Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
MIR. JONES OF NEVADA.
Belief That the Senator Is Drifting
Buck to the Republicans.

heAe1 Ihaf the senator Is Drifting
Back to the Republicans.
In the opinion of a good many, among
them some of those who have been asso-
ciated with him in the fight for silver,
Senator Jones of Nevada is drifting back
into the republican party. He and his COL
league. Senator Stewart, were the first
silver boilers. 1t was never quite certain
where Jones landed when he got out of
the republican party. At first he was called
populist, and then simply silver man.
For some time he has been drifting about
without any definite party association
During many years he has been regarded
as the greatest authority on the money
question on the silver side. His speech on
the subject delivered several years ago,
which occupied him for several days in
the Senate, and which constitutes a large
Volume in print, has been the basis of most
OF the speeches and books that have been
delivered or published in behalf of silver
since He went more exhaustivey into
the subject than would be practicable in a
pamphlet for general circulation. The very
volume of the speech appals the average
reader Pamphleteers and silver agitators
have. therefore, drawn on it for material
with which to supply literature for popular
distribution. This material was available
Tor the author of Coins Financial School,
make the subject popular. But that
speech, which Mr.. Jones delivered during
the discussion over the repeal of the Sher-
man law. was about the last conspicuous
act OF his in promotion Of the silver agita-
tlon he figured prominently in the none
tary conference. which .failed to accom-
plish anything. and, though it did not then
appear 1t Is likely that he was impressed
with some new ideas at that conference
He was then associated with Baron
Rothschilds and some Of the ablest fnafl-
ciers Of Europe. and his training and
natural intellectual grasp enabled him to
fully comprehend their views and their
plans. Since then he mas in no sense been
leader in the silver movement, though
his name has continued to be associat ed
with 1T He did not figure at all in the
last presidential campaign. He was con-
suited little, if at all. by either populists
democrats or silver republicans and since
the campaign ended he has not been
party to the many conferences the silver
senator's have held. This appears to have
been due entirely to Discrimination on his
Fart to participate. He appears to have
at one time held, and his course during
the present tariff fight, while it has been
criticised by republicans on account of the
way he is supposed to have held the
finance committee has received much more
severe criticism privately from his former
silver associates. His vote has not been
available for them in either the committee
or in the Senate to carry out certain plans
they would have liked to put into opera
ton. Il is believed that his inclinations
now place him much more in sympathy
with the party which he deserted to be-
come a detached populist than he Is with
the aggressive silver element in the Senate.
and in confel ence has in a large measure
revived his old republican associations, and
1t Is believed hat he has a disposition to
drift back into the old camp.