Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-10-21
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The next most important question:
before tho country after the silver
question is the control and me
ship Of the subsidized railroads. and
tho foreclosure OF railroad bonds q,
they become due the government
There Is most infamous scheme OIL
foot to settle tho railrold debts BY
the issue OF new bonds running from,
90 to 100 years, which is a practica
repu liition II the debt and 81 in
tc,lel to be by the G ntrai Pacii:
company and its advocates. Mr..
Strother introduced a resolution il
the Republican convention that nom-
mated Bartine and Cleveland. de
man ling that the &c bonis should b.
forclosed when due. Mr.. Bartint
arG SIR. Cleveland opposed this res,
luton and it was defeated. Mr.
Bartine in his speech declared in sub.
stance that he would not be pledge
OF this subject, that he NUT be IRE
TO act ont his own sweet will in hi,
own sweet way. and not be bound I,
abide by tho viii of his constituen.
on this subject. Mr.. Huntington de
clares that he best and most advan.
tageous way for the government. is (,
extend the time Of the payment to the
company for 100 years, can 'el the
present bonds, take new bonds. from
the company bearing . per cent IL
terest and running a century.
Mr.. Bartine drew the platform tina,
was adoptei. 80 the organs said at thf
time. He in his railroad plank says:
Upon the maturing of the debts Of
the Pacific railroad companies to the
United States we are in favor OF the
government speedily enforcing its de.
man Is i'll the b.st dai most ddrdn
tdgeous lcay." Mr.. Bartine uses the
very language OF Mr.. Huntington
the best and most advantageou
way after Mr.. Huntington haG
clearly and explicitly defined what b,
meant by the expression, and Mr.
Bartine refused 10 let the convention
give its opinion as to what is -the bes:
and most advantageous way Of set.
thing this matter between the govern.
ment and the company, and SO haS
the Strother resolution squelched
That this plank was drawn at the cor.
ner OF Fourth and Townsend street.
and its adoption and none other de-
manded on the subject is eviden
from the action OF Bartine and Cleve
land, the company's lobbyists at the
time and the subsequent support OF
these two candidates by the railroad
company when it was ascertained
that the Silver party's plank was
square up on the proposition OF max
ing it pay its debts, as any other per.
o Is required to do who has proper
ty to d. it wi Ia. The plank OF the
Silver party Is az follows:
We deman ! the collection OF the in.
debtedness 1T the Pacific railway com.
panies to the United States as it ma.
lures tcithont any extension Of tim.
or change Of terms or conditions.
Mr.. Newland is pledged to this pol
icy. He declared before the conyen
ton that he recognized the right o.
the people to instruct their public
servants. and that il he could not
obey their instructions on all question
he would resign his office. But Mr..
Bartine refused to he instructed. and
proposes to hold on to the Office Il
elected. whether he obeys the will o!
the people or not. Hence the anxiety
OF Huntington to elect Bartine and
Cleveland. to this end encouraging
the Populists to draw as many silver
votes as possible from the Silver par
ty. The Reno Gazette, that stood
with the company during the whole
strike, has been selected by the COM
pany as the mouthpiece OF the Popu.
list party, and it gives the Populist
candidates and meetings more favor.
able and extended notices than those
OF its " party. But the railroad
trick will not win. The gauze ia too
thin to dieguisc the hand Of the great
railroad masnatc, G. p. Huntington.
Silver State.