Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-10-07

united IN one army are in hostile
armies tearing at each others throa.s
while the gold trust on its throne
laughs at the confusion of its adver.
saries.
The name matters little. The In.
dependent movements is on foot in
different parts Of the country. In
South Carolina it has assumed ONE
form in Alabama, another in Nebrasks
and, in Nevada it is the Silver
Party.
+ The two old parties hive tricked US
long enough. First We looked to the
Republican Party. Four years ago
they gave us the Sherman Law not q
coming from them but as a conces
ion to get the NJ ,K:n.ey bill up be-
cause we held them up with a shot.
gun policy, yet what did they dot
Two years later the same party joined
with a Democratic President and 70.
pealed every yestige Of silver legislation
They Frustrated the country. Tho
! Democratic Party has done no
better. They made an alliance with
New York and to day are under the
influence Of an administration which
prevents silver legislation.
Referring to the importance Of the
Irrigation question in the great Hum
boldt Valley and outlining his policy
and that OF the government he said:
AS a member OF the COMMITTEES on
irrigation, I have been enabled dur
ing the past Two years 10 start q
movement for the development OF
the arid region. The committee o n
sisted OF a number of Western men.
1t was the intention Of the COMMITTEES
to begin the work OF examining some
important stream in each State, and
u bill was formulated by q sub.con,.
mittec and I named the Humboldt
River as being the most important in
the State. l did this for two reasons
because / did not wish TO be liable
to the imputation Of having favored
! my W section OF the State. aud
again because the riverso OF tho western
part Of the State had been fully ex
plotted by govcrnmentsland private
enterprise. 1t is the purpose OF the
government to examine the sources
OF the river and it's tributaries for tho
purpose of storing in the mountains
the waters. For this purpose $4,000
was named for the Humboldt. In
order to get this through it was necs
essary to first get the consent OF the
committee on Appropriations. II
was deemed inadyisable at that ses-
sion to present. the request 70 that
committee owing to the strained at
tempt at II record for economy just
before election for campaign purposes
but when the election has passed and
the Democratic party is not engaged
in nm economy record it is hoped that
the measure can be passed. With
the cession OF one million acres of
arid land to euch State, with the in,
auguration o this preliminary survey
which is to be but the beginning, tho
State will be in a position to begin a
harmonious. developement in her min.
ing industry, which is paramount,
and i'll an agricultural line. While
attending to these matters, l had in
no way abated from tho fight and in.
terest and importance OF the Silver
question. With an earnest struggle
un%yielding in it's independence, vic.
tory will crown our efforts and it lies
with the people Of the State to e1-
press their unified sentiment this fall
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Newland's
address, Hon. Thos. Wren was intro
duced. Want Of space prevents us
from giving but Il smell portion OF his
address. He reviewed the history Of
the Silver party and spoko as followa
regarding the stand the peoplv Of Ne.
vada should take until Justice was
done to her most important indus.
try:
Fellow citizens. Mr.. Newlands has
informed you OF the achievements OF
the Silver party. He has told O
how. 1t has aroused tho whole country,
1t has done much for II has blazed
the way for Montana, Idaho, Col.
orado and Utah In the contest in the
next two years. Had Colorado adopt
ed our course her majority would
have boen as large "a ours. All those
States will fall into liues laid out IN
the next two years. They will place
eight silver Senators In the Senate
devoted to.freo silver. and thoy will
say to tho Louisiana sugar mun. to tho
coal and iron men, that you cannot
have protection until you give Tia pro.
lection for silver.
Don Cameron said TO the manuiac.
tnrors OF Pennsylvania, aYour indus.
tries ure in danger. Had you stood
by the Wcst tho West would now
stand 10y you
Recently tho tariff bill hung by a
elendcr thread. When our senator
was urged to vote he said; sNo! You
would not aid us and wo will not aid
yon in your extremity" What he
has done tho eight may do at most
any time.
flo closed with a review Of the DIST.
form and ticket and urged the peo.
pic OF Elko County To give tho Silver
party their undivided support.
MIR. Massey then introduced Hon.
John r., Jones, our next Governor.