The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-10-06
A.C.CLEvELAND TALKS.

dant proof that the Republicans of
Nevada have chosen the right man
for the right place.
81 came of poor and humble par
ents, but was taught by my father the
principles of patriotism, honor and
integrity. He it was who taught me
to respect man, not for the clothes he
wore, but for the worth of the heart
that beat within his breast, and above
all the honor of being an American
citizen.
"From my sainted mother I learned
the lessons to relieve distress and a
patriotic devotion to my country. I
often think of poem she recited to
me just before I left my home; the
words have mostly slipped from me,
but the last Lines still sound in my
ears:
"My son return to me an honest man,
Or ne'ersreturn at all -
"And this has shaped my course. I
am an honest man, and l defy any
one to point out instance in my life in
which I have acted dishonorably.
81 have been accused of being a
lobbyist in Carson City, in the interest
of the Southern or Central Pacific
railroad. This is not the case. [ never
have been in their employ and neverdid
ask for nor receive quarter of a dol
lar from the Southern or Central Paci-
fc railroad.
Mr.. Cleveland here gave a history
of his efforts to put on foot project
to build competing line of railroad
from Nevada's eastern border to San
Francisco, and said
81 live in an isolated portion of the
State, and to us there, it seemed that
competing road would bring to us
great benefits. As have said, went
into the Legislature to get bill en-
acted; went unaided and alone, and
if anyone can say lacked sense they
cannot say I lacked sand. After the
passage of the bill l went to San
Francisco, and tackled the men in that
city, but the men with money were
afraid to touch the enterprise, but |
succeeded in raising 5000 and with
this the survey of the road was COM
pleted to western Nevada. | then re-
solved to try the other end of the line,
and went Denver and Chicago But
times were hard, and the country was
in financial panic, and I would defy
anyone to have foated railroad bonds
at that time, and how much less a cow
boy from eastern Nevada. But |
believe that road will yet be built, and
at the revival Of prosperity, one of the
first projects for the investment of
capital will be the construction of that
road. This is the true story of my
fight.
The people of the State must assert
themselves. There are many things
that go to make fight and above all
I would say, as does Gladstone for
Ireland, home men for home offices.
We have grand State, and nowhere
are there more brave, stauncher men,
more loving, loyal wives than in Ne
vada. She has greater number of
sunshiny days out of three hundred
and sixty-five than any other place in
the world; her interests are vast and
varied and we must make her power
both socially and politically; she has
the material for a great State. I am
a protectionist, but my reasons for it
are very much like Abraham Lincoln.
He said he didn't know much about
tariff, but he did know if America
bought twenty dollars worth of steel
from Europe we had the steel and
they had the money, but if we bought
$50 worth of steel from America we
had the money and the steel both.
am for protection for Nevada, for the
keeping of money within our borders
and the patronizing of home indus
ries.
"Nevada has borne the onus of the
name of 'rotton borough too long. In
the East I was asked why in Nevada,
we didn't auction our offices off and let
them go to the highest bidder9 Such
questions as these make MAI blush
who loves his State. One thing wish
to touch on in regard to the politics in
our State. Two years ago the social
ed Silver party of Nevada passed a
bill through both honses of the legis-
lature With onIv two Gissantino vote.