The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-18
IS JONES A JUDAsP
The Nevada Republican State Com
mittee Answers in the Affirmative.

The Nevada Republican State Com
mittee Answers in the Affirmative.
Carson, New, Sept. l7.-Senator John
p. Jones of Nevada has been requested
by the republican state central committee
to resign his seat in the United States
Senate to which he was elected by re
publicans. This request is made in a
long letter which was drafted by Chair
man Trennorcoftin and approved by the
state central committee at a meeting held
in this city. The letter eXhaus-
lively reviews Senator Jones
letter of Aug. %, TO the
former chairman of the committee Euoch
Strother. in which Jones announces that
he has left the republican party to Join
the pOpulists, and severely criticlses his
course of action. The main points of the
letter are as follows: you say that you
have not changed your principles well
and good. Does it follow that you have
merely changed your name, and instead of
calling yourself republican you will here
after term yourself a pOpulist' DO the shin
ing examples of populist influence tcon-
SplcuOuS among others that of YOUR own
colleague) with whom you are daily and
hourly confronted III the Senate. Justify
the belief that such a change will add to
your prestige and power as a member Of
that body. Do not the cases of Sumner
and SChurz, and Trumbull and many
others furnish the most painful remind
ers that the day upon which a brilliant
and distinguished party leader breaks
away from the organization in which he
has won all his fame marks the beginning
of his political declined Can you rea-
sonably then expect different result But
by what mental processes you arrive at
the conclusion that the great principle"
involved requires you TO part company
with the Republican party of Nevada,
your letter entirely fails to disclose. You
cOncede that we are true to the cause of
silver. Then why should YOU abandon
US if we are true to silverl Why does not
devotion to that principle" of which you
write so eloqueutly require you
to remain true to us, Not
only have we been true TO
the cause of silver but we have been true
to every other great principle that you
hold dear, and more than all we have
been fidelity itself to you. Then, we ask
again, why do you abandon ust The silver
party does not accept your name, while
the populisU party does not accept your
creed, so that with every recognized po-
ntlcal principle you are literally left
without party in the state of Nevada
The publication of your letter has not
caused even q waVer in the ranks, and no
detection of any leader. however great and
ulSbAuE ulSuGu, Will cause lneAl 10 SWGfNe
hairs breadth from what they believe
to- be their duty.
In conclusion, we desire to remind you
that you were elected to the United
States Senate as republican and by the
Republican party. In the strictest sense
the Office is a political one and the Repub-
lican party is entitled to representation
for the full term of six years from March
4, 1891. AS you announce that YOU cannot
act fhg Narsfyv fs.1,
consideration of propriety and delicacy
and decency requires you TO resign. In
the name Of the Republican party of Ne
vada, we respectfully ask you to do son