Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-08-07
GEN. wEAvER.s sPlEcHE..

General Weaver camo out OF the day
conch accompanied by Hon. Geo q
Nixon, Of Winpemucca, who had gone
up to Wells to meet him, and af,er
meeting \ few Of u citizens,
mounted a table and addressed the
people as follows:
Fellow CIrIzrSs-I am glad In
decd to 10 able 70 meet with you to-
day, aud bring TO you the good tidings
that I have found every one with US
IN this struggle from, tho great Sisiss-
ippi valley to Colorado aud on 10 No
vada, there are silver men oyeri whore.
II Is a great life wave sweepinG over
this country. 1t is u great battle from
he city TO the country, q great battle
for the rights Of the people hsre with
out regard 10 where they may live.
We have reached n period in the his
tory OF our country when men 40
longer have to bow down to a few
corporations in n few cities, and whun
We have a great battle in which all
will be joined in the struggle. We
want freedom to-day end hnvo joine1
in this movement that will STIR this
country from u end to the other.
God, for some inscrutibla reasoii,
has depositsd vast wealths Of silver
IN your mouutains, and in the mount
aims west OF the Nississippi river.
Colorado and her sister States, and
nothing to-day but class laws inter
teres between these deposits and
the people, and these laws must be
repealed before VIZ can get the silver.
There is m party in tho campaign
for which there is 10 more hope, no
chances for it. I mean what / urn
saying, and that I will give you my
rsasona for. Is it not possible that
the Chicago nominees win take u
large number OF States from tho Re-
publicnns OF the Eist and the Omaha
nominees will take the larger part of
tho electoral votes Cd the West aud
what chance is th.re for the nominees
OF Minneapolis TO DO 10 the battle?
Now, how il 1t with our party2 It
will go South and contend With tho
nominees Of the Chicago convention.
l have boon therein GeorHiu, North
Carolina, Mississippi and South Caro-.
lima nro ull for our party and Kansas
is also with US. We were received in
Denver AS we have been here to-day
and all nlong our route to California,
and will go on to Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and Montana, going until the
18th or l9Lh, then will mako our di.
rection South aud then push East of
the Mississippi having the South for
our right flank.
Gen. Field would have been with
inc hero to-day but for tho fact that
old Virginia would not let him leave
He writes me from Culpepper, the old
home whore his family havo residsd
for two hundred years. He tells 40
Virginia will come to the front for the
Peoples party, and SO l wish you ts.
remsmoer that when you hold SouS
ground on tho silver question tbat
you are not alone, that everywhsre IL.
these United States are joining with
you. And l care nothing Tor the pc
litical fields we have been in in .bG
past, what We have aean In the pas.
what corporations and what cite
have held sway. And remember thai
you arc not alone in this great battla.
tho result Of which will DO sesn nsy
November.
The General was heartily chesrGa
during his short talk aud Ut tie v9r-
clusion Miss Bessie Ksitb pr~esentrjt
him with n beautiful bouquet os Ne
vadn flowers, aud received u kiss ~.
return.
AS the train moved slowly on. Con.
oral Weaver aad those who noc2ia.
panied him got aboard aiIl
were soon landed in Carlir in tas
midst OF n severe wind storm.
The people Of Curlin were gu. IL
full forco md crowded into ,hs a.
brary and listened to the folio y ats
speech:
Felio,u Citizens; Even tho BE.
ments seem TO DO vying with tho i25g:
ple hero to crate as much Of \ coz.
motion as possible, but this is nc.
Ing compared 10 the great ono ,2.=
will sweep over this country, bctsao1
now end November, carrying with IS
tho force, the power aud the Kill cf
tho millions or people till 1t will CO "a
tho greatest over known. You 1rs
tho most patient people 10 the wc-l5
out hero. For twenty yours yur haya
been praying and petitioning yusg.
respective political paitios TO 90 IL y
your relief. .
You have In your mountains we41E
enough to maae this ourth bud sri,
bloss"m as tho rose-you havo iaaa
patiently petitioning your Constsls
and your parties, and hoped NJ &.st
hope thut they would como 10 ya.s
rolief md como TO your assiGt
but they hayo betrayed you. ani
hryo invited your %conh1euoo a05 sas
plighted faith they have made to tSG.
year in and yoar out, might b. ~
parod TO two old negroes In SouiHsrs
parte, who prayed for d TURKEY, piysa
that each might have n good III Ks.
giving turkey. They agreed TO = ,