Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-09
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They C~ongregate Mt the Court-House
TO Hear Their Comstock orator.

TO Hear Their ComsfOck orator.
Dark and dismal indeed was the night
that ushered in the Republican campaign
in Eureka. All day long yesterday smoke
and clouds. wind, rain, hail and dirt were
dashing through the town, making every
body miserable. In fact, the Hon. r. M.
Daggett, in his first remarks at last nights
meeting, declared that he had hardly
seen the CLEAN Of Eureka lights ere he was
baptized in the dirt, and as he looked
about the audience he said he felt as
though he was a son Of its soil.
One of the Ruby Hill brass bands COM
menced playing a few minutes before 8
O'clock In front Of the Courthouse by the
dim light Of two or three coal oil lamps,
which looked mighty feeble in the awful
darkness. The air was so chilly and disa-
greeable that the crowd soon adjourned to
the inside, followed by the band. There
we're no flags, 10 bouquets, no transpa-
%rencies, mo nothing" but the band, and
they did their best to liven up the chilled
blood Of the audience; they played 500
lumbia;" and the glee club sang a song,
WhiSA was CuccICu Qultb as utdTLlly az ANY
other performance Of the evening.
Hon. W. W. Bishop called the meeting
to order, and said he had the pleasure OF
introducing R. NJ. Daggett, member Of
Congress, who took the floor, and, with
the aid of his book Of promptings and fig
ures, managed to keep there for upwards
Of two hours and a half. But instead Of
dilating upon the present issues, he took
up subjects that have long been forgotten
instead OF explaining away the corrupt
ness Of his party, he endeavored to build
up his feeble record instead of gaining
votes for his party in Eureka, he has lost
them by the pointless, undesirable subjects
and sentences which be uttered, disgust
ing the honest voters of his party. Finally
the "prosaic" speaker mentioned the
name and deeds of the patriot soldier,
Hancock. Cheer upon cheer rent the air,
and 1T was some moments before order was
restored. 81 see," said Mr.. Daggett,
Hancock has some friends" and again
the applause bust forth in such decided
terms that the speaker fastened to other
topics. He was non-committal on banks
and banking didn't know whether they
were a benefit or not, etc.; said that the
United States House of Representatives
was a terrible hot-bed Of secession said
he was prayed for every morning by man
who had supplicated at the Throne of
Grace for years for the success of the reb-
els-and a naughty fellow in the gallery
Clipped in with, "And 1 guess, with about
about the same success" GYells. Mr..
Daggett then spoke of the bills he had
helped to get through, the square loca-
tion," the Chinese business, etc., and none
Of his own acknowledged acts, while a
mi her of CnpOraoo wara aoncidara1 Inv
the audience worthy OF enthusiastic dem
onstration, and he sank quietly behind the
stand.
Then it was that the "Nasby of the
Comstock" stepped forward. A large por-
ton of the crowd had fingered to hear
this orator. To say that they were disap-
pointed is putting it lightly. The audience
thinned out rapidly. Mr.. Atkinson said
Mr.. Daggett talked long or he (Mr. Al
would talk longer. He spoke Of the State
rights and throughout was a disjointed
harrangue Of the deepest dye, without
sense or decency, and only of such words
that have been heard long ago. He talked
OF rebels, secessionists, whenever he re-
ferred to the Democrats and put special
stress on the statement that he was a DEM
ocrat who killed Abraham Lincoln. In
fact, if Mr.. Atkinson did not attempt to
" fiaunt the bloody shirt last night, then
it was never done. He further remarked
that Bill English was a rooster, and that
through the rascality of Bill Bishop his
(Mr. A.'s) voice was shaky and his form
upset. He had hardly time to keep the
few who remained ere the Courtroom was
emptied.
At times the hall was quite well filed
and several ladies were present, but for q
political campaign starter it was generally
pronounced a slim affair.