The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-11
.y,yIyC THE CAMPAIGN.
r,r., Guns Fired or Last Evening.

A large DonHre oiaNo" AZ ''0 sS''
and the Brass Band played some lively
=. IN front of Centennial Hall, last
Gaming as ladies aud gentlemen filed
;,to the building and took seats.
When the hall was comfortably filed,
Ally Wise called the meeting to order,
ii n Y Staunton nominated g. X.
Walker for Chairman. Mr.. Walker
.ook the Chair, and said that he would
mt return thanks, because he was not
thankful. after which the speakers,
and members of the Republican State
and County Committees who were pres
ant took seats on the stage. The
Chairman introduced
HON. C. C. FowNING,
m Vashoe. nominee for Member of
Congress Mr.. Powning explained that
politcal parties were composed OF indi-
yiduals banded together for the ad
yancement of certain doctrines, aud
referred to the history of the Republi-
can marty. which freed the slaves and
ave them the ballot, passed the eight
hour law and the homestead law and
encouraged internal Improvements,
uensioned the soldiers, etc. He had
hudable ambition to make a name and
fame for himself; he read the State
platform, aud admitted that the plank
which claimed all the credit OF the
anti. Chinese bill for the Republicans
was not in accordance with the facts,
as more Democrats than Republicans
voted for the bill. and he did not think
anybody could be elected on this Coast
who was not opposed to Chinese. He
next referred to railroad rates, and
promised if elected to endeavor to Sc.
cure the passage of the Reagan bill;
aud would also advocate postal tele-
graph service by the Government. On
the silver question:, he was free to adj
init that our Democratic Represents.
tive would do as we'll as he could, and
he gave Senator Jones the credit OF
passing the Silver bill. II elected he
would endeavoc to secure pensions for
Mexican war veterans; aud would OPP.
pose the appropriation OF $4,000 1000
for rivers and harbors unless provision
was made for improving the four prin-
cipal rivers OF the State-the Hum
boldt, Truckee, Walker and Carson, by
having dams built for the land owners
along those streams. A poor man
could do nothing on public lands IN
Nevada; but he wanted tine Govern
ment to give those worthless lands to
the State and appropriate money to get
water ON them. Whether elected or
not, he should conduct himself so that
no one would regret it.
COLONEL BISHOP
Was next introduced. and said he was
not 50 wearied but that he could talk
Of the grand old party and its princi-
pies. He was told that Democrats
expected to be abused by him, but he
did not mean to do anything OF the
kind. The Democratic party OF to-day
was not the Democratic party OF old;
its principles are not the same. He
eulogized the Onion Republican party,
aud recounted several of its achieve.
ments. Men say there is no difference
between the two parties; but while he
claimed that there is, he only showed
that the difference was in the past, not
at present. He told men of foreign
birth that the Democratic party was
not their best friend. aud claimed that
the Republican party was the only
party that protected such citizens when
they visited their native land, and he
feared only those who are ignorant,
and in his opinion Republicans are su-
perior to Democrats. and could not see
how anybody could think Democrat
the best man to elect to Office. He
referred to the public schools, and said
the Republican party was pledged to
maintain them, but there is faction in
the State that would vote for party
that is opposed to free schools, and said