The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-10-31
The Repusiilea. l.arty l.pe.eA,a ~. 7, |.

Nhe hepubblenn Party A0peaehed.
The speech Of Col. Flouruoy At the
Courthouse last night was worthy Of
the large and altentiy. audience. He.
presented in terse. graphic style many
Of the leading issues Of the campaign
In manner that held the strict Htten.
tentiun Of the crowd to the end, and
ELECTED frequent applause.
He said he addressed the audience,
not ~ apoliticiau. for he had never
been candidate for an Office in his
life; but M a citizen OF the United
States. The nation. spelled With n big
n, which Garfield 90 rtrenuously adyo.
Gates. Is not the United States. It means
something more. II means the destruo.
tion Of the United States. aui OF the
Constitution thAt gave this significant
title to the Union. "Houor thy father
and thy mother that thy days ttiny be
long in the land was the ancient no.
sale injunction, and 1t applies to nations
as we'll as individuals. When We ceass
to honor tho faith and works Of the IA.
theirs OF this county. and OF its Gov.
ernment, aud wander after such unknown
gods as nation with capital N our
national days will be short in this land
The speaker took up the Republican
platform and dissect-d its various reso-
lutions. He showed by facts and ng.
ures that while the Republican reso.u
tions are fair, they are only pledges to
the ear to be broken in the perform.
ance. That everyone Of these promises
have been broken and outraged In the
past; and that rs the Same politicians
will administer upon them in the future,
IL Garfield be elected, nothing better
can be expected Of them hereafter. He
cited the resolution against the grant.
ing Of the public lands to individuals,
showing that the only party that has
ever made such grants is this Same Re.
publican party. That since it came
into power il has given away acres by
the million, to an extent exceeding the
size Of the great States of New YorR,
New Jersey. Penns, lvania aud Ohio.
The credit Of the Government was up
raised and maintained by the economy
OF n Democratic House Of Representa-
tves-not by John Sherman. Civil
Service reform was scathingly treated.
There was no call for such reform until
the Republican party came into power,
and by its outrages, made II n necessity
Hayes is honest but weah. Ho at.
tempted 10 enforcss the platform on
which he was elected in this respect,
but had to fall down Mt the demand OF
Senator Conkling. Arthur was declared
dishonest. Insufficient, and an open and
continue d violation OF all the Civil Ser
vice, but in the face OF this fact, is now
candidate for the Vice Presidency;
and tie President is strolIing nboutthe
county in utter violation of his own
instructions; while his cabinet are scat.
tered nll over ths country making
political speeches. Can a party that
thus openly violates every pledge Of 1876
be trusted with the execution OF its
prom, es in 1880?
They speak OF q free ballot and free
elections; is there an intelligent person
IN the country who now doubts that
s. J. Tilden was legally aud flghtiully
| ola HAad pFnaiH..nf In IN1l
1t is universally conceded. What regard
did the Republicans then pay TO fair
and free election. Yet the same men
wlo manipulated that gigantic fraud.
one Of the greatest ever psrpetrattd OIL
earth. against a free Government, are
now manipulating this election.
or the bugbear R.bel Claims, The
speaker asserted that not one dollar of
these claims had ever been paid 10y
Democratic Congress, but that Will.
that Congress WAS Pepublicnn over
hundred millions Of such claims were
paid. There Is not ono man in u hun.
dred In the South who would vote 10
tax himself TO pay such claims. They
arc more unpopular there than In the
North, where they nre now nearly oil
held. They cannot be paid at oil, as
the face OF every note declares them pay
rble only six months after q treaty of
peace with the United States. No such
treaty was ever made, or ever oan b.