The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-10-18


suspended:
"3 Years in the War;
2 Years in the Ohio Senate!
81 Terms in Congress J!
Many would think that this referred
to James A. Garfield, were it not for
the fact, that he did not serve three
wears, nor half of that time in the war.
Some sixty or seventy persons filed
into the hall and took seats, and K. w.
Wood, Chairman of the Garfield and
Arthur Club, introduced
HON. THOMAS WREN,
Who said Democratic orators seem to
have lost sight of the fact that we elect
a President this Fall. The burden of
the speeches now is praise of Fair
and abuse of Sharon. For years Re-
publicans had been denounced for using
money or the sack, as it is popularity
termed, and now the Democrats have
found man who has very large and
full sack, and if he will only open it, we
may be happy yet. The Democrats
justly oppose Sharon, but there are
plenty of other Republicans in the field
for the Senate, az well, or better, quail
fed than Sharon. He was candidate
for the Senate, though he had mil
lionaire in the Republican party for an
opponent. A cat may look up at king,
and he put his gifts against Sharon s
coin. He had been accused of being in
the field in Sharon's interest, but why
should he be? Though not a million
aire, he was independent, and had a
profession. Eureka, Lander, Lincoln
and Elko instructed their delegates to
vote against Sharon. Some did not use
his name, but they meant it in effect.
He did not believe Sharon had money
enough to buy his way back to the
Senate. He, the speaker, was consid-
cred by some people, sort of back
action to Sharon, but he would not
stand such insinuations.
POLITICAL ISSUES.
The speaker then switched on politi-
cal issues, and remarked that there had
not been an election for twenty years
so important as this. The policy of
one or the other of the parties will be
fixed on the country, and it remained DO
be seen whether the North or the South
by caucus shall dictate that policy. The
speaker explained how parties are con-
trolled by the caucus system, and then
gave his views of the history of the
Republican and Democratic parties
from Republican stand point. He
read extracts from pro-slavery papers
and from pro.slavery speeches, written
or delivered twenty-five years ago, but
never alluded to the Chinese or Silver
bills, which Republican President
vetoed only year or two ago. He said
laws were passed within year or two
for refunding the public debt at and
Al per cent. per annum, and although
the acts were passed by Democratic
Congress-. he modestly gave all the
credit to the Republicans. He said the
tariff was being reduced, until only the
two prime articles of Democratic manu-
facturer and consumption, whisky and
tobacco were taxed to amount to any
thing. While he candidly admitted that
all officers steal, he remarked that the
stealing under Jackson, the founder of
modern Democracy, was greater than
under Republican administrations. This
bit of pleasantly was appreciated by a
few of his hearers. who applauded the
remark. He referred to the fact that
there is too much abuse of candidates
by both parties, aud then endeavored
To make IL appear that the South is the