Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-09-25

shich subracsd both Houses OF Con-
Grssa, and the silver question, which.
prior 10 1859. had slept Tor almost ten
years, save wbsn ID wa sSitated and
held up by the constant md persistent
energy OF the Senators FROM Nevada,
became for the Hrt tins Q Natiopal
question. gathering thS whole couu.
try in it's embrace. Tue speeches Of
MembeN Of Congrese were freely cir
culated, ths speeches Of our Senators
were freely circulated, and inforua-
ton on this all important subject Wan
Disseminated, and the education Of
tue people thus advanced.
Now, in that condition Of things,
tho Republican party. felt that it was
essential To- make soine move for sill
vcr. You will remember that Mr..
Windum's message. xud the Presi-
dcnt'n message, apparently in favor Of
silver, cun;o after tho 1T. Louis con-
rention, and was tho result Of Il great
popular movement innugureted at ST.
Louis. The nattsr g into Con-
grses, the House Of Representatives
passej = bullion redemption bill. our
suant to Mr.. WINDOWS direction and
that Of the President. TIE chairman
OF tho coinage COMMITTEE Of the
House, ditloysl 10 his constituents in
Iuwa, stood FOR the bullion redemption
clause from beginning 10 end and was
rewarded. whom his betrayed constit-
usnta retired him, Jy tho mission to
Brazil. That bill went To thu Senate;
thoy returned TO tho House a free
Coinage bill; the bills thon wont in
conferences committee and there tho
whole question VAS as thoroughly
tied up ~ is the pending bill in Con-
grees. with no apparent cnRuce Of u
sOlution ut that time. The commit
tse on rules, in the House, Msssrs.
Reed. Csnnon and Mckinley, held tho
House in an iron grip asd refused tho
4AOSoO V'Oh AHO tlkhk W SoubidcI
legislation upon this subject.
II Has than that ths natiJnal silver
committee Was called together 10 cun-
slider the situation, AID [ suggertel
To them that innuuch =. too Nc.
kinley bill-ths lari1 ILL which had
recsnsy passed the uouIe-wRs then
IN the S,nute, HEd u al il would TO-
quire the votes u tho minipg Senu-
tors To pass it, that il would bs we'll
for tho national silver committee to
send telegrans ~ the State cvntrnl
Committees Of the Republican party
10 all the mining States, r~Olursting
them TO telegraph W their Senators
urging thsn 10 vote against the Nc
KInley bill unlcss The silver bill was
taken out OF conference. Great ap-
plnuse.) I rciuerubrr the
With which my 10 ition Nxs regarded
hy other members " the comtuittee,
true TO silver. willing 10 GROSS party
lines NJ any time in lis interest, who
said: Why. NsulaudE, Jour plan
emit meet with succe.s. You don't
understsud tbs strength OF party tiea.
The Mckinley bill 10 a'rarty measure
called for in the natiopsl platform.
You cannot get the Republican cen
trail committees in thoIs Stetes To
declare against their party policy"
l said to them: ''Yuu little under.
stand tho tenper OF the meu in tho
mining Sletes." The telegram was
sent; prompt rspli-s we're received.
The Senator frJM Nevada took tins
lead (as ho always does) aud in con
nection With Senator Jones and Sen
st"r Teller, lhny announced TOR they
wore the only "nre. l believe, Of all
the Republican Senauprs who had the
courage to come forward aud repIdi
ate purity fealt!) that thoy would nut
vote for tho Mckinley Till unles. the
prrfeEt measure, then in conference
committee, WIS taken out and passed.
Snnutor Stewart WIS desirous, ut thu,
very time, Of nIrking q bold md final
stand tor free coinage, but the views
OF the other members were that there
would ba an utter failure OF leTisla.
tion in that case and that il WIS bet
ter to take = bill which provided Tor
increase 10 the purchase Ct two.
and a.half millions u month, thus
relieving the surplus upon tho mnr-
kot, than 10 take 90 action whatever.
Now, q few days before that u~clion, l
the President VI the Unit
ed States upon this question, M u
u,ernbrr Of the Silver committee, ard
/ found him fixed aad determined in
favor OF the bullion redemption bill
and III that only; and indicating both
by ulanner Rnd action that hny Gus.
rro OF rolirf beyond .that would 70.
ccive bis veL. Whsn. ,ihess acutlo.
men ms1o tho 1epnouuesmens in the
Seume; there we the gsthteet contp.
sion in both thu Houss2a,nd the SEN
ate; such an %insurrcction against
party power aud party discipline wa
Utmost unknown. Mr.. Mckinley
hurried from tho Ifousu " the Scuato
had interviews immediately with
Senators Sherman, Al1rich and Ali
von, of tho tinaneo 0,m nittoe, the
President was sought, and as q result
III their deliberations tho. preeentei
themselves 10 tho three Silver Sena.
ton from the West and nskcd thru
with u degree 81 humility quite no