Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-11-29
Republican Hypocrisy.

EDITOR lNpEPESDESr:-For more
than twenty years the Republican
party through their orators and their
papers have been teaching bimetalism
to the people Of these United States,
For o than twenty years. through
their press and leading speakers in
ard out OF Congress, the Republican
party have been protesting with great
~yehemence that they had not intend
ed to demonetize silver, that they did
not know silver had been demonetiz-
ed and pledged the party ny pream-
BILE and resolutions in their platforms.
State and National. to wipe out the
crime Of the ages and restore the peo-
pies money to the place it had held
equal with gold as a money metal,
from the established Foundation OF
this Government up to 1873 when by
the most cunning and crafty legisla-
ton known in the history Of this
country, the silver dollar was secretly
stricken from the coins OF our minis
and gold alone substituted in def
ance Of law and p%recedents to pay
the obligations of the government.
They have ven gone so far as to ac-
cuse and condemn the Democratic
party for attempting to demonetize
silver and plumed themselves on be-
ing the only true bimetalists and
friends Of the laboring masses in this
country.
Considering the whole history of
the Republican party on the none
tary question, their pledges and their
protestations since 1873 up to June
1896, it seems n little strange to say
the least, that that great party should
in a single night in National Conven-
ton assembled. declare to the world
that for more than twenty years they
had been advocating the use OF dis
honest money and fostering with
tongue and pen. tine principles OF an.
archy, reputation and revolution.
And then by the lavish use of one of
the most colossal corruption funds
ever contributed by trusts. ccmbina-
tons and corporations to intimidate
and deceive the people, proceed to
carry the election by the aid OF hired
attorneys, subsidized newspapers and
the treachery OF a portion OF the Dem
ocratic party, led on by one of the
most bloated and pronounced pluto
Gratis since the days OF Nero and hay
ing thus accomplished their purpose
herald their succeSs as n great tn.
umph Tor the people.
With no excuse or explanation for
their very recent and sudden change
OF heart and no apology for their
right about face, the Republican par
ty now glory IN their infamy and the
questionable methods by which they
have deceived the people and carried
the election, with indecent haste con.
denim the press and the people who
had the courage to oppose them. And
who are the men now being classed us
anarchists, regulators and revolu-
tionists by this successful combine of
sclf-convicted scoundrcl9 who was SO
conspicuous in the manipulation of
the late election? Out OF tho many |
shall mention only Il few OF the hon
ored legislators and prominent citi-
zens Of this great Republic who have
fallen under The Ian OF these SELF con-
stituted high priests OF public op,n-
ion The lion. w. j. Bryan, Senators
Zones, Stewart, White and Teller,
Gov. Stone, and Congressman Bland.
Newlnnds and Towne and hosts of
others, who are honest in their con
victions and have the courage TO
maintain them, and some six millions
Of American voters who had the man.
hood To protest against the d~ictatiop
OF the Republican leaders in tho latc
election. All are anarchists now who
did not aid the Republican leaders in
doubling OF their own tracks and dc.
claring gold TO be tho only money
worthy to DO classcd IA "eound" Tor
tic payment % obligations in th:a
country. And the newspapers. too,
TINT could not be changed in n single
day from white TO black, have fallen
under tho ban aud arc now Chased ns
disturbcrs OF tho pnblic peace and
fire brands Of war by the whole pack
OF liarpics who bend q willing knee
that thrift may follow tawning. Tho
Examiner. the Boo, the Reno journal.
the Leader, the Timca. tho Herald, the
Salt Lake Tribune tho Virginia
Chronicle. the Carson Appeal. and
INDEPENDENT with thousands Of
others respectable and patriotic pap.
crs arc now classed u rcpudiatof+
md obstructionists.
We are also told with brezon i'm.
pudencc that there should he no op.
position 10 McKinley's Administra.