Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-07

Government ownership Of rhilroRd I;
oppose amy extension otitime SorE pay
ment Of Pacific railroads debt to the
Government and demand that the
roads be taken, in default OF Iay-
ment; demand the placing ct hides.
and wool on the free list, and demand
that the producer of raw material be
given az much Of the fostering tcare
OF the Government as the manufact-
ureri that the gold reserve. be a6ol.
ished and issue OF bonds In time of
peace prohibited; that Nonresident
aliens should not be allowed to ac:
quire real estate in the country, and
borrow ing money from foreign coun-
tries discouraged; favor readjust-
ment OF the expenses OF our State and
county expenses and that the selection
Of Regents of the State University
be made regardless Of; politics; en-
phaticany favor Nevada men for Ne
vada Offices, and declare for woman
suffrage. " - - -. ..'-. 49,. ... "' Be-
A bitter fight against the following
preamble and resolution, offered by
b. F. Curler, showed the finger.
marks of the gold bugs and it was de-
feated. -
WHEREAS, We consider the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at the
ratio, of l6 to the paramount. issue
OF the campaign, and -. ;s---. 81.
WHEREAS, We favor the election of
men pledged~to support that issue for
President and Vice-President Of the
United States. be it therefore
Resolved, That we are in favor. of
inviting ali parties i'll the State of Ne
vada pledged and supporting that Is
sue to unite III fusion with the
Peoples party on Presidential Flee
tors and invite ali parties in favor OF
the election of W. j.. Bryan for Presi-
dent of the United States to appoint
a committee to confer with like
committee from this convention, effect
fusion on Presidential Electors il
possible and pledge our nominees for
Presidential Electors to abide by the
action of the committee appointed by
that body. 49,.
The Reno Journal, in commenting
on the proceedings says:
@The Populists threw down the
gauntlet yesterday and showed theiI
true colors. The bosses who con-
trolled what, by courtesy might be
termed a convention, but which, as
Judge Curler expressed it, was the
outcome of a series of star chambeI
meetings, threw off all DISCUSSES ana
appeared as auxiliaries to the COLO
standard men which they pretend to
denounce. Several of the ablest mel
in the gathering advocated fusion ano
predicted the disruption of the party
in Nevada unless it was effected. A
motion to fuse was defeated by vote
Of Ia to IL, and the brightest and
brainiest men left the hall, as in their
opinion that sounded the death kneI
of the party ,..... 4,.-.s ~. ...ss.. :. +. (.
AS the nomination of Bryan and
Watson electoral ticket and the de-
feat of q motion to fuse with the othel
Bryan men in the State, cannot be
construed otherwise than movement
in the interest Of the gold standard.
the real silver men of the State,
whether Republicans, Democrats, or
Silver party mon, should take up the
gauge Of battle thrown down by the
so-called Populists and treat them as
OF the. gold forces. The
fight is now between the silver men
who support Bryan and sewall and the
gold men who support Mckinley and
Hobart, as a vote for Bryan aud Wat
son, with iniepedent electors. is a
half a vote for the Mckinley electors.
The voters Of Nevada, who desire the
election OF Bryan and the full restora-
ton Of silver, will not sanction such
an unholy alliance as the action of
yesterday indicates has been con.
mi IN tod 1Nof