Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-21

4. Upon che silver and Chinese
Questions Discussed, with Damag'
ing Results to Inc Cause Of the Lat
ter Faith.
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
VIRGINIA, New, Oct, 20.-Hon. George
w. Cassidy addressed the largest audience
ever assembled in the Opera House in this
city last evening. The auditorium was
packed from the door to the footlights,
The meeting was by far the most enthu'
s~iastic political gathering ever assembled
In Storey county. The speakers remarks
were frequently interrupted by applause,
and his complimentary reference to SEN
stor Fair set the entire audience to cheer.
ing Justify. A large number Of ladies 90.
cupied front seats and procenium boxes,
and were as enthusiastic in applauding the
telling points in Mr.. Cassidy's speech as
were his listeners of the sterner sex. The
streets were sblaze with bonires and the
air was filed with the strains of patriotic
music prior to the hour set for the grand
Democratic rally. The meeting was or
ganized by the selection Of Major F. NJ.
Huffsker as Chairman, who, after acknowl.
edging the honor conferred. said: "Be.
fore introducing to you the Hon. George
W. Cassidy, the sblest Representative Me-
vada ever sent to Congress, I will relate to
you the following incident that occurred
in the rotunda at the Capitol at Washing
ton: When Mr.. Cassidy was taking leave
of his colleagues a distinguished repre-
sentative from Massachusetts, said to me:
Are your people in the State Of Nevada
actually in earnest upon the silver ques-
ton OF all the representatives on the
floor OF Congress no one has done more
than Geo. W. Cassidy for the resumption
OF silver coinage. II the people Of Me-
vads really had the remonetization of silver
at heart they would certainly have returned
Mr.. Cassidy to Congress-" Mr.. Cassidy
was then introduced amid tumultuous ap-
plause. He said that in ~pronouncing the
word fellow citizens he felt that he had a
right to use it, as it possessed more than
ordinary significance on this occasion.
He had lived among the sagebrush of Ne
vsda from boyhood; had been an actual
" - NOaohA Va bAO 0e@fN
since 1860, and as such intended to con-
test the right OF certain gentlemen to rep
resent it in the United States Senate. He
said he had paid 26 poll taxes in Nevada,
and insisted that other aspirants for that
honor should have at least paid one In the
last Is years. In making this staten ent
he desired it to be understood that he
alluded TO his distinguished friend w. M.
Stewart, author of the Emma mine and
| other works of fiction. The speaker re-
viewed the record OF the Democratic and
Republican parties pom the silver and
Chinese questions, with damaging results
to the latter. The burden OF Republican
speeches during the campaign, he said,
| related chiefly to the silver question, and
the attitude of the Democratic party
| thereon had been severely animadverted
| upon by Mr.. Stewart. Every person in
| the United States that reads Is aware that
silver was demonetized in 1878 by the Re-
| publicans, and everybody in Nevada
knows that William M. Stewart was one
Of the members of the Senate who voted
TO strike Ii down. His excuse for support
ing the bill was that he did not know what
itcontsined. Is the man who aided to strike
q blow at the most vital industry in
the State the proper man to represent its
interests at Washington. In 1878, when the
Democrats had possession OF the House OF
Representatives, they provided for the re-
sumption Of silver coinage. A bill for lite
reconciliation was introduced by Bland
of Missouri, and ii was passed by Demo
cratic votes. Ny distinguished friend,
said the speaker, arraigned Senator FAIR
for running away from Washington pend
ing the discussion of the silver question
- ska Gaoaka A. Sho Alma 2Qnator Fair
left the National Capital there was nc
living issue before either House, and nc
vote was taken upon the oliver or any
other important measure after his depart.
ure. While at Washington Senator Fair
was always an efficient and painstakine
representative of the interests OF Nevada,
as much 30 as any representative from
the Pacific Coast. The shutting down Of
mines and the forcing OF miners to pach
their blankets was due to the hostile atti
tude of the Republican majority in Con-
gress on the silver question. 1t was theil
hostility to that metal that developed the
tramp. Mr.. Stewart had promised to FL
things il elected to the Senate, but he had
left things in q bad fix when he wai
there before by voting for q bill to demon.
etize silver. The veal or woe OF the
country rests upon the restoration of free
silver coinage. while its suspension means
paralysis and s~trsngulation of every in
dustry. II silver is ever restored to a pal
value with gold 1t will be through Demo
cratic votes. In Congress, in the vote or
the passage of the bill (oply five months
ago), two Republican Representatives
from California voted against it. Yor
can't even trust Republicans on the Pa
cihc Coast with the silver question. No
one line in favor Of restoring the metal Il
Its proper standard appears in the plat
form adopted by the Republican party II
California. In referring to the Chimes
question, Mr.. Cassidy said: 1.-THE Re
publican party claim the credit of passing
the bill restricting Chinese immigration
30 our shores. When the roll was called
on the passage Of the bill every Demo
cratic member in the House Of Represen
~tatives except four voted In favor of it
while rs Republican ballots were cas-
against its passage" The tariff question
was also discussed at length. The Repub
licans accuse the Democrats OF being FREE
, traders. There is not an omnibus load o
free traders in the United States and Ter
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