Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-31
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Our Republican friends, IN THESE
parts especially, think lightly of, or
affect to think SO, of the Independent
movement. Many of these gentlemen
who decline to be enlightened are very
intelligent and their political perversity
is remarkable. We have some good,
strong personal friends among these gen.
tlemen who see through the glass
darkly, and they are entitled to, and
have, our sympathy. They are tied to
their traditions and their political idols,
and it is hard for them to wake up
and realize the condition Of things In
the actual present. To us who read all
the papers and have no bias, it is plain
that the overthrow of their Grand Old
Party this Fall is f~oreordained. They
are perhaps blinded to this inevitable
by their time-serving friend, the Asso-
ciated Press. Wheedled by it, their
disappointment will be all the greater
after the people have spoken in No.
vember. Again we extend to them our
sympathy. They should, however, be.
gin to look about them and prepare
their minds against the shock that is
coming. In order to break its force
somewhat by showing them that they
have been too credulous up to the pres
emit In this campaign, and that they
have been unphilosophic in calling the
Independent Reform movement in the
East SO crowd of soreheads and dudes;"
we will tell them something about the
convention of these Boilers in New
York City on the 22d inst. What we
state is facts from reports made on the
spot and not garbled by the Associated
Press to tickle the morbid Republican
ear. The large hall in which the meet.
ing was held was packed with men, all
of whom are of unquestioned respecta-
bility and intelligence and many Of
whom are eminent locally and nation
ally. All the tickets to the hall had
been exhausted, when besides these a
large body OF Independents appeared
whose names were unknown to the
committee until they announced them
selves. So great were their numbers
that the standing room was exhausted
and even the stairs became impossible.
Men like John Foord, editor Of the
Brooklyn Union-Argus; Prof. Rice, Of
Columbia College; George II. Putnam,
and Benjamin d. Bristow were seen on
all sides. They were all enthusiastic,
and the slightest allusion to the object
their cause had in view called forth
thunders of applause. In the rows Of
delegates, which ranged from wall to
wall, were some of the best known men
in the country. Away in front the white
hair and mobile features of the Rev. Ed.
ward Beecher could be seen, and not far
from him was President Julius Seelye, OF
Amherst College. Scholars, politicians,
clergymen, journalists. bankers, mer.
chants elbowed one another. These are
mentioned in addition to such men of the
age as George William Curtis and Carl
Schurz, who participated with their
usual vigor and strength in indoors
ing the peoples candidate. Besides
there were q host of worthy men
assembled there not for their
own advancement, at all, but
out Of pure patriotism-men who,
though not known to fame, can speak
out and hold the attention Of their fell
low.citizens. The conference was gen.
orally made up of men whose names are
known and respected throughout the
Republican parsy, and who openly de-
nounced the Republican nominee for
President and pledged their best efforts
for the reform Governor of New York.
There was no installing the tone or tenn
pei VI tuo VOnicEcuCc. IL WAS uOe o tIcEc
assemblage Of sensitive gentlemen who
can never be satisfied with the action of
any party, but it was a body of solid,
practical men from all parts Of the
country, who turned upon the nominee of
their party only when absolutely forced
to it by self.respect. The fact that they
did not pronounce upon any of the ma.
tional issues but that of administrative
reform was offered by them as proof
positive that they were driven out of the
party ranks, and did not go of their W
accord.
We pass over the grand address of Mr..
Curtis and give place to the stirring
speech of q lesser man, as q sample of
many other telling speeches of a similar
sort:
Mr.. Clafin. of Illinois, a gray haired
delegate, made . rafting" speech. He
said he had come to the conference to in.
form it that there were som suckers"
out West who did not take in all that
was offered them. [Cheers and laughter.
There were men out there who could
their own snuT aud do tba;.ouu