Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-10-27
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fha people 81 Riko enjoyed - Fieh !.
treat last night .zBonfired. blazed in.
Tho street and Wintermantle's martial
BsndsEoke the echoes and attracted
TIE people To- Freeman HALF where:
Senator jones 6hd"a al hct W. A.
Massey spoke on the issue Of the day.
IHsi Meeting was called Is, s. srdets I 1sy.
MI. S. May6ugh Who called Tor
nominations for president OF. the,
meeting. Mr. PeItier was selected to.
preside and the following vice-presi-.
dents were chosen and took seats on
the platform: w.. Il. Smith. : Edgar,
Reinhart, George Russell, Thomas
Hunter, w: W.. Booher. M. Ii. Miller,
Myron Pixley, Thomas McKellops
and Joh6 Henderson: - .''1''' ''''n
The pfelirninaries settled. Mr.,
Peitief made a brief talk. In which he
thanked the people for the honor
conferred and paid q high tribute to
the learning and ability of Nevada's
tsepior Senator. He concluced by.
fsaying some complimentary things
of2Mr. Massey whom he introduced:
as the first speaker.
| MIR. Massey was received with APP
pla use and delivered a very interest
ling speech on, the financial legislation:
Of the. country since 1868. He showed
that the capitalists had secured leg ::
Eislariun in their interests and at the
expense Of the' great nassfSof tie
people: Step BY, step the money
lender ia ! en croached upon the prG. :.
fdhcer until the country fonnd irseit.
J in the condition it is today. He then
spoke Of the great issue involved i'll
the campaign and appealed to. this,
| people to cast their -RlIots ON the Sd
Of .fie9t month fer TRAIT gallant young
fNebraskan, William j. Bryan. Mr..
Massey concluded bis remarks by
speaking briefly on his own candi-.
dacy and retired amid applause.
Senator Jones was then, introduced
bys.Mr. Rnltier. The Senator, WAS
greeted with hearty appiause as be-
4 atose to 7 speak. He thanked The,
people for their greeting and recalled
the fact that % years ago he had
presided ct the Republican State
conyension nheld in Elko Il He then
eatsasd Into discussion OF the
mooney question and refuted many OF
tie hsfeBies advanced by the single
standard advocates. He showed how
tile Rothchilds had dictated the
tihahcial Negotiation Of Europe snd
4 how they and their co-consprators in
the Uuited States had by chicanery
c6mpassedt. the Decentralization Of
saTefh 1878 He then spoke of the
effects shrinking volume Of money
had exerted upon the .products Of
4labor at different periods Of the
dworla8 1hiStSry. He showed cop.
lciusively that the world had made
the greatsst pfpgsess, in th9ee periods
when the volume Of circulating ma
b pm had kapts 10 pses 4sNith The, In
1cteasing wants OF the people and that
@tbe.periodapf sesatest1 ,distpcssswere
1h0 a hieh. there. Nas o. soarcityscA
2AnnAvc a9ks Senator then diSensed
1khNs 4sihtf7Hsic value theory or the
4Soldites and argued atsconsiderable
/, 1abAEkh I'm; favor, OF the auantitatlye
.4thsSry advocated by those who be.
iiiSV6 ID the free, coiaaiigse 9pss silver
a4ie paid some attention to the argu.
inent advkrced by Judge Bigelog
: l4hat law cannot create value. He
.1tpek, a siiyer dollar from his pockei
and said that before the demoneti'
zation of silver in 1873 the silver dol
ilap.wasq at ia premiums, OF three PEI
!, cent over gold The dollar he held
!, in his hand had as many grains 81
silver in Il as the dollar of 1873 Thai
9 the goldites claimed that the silver