
| When we wanted money to carry on the
war and put down rebellion when we
needed food and clothing for our brave
boys In blue. your I" honest Democrat
| denounced the ~greenback a. a device OF
He'll. Now they coolly demand that We
issue 500. 600, 900 OF them, and knock
them down again to forty cents on the
dollar. I tell you. Fellow Citizens,
this is q flank rebel movement. We
want no imitation 10 ruin our credit.
What We want is enough subsidiary coin
to meet the business wants OF the nation.
We have enough silver here in Nevada
TO produce it.. and this Democratic green
back movement threatens the dearest IN.
tsrest Of every citizen OF this State.
DEMOCRATIC INFRINGEMENT
We hear a great deal OF talk just o
about Republican extravaganza and
Democratic retrenchment. We first be-
gan to hear OF this wonderful "retrench.
ment " in 1860. when money was needed