Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-11

Major j.. L. Robertson, a Wal
street broker and INT Of the party Ill
tercsted in the Island ountdh
nlncer mines, was interviewed Il
Denver by n reporter OF the Rock
Mountain News. In speaking OF TIL
political situation, he said:
During a recent trip through the
West, l met Il number of public men.
talked with farmers, merchants, ant
business men generally, and as far i
the West is concerned l found ina
Mckinley has no O show than yo'
or | would have i'll u cage with al
enraped lion. The South. OF course
ia solid for Bryan. think it is goin,
TO be close in Kentucky, but | believ'
that Indiana will go for Bryan. l au.
of the opinion that Mckinley has no
carried Ohio yet. or course II "a mai
were 10 make up his opinion OF tht
outcome from my ordinary surroun
ings in Wall street, he woulu believ'
that it is all over, but happily this Is
large country and there isag great dea
of intelligence and patriotism OUTSIDE
OF the money lenders i'll Wall street.
New Jersey, where | reside, judg.
ing from the people / meet of al
shades, Is not u walkover for Nc
Kinley by any means, and woulo
not be surprised il it went the other
way. The farmers and working peo-
ple almost TO Il man are on the fret
siiver side.
Personally, it makes no difference,
to me " ,ich way the election goes.
but have never before heen 50 full!
convinced OF the merits OF any grea'
national question i'll this country Us
am OF the right in this silver una,
ter. ! will not attempt 10 90 into lie
tails to prove what am going to sa!
but I will make the broad st itemcal
that gold is cornesed. 1t il i'll til,
hands OF II few people. Tho apprc-
citation OF the value OF money wouIU
necessarily mean the depreciation OF
products aud labor. In fact, iii,
worlds output OF gold is not su,lici'
ent to serve the purposes OF II basis "
circulation to do the worlds business
That is the whole question in Il nui.
shell, The farmer, or rather the pro
l,oo- .,l ILL., lnlnrnr yrl,p a.. lilac
produce, does not know anything o
economies. He simply knows that /,
ia almost impossible to make living
he knows that what he produce
b ings practically nothing; he know.
there is some ~ for it IN. N!
opinion, he is going Ia vote for {,
change, right or wrong.
1In the East the attempt is beinI
made to throw dust i'll the eyes Of The
farmers and laboring men by shou,
ing 'anarcbisr aud dcclaiming on the
value Of a dollar. All sucn talk l.
uDndulterated nonsense. What tn,
country needs and what it must have
is something called money, whetheY
It Is gold or silver or copper. pewter
iron or paper, but something which
represents tho produce oi labor Will,
IN transit to the customer. With golt
cornered, the producer cannct sc
much OF the circulating melium.
am honestly and thoroughly con
vinccd that Bryan il right and th,
great body Of the people sec that b
IL right and will support him. In IN.
opinion. IL IL th.ir IGlya,iob. | al
not going to discuso the details OF III!
thing my moro than | would tell tn
toromen OF my place how TO plow o
how to sow the grass. | am Il busi
ness man, purc and simple ! neye
held public office and would not &C
Dept any office. ! repent that tho in
forests Of the great people Of thi
country are in the direction OF an in
crease OF tho circulating medium
What they need is mor money, and
thoy do:not have IL from the results q
tho coming election. they will havo /
later on. You n stIflc the American
people for Il while but they will ris
IN their patriotism and do the thin
which will amclioratc their condition
am strongly Of tho impression tina
Bryan will DO elected"