The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-09-22

Inc people OF Ely turned out en-
masse Wednesday evening to hear
Hon. G. w. Cassidy, Democratic nom
iDee for Congress, and Judge Seawell
the nominee for Supreme Judge, dis
cuss the political issues of the day.
The Courtroom was crowded, a mum
Der of ladies being among the au-
dience.
David MeQuitty was chosen Presi-
dent Of the meeting, and John Weber
Secretary. .
JUDGE sEAwELL
Being introduced, made but a few re-
marks, saying the office he was run
ming for was not political one, but
judicial. The Judge made favorable
impression upon his audience. The
Chairman next introduced
HON. GEO. W. CASSIDY, OUR NEXT CON-
GRESHAM,
Who was received with hearty
round of applause.
Mr.. Cassidy thanked the people of
Ely for the welcome accorded him,
and went right 10 the discussion of
the issues involved in the present cam
paign, bis speech being an off-hand,
impromptu effort.
THE NAVY
First claimed his attention, and he
showed clearly that in three years a
Democratic administration had done
more to build up an American navy
than the Republican party had done
in twenty years.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The speaker next arraigned the Re
publican party for its wanton protiig-
aey in giving away the public domain
To corporations and trusts, and showed
by the record how in three short years
a Democratic administration had re-
stored back TO the people 600, 000,0 900
acres of the stolen public lands.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
While admitting that President
Cleveland was, like most Eastern peo-
pie, unfriendly tn silver, Mr.. Cassidy
showed hy the record that nine-tenths
of the Democratic representatives IN
both Houses Ct Congress were the
friends of the white metal. while
nlne-lenihs OF tie Republicans we're its
deadly foes.
THE CHINESE.
Harrison's Chinese record was next
reierre. To- and the Republican Presl-
Dental candidates. course IN the Sen
ate did show up well on that question
under Cacsidy's calcium light. What
ever tendedto exclusive Legislation n
this question came from the Demo-
cratic party.
TIE FISHERY TREATY,
Mr.. Cassidy considered a Just and
fair settlement of our troubles with
our Canadian neighbors, in which all
tue rights and privileges ever con-
tented for by American fishermen
were fully conceded. He regretted
that a partisan Senate had refused to
ratify the treaty.
He declared President Cleveland
was in fact as well as name the Chief
Executive of the nation, and in the
discharge of his duties displayed
more backbone than any of his pre-
decessors since Jackson.
THE "oID ROMAN
An allusion to Thurman, our can
didatc for Vice observation-disclosures the
peoples lriend-was greeted with
hearty applause and the waving of
red bandanGas.
THE TARIFF-No FREE TRADE.
Mr.. Cassidy declared it as his
firm conviction that there was no free
trade party in this country and never
could be as long as $3.50, 100000 had
to be raised annually from impost du-
ties TO carry on the Government. This
of itself was protective tariff, which
no one desired to abolish. To lump it,,
the impost tax of the country is now
AZ per cent. AMI the number of duti-
able articles 1900. The Mills bill
reduces this to 40 per cent. and onl y
300 of the 1900 dutisble articles are
affected by the reduction. And this
our Republican friends call free trade !
How preposterous.
Mr. Cassidy explained the tariff is
sue as we never heard it explained be-
fore, making this usually abstruce
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