Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-11-03

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dience The silver and Earia
observation-disclosures sutts- SeneF-
soaiau and Jseksonian Priari-


pies.
Senator VIM. NJ. Stewart and Hon. II.
X. Mitchell arrived here last Tuesday by
special train, and were Immediately escort
ed 10 the jackson House, where the former
remained until evening. Mr.. Mitchell soon
appeared on the street and was welcomed
BY a number OF old friends. In the even
ing a number Of gentlemen from Ruby
Hill, 3 few q them bearing torches, headed
by the Ruby Hill bras band, playing mar.
tial airs, marched through Main street and
halted in front Of the jackson House. A
T. Stearns, Post Commander OF Upton
Post, G. A. r., acting as marshal, called
for Senator Stewart. That gentleman Ap-
peared on the balcony Of the hotel and ex-
pressed lis thanks for the compliment paid
to him and asked to be excused from speak
| ing in the open air, as he wished TO save his
voice for the meeting in the evening.
The Eureka Opera House was packed
with a fair representation Of ladies, gentle
men and young folks, among them several
| Republican candidates for county offices
from White Pine county. The Ruby Hill
| brass band, which was lately organized,
furnished excellent music, and the Repub-
| lican Glee Club sang numerous campaign
songs.
Hon. Thomas Wren. as Chairman OF the
| Eureka County Republican Central Com
| mittee, opened the meeting and introduced
sRyAroR STEWART
The Republicans Of Eureka had expected
q speech from this gentleman that would
send the Democracy to where it would
never be resurrected, but they were doomed
to disappointment. for, although the
| speaker has been very active in Congress,
his speech was rambling and disconnected,
and was principally devoted to what he had
accomplished in the Senate. He made his
bow to the audience and Immediately
| opened FIRE on Cleveland and the Demo-
| cratic administration. He acknowledged
| that the Southern States are filed
up with Northern people, and claimed in
| the same breath that were suffering under
| Bourbon rule and waved the "bloody
shirt " with astonishing recklessness. He
| claimed that Cleveland had loaned the Ma
tional banks some 6fty-seven or sixty mil
| lion dollars without interest, a chestnut
| that has been cracked by the press OF the
| country and found TO be rotten.
Mr.. Stewart said that Mr.. Cleveland was
| stubborn and immoyable in all matters con-
corning the Government, and then claimed,
in the most contradictory and inconsistent
manner, that he was driven to retaliation
in the fisheries question, and TO the signing
of the Chinese bill through fear Of public
sentiment. II one could believe the ramb-
ling statements of the speaker. the Demo-
Gratis in Congress had nothing TO do with
the exclusion Of the Chinese, and General
| Harrison was not to blame for voting
against the Pacific Coast In the measure
presented in the Senate in 1882, as is con-
clusively proven by the Congressional Rec
ord that he did.
The speaker took Cleveland to task on
the silver question. holding him responsible
for the decreasing valuation of that metal,
which has been depreciating since 1873, the
year in which Mr.. Stewart in the United
States Senate voted to demonetize it. He
knew more about the subject than he chose
to say. but in place of squsrely reviewing
the history of silver characterization, simply
said. "I1l pass it over"
HE ADMITTED
That there are Republicans who are gold
bugs, but did not give the Democrats in
Congress credit for their efforts TO remone-
tie silver or for their very friendly efforts
in its favor. He reviewed the monetary in.
huences Of gold and silver upon the indus
tries in a very interesting manner, showing
that he Is we'll read in the history Of the
precious metals.
Mr.. Stewart next talked about the tariff,
and in connection Herewith, reviewed the
history Of the revolution and the necessity
Of America improving her shipping and
commerce in those days. He might have
given President Cleveland credit for having
added to our navy and improving our ship.
ping and commerce TO the extent Of mil
lions. He, Stewart, would impose a heavy
tariff on all foreign manufactures and pro-
auctions, and would build a fence around
the United States so that the American
people should have no commercial inter.
course with other nations. He called the
Democrats British fiee traders" but did
not commend them for adopting the Repub-
lican policy of 1884 Of reviewing the
tariff ; however, he drew party lines on the
Mills bill and the Republican Senate bill,
both Of which contemplate reducing the
tariff.
Mr.. Stewart blamed the whole admins
tration In the matter Of climber cutting"
in Nevada. but the people Of this county
know that there are two sides to this ques-
tion.
The Chairman, at the conclusion Of Sem
ator Stewards address, INTRODUCED Hon. H.
X. Mitchell, who talked about Jeffersonian
and Jacksonisn principles, quoting from
President Jsckson's letters on protection,
and succeeded in making q good Demo-
cratic speech in all, but that he omitted
giving credit to the Mills bill for being the
essence of those principles. He, however,
spoke with far better oratorical effect than
the preceding speaker. who had q bad
cold. and several times during his lengthy
address was SO confused in his utterances
that his auditors did not understand what
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