Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-19


sentativas in passing tros coinage
bill grew out Of that refusal mora than
any other thing. They said that tho
west and south must combine agalps
the combination of the gold trust in
the east Nevada, in the House, re-
fused. The dreaded "force bill, came
to the Senate, and was tie first Re.
publican to declare that would not
vote for that infamous measure (Ap-
piause); that ] would do all Ioould to
defeat it. conducted the campaign
in the Senate against the "forco bill"
for nearly year, and number ct
silver Senators followed me in fight
ing it. We defeated it. What was
the result? It united the silver States
with the States of the South and
West that were for silver and created
a silver party IN the Senate. That 10
why we can get the silver bill up for
consideration at any time; also why
wecau take it out OF the hands OF the
finance committee, which has always
been hostile to silver legislation; and
that il why the bill was taken up
against the protests of Cleveland aud
the gold trust and the platform Of the
Democratic party and passed through
the Senate. We went to them in
their hour Of need, and when we
called on them to give a helping hand,
they came. TIE silver States cannot
havo friends OF silver unless they will
be friends Of the friends of silver.
Reciprocity Ia legislation is neces-
slty, and whoever you elect to Con-
gress must Je o man who will respond
when the silver men OF the West and
South call. The East is solid against
us. They know nothing of the silver
question. The great metropolitan
press keeps the masses in Ignorance.
But the people are now moving every
where. There are in the various or
ganizat,ons in the United States, con-
prising labor organizations and trades
unions and farmers alliance, which
have declared 10 favor Of silver, over
four million voters. The effort for
the last ten years has been 70 keep
these voters from uniting. Four mil
lion people have joined these associa-
tions. Nine-tenths Of the voters of
the United States are In sympathy
with them. But assertions are made
that you can do nothing by acting in
dependentlyi that you are throwing
your votes away by voting for Weaver
and Field. They have for ten years
nfe. ented the organization Of the
Peoples party by getting into their
conventions, creating dissensions and
dispensing them. For the first time
in ten Years the Omaha convention
was able TO unite together the various
Ia oor and industrial organizations.
The efforts Of the gold ring will DO to
dlsperse them. Many Of The people
in the third party do not understand
the policy OF the gold trust. They
| are not AZ we'll organized as they
should be. II they were there would
be no doubt of the election Weaver
| and Field. Even as it is there Is q
tidal wave which will sweep the gold
ring ont of existence in time.
You are told That you cannot elect
Weaver aud Field; that by voting for
thsm that your vote will be lost. My
Godl l would rather throw my vote
away u thousand times than give it
to u gold-bug. Loud applause.)
A vote for Weaver is not thrown
away. whether you elect him or not.
1t is q protest; it liz a declaration that
Nevada will stand by her friends, and
that she ID not the suppliant tool or
the corrupt gold ring. II is declara.
ton Of independence and Of manhood.
It will be followed by similar action
elsewhere. The example of Nevada
at this time is Invaluable. Nevada
must sustain her friends. Nevada