Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-02

Vaoa ana another Republican party
OF the nation. 1t cannot be that there
are forty five Republican parties in
the uniOn--one in each state and one
for the country at large. The Re-
p 'bhcan party ID national organiza-
ton. It is composed Of all the voters
throughout the country who act un.
der the designation of Republicans.
The Republicans of each state are
simply members OF the national Re.
publican party.
lean have nothing but kind words
for the individual voters of the
Republican party, in whatever part
OF the cauntry located, and certainly
nothing but the kindest and most
atfectionate words for. the Repubi
cans Of Nevada, TO whom am deeply
indebted for honorable opportunity
to be, hope. OF some service to my
honored state, and to my beloved
country. From my early manhood I
have been "a Republican. / know
what it is to feel the warm glow Of
pride at the splendid achievement Of
the Republican party. Its services
in striking the shackIes from the
feet of millions of human beings and
in preventing the disruption of this
unexampled union, entitled it to i'm
perishable renown. They have passed
into history; and @The mill will never
grind with the waters that are
passed" There is a living present
which is upon u.s. The psngs of hun
ger are gnawing at the vitals of mil
lions Of people. To those pangs are
now to be added the benumbing mis-.
cries Of cold. Yet no shadow of relief
is offered by either tho Republican or
the Democratic party. There are doubt
less many human ills which political
parties may not remedy. but what
ever may be the reason for the being
OF such parties, it should be q reason
grounded in the present, not in the
past. My complaint, against the Re
publican party In complaint, not
against individuals, but against poll.
cies. The party does not see any.
thing but a compliment in what 1
charge against it. All 1 say of it is,
that it is inimical to the free coinage
OF silver, except with the consent of
foreign governments. Does any au-
thority in the party deny the charge?
On the contrary, we find Senator
Sherman, in a speech recently deiv.:
cred at Akron, Ohio, saying, that fcr
the United States to go to free COIN
age alone would be madness. The
party is proud to be known as the
gold party. It is proud to be known
as the party Of what it calls ahonest
money" You and know what that
means. AL the leaders and speakers
OF the party, who are engaged in the
present campaign throughout the
country, point with pride to the de-
formation of the party to stand by
this so-called @honest money"
The Republicans of Nevada, or Of
any other state, can not have policy
which they can enforce or make eff
fective against the policy of the party.
Let me, in all affection, ask them
whether after eighteen years of strug-
gle for free coinage within the ranks
of the party, they do not find the last
end Of the struggle worse than the
first. ...
The Sherman Ian was not repealed
in ignorance Of the views of the Re.
publicans Of Nevada. It was well
known to every man in congress that
the Republican conventions of that
state and Of the other silver states
had for many years, in their plat
forms and otherwise, been demanding
free coinage at the old ratio. 1t was
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