Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-11-07
A MENACE To rHE xAr1ox.

po-tzoee Connected with the Ualoa
Pacific deal Is pot tht the govern
Dent i 20 loss BiTliaas o: 6ouz-s by
the tr-soszc5na and thsr=br Eos The
pockets O. a syndicate ot capitalists
who Contributed heavily 20 the za-
pziEs .Cn3 EhGh 6shzachai TIE
coantr1 that Mckinley might b.
p-eSdsct- bzI that cocsr.nAooo ..
tie bargain u Is agreed ppso he
tween I5s EilnIstzSua En3 the ~
Eo-si kEr&s4:e VII crrert=z;e Il
the hzods - one nKn poUes that
Ell Eaks I'm TIE zsso,rse uISe Q.
th= irEnspo-isSaa brS-es @. the
J--ts6 States
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He L DoU plotting. with Eu7i pros
P=c:s q saooess. 10 set ecDt-ul q
t5s Baltimore X Ono rad Win The
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elements - ooop+Souo - 14 ca-ry-
IGE tGso%E between The Mississippi
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ca I=5= Millions 0: EG;s,ei so-E
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ve-iA tribute IL tie shape Q! diri-
dds 70 keep NJ The fictitious
ElG= q rs securities
No P-=~ai kz GH reach LIn Q.
cz-a rs power. b=czu4 10 azmaE~
bad spareb-odsi the Danger Of such
Egpzc5ol= to-o@= b=ir- coroert-at-
- Il h- hands Q: OF mn He can
81 al defiance ard laugh o s,orr the
Interstate COMMERCE act Nez en-
ac.-sEtE viLl have 20 bz PLACED up9n
tie stZtUre= 10 2hscE the evil Of his
sway. Thl= viii b- tie work Of .=ar=
and Ell usher Il a. ga Of corruption
L rational !sgllaaUu such rs has
D=v=E ben witnessed IL the res
void, tO- L:s for man p
uatung tie lsEmaEug bcjy will b=
b'nE;!es until ;Le people awake - d
fail realization o. tie enormous
'Uroes Q. corruption he commands.
Better thai the government should
lose every dOllac il las invested il the
CriJn Pacific than that the road
should pass mo the hands Of Morgan
under the circumstances that uox en-
yiron the deal. Better that the gov
esnmeEt should present its Interest III
the propert. Is d free gift TO some
Il Who would guarantee to keep II
Is an INDEPENDENT line, competing
fairly and openly for the transporta-
ton Of the products OF the farm and
shop and factory, than that it should
b+ swallowed up BY PierpOnt. Nor
gan. Coils Huntington. tie Wander
bits and their English associates.
President Mckinley can aver, this
~Da;ionel calamity by a simple ACT. He
car force his at;orney-general to en-
ter an appeal from the decree Of fore
closure that vas obtained by ques-
tioDab!e methods. This would give
congress an opportunity To scrutinize
the deal, and congress wOulI dare not
approve Il wouid also stimulate
competition III the bidding by afford.
ing d chance for bidders to get to-
gether th. purchase money and agree
among themselves on terms.
To his " conscience and his sense
Of obligation TO the honorable tradit.
ions 81 the exalted position he now
occupies, Maj. Mckinley owes this
plain duty.-St. Louis Republic.