Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-06
GRANT IN IRELAND.
He Makes the Longest Speech OF
Ms Life,

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his Life.
NEW YoRk, Jan. 5.-The Herdld's ca
bic dispatch says Of Grant in Dublin ;
He visited the Royal Irish Academy,
Trinity College and other places Of in.
tsrsst. The Heruld's reporter continues
Owing to the latsnsss OF the hour last
night I did only scanty justice to the
speech Of General Gran. at the banquet
given him at the Mansion House. The
company rose and gave an Irish welcome
when the Generals name was proposed.
The I .presidsnt made in response the
longest speech Of his life. speaking In a
clear voice and being listened to with
urspt attention. He referred to himself
as a fellow citizen Of Dublin and init
mated, amid much laughter and cheer.
ing, that he might return TO Dublin
some day and run against Harrington for
Mayor and Butt for Parliament. He
warned those gentlemen that he was
generally a troublesome candidate. Then
passing TO serious matters he said /:
We have heard some words spoken
about our country-my country-bsfore
I was uaturalized in another. Laugh.
teri We have . very great country; q
prosperous country. with roo Tor q
great many people. We have been SUI.
fering for some years from q very great
oppression. The world has felt 1t.
Hear. hear!1 There is no question
about the fact, that when you have 40
OOO, 900 OF consumers such o. We are.
and when they arc made to feel pow
srty. then the whole world must feel It.
Applause You have bad here great
prosperity because OF our great sxtraya-
gancs and our great m~isfortunes. We
had q war which drew into II almost
every man who could bear arms, and
my friend who spoke SO sloqusutly to
you q few moments ago lost q leg In 1t.
You did not observe that, perhaps. AZ
he had q wooden one In place OF 1t.
When that great conflict was going on
we were spending one thousand million
dollars a year more than No were pro-
ducing and Europe got every dollar OF 1t.
II made for you q false property and
you we're getting our bonds and our
promises 70 pay. You were cashing
them yourselves. That made great
prosperity and made producers beyond
the real necessities Of the world at peace.
But We finally got through that great
conflict, and. with an inflated currency
which was far below the specie you use
here, II made our people still o e.
travagant. Our speculations we're going
on and We still continued to spend three
or four hundred millions OF money per
year more than We were producing. We
paid II back to you for your labor and
manufacturers and II made you ap'
parently and really prosperous. We,
on the other hand. were getting really
poor /; but being honest, however. we
came to-day to solid. honest payment.
We came down to the necessity Of sell
ing more than we bought. Now We have
turned the corner; We have had our
days Of depression. Yours IL just COM
ing on, and l hope it Is nearly over.
Hear, hear Our prosperity Is com.
msncing. and as VIC become prosperous
you will. too [applauseb because We
become increased consumers OF your
products as well NJ our own. l think
IL safe to say that the United States.
with q few years more such prosperity.
will consume as much more AZ they did.
Two distinguished men have alluded to
this subject. One Is the President OF
the United States. and he said that the
prosperity OF the United States would
be- felt to the bounds Of the civilized
world. Applause. The other Is
Lord Beaconsield. q most far seeing
man : one who seems TO me- TO see m
far into the future rs any man i know
[applaus. !. and he says the same a.
President Hayes" General Grants
speech created q profound sensation.