Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-10
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
MASS MEETING AT THE COURT
HOUSE LAST EVENING.

fni-Opening Of the Campaign
Great Out-pouring Of the People
The Democracy Aroused-Tht
Greatest Enthusiasm, and Vie,
tory Assured.
Notwithstanding the cold snap of yester.
day and last night, the announcement Of
Democratic speaking at the Courthouse
drew quite a concourse Of people about
and inside the building, long before the
brass band commenced to play. 1t had
been a part Of the programme to fire a sa'
lutte and blaze up a huge pile of infammable
material that would light the streets about,
but the wind made this impracticable and
dangerous, hence this idea was dropped,
and most of those intending to attend
were congratulating themselves on having
good, comfortable seats. Such were
doomed to be disappointed, unless they
happened to get in early, for, from the
speakers stand to the gallery, the hall was
literally packed, and there was very little
passing in and out.
The band was composed Of some Of the
best musicians on Ruby Hill and in Eu-
reka. They played a few national airs in
front Of the Courthouse, and at 7:30 p. M.
adjourned into the Courtroom, played
"The Star-Spangled Banner" and then
the Chairman Of the County Central Com
mittee, George W. Baker, called the meet
ing to order, with a few appropriate re-
marks. He said that the Democratic party
of Eureka county had not made much
noise about politics this season, from the
fact that the people of Eureka had just
about all they could attend to from the eff
feet of disastrous losses by fire, but that
henceforth the fight would be an aggressive
one; it would be q grand ratification of
the National and local ticket up to the day
of election this was our first meeting-our
first gun of the campaign ; but the meet
ings would come in order, thicker and
boom all along the line up to November
I'd. He then introduced
D f. W. COLE,
Who, without any dilatory introductory
remarks, proceeded to score the Republic
can speakers of Friday evening, Messrs.
Daggett and Atkinson, for their claims Of
what was due the Republican party. Judge
Cole said the only conclusion he could de-
rive from Daggett's speech was that be-
cause good fortune attended the people of
these United States, it was due to the re-
markedly economical management Of the
Republican party; since the Republicans
came into power the wheat crop of Mime
sofa had increased several millions of
bushels-this was due to the party, and
should be considered at the polls; in Indi-
ana they raised several thousand more
mules last year than they did in 1860-this
was due to the Republican party. Zap
plause. The increase of females in Massa-
chusetts had been far in excess Of the
males, of late years, and this was due to the
Republican party and Henry Ward
Beecher. Tremendous applause. The
Democratic candidate for President was a
man without reproach; the shafts Of malice
fell harmless against his armor; he was a
soldier in his country's hour of need, and
a statesman in times Of peace. The Re-
publicans could not tear down Hancock's
walk in life; cheers they were kept busy
holding up their candidate-a shrewd and
cunning politician. The Judge knew James
Abraham Garfield in Massachusetts, twenty
years ago. Mr.. Garfield was then a schem-
ing, cunning preacher; his action, speaks
that for him now-a christian statesman;
the compeer of Rutherford B. Hayes, who
roosts to-day in an eagles nest; but the
coat was slipping from his back, and
would peel entirely off in November. Gar
field in Washington had always been the
friend and consort Of plunderers; his Credit
Mobilier record is too familiar, and
Daggett in his Friday nights speech said
A. ..,a xnao 900 nroal Ha mr.
Cole) wouldn't allow Mr.. Daggett to plead,
in this matter, a case of petty larceny
cries of no, no, and clapping Of hands, ];
then the De Golyer affair was pictured in a
few well appointed remarks, and Mr.. Dag
gett's words OF the night before were re-
called, where he said he knew, from
boyhood, General Garfield, and a purer,
more honest and christian gentleman and
statesmen never trod American soil-and
Judge Cole then called on the powers that
might be, and the shades OF the prophets
and patriots, to hover around and catch
another out of the pool Of Republicanism-
and it was worse than a grab-bag at a
Methodist fair. The Judge, Friday night
heard the war claims read, he said, by q
man who certainly expected to be defeated,
else why did he skip the most vital points
to Nevada-the Chinese and silver ques-
tions. Everybody knew that Hayes and
Garfield could not stand a moment on
their own footing, in this matter, with the
people Of the Coast. The Fifteen Passen-
ger bill Hon. Mr.. Wren copied and intro.
dueed in the House of Representatives
and that was the last of Mr.. Wren); Gar
field added an amendment, and it went tc
the Senate; even got to Hayes; he vetoed
it, and then the House sustained the veto
that was why the Fifteen Passenger bill
was not considered a political matter on
Friday night. The silver question was
amusingly dealt with, although outside Of
politics. Bland introduced it and Jones
supported it, but Garfield opposed. The
fact is, when the record is against a candi'
date he should consider the subject en-
tirely outside of political discussion and
ignore the same. Daggett started oui
from Virginia with a banging ''war record
among his manuscript, but the Han
cock letter came out just as thu
would-be Congressman got to Win
nemucca, and now he = was rather
short of that capital. Tremendous yell
ing applause all over the house.. Tit
Judge caid he would draw a couple o
bird's-eye views, and close. Many year
ago there toddled down the Humboldt
dusty, seedy, weather-stained, corpulen
body. with rifle upon his shoulder, etc
Daggett's own words OF his own photo.
Scene Second November 8, 1s60-Th'
same travel-stained warrior, continuing
his march up from Carson and past LAX
Bigler, over the Sierras to the waters edg
of the Pacific. With the same old hat h
had when on the Humboldt and in Eureka
the same hole in the seat Of his trousers
he climbs upon the hills west of the Stat
Prison, and takes a lingering view Of tn
valley and the hills about Virginia, saying
81 should have left there before, darling
now / am buried under Cassidy's 400
majority" [Roars Of applause
HON. A. NJ. HILLHousE
Was then introduced by Chairman Bake