Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-07-10

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by further discussion on our part. In |
order to thoroughly appreciate our !
political and social condition in the
United States, where every man in
the eyes OF the law, void OF otfe is
on the same level with every other !
man, We will have to glance towards |
Europe and Asia. In Russia a per-
Pou hardly dHres to breathe his DO
liticai ideas to his own family for fear
that by some m~ischance he might DO
exiled to tho wilds Of Siberia 10
spend the remainder Of his life in the
mines OF the Gear, and be subject 10
the mos: cruel treatment and star
walton.
In none OF the European countries
can a man W an inch Of ground in
fee simple, AS it belongs either to tho
Crown or Government, who never |
alien their rights. In Germany uge
are SO small that people almost starve
to death while working at their ut
most capacity. In Ireland after tho
landlord receives HE rent, there is
nothing left the tenant. And even
in "Merry" England competition is to
great that there are thousands upon
thousands, each Of whom works for
only Il few pence a day. In Japan
the will OF the Mikado is the law ani
in China for SOME trivial otfeuse ia
the eyes OF the Great Mogul--oG goes
your head. Undoubtedly we, his Il
Natior, are the blessed OF Gods peo-
pie to-day.
1t is said that God helps only
those who help themselves" The
people OF Nevada have been generous
TO n fault. They have been helping
the Government ut large, but they
have not been doing much for them
selves by standing together aud de-
msDdIng all their rights under the
constitution, and exercising their
franchises I" the best possible advan-
tage. In nearly every State in the
Union, when anything of special i'm
portance is desired for the welfare of
its people, they all stand together and
demand it, and fight for it and take
nothing else in its place, and they
generally get it. IT We will accept
the motto, in union there is strength"
and both and all political parties in
the State will commence in time,
md nnnnAnf rrt. thai ,rI,.I, o....
for one obj-ct--"rhe free aud un-
limited coinage Of silver" We will find
other States which will be glad to
lind Nevada solid on silver. Few i'm
portant issues are gained in one cam
paign. The trouble this time has
been that We have commenced in time
for the Presidential election four years
hence, but not quito NJ enough
for the present campaign. The nxi-
ON: Large bodies move slow" will
apply well to Nevada. II takes u
long time for the people to get down
TO the fact that they want silver first,
last and AL tho time. " they DO .,ut
have sufficient time 10 consider the
matter, they Imagine that they want
some popular candidate, whether they
get silver OF not, even though his
election would be the creates: ca
lamity that could happen us.
As the barometer is influenced by
the weather, 40 will the State Of Ne.
vada he influenced by tho prosperity
OF her mining interests. When silver
is on tbs raise everything will boom;
but when silver falls, down COOS
our hopes. When n Coast State de-
sires the passage Of a Iiarbor or
River Improvement, bill, which would
require the expenditure Of hundreds
of thousands OF dollars, they expect
To return nothing to the Government
Tor the benefits they receive, although
the benefits are often absolutely local;
we ask the Government for the Re.
monctization OF silver which will
benefit rho whole covntry, but espcc.
tally ourselves, for which We would
pay in bullion for all the benefits We
would receive, bat We do not aud
have not asked for enough; therefore
We receive nothing. Fellow %citizcus!
tho Tree coinage OF silver we must
have or wo will never prosper rs a
State. Tho principal industry OF tho
Stnte will always bc mining, unless
Lieut.. Totten's Millennium strikes
us, then We may look for bottor a.ri-
cultural facilities. M il is predicted
that when the millennium comes,
every man can 1.-Two under his own fix
tree, and he will not need much raj
mont; therefore he will not need
much silver, consequently mining in
forests will sntrer. But as our eli.
mate is not apt To change materially
from what We have been having, the
State will never DO olasscd among tho
highly cultivated agricultural States
whore every foot OF ground will grow
crops; simply because we cannot got
sufficient water TO irrigate every acre
in Nevada; but ono thug | will say,
from observation md published state
mcnts: That acre for acre under cul.
tivation, tho Nevada rancher can
raise, on M average, more grain and
hny, ut loss expense, than in my
othor State in tho Union. In some
Of tho Eastern States, fifteen bushels
Of wheat per mere is tho average,