Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-08-11
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citiZens Oh Nofhoet hoReoti~..' ~
Democrats, convinced that the national
platforms Of both Republican and Dem.
ocratio parties were insincere and sim
ply framed TO catch the votes OF the sill.
yer voters Of the South and West and
the votes Of the gold bug voters Of the
North and East, and that both Of the
Old parties were controlled by Wall street
and the national banks upon the silver
question, with q s~pontaniety seldom wit
messed in political matters resolved there.
after to act Independently OF previous
political affiliations, and for the best in
terests Of Nevada.
In pursuance Of this resolution they
organized the Silver party. The party
embraced men Of all occupations, and In
some counties the voters were prscti-
cally unanimous In favor Of the Silver
party movement. Only those remained
with the old parties who were office
holders or expected Office from the In
coming administration and those who
were In Q great measure dependent upon
corporations or ofice.holders or others to
such On extent that they dare not express
their real sentiments except, perhaps,
fifteen hundred really independent, hon
est, reputable citizens. who remained
with the old parties from conviction.
To the extent Of my ability | aided
the Silver party. The corrupt elements
in both Of the old parties considered this
q high crime, and forthwith Tray,
Blanche and Sweetheart, and the innu.
merable pack Of ours Of both the old po-
litical parties, opened on my track; fell
lows who had fawned upon me, getting
down In the dust and licking my boots
| for ~favors, prompted by the bigger dogs.
| commenced abusing me personally a.
| only such ours can abuse one.
The Reno Gazette has been particu.
larly active in this kind Of dirty work.
The Silver party. composed as IL is oil
ss independent, intelligent. honest and
| able body OF men as can be found any
| where in any State Of the Union, 10 in
suited by that paper by such phrases ap-
pearing In it's columns as "Wallace's
Silver party" Why, the poor, miser.
able idiot that wrote that phrase is not
81 to black the boots Of the humblest
member Of the Silver party. The top Of
his head should be sawed off and the
empty cavity filled with can Of oysters;
then ID would be better furnished than it
is now.
A few days since the Gazette pub
lished q letter, dated at Carson, but in
fact, / h&e no doubt, written at Reno
by a writer who recently distinguished
himself by maintaining with great earn.
estness that the price Of silver was never
influenced by legislation. The Shiny
course Of this fellow since he has resided
in Nevada has made him q stencil In the
n~ostrils Of the people Of this State. When
he wrote that letter he lied and he knew
he lied; he lied with malice afore.
thought. So far as his personal allu-
sions to me are concerned, | shall not
notice them, but his miserable ISLANDERS
upon the State Central Committee Of the
Silver party. and upon Judge Cheney,
deserve to be stamped, as they are, mis-
cradle, contemplate lies. The availa.
bility of candidates was not discussed at
the recent meeting Of the State Central
Committee Of the Silver party Of Ne
vads. II is not true that l have selected
Judge Cheney or any other man for office
in Washoe county, or that l have in any
way meddled with the local poll
tics Of Washoe county. understand
the independent character Of the mem
bers of the Silver party Of Washoe
county too we'll to attempt anything OF
the kind. II / were still a member Of
the Republican partyiI should know K
aotly how to reach the Gazette and its
correspondent. The letter is simply .
weak and silly invention of q mischiev.
Gus fool for the purpose Of arousing jeal-
ousy and creating dissension in the ranks
Of the Silver party, and will deceive no
one Of ordinary common sense.
Now, Mr.. Editor. l have been . resi-.
dent of Nevada for ~thirty-four years.
During that time / have always been n
gagged in some honest and useful occupa.
ton. / was elected Tax Collector Of
Lander county in 1868. and have been
Assessor of Eureka county consecutively
for about twenty years. In 1898 l re-
signed, not because the County Commits
sioners ''turned me down." for they
could neither increase nor diminish my
salary. but l quit because / found more
lucrative employment. During all my
incumbency Of Office l challenge any man
to point to a single stain on my official
record.
The Gazette scribbler has much TO say
about the sack" l have yet to learn
that any party in this State has ever
failed to use money at elections when
they could get it. Has the sack" any
potency with the Gazette! At the last
general election. that delectabie sheet
professsd TO favor silver. but opposed the
only party that was in favor Of silver;
protesting to be Republican. it supported
the candidate Of the Silver party, who
is q millionaire. for Congress, and OPP
posed the Republican candidate, who
is . poor man; was there q sack" in
the background! The Gazette also sup.