Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-11-30
Monr ~ rlIIs EAsr.
Ba, Gloom and a Feast OF Crow in
the Nest

patient m loNg-SuuerlnX Ciucinnatus
cilmborel on his plowmun shanks
and sat downheayily on the McKinlc,
bin, and ever the author thereof went
down promo ON his bowels in u hotr-
less struggle. with u well preserved
Cd man an I q vigorous youth asiride
o; his back. In California, Stanford,
the twenty times millionaire and rail-
road magnate. saeus,to have pointed
the way in which Markham and n
majority of the voters followed. In
this State. Nevada, the people mon
keyed too much with tho money
problem and when the garel fell on
tho evening OF the ith instant they
found themselves invited to a feast Of
oIicrow.
Nowi it must need be that the gather-
Ing TO tho feast Should be few In
numbers but silent, and only those
WHO had 5beyed orders TO tho letter
were admitted. The EntcrpriSo pro.
E dei at the head OF the table, the Ga
zstta found its place ut tho foot. tie
Tribune took up its position on the
lift and the Appeal struck IN attitude
on tho right, while loser lights crowd
cd in between. And so all things be-
in readiness TO fall To, the Enterprise,
by way OF introduction, began BY
c~runchinS the beak OF the great black
bird and remarked: "Genticmcn, l
congratulate you. This il indeed n
right royal feast OF old baked crow,
formulated anl prepared 10 order
from 4 late recipe obtained By John
p. Jones, of New York, from q well
deincl gold bug, whom tho Senator
from Nevada encountered crawling
up Wall street not 50 very long ago.
Hear, hear, and applause, followed by
confusion iii the midst CT which the
Gazette. struggling TO swallo" rather
o juicy piece of tho latter end CT the
naucions bird, rose I tho occasion
and remarked in Il choking voice:
"Why, gentlemen, even Senator Stew
art, whose Recommendations have
been very voluminoc.s and pronounced
10 the contrary in tho near past, now
CONES to the front and boldly recon-
lncnds old crow, prepared according
TO tho Observation-Disclosures
art Saerman-comprom!sc-c, mnioi -
at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS recipe, as being
Tar superior TO evcn FREQ quail ON
toast, und the people should DO Gatis-
fed with what their Senators und
Representatives., both foreign and
domestic, are disposed TO give them,
resolutions and recommendations TO
tho contrary Notwithstanding. At
this sage reflection the Tribune on
tho left snOlc II great smile, II snail
Eo-between wiped its little mouth on
its apron aud was dumb, whilo tho
Appeal on the right toyed with u bono
OF tho ominous bird under discussion,
and began to say something funny
about the long and short haul on tho
S. p. Il. r., aud then silence fell upon
tie great feast until tho Enterprise
came 10 tho rcscue and said with u
iiirt and q ilnttcr. cav" and inme-
diately the guests responded, "clw,
cav, caw," and Hing out the back way
besan to throw up great quantities Of
free and unlimited coinage of silver
resolutions, and wc-will.bo sutisli, d.
w%ith-nothing. less editorials on tho
s.Imc question; aud then followed tn ,
~uphehvil, unelsincgJ und confusion
Tor u time until each went To his own
llace, then all was stiil. Tho Chron-
iclc aud Silvor State, looking on from
II distance, sighed Wcarily and turned
away with o great burden npon taoir
backs, and going out into ilo suit
marshes in tho midst OF tho great
desert. wecpcd much for what might
have been.
Seriously, dr. Editor, 10 rccins to DO
quite evident that Mr.. j.. L. Jones,
since he has abandoned Nevada md
taken up his residence in New York,
mud, regardless of his great silver
Gpssch, or speeches if you will, has
become II very Gtcalthy and crafty
golditc, and Mr.. WIN. NJ. Stewart, tho
absent minded, also called Senator
from Nevada, has forgotten that ho
ever mado speeches in favor OF tho
free and unlimited coinage OF ~BilYor,
and shouted oft times in tho Senntc
that the people would be satisfied
with nothing less.
"At tho market value" indeed; aud
why is tho 81 orlnsn compromise sill
Yer bill o considered by tho absent.
minded Senator to DO better than FREQ
coinage? What a magnificent sliding
fcnlc for spectators on the peoples
money! Hear tho brokers calling,
'hcre, hero. gcntlcnen, now is your
cbSncc, lino bar silver for sale, four
million iyc hundred thousand
ounces and must be cold. Do 1 hear
nbld2 Going ut 9l.2O, ut LIS, at l.l5,
ut Ito. at Los, Mt 1.U216. Do / hear
nny noreSr and down Giio goes TO Mr..
afoncy Bags. OH, consistency, con.
tijtoncy! Thou hast become II jewel
IN q hogs snout, and tn. end 10 not
yoL for N little gnngDn.