Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-11-25
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER Is 1894.
Silver the Issse.

The Washington correspondent of
he Rocky Mountain News interview
Il Chairman Taubenec'S of the ma
iional Peoples party committee at
Washington day before yesterday and
1sked him what he thought Of the
financial position OF Mr.. Cleveland ms
recently forshadowed. Mr.. Taube.
neck said:
"Tho Cleveland administration ia
going to force the financial issue on
the lines mapped out by the bankers
association at Baltimore. This means
the retiroE:oT. aI;. destruction OF the
legal tender notes now in circulation
and the withdrawal and cancellation
of coin notes Of every description. 1t
signifies the utter decentralization OF
silver and silver representation in our
currency and the intrenchment every
where Of tho single gold standard.
L do not believe any such scheme can
pass the present congress. but ut the
fifty-fourth congress the Republicans
from the East and South III both
branches will support the Cleveland
policy. All hope for silver depends
on the Populists to prevent the pas
sage OF Il new banking act formulated
to the taste Of the banks and money
centers. Assuming that such will be
the financial policy Of the Cleveland
administration, then the Peoples
party must accept the challenge and
make the money question the sole is
sue for the future. We must lift the
gold standard gauntlet and take the
other side
Sin this connection permit me to say
that regret deeply that the Peoples
party has been honeycombed and
undermined by all sorts OF schemes,
fancies and distractions. But for this
unfortunate condition. the Peoples
party would have largely triumphed
at the late election, but by rainbow
chasing and endless freaks and fuibles
We drove thousands upon thousands
who are with us heart and soul on the
money issue, into the ranks Of the Cd.
position. would like the Peoples
party to get down to a single PROPOSE
tion, namely to the money question,
and strip it OF all else. No socialism
nor anarchism, indeed no 'isms' OF any
nature or side :ssucs. nothing but the
fight for bimetullasm against the
single gold standard, for silver hand
i'll hand with gold as money metal,
with equal currency power. This is
the true issue, and should be made the
particular test OF party fealty. 1t is
the vital question nearest and dearest
to the hearts Of the people and ap.
penls for maintenance and assertion
tn the masses. In fact there is no
other question and can be no other
question worth the mention before the
country until it shall be adjusted
cquitably, as between the debtor and
creditor classes. The gold power is
strangling the people and sooner OF
later it must meet the stranglcr's fate.
The Peoples party must coniine it's
efforts to this cause and this alone.
else it cnn never FREQ itself from the
clutches Of the gold standard oligar-
chy. which now makes merry over the
picbald and motley attire which many
OF our y pulists leaders have permit.
ted themselves to wear. When the
Peoples party strips itself Of all other
questions save the money issue, that,
aud TINT alone, thon the managers OF
the single gold standard will be un.
able to stampede our friends