The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-08-18
SILVER PARTY CORRESPONDENCE.
EUREKA, New, Aug. 7, 1864.

EUREKA, New, Aug. Z, 1864.
To the Editor of the Eureka Sentinel F:
Two years ago over seven thousand
citizens of Nevada, Republicans and
Democrats convinced that the national
platforms of both Republican and Dem
ocratic 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 a spontaniety seldom wit
messed in political matters resolved
thereafter to act independently of preyi-
GUS political affiliations, and for the best
interests 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 practi-
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 a great measure dependent upon
corporations or Office holders or others to
such an extent that they dare not ex-
haps, fifteen hundred really Independent,
honest, reputable citizens, who remained
with the old parties from conviction.
To the extent Of my ability l aided
the Silver party. The corrupt elements
in both of the old parties considered this
a high crime, and forthwith Tray
Blanche and Sweetheart, and the innu-
merable pack ours of both the old poll
tical parties, opened on my track fell
lows who had fawned upon me, getting
dswn in the dust and licking my boots
for favors, prompted by the bigger dogs,
commenced abusing m personally as
only such ours can abuse one.
ly active in this kind OF dirty work. The
Silver party is composed as it is of as
Independent, intelligent, honest and able
body of men as can be found anywhere
in any state OF the Union, is insulted by
that paper by such phrases appearing in
its columns al "Wallace's Silver party,
Why, the poor, miserable idiot that
wrote that phrase is not fit 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 Il can of oysters; then it
would be better furnished than it is now.
A few days since the Gazette published
a letter, dated at Carson, but in fact, /
have no doubt, written at Reno by a
writer who recently distinguished him
self by maintaining with great earnest
ness that the price of silver was never
influenced by legislation. The Shiny
course of this fellow since he has resided
in Nevada has made hin. a stencil in the
~nostrils 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, l 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 Nevada.
1t is not true that l have selected Judge
Cheney or any other man for Office in
Washoe county. I understand the in
dependent character Of the members of
the Silver party of Washoe county too
we'll to attempt anything of ihe kind. If
! were still a member Of the Republican
party ! should know exactly how to
reach the Gazette and its correspondent.
The letter was simply a weak and sillv