Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-01-29
NORcROSS' ORA TloN
he Pays an Eloquent Tribute to
Senator Jones.

oiyman Norcross of Reno in secon,
ing the nomination of John P. Jone
de spoke as follows:
MI. Speaker and Members Of r.
Assembly 1t gives me much n,a.,
ure to second the nomination Of r..
distinguished statesmen, Hon. job
T. Jones, for United States Senaro
from Nevada, and in second,ro hi
nomination I desire to give som
reasons why I believe his election .
MS time, should be made Unanimous
me people of the State Of Nevada
almost without exception, have de
elared that the question OF free enf
uni'll''eo coinage of silver is para
mount to all others. ~
The Silver party OF this State
winch has been placed in control OF
all branches of State and county GOV.
eminent has for its only object the
plomotlon OF the silver cause, a cues
tlon' the proper solution OF which lies
at'he foundation of the prosperity IF
"'o LIZ SullE6 world
we ave put aside every minor
d"oe'ioh q issue, in order hat all
VINO believe in the justice and naoos-
slty OF u cause might unite and nro-
sent TO the enemy our front unbrokan
~ pesty questions. questions that male
mo the lnsignificance when rod
Win that greater one which touoho,
ne very perpetuity OF our sacred in
'tl'utions. This question O, mona
a'y reform Is not limited by the mar
o" confines Of Nevada, or even tboso
I the United States. II is world uiIo
L us scope. Alone, we can axnaot
sothlng. We must unite with our
lster States who believe as we do and
PIN forces with those who arc 49,
i.me movers OF our cause through
lt the world. This idea was rooon
tzea oy the great majority of the
'opie OF this State, and forms tho
lsln principle of the political n.r,~
NV dominant in this State.
we nave laid aside all else for +,o
ne OF THIS n issue, and by reason
'hls action our influence hoe hooa
tine world over, Therefore ~ 49,
ectlon OF a Senator to succeed the
'horabie John P. Jones, there j. ono
estlon TO be considered which orer
adoWs all others, and tho a,suor
question: for the time being at
o' m"s be the answer to all
ers' That question is, What effsct
! our action today have upon +his
'e'ion' that We have said shall he r
'7iinost until it is juetly settled I
as l nave said, our action was hat |
u IN Its effect, it might be an r
red in different ways. But Wa ara b
age IN a struggle that has the b
on Tor Its field, and in that strnp- it
'hat is attracting the attention Of B
"oilo there is one man upon the !
OF the producing masses who "
us ABOVE all others, who is ~recog.
y as the man whose .
U.s. whose transcendent abili+v
made the money question almoct
Aact science, who has given the
> tne reasoning, the argument
cahnot be answered, and which
eventually prevail because he
IL all is the might of the +r,+h
nan Is John P. Jones, who has
'othe ionor and rare distinction y
tne elected for the fifth time r. 0,
teatest representative BODY in the
was my great pleasure to he an
uhess or an occurrence UPON the
u the United States Senate ubioh
(otne esteem in which our dis DA
17heo senator is held by his col.
e'ah esteem accorded to but few
one put statesmen Of the HIGHEST
Ii was during the historical de- r,
'ei Tue repeal Of the purchasing
,he sherman act. The fight
u ne Senators who favored and tn
20 repeal Was one Of tho Elm
IN ell the history of the Senate,
voorhees, leader of the repeal
declared that the Sen ate shou1d
toJourn until a vote was tal,en
40 night the silver men kept up
ess debate, but little attention
I'D them, until al last it came 70
81, Jones time to take up the dis ut
where a worn out colleague u
of. No sooner had be com.
TO sneak than there was
IN the attitude of the Senate. SGl
7hu Zoe came to listen and n,,
ny Senator was in his seat. VIZ
hours later Senator Voorhees, W,
the Senator from Nevada MI
leld, and upon his doing ca
voorhees, congrat ulated him