The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-28
THE SPEAKING SATURDAY.
NIGHT.

lt'"ilty ATTENDS every
pnoiic meeting, made the air resound
With patriotic airs at Centennial Hall
saturday evening, where goodIy mum.
Der OF ladies and gentlemen assembled
to hear w. f. F. Deal and II. X
Mitchell discuss the issues of the cam
palgn. The meeting was called to
order by Il. w. Lewis, who lutrnduced
HON. W. E. F. DEAL,
Democratic nominee for CONGRESS
Dir Deal said he came to discuss the
Issues of the day. and would speak TO
tue audience not as Democrats or Re.
phohcans, but citizens of the Uoited
states. Fhe charge in the ENTERPRISE
that he had yilihed Mr. Kinkead was
false He knew the gentleman well
aud held him in high esteem person.
ally. de had nothing to do with men
personally. bat confined himself ex.
eiosIve'y to their records. He spoke
OF Mr. hlukead AS Territorial Treasurer
and member of the Constitutional Con.
yention, where he advocated the EN-.
bodylng Of a clause in the Constitution
giving subsidy to the first railroad
that connected Nevada with San Fran.
CISCO. He eulogiz- ID Governor Bradley
Tor Vetoiug the bullion tax bill, aud
SAID he Deal) had been accused
OF fsvorins its passag. He was of
Counsel for the people Of Storey county
and his firm collected the taxes from the
b0narz's by prosecuting the suits
against them. The firm of Lewis Il
Deal did not advise the passage OF the
bull Judge Lewis, as an attorney.
drew the bill. but did not advise its
passage. When he accepted the uomi.
nation for Congress he invited Mr..
Dageett to make pint canvass. of the
state aud discuss the issues from the
same stamp. This Mr.. Dagge,t de.
clined to do. on the ground, that he
had other duties to attend TO. but no
sooner bad Deak left Virgiuil City than
Daggett started out. aud has since
spoken III almost every town aud village
IN The State. lie reviewed the speeches
OF AIR. D4ggett, wherein he asserts that
he ought to bs elected 10 MAINTAIN
uAyts 10 his seat, although 1t is a well
Known fact that at the last session OF
Congress Democrats ~ both Houses
declared 10y resolution that no subse-
qnent Congress could inquire into or
invaldate the title Of HAYES. He
showed the absurdity of the rebel war
claims, the payment of which the Con-
stltnuon expressly prohibited. His
oppouent urged his defeat because he
VAS born i0 maryland. an iucldeut
which he had no control of He was
not bow and never had been in favor
Of secession. aud did hot believe that
under the Constitution State or
States could seceds from the Union.
lie had lived on the Pacific Coast for
II years, aud III tie State of Nevada,
where his family resides, for IA years
His interests were the interests of all
good citizens of the State.
Those who survived the struggle for
the preservation of the Uoion, men
who wore the blue and men who wore
the gray. met annually. and in token OF
peace, marched together to decorate
the graves Of their fallen comrades.
NJ. Daggett quoted from the O3olona
States. al obscure Southern paper of
extreme views. but the people OF the
South are 10 more responsible for the
sentiments which 1t expressed than the
people Of the north are tor what app
pears IN some northern papers; bat any
paper. whether 1t be tbs OKolona
States or Territorial Enterprise. that
seeks to keep up sectional feeling be-
tween the States. ought to be con-
dsmned.
In discussing the labor question. he
said he did not believe in legislation
which made the rich. richer. and the
POOR poorer. He avowed himself in
favor Of amending the Lhinese treaty
by legislation. He thought the Chr
u.sA onpsiion could be settled without