Nevada County picayune., 1888-10-17

OF TIE REF, BII-
 CAN oCrEAGE
 : ORGANETTE.
 The audience at the hall of the nous, of representatives last night though not so large as it should nav" been, was more than an aver age, and composed largely of the most intelligent ladies and gentle men III the city, with number of prominent men from other points.
 About $ O o'clock the members of the Old Hickory Club made their ap- pearahce at the entrance of the hall and filed in the right taking seats near the speakers stand. Immedi- ately afterwards President George Nm. Carath arose and introduced the lion. Wm. F.. Atkinson. attor- ney-@eneral-elect. in a most appro- prlate manner.
 Inc speaker was profoundly grate- iul for the compil rnt which had been extended him. and was truly glad to meet so man, of Little Rock $ worthlest citizens. The great issue winch presented to the American people, was the tariil rates, and the grea commonwealth wss today con front,d with cond;a aA and not T theory. The deep iAtUest manifest 'cd by all classes duri& the recent cam. algn Tn the d.sdksSion of this problem had forcibly impressed the speaker with its growth. importance. Tor more than d score of years the people of North hau been listening to the false and oroundless charge i that the people of the South were dis loyal ,o their countr1' ; flag, and all thS time the corpor. tons and manu- factories of that section had been til- i ling their coffers Nith burdens )me taxes collected largely from the la boring classes. or more than tweIy" wears the people of the South had h2en struggling against odds to free themselves fror ths iniqutous system of taxation and today the whole people were .confronted with the same issues that clogged the wheel, of prosperity and obstructed free industry in lS3: and lS46. The present tariff system was unconsti- tutional, hut those hom 1t nppre ss- eel had never been able to get into the courts, 4 combination of inter- cst- gave Us the odlous system. and the same combination had maintain ed against the will of the masses. It seemed to the speaker but short step in the future, when, if the Dem ocralc party was trae to itself, it would have not only the control of the house and chief executive, but of the senate.
 1 The speaker then took up the tar. iiI in systematic banner and show cedoncusiyely that the maintain ance of the present system meant oppression and endless woes to the public masses, He referred to the free whisky plank in the Republican platform in the most Scathing terms. His exposition of the opposition platforms and Rerahlican schemes was certainly most thorough and convincing.
 In conclusion he >aid Il had in- tended to mako some reference l0 local matters, and r cate politics al- so. to show the inc rnsistency of the course of the immaculate Powell Clayton. but believe if you will pardon me. will cad an extract from Black s essays amt speeches, which is far more applicable than what l might say" pe then read the followingj
 "rhc people wor q not have been wholly crushed either by the soldier or the negro, if both had not been used to fasten upon them the doml- nation of another class of persons, whose rule was altogether nnend''r- |lI 'TL,,o ,,,n fali rarpet haU rerS.