Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-05
Massey aud Bonnin.ld.

'oUoHS AnO ABOUT OOuDlo thAt
number of women and children
in the room. The meeting was called
to order by E. q. Snyder who intro
.duced Judge Massey.
The Judge took the floor and be-
gan by saying that he came as citi-
zen OF the town and county to discuss
impartially some OF the political ques-
tons that must be settled by the
voters of the State. He proposed to
discuse issues and facts, not persons
or characters. He had as much right
to discuss political issues as the hum
blest citizen of the land. He would
not abuse persons or political faiths,
but ould appeal to the judgment
and reason. He conceded honest
political belief to all and claimed the
same right to have his opinions and
beliefs that he conceded to others.
He then started back to 1865 and
claimed that from that time TO 1881
the problems Of reconstruction &C.
cupied the attention of the American
people and nothing was heard of the
tariff or, financial questions except
the agitation started by the National
Greenback party which was not
strong enough to accomplish anything.
Hancock's remark abou. the tariff
being local ISSUE started the discus
sion of that question. From 1881 to
1883 the tariff question was threshed
over yearly. In 1884 Cleveland was
elected on a platform favoring the
fee coinage ofssilYer. The question
was not discussed, in the East where
he was at the time. Before his in
auguration Cleveland wrote the War
ner letter in opposition to the Demo
cratic platform, and he was able to
throttle any legislation favorable to
silver during his administration. In
1883 the financial question became
prominent and Harrison was elected
ON platform faAoEing the use of both
gold and silver~assmoney. The DEM
ocratic platform was silent on the
question. At this time our mines
we're closing down and bankruptcy
vas staring the people in the face.
Republicans ali believed that Har-
rison would give us free coinage.
Harrison made no mention OF silver
in his inaugural address, but still he
had faith in Republican promises.
In his FIRST message to Congress he
advised Congress- not to be too impul-
sive to legislate in favor of silver.
The Mckinley bill reforming the
tariff was passed Western Senators
were discussIDgssilver and the tariff
bill could noE pass without their
voter. Colorad6a and Nevada in
structed their Senators to hold up eli
tariff legislation unless something was
done for SilvsrSs,, The result was the
passage Of thsDShsrman Act of 1890.
Western DemeOEsts sought for further
Legislation favorable to silver, buI
nothing couldbet done. - .,
The JudgeEthS NTH reshed over tho
old straw Of the Organization Of the
Silver party and the great things, it
was to ccomplish. Ths:: battle for
silver was preeipitated in 1892 and the
feeling was 'Istrong in Nevada that
a yellow do8&that represented the
principles Of che Silver party could
have been elected to any Office in the
State. He then discussed the cam
paigns of '94 and '96 and claimed that
the Democrats and Republicans ia.
vored the single gold standard. He
claimed Judge Bigelow's action in
stumping the State for Mckinley was
precedent for his action now IL any
we're needed. The attitude OF the DEM
ocrats and Republicans in the present
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