Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-01
TOO MUCH INDIANA ALREADX.

It 10 quite possible that Secretary
Rusk wal mistaken when he declared
that President Harrison WAS not only
y candidate for reelection and that he
would DO successful in tue Canvass Of
1892. It WAS too early for any one 70
make such . prediction with any GER
tainty OF SUCCESS. He should have
waited for time to have Attsd . very
small man for q very big position.
While . candidate for his first term his
opponents urged against him his a: =
silver record and his pro-Chinese re-
ord. To this his friends (Senators
Jones aud Stewart especially responded
that they could vouoh for him on the
silver question. On that score nothing
more could DO asked, they declared.
He was in favor Of tho free coinage OF
silver, aud within few months after
his Gle ton that desirable result would
no attained. On tho Chinese question
they averrsd that that Issus had berr
settlei by tho PAssnge Of the Chinese
Exclusion Law. Well, tho people Of
Nevada, California and Oregon gave
Harrison their electoral votes. So did
also tho people Of Colorado, ono OF
whose chief products is silver. During
che session Of the Senate, after tho in
auguration OF Harrison. Stewart iutro-
duced q resolution that it Was tho sense
of tho Senate that the Administration
should coin the full amount Of four
millions worth Of silve monthly allowed
under the Bland Act. But it was
quietly laid on tho table, because, it
vas urged, that tho SrnA Q had only
met in executive session. aud Therefore
any measure. looking like Liquidation
was improper.
Well, tho new Administration has
been in power going on dve months.
We all know that it is no friend OF sill
yer. But do orr two Senators cffSr any
apology or excuse for beguiling our
silver miners into supporting Harrison
on the ground that he favored tho free
coinage OF sllver2 Not Ut all. We only
hear that Senator Jones 10 greatly dis
pleased with him, and thut he re-
marked. whom he heard another Soma
tor say that the President hAd the big
head" " big head il no name for il.
II God Almighty wore . cloak, It
wouldn't be big enough TO make . vest
pattern for tho PRESIDENT"
And now it trAnspirss that the Chi
nese Exclusion Act is to be ovsiriddsn
by tho Attorney General, who Was the
Presidents law partner. He has given
the opiDion that Chinese laborers eau
pass through tho territory Of the United
States. This throws down tho bars to
the entrance of coolies again. A.d for
this reason: All they have got to do il
TO dsolArS themselves "tourists," bound
from the port of entry to the port OF
exit. Thors 10 not, whom they once
enter the domains Of the United States,
Any penalty attached II they do not
leave tho port OF exit. Tho persons ask
ing this arc the officers Of the Southern
Pscido Railroad Company. And the
Attorney General sAys it 10 right and
just. and no accordingly grants the
request.
And now elections are to be held for
tho adoption OF constitutions Of the
several States and for the election OF
Statc officers and Congressmen ihrrs-
from under the @ 'nsressionnl Act pro.
viding for their admission to the Union.
10 Montana and Washington there 10 .
very strong feeling against the Chinese.
What effect will the sdict OF the Attor-
ney General have in annihilatinR tho
ChineSs Exclusion Actf Will the pso-
plo OF those two Territories walk to the
polls and 90 tho "whols-hog" Adninis-
tration measures OF opposition to tho
coinage OF silver and Of overtime wing
all the barriers against tho further In.