Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-12-13
AGAINST JONES,
A Nevada Paper Right, Hut on the
Wrong Track.

The Reno Gazette is against the re-
election Of j T. Jones to the Senate.
II says in effect that lie has not lived
in the State Is weeks in Is years. He
has the finest palace in California at
Santa Monica. The new statute OF
Nevada defining citizenship clearly
renders him Ineligible. After quoting
the law the Gazette says:
"Now, without seeming impertinent
or showing disposition to meddle in
the affairs of the men who run the
politics OF this commonwealth, we
should like to inquire how, under that
law, the Hon. John +. Jones can be
legally elected to the U. 5. Senate
of the Legislature? Mr.. Jones and
his family, when on the Coast, have
lived at Santa Monica, CAL, for the
past ten years, and he does not pay n
dollar tax in Nevada. Every private
act OF his shows that he has abandoned
this State for all except political pur-
poses, and has fitted up an elegant
home in California He has not been
in this State sixty days in the past
twelve years, put it all together, but
spends all OF his time, when not
actually sitting as United States
Senator, in New York and California"
We fear that it is not so much a
decent regard for the State as affection
for Mr.. Newlands that causes the Ga
zette TO oppose Jones. As matter OF
fact Jones ought to be defeated, partly
on his residence, but mainly because
he betrayed the silver interest TO Wall
street. Newlands said in public bar
room in Eureka that Jones gave his
support to the Sherman Commodity
bill simply because be (Jones) was a
large owner OF bullion certificates in
the Wall street market and wanted to
make money on them. Mr.. Newlands
was in Washington last Winter and
Spring, and perhaps knew what he
was talking about. The New York
World and Chicago Times have been
charging right along that the new So
called silver bill was passed by a ring
OF Wall street brokers and speculators.
They organized sort OF Credit Mo
belier and agreed to give certain SEN
ators and members OF the House an
interest in the profits realized from
supplying the Government with its
monthly purchases OF bullion, without
the investment OF single dollar. In
plain language the bill was brought
through in this manner. The great
papers mentioned say there were
twelve United States Senators taken
into the pool and large number of
the other House. Who they were the
people must be left TO infer. We
make no charges, but the names, and
an investigation are promised by the
Chicago Times. One thing is certain,
however, the cause OF silver was be-
trayed and sold out to Wall street.
Western Representatives either got
share Of the swag or we're fools. For
appearing in either category any man
who voted for the commodity bill
should be defeated by the people.
This is precisely what the people did
in pretty much all the States except
Nevada. There is neither sufficient
amount OF manhood nor of the indie
pendence in our Republican Legisla.
ture to defeat Jones. Ii he had voted
for bill making it criminal offense
punishable with life imprisonment. to
produce another ounce OF bullion In
Nevada he would be elected all the
same. Nevadans as a rule care moth
ing for the interests OF their own State.