Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-04


he found the statesmen anil legislators who eau
deal with such questions IN accordance with both
IN. letter and spirit Of the nations FUNDAMENTAL
iaw. IL i my intention to prove what ! assert by
evidence that cannot b. questioned. fslling 10 reply
10 nav Afraignment. 1 sitill demand OF them a.
men that they Acknowledge their vuor..
rrifact the false charges they have una L., an step
with US on To coliinon plan'. tr the plupbse Ol
eouslleTing a grave. economic subilc, reachli.g 60
the very ioundaiious OF our material ci,iliIatlOl.
yellow ~cltiIensi l address myseiito the tax lhave
set before me and eo1imenec by asserting that
the movement Ia ,onirOi the railroads In
the Interests OF tho psop.s and fot their beno-
1t. has sprung quite naturally from lirpub-
licsn principles. fhc party - SaiiunA ity IL
the only one that could. by the very nature of
i;s policy. take In a question Of such mAsni
tuds. and 90 national la its character.
DEMOCRATS R,srOssinLE wR srhsipIIs.
But. frr-t. fellow c~itizrnr. let me dispose
here and now Of Q preliminary matter
The Republican party l. aeeu'ed OF corrupt
extravaganza In the matter Of railroad land
grsuts. II 10 charged In Democratic platforms
with the entire responsibility OF the policy. !
do not propose to e,ade the burden of any Re-
publican mlstake-. nor do ] defend the
system under which such vast portions OF the
public domain have been placed II he disposal
Of giant corporations. But. whatever may be
Naid Of the policy. We VIII live IN the mld.t ~
rterlity-who have cared . prosperous com.
III " IA VI Nhl v = w nv NJ " -
and wrenched nom tho bosom Of th. barren
mountains th.ir pr, cious ~secrcts-wouid have
found our tack adificult one without the aid Of
that sup-tb national generosity winch save and
loaned for the binding together OF the Atlantic
and Pseiic. and 10 reenrc the opening to The
uses Of man OF = de-olsiion imperial In It's vast
ners. not | - than IS, 0oo.00O acre. OF the puVlic
lands and ga 100000 IN United States bonds.
while D irking no NJ pOnsibllity for ltepub
liean legislation. or avoiding recognition of IT.
resulting ~beneflts. I do not propose that the
Democracy shall shin Its burden npon our
shoulders or claim . credit which Is not its due.
The Democratic parry Ia alone Responsible
for luau gurating the Railroad aud Grant syr.
TEN From 1850 down To 1851 10 was In iull
po.sesaiou OF the Oen-ral ooveruinsut-Ex.
ecntive and Legislative. In that period II
BASED the iist and ~ other railroad land grant
acts. covering In all. 9.yll s6 acres OF the pub
lie 4 Jmain. since the Republican party "a
sumei the control Of the uenerAl Government
I'm 1851. no single rsilroad land graut ha. pas-sd
without receiving DenlOcrAtic votes. Nay,
more. All the leading grants have received
th vot-- Of . majority Of the Democrats who
were In the House Of Representatives nj the
time OF their passage.
ErrrnucAS prslar To CONTROL RAILRo,ps.
There IL to b. found, fellow citizens, n nota-
BILE evidence Of Republican apprehension Of
the importance Of controlling the railroads
I'm the wide spread effort to smend the
several state e natl. utions. 80 ne 10 ensure =
more definite control over the companies incpr
porated by the state. This movement 4. The
distinct outgrowth Of Republican ideas aud
policy, Illinois was the nrsi 10 feel ". tn.
Con. iitutional Convention of 1853 IN that State
Was led almost entrely bS sn'h Hepnbiican-
- the eiitor Of the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Me-
dill, and 10y otherr ss we'll kuv~n. if Demo
craiic states, like Missouri, Alabama, West
Virginia aud T.xss. have adopted the same
rtrips-ut pr%oyislons, they only followed the
example OF Republican states lis- Illinois, Ne.
brs.ka. New York and Pennsylvania. The
Democratic States have done - for the
purpose 81 checking the tendency To M.
iianaI legislation and regulation. caliior.
mia IN n,w engaged IN the work Of altering
their organic Law or framing a new one for
present use. Who are the loudest In d claring
against charge and that present things are
quite acceptable and cAhnot be Improved Ar
they not the Democratic leaders u tha, siaici
kveywherc You Ind Republicans foremost In
graphing With this graf question. IL l. said
that Republicans have voted TO suhsidise
railroads that Ia trus. M have the Democrats.
bat Republicans have over aud over again shown
their readiness 10 ~legislsie In the direction ~
control. The Democratic party - n party has
the contrary always strrnly opposed such &C
tion. Let me illustrate by reference TO iheir 80
IuE TATE. RIGHTS THroRr.
A kindred question aud one quite A.
important-the control al the Telegraph.
oraiz Brown. when a Republican senator. AMI
T.. Is. Washburne OF Illinois. when In the
House. introduced bills for the construction
and msintsnAbc. Of ihe telegraph - = rsrt 81
the Postal service OF the county. q. q. Wash
burne Of Wisconsin, SeuAiOrs Ramsey AfG
Pomeroy, Postmaster General Crcswcll. and
many others veil kuown A. leading Kcpub
ilcans. were and still are its advocates la ami
..s "a nD-.Z. r.. aaKiUua hill. .nlEaaIuN..l
TO carry out this system have always received
Democratic oppo.ition. The question of CO :
trolling rsilroA " has q similar history. Thcrr
have leon several notable DISCUSSIONS IN Con
gr-ss over the po~er OF thN body 10
regulate commerce. The United siat'- SUI
prens Court has laid down time AMI again
broad declarations of Judicial nterprctiiioh
10 which ! shall later cali your al oniinn. ~
present u will be necessary u follow ,ho pro-.
grc-s u this Question IN O,ngre.-. FROM ihr
date 81 which stephen a, pYusIAs ,h.ioune~i
the grant ior the iillhol- Cen'rsi lss'lfoad w
ISL, u VIII he ionni that Tue m,h wno hAinf-
ally lean toward the Theory mat THIS u n
National Union. have dl-cu.s.d the pne-'
lioh OF transportation ana irrconl'luh'c, llnn.
from 70. stAndpoin, ai slvefr'an rsh'. Ihey
have always $4,000 snls' mnch1ssI ny ~
adie- OF when, ~ IL nov Oh. c,se, tLey seek
IT, nal ~ !, ,ma,i.s ~ m. nnnI.r uslf,,.'
mr. a,h., .eh,.oI which hoid. nj. Go,eynm.n,
20 1. m.,. ..sneI.,ion ~ ranfsI.,.,st sat-.
n,s,s -, ,,.,.,has he ne W,n.,iin,i,n RAJ
1917 ", n ny a,, =" I, %-,ns,..s 'sl.n ,hs
s."a,' si. ~. a.,I .an, ,,,,h,
,.,a ~ ,n.scn, ~ .,crr,Inm az ,,w. IN
49,, vtai.t,on 81 H., camm.,cI.i ,isb,. a.
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r~,,,s"as ~ n.y.. III, an, ,ensc,tnn ~, be IN.
.ss,s.as o.l.ssss ."IArh.,t.n u',.an'h 49,
,snus ,o.e'uIc ms '.s,,, nious' 'nia"
h"sn ,.'es,o sVns'u' y n'"s'a p""..
anu ihhuthee Win NV patty 'ns' oo'nei Ih,h
eouIu Doa.," W rlhcs the usys"I anut,N sseA,
sou.. thall prove ,h's W you w .Ie,itu !
shall prove 10 you thst "a ofu.r lot air. D,aito
do What ne ar-eft- MS aplh'y 70 hecohhpiish; ne
viii have e. oyerihrowt IN. doctrine ana policy
ON this subject when. ny voice ana Notc-, the
Democratic party IN Congress hsNe NJ various
dceisively Affirmed. viii make briei
reference u several Acts ALREADY on The United
states staiut, books demonstrating The truth oi
my proposition.
A'hA'' AZ e"S"aoSAl A''''"'
Cousres. ps..ed. Al the instance of "a. rail
mails th.m elves. July Is. 1871. an Act which
authorized companies chartered by the stale. 10
arr, freight. and u. .vensers over any rIad.
the .ey, raj states. aud slloS them
|, 90 connect A. 10 form c~ontinuou. lines. In
,hs xo,,s t.len an mi. ms ..un, N will M. fouud
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