Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-08-02
VOLUME Xxx.


The Sacramento Bee in its issue oi
June 9th said it could not support
William Mckinley upon gold plat,
form. and that it would await the re-
suit of the conventions 10 follow be
fore fully defining its position i'll tho
Presidential campaign. The convcn,
tons have been held and thc''Bcc. true
to it's convictions on the silver qucs-
ton, comes ont in last Saturdays is
sue i'll favor Of Bryan and Scwall. In
an editorial under the above caption
the Bee saws:
From this time forth, the battle is
On. IL will he the crusade Of the
people Of tins great Nation against the
further swindlmg aggressions Of for
rign wealth, aided by the trcachcrous
syndicatcs Of Wall Street. The So.
called patriotism III these moneycd
kings. both during and after the war.
has been the patriotism of judas Is
cnrioi, who iippcd the Master on the
c.>s.cli and took the thirty pieces Of
:Silycr.
For every pound of flesh, they have
drained with it the very life blood Of
y the country. They have welded Goa
grcsscs and controlled Presidents;
they have gamblcd in the money OF
the people and rCvclcd IN the misery
they have created; they have demon.
ctizcd silver, and undoubtedly pur.
! chased II Congress in order to do so.
Even during the war. when noble
lives We're battling Tor the Flag and
noble soul" had asccndcd la Heaven
caused this Government to rcpudIntc
it's own credit and hustardi2c it's own
currency. While far better men than
they were firing at tho old Fling. these
pretended patr;ot;. these hurpics of
the North were rorbing the Govern
meul and tllP 'prorte right and left hy
rs shameless. iIs intdmuus a series ui
financial hrignndagc as has ever dis
nraccd the history Of any civilized
Nation.
In war the harPics and IN peace the
rulturcs. they and their allies Of Eu.
hope have continued to prey upon the
very vitals Of the people. Every saiC
of bonds to get more gold i'll the
Treasury To pay for bonds not pay
able III gold any more than they are
III silver, is an additional robbery.
Sometimes il has even aaccndcd 20
The sublimity 81 deliberate grand lar
ccny by the millions for the bond
swiudlc Of Janunry St!i, 1895, 10y which
the j. Morgan Phelps syndicate. aid
"d hy President Cleveland nnd Sec
rotary Carlisle, dcirauded this cnun
try ont Of nearly s000a,0o0 in one
dny. was MS much the ultimate mug.
uiliccncc Of bank robbery as il they
had deliberately pred open the U. s.
treasury vaults in the dead OF night
and stolen thcrcfrom that amount OF
money.
II is tn In most wonderful aud con
atnntly revolving system Of the rob-
berry Of The people for the further en-
richmcnt uf Wall Street and th"
Roihachlds thnt was dcilicd nj ST.
Louis under the titles of "honest mon
ry- and Sound finance
II il upon a platform, not only de-
Tending these infamirs Of tho past, but
advocating their continuance III the
future. that Vim. Mckinley stands.
/, is II platform that, while de-
nouncing Cleveland, shadows forth in
the next breath u promise Of u rcpcti-
iion OF the very worst infamy Of
Clcvcland's reign .-. tho continued
swindling Of tho masses for the fnr.
,hcr enrichment Of tho gold ring.
Tho Bcc caunot aud will not stulti.
fy itself. II will not swallow It's ont
spoken opinions aud rcpudiatc its
honest principles.
II will earnestly. faithfully. I'M
swcrvingly, IN its humble field. do
what IL can to promote Tue election OF
WIN. J. Bryan, OF Nebraska
For bryan and the right!
for tho hest interest of the com
n"n people!