Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-04-17
A Democrats Opinion.

ED. INDEPENDENT: Dear Sir
This is IL Presidential year and within
u few days the primary meetings will
bs held TO voice the sentiments Of the
Democrats Of Nevada, concerning
National issues.
Town caucnses are the source Of all
political authority. They send dele
gates To the county conventiei which
chooses delegates to the. State con-
vention. which in turn names the
delegates to the National convention,
that is to formulate a platform and
choose n candidate.
Two questions seem to cause differ
ence Of opinion 4 Democrats.
The first is aB To tho ACCESSIBILITY Of
nominating Mr.. Cleveland for Prcsi-
don't, and the second is whether the
party shall abandon its allegiance To
and advocacy OF free coinage OF silver.
/ think there should DO Il fair expires
sion OF the people OF these pnirts and
the place FOR that is at the caucuses.
Democrats ars not agreed OH either
proposition, but | think the majority
should govern no matter which they
decide. | have openly advocated the
FREQ coinage question aud l claim that
i: would bc poor policy to mako any
New York mao our standard bearer.
But recnllect these are only the utter
anccs OF one person and there is DOT II
Democrat 10 tho county whose opinion
is not entitled to just as much weight.
l hope that each Democrat will feel
free To express his opinion, as he has
arrived at il from the thought and
study he has given the subjects, and
the caucus is the place to decide it.
Lot us talk tho subject over fully and
freely and, without bitter words or i'll
feeling, decide 10y vcto tho continent
Of the caucus on both questions. II
the majority OF the caucus believes
Cleveland should he named, lot us
send delegates who will SO vote ut tho
county convention but, il tho majority
believes in FREQ coinage let us not
hesitate to say 80 and send delegates
who will stIuu 10y il at the county
convention. But il tHo.thirds OF tho
Democrats OF Elko county, favor
Cleveland'5 nomination md oppose
silver coinage, the county should not
send an anti Cleveland man to tho
State convention or one iaroriua free
coinage. IL tho Democrats through
out the county, do their duty at the
they will have no reason to
complain.
Let us not send n man rs n delegate
simply because he wishes TO 90 but
lot us find out il he reflects tho mn
Jority sentiment or will ABIDE by it.
think it would DO n good plan 10
offer some such resolutions rs tho iol.
lowing at cvory caucns, get them dis
cmssed good naturally aud voted up.
on. Take these resolutions for
example:
Resolved, That tho Democrats Of
this precinct favor tho fourth plank OF
OF tho Nevada State Democracy Of
1890, which demands tho unlimited
coinage Of gold and silver.
Resolved, That in our judgment il
would be poor policy TO eelcct any
resident Of tho Strkc Of Now. York ms
tho Democratic nominee for President.
These resolutions should be- offered
before tho delegates are chosen snd
Ia this way tho sentiment uf tho party
eau DO deiermired. llcculleut, these
arc my views. ] should like 10 hear
FROM you aud in fact tho Democracy
OF tho whole State for | feel that this
Is n question in which tho ontire poo.
pie Of not only this State, but the
whole United States aro vitality intor.
osted. Resp. Yours.
JOY POLLARD.
1'uucnrnra Anril II igpD