Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-06
pEnoCRACY sor NEEDED xEr.

DEMOCRACY aOr NEEDED YKr.
Secretary Thompson made . very
stirring and practical speech on the po.
litical issues Of the day ct San Francisco
last evening. before . crowded audi
sncs. in the Grand Opera House. Con.
gresham Davis was the presiding oficsr
OF the meeting. and among the notable
personagss On the stage was Governor
Perkins OF California.
In the course Of his speech Mr..
Thompson complimsntsd the personal
character OF the Democratic leaders,
whom hs wa willing to trust with any
thing except the Government OF the
country. He then reviewed the history
Of the Republican party. which found
the nation bankrupt, conducted IL
through the most gigantic war the
world ever saw. and had placed 1t
on q firm financial foundation. with
its bonds at . premium. the debt and
interest reduced and the national
currency q, par. Trade, which was
lansuishins. had revived. and. instead
Of going steadily and rapidly in debt.
the balance Of trade is now in our favor
and the country is the most prosperous
and powerful on the earth. There were
nov, then, NO reasons that the Rspub-
lican party should be put out Of power
and many that the Democratic party
should bs kept out. he bad come to
the conclusion. on FIFTY years. reflection.
that by virtue Of its principles and aims
1t was impossible for the Democratic
party to take care OF and administer this
government.
He dwelt upon the secession and war
record OF the Democracy, and the reso-
lutions in the platform OF their National
Convention OF 1864. declaring the war a
failure. The Republican party had
killed slavery, given the ballot to the
blacks, and effected . reconstruction
which the Democracy OF 1868 had de-
c,ared void. In 1876 they had nothing
to say on that subject, but throughout
the rule Of reconstruction the Demo-
cracy had been found impeding 1t at
every step. He then reviewed Presi-
dent Johnson's reconstruction policy.
and the action Of Hancock in Louisiana
10 attempting to carry out the Presi-
dsnt's ideas in defiance Of the laws OF
Congress. In which be was ehsckmated
by General Grant.
Referring to the Southern policy OF
President Hayes and the eoneilistory
acts and course attempted. he stigma.
tiled the result as rank iugraituds and
tr.achery. He further held that while
tho Democracy had abandoned the doo-
trine OF secession. II still held to that Of
Modification. by which they would block
national legislation. The telegraphsd
report Of the lecture continues a. fol-
lows:
After comparing the military record Of
Hancock a. irregular with that OF GARFIELD,
he delivered . brilliant eulogy on the lat
ter a. q soldier. statesman and citizen.
49, III. "a .k1a Iafapaa ~ thu ar
called larceny Of the Presidency. he re-
ferred 10 the danger OF . similar electoral
complication in the future. and compared
Edmunds' bill for leaving the decision Of
tho manner OF casting electoral votes with
the statss with the is,-sions policy Of the
Democracy with the view Of leaving the
matter for Congress to settle, but con.
cluded that the people would rule out any
such complications to . successful eon-
~clusion.
He then brought down the house with
roars Of applause by his direct. outspoken
and pungsnt treatment Of the Chinese
question. The country held out open
arms TO all the people Of the world, except
those who come in the guise Of invaders,
a. the Chinese have infested California.
II was the duty OF the government to say
TO them: "Thus far shalt thou go and no
further" The people might draw wisdom
on this subject from Garfeld's lstter Of
acceptance. and then compare 10 with Han
cocks silence on the subject. The ques-
ton Of Chinese immigration challenges
the wisest sfatesmanship OF the land. and
can DO solved only In one wAy-stop IL.
We have extracted from his speech
enough to show that the Democracy are
not needed In the administration OF tho
government; that II will not do to trust
the old ship in their hands just
yet. When tho last traces OF the
rebellion are obli,sratsd: when the great
debt which the Democracy saddlsd upon
the Nation as the cost Of the war which
the Last Democratic administration
plunged the country into has been
paid ; when the Solid South ceases all
further bulldozing and ostracism On ac-
count OF political opinions /; when the
.'lost cause" rolled up in the "bloody
shirt" Is thrown forever to the bottom
OF the "bloody chasm." and that chasm
filed in with the last traces Of sectional.
ism and everything that tends against
the peace and prosperity Of the grand
Republic over which the good old
American Gag waves; when the South
ern brigadiers vote the Republican
ticket. then will bs time enough to take
into consideration the advissbility OF
trusting Democracy at the helm once
more. But not now.
Mr.. Thompson's openly expressed and
practical remarks on the Chinese ques-
ton must certainly be satisfactory to the
Democracy a. compared with Hancock
on that important subject. What to do
with the Democracy and the Chinese are
the two great problems aeitating the