Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-11-02
though there could be any spoils
in office for an honest and con-

though there could be any spoil
in office for an honest and con
scientiOus man. | was eHce
Democrat, bnt it was when
was much younger than | an
now. L accepted their tradition
as true, but when l investi-
gated the matter I could fine
nothing in its history to recon-
mend 1t. They passed a slave
law; they passed the Missouri
compromise, and finally waged
war against this glorious coun'
try"
"Cassidy told you how many
broad acres Of the public do
main the Republican party
had given away to i'm
prove our water ways, to
build canals and railroads, and
that the Democrats had never
given away an acre Of public
land to any corporation or rail-
road. | have read very truth
full review of what the Demo-
cratic party has done in that
direction and do not !e-
lieve it necessary to an
swer that part of his speech. |
am not finding any fault with
that party On that score, how
ever, for l believe in giving
away land to aid in building
canals and railroads when it
goes to better the condition of
our people, but l don't believe
in giving it in too large guam
titles.
s'The most astonishing state
ment Mr.. Cassidy made was
about the war not being a war of
parties, and that the Federal
army was made up of as MAJ y
Democrats as Republicans. Cas-
sidy said that there We're H.
100000 more men than Lincoln
received votes in 1860, and
asked where they came from
if not from the ranks of the
Democracy. Why, sirs, they
came from every loyal family in
the land. Mr.. Cassidy does not
tell you that 400, 900 of the noble
and brave young men Of this
country, between the ages of Is
and 81 shouldered their mus
kets and marched in defence of
our glorious flag that the
Democratic party had pulled
down and was trampling in the
dust. He did not tell you that
at the election in that year
Douglass received one and
quarter million votes ; he said
nothing about the vote that Bell
and Everett received. He did
not tell you that while these l.
400, 900 brave men were march
ing to the front in defence of
our country the Democrats
were chattering like engraged
and parrots. Why:
fellow citizens, that chapter of
history is burned into the men,
Dry of every man and woman in
the North. 1t is written on the
hearthstones of tens of thousands
of desulate homes in New Eng
land. He did not tell you that
every man on the other side was
a Democrat and fighting for
Democratic principles. If the
Democrats were in the majority
why did they oppose the meas
ure of allowing soldiers to vote:
Is this not singular state of
facts: If the army was made
up of Denocrats-if the Demo-
Gratis mean what they say
every one of them should join
the Republican party. 1t is a
tribute that tiisloyalty should
pay to loyalty.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
"Cassidy says that Bland of
is entitled to the credit
Of passing the silver bill. This
statement is about as correct as
the rest Of his story. l was
Chairman of the Committee on
and Currency. The
Committee met in the city of
New York every Cay for thirteen
months. We had before us po-
litical economists form every
country on the earth. We had
manufacturers, brokers
miners and financial experts of
every nation, and we made a
report containing $40 odd pages
Of closely printed matter"
copy of the book, the
Senator said : off any Of you
will take the trouble to examine |