Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-07-30
Tie silver Meeting.

The meeting at Tho Courthouse
Saturday evening was well ntterded.
The following we're the proceedings:
Tie mcetiog was called TO order
by the Chairman who stated tho ob.
jec, to be tho reporto! the Committee
Resolutions appointed ut the last
meeting ami the cleo ion % delegates
to the Chic ,so c. invention.
Hon. George T.. Ipi5ot, Chairman
OF tho Committee, was called on and
read the following prier and resolu-
tions which were On motion unani-
mouslS adopted:
We, tho peap'" OF Elko irrespective
of party affiliations, believe that the
presen, distu .bed condition o: all
kinds OF business aud financial dis |
trcss is caused by n want cf sufficient
money, and not u want OF confidence
on the parto OF our people in the money
we now have. Wa know that every
silver dollar in circulation in this
ScNDtll 10 NOllii tlO t'ibN'NN WV
in gold coin. notwithstanding tho
present low commercial value of sill
yer bullion.
We konw that tho low price Of sill
yer bullion is caused by discrimina-
ting lrGisiltiou against tho usa of sill
yer ms motley, and by tho hostile at
titude OF the present and past admin
istratiors. We know that TN expun-
sion OF tho volume OF our money by
the FREQ coinage OF both gold and sill
yer mt the present ratio will bring in
creased returns for labor, the pro-
ducts Of the farm and ali other in
dustrie4, and furnish mean. whereby
labor may mt renumerative wages
further deve.ope the ineXhausiablo
resourc "a OF our cat ntry, md give
new life 10 our ianguishing commerce,
md enhunco tho value OF all kinds Of
property.
We know that the continued de-
preston III silver must Of necessity
close ouI mines, destroy tho valuo OF
n large Fer cent or tho property sit
uated in tho mining states aud terri
tories, thereby drpsiving thousands
OF IL en- Of employment, and cntailing
poverty aud misery upon all classes;
and we know That the cessation al
silver mining in Ito mining states
and territories will depreciato tie
value OF mining ami railroad stocks
and other prop,Itics held by eastern
capitalists.
Wo know that it hes been the fixed
and certain policy uI GU government
since tho adoption of tho constitution
to foster every industry, nnl 10 en-.
courage tho devclupcmcnt of every
in our county, and that the
main exception to this policy has
been the hostile Legislation of Con-
Gress against silver in the interest oil
the fow against tho iatorest OF the
many.
We know tina it is now PROF osed
to still further dcbase silver by the
repeal o. tic so c lied Sherman Act
in the coninr extra session OF Con,
grcss, thereby d.stro! ing tho values
OF all silver properties in to mining
states ana territories, and c%rdunger
ing tho entire country and it's great
interests: and knowing that our gov,
o%rnuiort was established TO promot,
tn" welfare and happiness of our
cwn people, therefore be il
Resolved, That wo are opposed tc
tho repeal ~ tlrIiCsent silver pur,
chasing Act by Congress, unless there
be substituted therefore mn act foi
the free AID Unlimited coinage OF
both geld and silver, or, ut least, the
free coinage of the American silver
product, at 'hc present ratio.
Resolved, That our thanks are due
10 II Senators aud Representatives
in Congress for their gallant Eight in
favor of tho paramount industry oil
nj state.
Resolved, That n copy hereof bC
sent to our Senator'S aud Represent.
a;ive IN Congress.
q. #. TALBOT. VA. MASSEY.
+. S. WITrER. j. NJ. Matter.
l.. Il. MORGAN. W. w. DoonER.
Committee
O. motion Eon. w. A.. Inrsoy, l.
d. Wintermantcl and DR. g. L. Moore
we're unanimously elected delegates
To tho Chicago hi Metallic Conycn,
ton and the Secretary was instructed
to notify them Of their election
There being no further bushes g the