The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-30

grafton, aud immediately afterwards
showed that the Senate aud President
only had power to ratify or annul treat
les; charged that the Democratic party
was responsible for the Burlingame
treaty, which was ratified under Andy
J0hnsons Admin stration, when his
audience knew that the Senate was
three.iourths Republican at the time.
He asked if Democrats objected to the
treaty, when he certainly knew that
miners and workingmen on this coast
irrespective of party, were opposed to
the treaty, and that thousands OF Union
men on this coast left the Republican
party because that party was respon.
sible for the treaty which gave Chinese
all the rights and privileges of subjects
of the most favored nations He de.
Tended Belknap and Babcock. abused
Deal, aud tried to make it appear that
the Democratic party was opposed to
the reconciliation of silver, and
actually charged Democrats with being
responsible Tor the Know. Nothing
riots in Baltimore in 1855.
Speaking OF the BDnauz, bill he said
the BonaUz4 men wanted greater re.
| ductlon in the tax THAI the bill made.
aud that was why Bradley vetoed it,
but admitted that it was useless to lie
about Old Broadhorns, as the more
they sad against him. the more votes
! he received. lie admitted that Harry
| Mighpls was guilty of all that was
charged against bin by the Democrats,
| bat com piImeuted him for his indie
pendence. H detied any Democrat to
| point to sinsle bill passed by the
Democratic House of representatives.
for the benefit of the people, apparently
| laborlng under the delnsiou that his
| audience was not aware that the silver
bill was passed by the House a year
before Senator jones. in opposition to
his own party. could get it through the
! Senate.
Mr.. Woodburu closed his two.hours
| speech with an appeal for support to
the ticket. and the Chairman intro-
duced the political parson.
! REV. j. d. HAMMOND.
| This gentleman appeared confused !;
/ was angry With his friend Colonel Ellis,
for abiding to him as a Methodist
preacher, and had deep conviction
| that ne would be- elected. He blended
| gospel and politics 50 confusedy that
1t was diff ,alt for his hearers to deter
mine whsther he WIS delivering ser.
mon or IA liking stump speech, aud
! convinced those of his hearers who
nad any dopbts on the subject, that
preaching aud politics were not com.
| patlbie with each other. and that teach.
ers, not preAchees, sh)uld superiutend
the schools which the public. regard.
| less OF creedo or sects. are taxed 10 SUP.
port. He believed there should b.
two parties; oae to act, the other to
crilicise, but thought the Democrats
! should always bs the critics. He was
tempted to make a long speech. but 10
consequence of the ltteness of the
hour he would resist the emotatiop.
The Charms IN then introduced
JOHN IL KINKEAD.
| Who was welcomed with cheers and
applause. He hid j1st arrived from
the Paradise miues, bat being accus-
toned 10 nfe IL the sage brush. he APP
peared none the worse for his Ioag ride
tie said hs did not. as they well knew.
| pretend to b. "a speeca- mlksr. BENZ
At home he would extend the rules of
hospitality to the strangers aad permit
them to make the speeches month
or rsore since. the Il Republican party at
Eureka. whether wisely or not, named
him foe its sttudlri bsarsr. aud re.
strlcted him with pledges. which the
Democr rs also adopted he agreed to
abide by the platform, which be asked
all to read, and he would do SO until
the | st day in the evening. He ex-
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