Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-10-27
STEVENSON AND WOODBURY..
An Enthusiastic Meeting-WOOd-
burn's Unanswerabie Arguments.

Woodburn at the Court House. Bon6res
were burning, and our little town presented
a ivelier appearance than it has for many
day. The people seemed to be thoroughly
awakened to the Importance Of the occasion.
Al eight o'clock, J. L. Campbell introduced
TO the audience Col. C. C. Stevenson, and
upon being presented the gentleman was
received with hearty round OF applause.
This gentleman gave brief sketch OF his
life since he had been a resident OF this
State, stating that he had lived here for p
years, and expected TO live here 27 more,
and pursue the same line of duty, the state
ments Of the Virginia Chronicle to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. MI. Stevenson said
he brought good news from the East-that
everybody said the ticket was the best ever
placed before the people and that it would
be elected from top 10 bottom. AS he re-
turned to his seat he was loudly applaud ed.
Congressman Woodbnrn was :hen intro
duced and was welcomed amid the widest
OF cheers, and proceeded to make one Of the
most logical and unanswerable arguments
ever heard in the State. Mr.. Woodbum re
ferred to the debt reduction, the Morrison
bill and to Authur's friendship for silver and
his recommendation to replace small green
backs with silver, contrasting it with Cleve-
lands course, and showing that the leaders
OF the House would not permit legislation
antagonstic 10 Cleveland's views. No mem,
Der from silver State was permitted on the
Committee OF Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures. lie reviewed rapidly the sham policy
on navy matters, the protection OF labor,
the wages OF Government employees, and
their illegal closing of.the Carson Mint. etc.
He showed that the Democratic committee
reported unanimously in favor OF the Pacific
railroad bond extension bill, and the Chair.
man made speech in favor Of it. He could
: not say what the Republican Senate would
do with it, nor how he would vote on it him.
self, for il had never been before either
House, but was set for December. 1t was
simply bill to allow the Central and Union
Pacific roads IS years to pay their second
mortgage bonds off at the rate OF three and
half millions year. Ifthey are forclosed
when due they will bring nothing, because
there is ahrst mortgage, and so many other
roads have been built that the roads can
net be sold at forced sale and pay the bonds.
II the bill is infamous, as charged. it is a
Democratic bill and will not pass. He re.
ferred TO the cutting OF wages in the Viz.
ginia City Postofiee so it only pays 500 a
year 10 the Postmaster, the reduction in the
Custom Houses, etc., and Of the Surveyor
General OF Nevada from s., 500 10 81 500 a
year, and said that they put in their platform
that they were for free labor and high wages.
Macmillan asked him what he had done
to be reelected? lie said: "Well, | did
what could be done to get $4,000 for the
Mint ard TO. restore mail routes. helped
to get $4,000 for surveys when all the
others together only got $50, ooo." "Oh,"
said Macmillan, "Pownlnc got that" Mr.,
Wooiburn answered that Mr. PowRing help.
ed all he could. He brought in facts and
figures and was at work with Senator Jones.
Mr.. Noodburn was the author OF the Desert
Land Bill. etc. -...
Mr.. WOODBURY. very impressiv.ly begged
OF the'people not to allow NJ cMillen when
he came to justify Cleveland's vetoes OF pen.
sion bills. He related two OF the cases and
said he could take anyone Of the roz cases
before a jury and get it passed. A poor
Ohio woman named Sarah Ann Bradley, n
years old, asked for sIa- month to
save her from the poor house. When the
war came she had her husband and four
sons at hume. All went to war. Old Tom
was wounded at Murfreesboro. He got 81
month for while then 81 and died two
years ago Of the old wounds. Two Of the
four sons fell dead in one battle, the fourth
had buile, in his eye and has been in the
hospital ever since, and the other lost an
arm. Every member OF both houses voted
for the pension. bu, it was vetoed. II this
woman lived in Russia, Turkey, France or
anywhere else in the world she could spend
the rest of her days dressed in purple and
fine linen. II Roman or Greek she would
have been honorcd like the mother OF the