Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-26
GOLD HILL REPUBLICANS.
Meeting Of the Garfield and Arthur
club LAST Eveni"x-An Asree.
able OccasIon-Telling Speeches.

A very lively aud effective meeting OF
the Republican Club recently organized
in Gold Hill took place last evening at
the hall Of the Club. Hon. c. @. Stew
enson, the Prcsident.elec occupied the
chair, and the hall was filled to Its ut
most capacity.
The Committee on Constitution and
BY. Laws. in their report recommended
that the name OF the club DO the Gold
| Hill Garfield and Arthur Club. The
report was unanimously adopted.
After o song by tho glee club present.
With piano accompaniment, Hon. John
II. Harris being called upon made Q
stirring. patriotic speech upon the prin.
cipal political topios embraced In the
present campaign. His address was
both interesting and instructive and
much applauded.
Colonel r. II. Tayler. being present
by special invitation. now came forward
and made the speech OF the evening.
he said: Ever since the unholy hands
Of treason sought to destroy the Union,
the Republican party has stood by the
principles enuuciated by the Constitu-
ton. Ever since the firing on Fort
Sumter the Democratic party has been
engaged in making war on those princi.
Piles, and they today pirate about State
rights, and try to defend the nomination
Of Hancock. They seek to veil their
motives in abuse Of Garfield. who will
be the neIt President Of the United
States.
Before the nomination OF Mr.. Gar
field all who were with him on the floor
Of Congress spoke well Of him as q
statesman, and O man OF noble purity OF
character. and not one OF them, even
among his political opponents. will join
10 the hue and cry against him. but oil
agree that he Is an able statesman and
purely honest man.
The speaker then proceeded to give o
briei history and explanation OF the
Credit Mobilier. the De Golyer pave
ment job, the back salary grab. and
other charges 30 industriously circulated
against Mr.. Garfield by the Democracy,
aud made u clearer and more satisfactory
exhibit OF the whole than we have
yet read or heard. and which car.
ried conviction to the minds OF all
his hearers. These charges SO interest.
eddy pressed by the Democracy had
made him more popular than ever with
his constituents aud those who best un-
stood their venal ialsity.
The speaker went on to explain how
he came to desert the Democratic party.
He staid with 1t while he believed its
principles to be good, but always
did fight the ohivalry wing Of 1t.
aud when he found 1t to be
the party Of treason he could
no longer stay with it. and / could only
join the party Of the nation. and l shall
stay with you. I am with you in full
fellowship, and none shall say that /
was ever that kind OF o Democrat that
| Wade Hampton was and still is. but
belong to q party 80 Democratic that it
says that nevermore shall slavery
pollute this nation and the rights OF all
true American citizens shall BE- respected
throughout the land.
The speaker dissected Hancock's let
Ter OF acceptance, and compared 1t
with the outspokeu, manly, states.
manlike letter Of Garfield, and made
many interesting points. which were
much applauded. His address was Of
about an hours duration. and was lis.
tened to with intense interest by all.
Lyford. the Homestead warehouse.
being now called for. responded in u
stirring. patriotic song Of his wi
composition. set to music Of his
own, and with three cheers for Garfield
and Arthur the meeting adjourned until
next Wednesday evening.