Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-30

Jsses Dentss.
Senator Sharon was sersnadsd at the
International Hotel In Virginia last
evening. The event was anticipated BY
many. and before II vas fairly dark the
people began to gather in the streets In
anticipation Of 1t. By ESQ the street
was black with people.
After Prof. Cara's band had disoourssd
some OF its Hns music the people com.
msncsd cheering. A little later Col. B.
q. Taylor appeared on the balcony.
which was also crowded with mcn. and
addressed Q few words. he saw by the
immense gathering and the Joy depicted
upon the upturnsd faces that. notwith-
standing recent occurrences In their
midst, there were . great many who
were anxious to behold and give greet
ing to their Senator from Nevada and
their friend. It had BEEN said that re-
Gently the Democracy had ovsrshadoved
the candidacy OF Mr.. Sharon. and that
he need not continue the eight for Sena.
torial honors; but he was still In the
Geld. He had not Withdrawn. and he
never intended to withdraw. All wss
not gold which glittsred. and not all
manifestations were genuine: and some
how he could not help but think that o
certain recently pippsd fedRling would
prove, like Tom Fitoh's bird. "biggsst
when frst patched"
Colonel Taylor spoke briefly OF the
call Of the dissatisfied for . change.
showed that the country a. . whole was
never more prosperous and what Q
change from prosperity really meant.
aud reminded the people that since 1850
the Democrats had come over and adopt
ed every policy OF the Republicans. He
then introduced Senator Sharon.
Mr.. Sharon thanked the people for
the demonstration before him. he could
not, however. regard 1t so much q
demonstration OF personal regard ii
q manifestation Of zeal In the Of
Republicapism. He was proud to bs .
msmber OF that party. which by Its men
and its measures. by its swords and by
its votes had preserved the Union and
the rights Of the people; and II honest
men and honest measures could still
preserve the institutions OF the free. the
Republican party would preserve them
forever.
He then referred briefly to the
achievements Of the party since 1850.
The issues OF the day were the same to.
day az at the breaking out OF the rebel.
lion. The same enemies OF the rights
Of the people now a. then found place
and favor In the Democratic ranks-that
party was their foster mother and they
had fallen back into her arms when
beaten and driven from the open field.
The Republican party held as in the
hollow Of its hands the principles which
had made the nation great, and the peo'
pie Tree and happy. and 1t bad the
strength to preserve those principles
from destruction.
He had not come among the people OF
Storey county to work for his OWE sg'
Rrsndizement; be had como to help bear
the standard Of Republicanism. at is
but a. yesterday" said he, ''sincs the
country was torn asunder and State after
State fell from the Union a. stars fall
from heaven. The Republican party
has restored these stars to the blue OF
the Union and has paid over $500. 000,-
900 Of the public debt and brought pros
perity once to the people. When
I left you q few years ago n BONANZA
had been discovered and explored and
you all had money aud were happy.
Since then q larger and q richer bonanzs
has been found, but Q change seems 10
have come over you oil. Yes, there
seems to have been q sad change since
then, and now ! see there II distress
among you.
eft is because values have been unduly
inflated and then reduced that tho few
might accumulate at the expense Of the
many. This is indeed . change from
the prosperity ] left among you. Nc
man can bs sincere In thought or noble
in purpose who does not look at the
good OF the people. Ny greatest desire
10 for the good Of you all. and ] call you
to witness that when the dark days
came upon you and ! had means
stood in the front.
81 do not now come among you to re-
count these things and because OF them
ask you to make me your Senator. II
you can Hnd . man more to your liking.
in Gsd's name take him. II you can
do better, tor your own sake and for the
sake Of your State and your country do
So. I have NO personal aims which l
desire to place before the good OF the
people, the prosperity OF Nevada and
the glory Of the Union. Let these but
bs subserved and I shall be glad.
..when the coast was 10 financial dan.
GER I felt that ruin must be averted and
I thrust my fortune to the front. !
have the consciousness Of having. In 30
doing. done my duty to the people. /
may have erred. but ! have the con-
sciousuess OF having done my duty. /
am willing still to do something for the
| prosperity OF the coast. / am with 9th.
ers making railroads. opening up ssw
fields, building new camps, and II duty
calls me away to be your SEN
ator. my associates will continue the
work in my absence. ! am not seeking
q home in foreign chimes; I am among
you and my interests are among you.
and / am building q hundred homes in
| Nevada where others build and boast
but one. But 1t has been ipsinuated
that I am . nonresident. Ny position
at least is not in doubt. I am q Repub-
licsn, there's no doubt about that. Nor
have ! Just returned from foreign parts
to cast my dis-'Dick Dis'-among you.
I have been too busy to wander far from
among you. No man among you oil Ia
oyerlabored or ovsrworked more than
am I. But I have lsbored first to avert
calamity from the people and l have
done what I could. I have at least been
identified with your interests; and when
The winds OF adversely rose and the skies
seemed falling, I at least stood in you,
midst. II ruined BY the blast l should
at least have shed my falling lsave'