Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-10-13
AN EFEECTivE REPpBLICAN
SPEECH.

h'tnouBh B.st Dhtut,SfJ, niSut was
wild and cold II fan. audience gathered
in the Courthouse, to listen to Fl. F,
Bartiue OF Carson. Mr.. Bartine puts
no rant or abuse into his remarks; he
simply maSes a, cool argument which
Is convincing to all and offensive to
none. In a dispassionate good humored
manner, he pointed out lhe discrcpan-
cies between Democratic promise and
performance. aud showed oonclusiyelY
that ia order. to rebuke the policy OF
the administration y was necessary
that Nevada should elect stra ght
Republican TICKET. While giving each
, of the State, candidates well meried
praise, his main reliance was on the
general principles of national politics
rs applied to our local situation and
his telling remarks made lasting
impression on The listeners. Not one
man in the audience but understood
that he was directly injured by the
depression in our SILVER mining indus.
tries'and the point was made clear to
every comprehension that tue altitude
OF the present admin, siration is the
main cause of the present exlrsordi
nary decline In the price of silver.
He referred briefly to the grand his.
tory OF the Republican party, painting
In glowing words The noble achieve.
ments of the organization from 1861
70 1884. The importance of the pres
ent campaign was adverted to and the
changed condition of the parties was
CITED. Formerly the Republicans had
come into the hght with the pestige of
victory on their side. Now they come
asking The Democrats what they had
done in falfillment of the promises by
which they had achieved success The
answer must be that they bad done
nothing which they had promised,
They had promised to re.establish
our merchant marine but had not
done u; They had promised that
under Democratic administration we
should be relieved from the Chinese
curse, yet since their coming into
power not line, not word has been
added to the statutory law on that sub
ject They promised to build new
navy, and the only addition made to
sea hglfting forces is one little cruiser
called the Dolphin They promised
to bring the, golded light OF prosperity
to every nook and corner CT the land,
2 yet by hostility TO the silver interests
they have Frustrated Industry in vast
regiona Nf country, have closed many
mills and mines, and have thrown
thousands of Industrious citizens out
Of employment,
AS an example of their work he
said: 1--WE have had, a practical illus
tration oftheiN work In the, closing of
the Mint. That institution has
changed its condition from one of
activity to state of dealhlike stiffness
like unto that which reigns in the
interior of the great pyramid of Egypt.
Il have heard" said Mr. Bartine, that
this stiffness Is sometimes disturbed
py meetings Of Mug;WypSmppa who gather
there for the purpose Of cqnspring
with Democrats against the Repub.
lican party, but such work is poor
substitute for the kind of operations
carried op there during the time Sena
tor Jones was lis champion"
The speaker showed that the Demo.
cratic platform made but one direct
assertion of policy, and exposed the
utter falsity of that particular plank
which refers to the action of the Dem,
ocratic party on The wool tariff, aud
exemphded the fact that the Demo
Gratis are for protection in protection
States and for free trade in free trade
States.
A glowing tribute was paid to Con.
gresham Woodbury., and his return to
Congress by largely increased ma.
jority was predicted.
A comparison was instituted be. |
tween the rival nominees for Gov.
ernor, much to The advantage af Mr..
Stevenson. He would throw no mud,
but held that candid discussion of "a
public offieegs public acts was not
mud throwing. He alluded to the
friendship. which Mr. Adams exhibits
for the people, by shaking hands and
smiling and compared that with the
solid friendship of Mr.. Stevenson who
employs $50 men the year round, pay
ing them the highest rate of wages
demanded or received anywhere in the
Uuited States. The episode of Gen,
= 'Logan's reception was also commenced