Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-04
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LILO lmpOIiHnCc Vi Iuc TesuIl y
he Presidential contest 10 tn
,eopls OF Nevada cannot be over
estimated. Upon it depends in
s.eat measure the future prosperit.
the state. Ii the prize piles &"
which William j. Bryan stands ur'
endorsed Mt the polls on the 81 o
iext month. Nevada will enter upon
a career OF unexampled prosperity
The souuu OF Tire lIamun,r as Il
tnikss The steel will be Il, ard II
man, OF her deserted mining camp:
nj the CHATTER and din OF Of th'
ow idle quartz mills will make merr!
,nsic hs they ponnd and crush thu
ore now hidden deep in her mount
ms. The waste places Of the Stat
will ill up with IA prosperous, happ,
nj c%ontcnted people. The rancheI
in her valleys no longer discouraged
y the lack of a home market for the
PRODUCTS Of the farm will till the sol
With renewed energy. Tho peal al
he school und the church bell will he
,eard i'm many places where now
he solitude is only broken by the
yclp Of the coyote. The people will
AXE on new lie and the busy hum OF
industry will be heard in the 'remot-
est corne OF the State. On the other
hand, il the flag OF the geld trust
raves triumrhantly over the nation
the deeper will be the gloom now
resting ON IL State.
AS important rs the general result
will be to the people Of Nevada, there
are local matters Of vast import to
he decided by them ON the 81 Of next
month. One of these is the election
OF IL legislature that will choose n sue
cessor to Senator John p. Jones and
another Ia the election Of II member OF
Congress toeucceed the Hon. Francis
g. Ncwlands.
Senator Jones by his unwavering
support OF the paramount interests OF
Nevada has cndenred himself To- her
people, irrespective OF party, and de-
serves to be returned to the Senate to
succeed himself. If the cause of the
people should meet with defeat in
November, there will be need OF true
and staunch defenders Of the white
metal on the floor Of the Senate.
Brave. earnest men who do not fear
the lash Of ridicule aud the sneers and
taunts OF the sleek we'll fed million
aire will be needed to withstand the
further assaults Of organized wealth
on the rights Of the common people,
Such a man Is John p. Jones, the
senior United States Senator from
Nevada. His great learning on
financial questions and his untirlng
zeal in behalf OF the white metal has
made him a leader in the fight for the
restoration OF silver to the place il
orcupied Is a money metal prior to
1873. In hiuithe gold trust tiud their
greatest Opponent. His keen logic
aud unarswerab!e argument have
more than once routed them in di.-
cussion. They fear him rs they fear
no other man on the floor OF the
His triumphant reelection
woull be a lifting response OF Nevada
to his efforts i'll behalf ui silver. His
would give the lie to our pro-
{ essions and be the cause OF great re-
] ,icing to the enemies OF our State.
Nevada should prove true to her
senior Senator and return him to the
Senate Chamber to continue the
fight for silver and humanity.
Hon. Francis G.. Newlands has serv-
ed tho people faithfully for two terms
as their representative in Congress
ii, has CALAMITY hel up tho hands OF
II Seniors and been with them in
the thickest OF the fight for tho white
metal. Hc mas carefully looked after
the interests OF the State beside de-
voting great deal Of time and money
20 the cause Of b%imetallism. He is a
,ree coinage mar because he believes
II the justice OF the cause.
AS the money question will he the
greatest question before the next
Congress. N.vada's representative
ahouli be m whose grasp of li,u
nuij ct woul | enable him to deal
With it in NIL Of its complications.
Such Il man is Francis G.. Newlands.
His rccorl is clean aud the voters Of
the State should see to il that he is
again returned to Congress. Tho
ISDErESpEST viii support him he.
cause it believes iii the free coinage
~ silver and for the further reason
that his services in shat cause enlitlc
him to tho support Of every voter in
tho State who advocates free silver,