Year: 1871

Greed Raymond spoke in Weavervile Tuesday
evening to a moderate audience. Greed is an
orator and never appeared TO so much disadvau-
tage in Weaverville. The difficulty being that
it was necessary to refer to certain disagreeable
facts that could not be explained away The or
ator labored long and heavily with the record of
Governor Hsght. AS Mr.. Raymond is one of
Haights a2pointees drawing five hundred dol
lars per month in coin as one of the Committee
to revise the laws, it was to be expected that be
would be partial TO bis benefactor 1t seemed to
us that with all Mr.. Haymond's ability and ear
nest desire to rescue the character of Governor
Haight from oboquy, be only left matters worse
than he found them. Speaking of the lottery
bill, be said Haigbt first refused to sign it, say
ing he knew it was wrong, but afterwards,
through the influence Of black Republicans and
church members, was prevailed upon to do So


How much does this slur at certain men as
church members justify Haight himself strict
church member? A lamer apology we never
heard. From the manner in which he started
off, we expected that the published statements
about Haights management of the Contingent
Fund would be explained away. But no; the
facts admitted, and the only defence was
that Stanford and Low had appropriated the
same fund, and for all the speaker knew, ex-
pended it in champagne suppers. If Raymond
ever desired to know what Stanford and Low
did with the money, he found out, but the facts
dldn suit his argument. After laborng heay-
iy with HaIghts record, the speaker proceeded
to discuss the subsidy, tariff and Chinese ques-
tions, depressing once in a while TO praise Nc
Murry or denounce Republican nominee. His
remarks on the tariff consisted of the usual
whole sale assertions which constitute the stock
in trade of Democratic canvassers on this guess
tion. Any one taking the trouble to note their
remarks, will find these gentlemen to vary wide
ly in their figures Greed very nearly waxed
eloquent over the Chinese. We give a speci-
men brick: Addressing himself to the laboring
men he said that the election in this State would
probably decide the Presidential election, and
was therefore of the greatest Importance


Should they elect the Republican ticket"
said the speaker, Then, when that hour shall
come, as come it must, when your rights are de-
graded to the level of the Chinaman you vii re
member that you had it in your power to avert
the sad result" 1t is really wonderful how anx-
ious some men are that the people shall not de-
grade themselves. We have always observed,
though, that this anxiety is exactly proportioned
to the expectations Of Office by the claimant.
The Democracy have always preferred the blood
and thunder style of argument, and sometimes
make it win. 1t was apparent that Mr.. Hay
mond had been posted on the local situation,
and advised that every point possible should be
made to bolster up McMurry's sinking fortunes


His reference to McMurry reminded us of q Ad-
dison's faint praise with which he was won't 20
damn" He said Mr.. McMurry was highly res
pected down at Sacramento and so were the
whole northern delegation that McMurry, so
far as he knew, always voted right, and be
didn't believe would do anything wrong. Now
we submit that he couldn't say less, and would
have said more if he could. The Journal comes
in for share of the speakers attention His
quotation of what the JOURNAL said concerning
McMurry on mis- return from Sacram nto,
varied from the truth, but it was not to be ex-
pected that he knew anything about it except
what he was told Taken altogether, Haymond's
speech was not as interesting the one he de-
livered here two years ago. The reason is obv-
Gus. How to defend Haight to the best advant-
age be could not tell