Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-10-10
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
MR.: DEALS SPEECH.


We take the following proceedings from
the Virginia Chronicle Of the It'll instant
The first open-air meeting Of the can
yass in this county, on the Democratic
side, was held ON Saturday evening, in
front Of Odd Fellows Hall on @ street.
Bonfres and music had drawn q large
crowd together by half past seven o'clock.
After a few remarks by the President,
Hon. W.. E. r. Deal was introduced as the
first speaker o.. the evening.
Mr.. Deal began by saying that he hoped
any Republican present who disagreed
with his expressions, would have the
frankness to ask any explanation that
might he suggested to him. He was there
to discuss the issues Of the day, but es-
p~ecially the issues that concern the peo-
pie Of Nevada at this time. He was sorry
that Mr.. Daggett had refused to meet linn
in public in this campaign and measure
arguments with him. But Mr.. Daggett
had chosen to hide himself behind the
breastwork Of the Enterprise and fire
paper bullets at him. He hoped, however.
that Mr.. Daggett would do his best in this
sort Of warfare.
NATIONAL ISSUES.
Mr.. Deal touched upon all the leading
national issues in a succinct name and
showed clearly that the objection TO a Dem
ocrat's going to Congress at this time was
founded chiefly upon an unwarrantable
fear, if not upon an assumption known to
be false. Although Republicans would adj
nit the manifold frauds committed by
their party. they would not tolerate the
election Of a Democrat to Congress for fear
Of the bugbear Of Southern claims. This
alarm was utterly without foundation.
The law Of the land stood in the way OF
the payment of any rebel claims, and it
was strange that the Republicans persist
emily d~isregarded this fact for the purpose
of deceiving voters. There was . consti-
tutional provision on this point which he
would read. Mr.. Deal here read US fol-
lows Section 4 Of Article XVI:
The validity Of the public debt OF the
United States. authorized by law, including
debts incurred for payment Of pensions
and bounties for services in suPprcssing
instruction or rebellion, shall not be
questioned. But neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid Of in
surrection or rebellion against the United
States, or any claim for the loss or emanci-
patton Of any slave but all such debts,
obligations and claims shall be held illegal
and void.
In order to pay a rebel claim it was clear
that this provision Of the Constitution
must be repealed. To repeal it would re-
quire . three-fourths majority in Con-
gress and a subsequent ratification by
two-thirds Of the States of the Union.
voice-Is not that clause Of the Consti-
tuition held to be void by many people?
Mr.. Dcal-No; the only men who defy
the Constitution or any part Of 1t are the
Republicans of the South, who, seeing that
the negroes are voting the Democratic
ticket, believe that their Acknowledgement
was wrong in the first place. III that the
error should be mendedn now.
Mr.. Deal went on TO say that payment
for any Southern claim such as those ex-
cluded by the Constitutional provision
quoted would be wrong. He was especially
pronounced on this point.
HOW THE POOR ARE FLEEcED.
The Democrats in the past have been
uniformly in favor Of q tariff for revenue.
The Republicans have been as uniformly
in favor Of a tariff for protection. In 1864
the Republicans passed q tariff bill, by
means OF which the poor are compelled to
pay millions yearly extra for what they con-
sume. The bill was not designed to raise
revenue, but to encourage the enterprises
OF the rich. For instance, III round num-
beers, ten millions Of blankets are made
here yearly, yet the cost Of a blanket is
twice here to what it Ia In England, Ameri-
can prints in Manchester, tho seat Of Eng
lish cotton manufacture, are worth more
the homemade, and yet we have q pro-
tective tariff Our present labor troubles
are due as much to this cause as to any
other, and yet an attempt was made by the
last Congress to increase the army for the
purpose Of further subduing these poor
people. Fortunately q Democratic ma
jority in the House checkmated the Repub-
licans in this endeavor. These men, that
an aristocratic element would keep under
with the bayonet, would be the very fore
most defenders Of our country in case a
foe from without or within were to threat
en- us.
MISCELLANEOUS topics.
As to the reconciliation Of silver, the
Republicans were won to claim it as one
Of their great achievements. The fact
was, that a Republican Congress, in 1873,
demonetized silver. So far as he was con-
cerned, if elected to Congress. he would do
his utmost to secure the coinage of silver
on the same basis that gold is coined on
now.
There was much good sentiment in the
slogan "the Chinese must CO." They
must certainly go, but we must send them
away in a manner the most expedient and
effective-that is to say, lawfully. A sem
timent in the East favorable to them and
against us, we have to overcome. The
Chinese must be granted the protection Of
existing laws until those laws are changed.
We must change them, however, as early
as possible. There could be no division Of
sentiment on that point. If he were
elected, no stone would be left unturned
by him the turning up Of whi,6 would fur
Their this object Of Chinese restriction or
expulsion.
In the matter Of freights and fares, it
was to be observed that Nevada never yet
had a member in Congress, in either
branch, who took ground IN this subject.
The people had been systematically OPP
pressed for years, vet no relief came to
them from Washington. 1t was notorious
that il . citizen Of this State had Z car
load of freight shipped to him from the
East he could not get 1t at Reno. but must
wait until it is sent to Sacramento and
thence back, consuming that much time
and expense with no apparent object ex-
cept to Cypress our people in order to help
the wholesale merchants Of California.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company
have corrupted all above them and en-
shaved all below them. He would pledge
himself then and there to make this qnes-
ton the task Of his official term. il elected.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
II have been falsely represented, " said
Mr.. Deal, Sin having entertained opinions
which would have destroyed the Union