The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1890-07-10

N"'H"iiC 0hurtn. anu IL tDDl GOttlel of
the Temple Emanuel, and Bishop
Potter of the Episcopal Church, with
hundred other different denomina.
ii us together Besides Tie ministers
there was a large delegation Of the
rim sireaked and speckled who ale
always ON hand when there is chance
for row. Paddy Doody, the labor
ngltaiOr VAS bound TO be on hand; for
he is very much Ike trout, he
thrives best in troabled waters. Ii
universal peace were possible Paddy
would die. The great body of dele
gates were superior men. linen of fine
education aud excellent position.
They felt as we all felt, the necessity
OF doing something tha, wall give us
better and more economical govern
ment. At the present time il costs
annually 10 govern this ely over forty
millions of dollars, and it is safe to
sly that Thirty three per cent of thai
Is as good as stolehl Men are paid
live, ten. fifteen and twenty thous,u
doll,rs year who ought to be carry
ing hods and shoveling dirt Dick
Croker, the Tamm.ny boss, " ho Nc.
Can, hrs BROTHER ia.law, says, had
hun aired aud eighty thousand dollars
IN Il bag to buy the Board of Alder
men. Croeker ii few years ago was u
poor scrub grubbrng along at two dol
lars day, aud this is the same Dick
Croker who eight or nine years ago
was made Ci,y amberlain of New
York at u salary OF twenty thousand
dollars year, and pickings besides.
We all feel that this sort Of thing Is Il
standing disgrace; but what are you
going to do about it, This Was the
question that thu meeting az the Win
dspr Hotel WAS called upon TO con.
sijer One of the old Democratic
wheel horses, Wheeler Ii. Peckham,
was there as a sort Of Anxious Curia,
signifies everyhodys friend. Wheeler
Il. has taken hand in lots Of reform
movements; he was one Of committee
of seventy who bursted tie Tweed
RUG aud later on was Instrumental in
the ruin Of ilis Doodle Alderman. 1t
was said that he had hand in the
downfall Of Hubert o. Thompson when
lie was king oi the Couaty Democracy,
aud he was credited with having
brought the head Of Rnliu b. Suulre
to the block, rhompson's successor in
the Board Of Public Works, when he
had the worst rlns that New Y Y0rk
efor knew. aud iifiy millions of dollars
at his back. Now il there is anyrhln,
that Mr., Peckham l1ves 1t is tight.
ho needs no extra training, for he
keeps his muscles in order all the ti,nc.
lle doesn't waste his time ON dumb.
bells and sandbags; he pra aetices ON
heads, and IN a frat class scrimmaye
he generally COMES out on top. He
has fought the paople's battle for many
years. and deserves well vi them. /
d. not say it disrespectfully, but the
meeting was overweiehted with clergy.
nen. The fact became evident to
Father Houcey, ono Of the most clea-
eaded and progressive Catholic priests
in New York or in the Unit ed Safes.
He 10 priest who recognizes the fact
that the world moves and the e,rth
travels around tho sun. He is not
afraid to join in any good woik which
promises the betternent of his kind.
with Jew, n heathcii, or n Gentle.
He is comparatively young man,
fresh fir r.m the people. and he knows
the public pulse, 80 for the success Of
tho cause he warned the meeting
against an undue preponderance of The
rriestly element. ClergYnen of every
denomination were there, and all
agreed that something must bo done.
But it was good deal Ike an honest
mob with a real grievance, confronted
10y we'll trained band of mercenaries
their good intentions and honest
Cause are no match for the Winches.
iers Of tho opp sing rarly. The fact
that they hal 10 give Paady Dn"dy n
place among the reforners was black
eye from the start, and when five or
six well known Anarchists claimed u
place among the saints, it bseam, evi.
don't even to the fellows that didn't |
wear spectacles that there were lions
in the path. Everybody wanted to
talk. but there was no one hut Wheel
er II. Peckham who had anything
practical to offer, and he was over.
Every man there seemed |
to be afraid of falling into trap.
Several attempts were made TO cap
ture the meeting. but it finally nd.
iourned without serious disaster