Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-22

vote for the Mckinley bill unless the
present measure, then in conference
committee, was taken out and passed.
Senator Stewart was DESTROYS, at that
very time, OF making . bold and final
stand for free coinage; but tho views
OF the other membecs were that there
would be an utter failure OF iegisla-
ton IN that case and that it wss bet
ter to take a bill which provided for
an increase in the purchase OF two
and a-half millions q month, thus
relieving the surplus upon the mar
ket, than to take no action whatever.
Now, low days before at action,
interviewed the President of the Unit
cd States upon this question, az
member OF the Silver COMMITTEES, and
/ foRud him fixed aud determined in
favor Of the bullion redemption bill
and OF that only; and indicating both
by manner and action that any meas.
ure of relief beyond that would re-
ceive his veto. When these gentle
men made the announcements in the
Senate; there was the greatest confu-
sion in both the House and the Sem
ate; such an insurroction against
party power and party discipline was
almost unknown. Mr.. Mckinley
hurried from the House to the Senate
had interviews immediately with
Senators Sherman, Aldrich and ALI
son, of the finance con mites, the
President was sought, and as a result
OF their deliberations they presented
themselves TO the three Silver Sena-
tors from the West and asked then
with degree of humility quite as
tonishing compared with the intol-
eranee OF a few days before, how this
thing could be adjusted (applause);
and it vas adjusted in the passage of
a progressive bill, whose final effect
in fully restoring silver has only been
defeated by the unusual increase in
the production OF silver in the follow
ing year in the mines OF Australia
and the discovery Of silver elsewhere
making the silver production of
that Year donble what it had been
in any year in the history Of the
world.
Now, I give this as an illustration
to you Of what body OF determined,
aggressive, courageous men, even in
the minority, can accomplish. These
men, holding the balance Of power,
| with reference to q Renu blican MODS
uTe, brought to terms Republican
House, Republican Senate AID q
RepuUl c President. Applause. }
l wish To 500 the friends Of silver
emulate that example, and whilst
working for u compete victory, by a
majority, not throw aside that power
which the balance Of power gives and
which IL almost equal to that Of u
majority. tApplause.) II you will
all uear in miEd the great SUCCESS
which has attended the Home rule
movement in Ireland, the lesson will
be Instructive. You have Witnessed
u heroic struggle, in which u small
| body of men, under the leadership Ut
| Parneli, has secured victory against
the hereditary tyranny and wrosg Of
| EBglandl And how has it been con-
ducted? Simply by holding the bal
ance OF power in The English parlia-
ment. At one time they were with
Mr. Gladstone and had to make a
concession as tie condition of their
I support; and next time they were
with tho Conservatives, and they had
to make concession as the condition
Of their support. AS a result, the
complaint 10 made that the entire
time OF the English parliament has
bees for years taken up in the con-
sideration Of lrish affairs; and We
find that progressive und liberal