Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-10-24
SENATOR JONES


up by bonfres, the band played,
and everybody marched to the Court
House to hear the Hon. j P. Jones,
who had been billed to address the |
people on the issues of the day.
There was not room in the hall to |
hold all the people who desired to
hear the speaking, and many had
to stand on the stairway, where
they could only catch glimpse Of
the speakers, and occasionally hear
a sentence or two of the remarks.
w. A. Massey, nominee of the Sill
yer Party for Supreme Justice, was
the first speaker of the evening, and
he made very pleasant address.
He thoroughly explained the fallacy
of the intrinsic value arguments
that are being made by the Repub-
licans in regard to silver, and his
points were heartily applauded
when brought clearly to view. Mr.
Massey said very little about him
self further than to announce that
he was candidate for the position
of Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, and that if it be the will of
the people that he should hold that
honorable position he would to his
utmost endeavors see that the trust
placed in his charge was not violat-
ed or betrayed. He further said that
the story in circulation that he had
promised to pardon any criminals
in case of his election was utterly
false. He had made no promises or
pledges to anyone, on any grounds,
except the pledges he had taken
openly at the Elko Silver Conven-
ton last September.
After a song or two by the Glee
Club Judge Beatty made little talk
in which he created much merri-
ment and scored independent can
didates, who were fighting the Sill
yer Party, roundly. He predicted
victory for the national ticket on the
Sd of next November, and gave a
few illustrations of the coercive
methods which were being employ
ed to make the farmers vote for
Mckinley. He paid his compli-
ments to the tool Of Mark Hanna,
who is working to defeat Senator
Jones in this Slater. R. Bigelow
in terms more forceful than elo-
quent, and wanted to know if the
people would believe that he (Bige-
low) was making the fight he is for
Mckinley in State like Nevada
for the love of the dear people only
1t was strongly intimated that
Hanna money was being used in
the State, and of this we have no
doubt.
Chairman Campbell next intro
duced Senator Jones, and he was
greeted with a storm of applause
that lasted several minutes The
Senator has not been in the best of
health for some time past and said
he would not be able to give very
lengthy address, in fact he did not
think it was necessary, as he could
not comprehend why single man
in Nevada should work against his
own interests by voting for Nc
Kinley. He reported what Sen
ator Stewart has so often told the
people, that the demonetization Of
silver was a stealthy crime, perpe-
trated at time when there was no
necessity for any change in the
monetary system of the country.
He explained how such things were
done, and for whose benefit, and
said the people could rest assured
that it was not for the benefit Of
the masses. He explained why he
had left the Republican party, or
rather the party had left him, and
showed what shameless jobs were
put up by the gold men to rob the
farmers and laborers.
The Senator also stated that the
blame for hard times could not be
laid wholly upon the Cleveland ad-
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