Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-11-17
rh.am,nl...lon Responsible.

SpiSorIELr(Ill.l, Nov. li.-lh-
teresIin "a s@ewhat acrimonious IL
correondene has sprung up SINCE m
the Il election between Postmaster ~
Washington Hisrng OF Chicago anu
wiIlm H. Horichsen. Secretary OF W
Statand chairman OF the Depiocrahc "
State central COMMITTEE. c
Itas begun by Heising, Who IN o
an c|rt to hamonize the factions Oh
the emocrati. party OF Illinois IN G
viteiIenr;cban to abandon the so l
call, al6 to lheresy," and bring his ]
crow back into the fold OF orthodox
Dencracy and sound money. 4
Hrichser did not take kindly to
the i~vitation that the IL to l doctrine
waaeresy. He said in part;
an attribute the defeat OF the
par in the Eighteenth Congression-
nj ttrict to the adoption OF the Tree
slit plank. This is absurd and l
catay to you as IL thoroughly ac-
auhted with the district. that with
outhis silver plank the Democrats
cold not have carried asinSlc voting
preinct. Tie causes which brought
abut defeat were the same us
thse which produced such enormous
Republican maprities in all States
where elections wore held, except
Mississippi, where they hsd a free
silver platform.
Il will enumerate the causes brief
ls2tChAI=>fnse IAh&a
ministratiop ind Congress to carry
out The PROMISES made by the Bcmoc
raoy in 1892; the evident intention
OF the President to force gold mono
mesallisu upon the country by the
Encouragement of public patronage
blythe President; feeling either right
or Srcrg. that the clique of New York
and Lndon bankers are controlling
the financial policy of this country;
the Unpopular foreign policy OF the
administration; the use OF courts in
cBt OF strikes; the general hard
tins, which many insist are the re-
s,ltof the Presidents policy, and the
@i(ent intention of the followers Of
Grover Cleveland To force him upon
tle country rs the Democratic nom.
iBee TO- President in 1896.
-ln be Eighteenth district the Re
pullicms received aid and comfort
from Democrats i'll high places. Men
like President Cleveland and Senator
Palmerreioiced openly over Lanes
defeat, md that the gold men in the
party wre pleased over this Rcpub.
lican vitory is shown by the tone of
your Letter.
~Younade the suggestion that we
bury he past and get together
That w'uld perhaps he easy for you
il We vould get together on your
platform, but you have lever indicat-
what tht platform would be.
-Yousay you are for honest money
Ever. man is i'll favor of honest
money.out what do yuu mean by the
-Preident Cleveland has shown
that he is in favor Of gold
monGmetallism, and it is presumed
You agree with hin, although some
members OF yop. faction call them
'binetIIlists.' We have de.
fined our position. You should dc.
yours
Il believe in the free and unlimited
coinigc q, silver at the ratio OF Ii to
}, and shill maintain my belief to the
best Of ny ability; but should the
Democratic convention decide | am
wrong, shall support the Democratic
ticket iuIt the same. Can you say as
mucl?
Il nav, pretty fair acquaintance
with Me fernando American citi.
zens, an6 ! find them rs a rule much
the same barring professional Ger
mans, M other American citizens.
Your attmpt to separate them into
classes with interests in variance with
those Of other citizens is un-Dcmo.
cratic and ridiculous. In trying 10
build NJ a class within the party you
forget flat half a million Democrats
i'll the Safe of Illinois will not surrcn.
der ther principles in order to p~Iacate
other ismcs.
at is lot true, us you say, that the
Germans are opposed TO free silver.
but il tlcy were. would it bc good
politics to surrender the principle,
and the.cby lose half IL vote, in or.
der to atisfy d small faction OF the
party?'