Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-04
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the hotel dining room Saturday Right
to hear Senator Stewart discuss the
issues of the day. The meeting was
called to order hy Edgar Reinhnrt
chairman OF the Silver Party county
cpmmittee, who made a brief address
lhkkly laudatory OF the SenStor's
achievements III the silver fight, and
closed by introducing Mr.. Stewart.
rse Senator took The aoorRnia
trfiause and said he wAs glad to
I-rs; she people Of Nevada and talk
to ueem on the issues Of the day.
After a brief Introduction he gave a
short sketch OF his early career IN the
State and the part he :ncS IN the
FRS Territorial council aud the fins:
Constitutional convention aud how
- first became a candidate :os the
United States Senate in lSS. He
WIS then elected by the Republicans
and reelected at the chos OF his
hrs; term. At the expiration q his
seccud term he retired tron the SEN
s:e and engaged IN the practice q
Law in an effort to build up his Toy
tune, which hSd suffered greatly
through the failure % mInJrS ven-
lures on American Flat He return
ed - the State IL 1886 AMI became Il
candidate Ter the Senate ani Ms
sSzln elsetsd BY the ReFnbhzn$
No charge was thea made BY the
pa-;y SboS candidate be HNs that he
vrs not a cittEs2 o. the State. He
t&eo gave sd aeSoSH: .: his 6;Ss
ueeiius Eith PrSS&eai Lnoola and
the wC1S lie did n the Senate in pre-
Yar:nr and Pas ing the mining hxs
h. which the P-osPsc.ors and miners
vlc given tie .raits q; their labor.
IL Scnstor then to x Up the charges
circulated ScsJns; hin by the syrdi-
cate eomPoscd Of Yerinc;Nn. Gotta.
Wao5b1En, Cleveland. Char;I ami
james peaaiS whom he said were
trying to hrsak him down before the
people IN order that agold-bu. might
he SaEt 70 the Senate Of the United
States. He replied TO :hese charges
with considerable spirit and pro
rou2csi them without foundation.
Hs told q his efforts III beLSlf OF the
STATE University. the Carson Mint,
;As appropriation to pay the var
claims ana ascribed the failure n, the
laiter 70 the hack OF interest taken III
thom by car Congressman.
lie took up tie Chicago convention
ER5 toll q Bryan's master.ul effort
Crd its effect on tbs, body. There
aUi ;ken, the Senator claimed, WIS
bu-u the great Silver party Of the
Nation, whose leader vas the peerless
bryan. The Republicans had thrown
Of the mask and now stood is the
advocates OF the gold standard. He
deRiei tia: he had stated ,has he was
opposed to the Chicago Platform aud
Democracy. Tie Chicago cunveu-
;iou had given the people a Silver
party and The Democracy Of all but
four States had reafirmed their al
iegiapce to that platform.
The Senator again turned his at
tennon TO the syndicate and claimed
that an organization WIS formed in
the State two years ago to accom-
phsh his defeat. He was partiCu-
iarly severe upon II. NJ. Yerington.
whom he said was using the Virginia
and TFuckee railroad as a defamation
society. He compared freight rates
on The Central Pacific and V. st
and showed how the latter railroad
was retarding The development Of
the Western part OF the Stale. The
syndicate, he claimed. had no candi
date; Tie object was to defeat him
and maze the State 20 for goll /. He
told bos Mr.. Cleveland had bolted
tie 81. Louis convention and. failing
;o set ;be Silver party nomination FOR
Governor, had gone to san Francisco
and announced himself as a candidate
Tor the Senate.
Ia closing the Senator SAID be was
gclhs to b% elected again sud uo1ld
%ouUloua the fight for silver. He
SCpJ T.! his Sorj, 2 record OF il.
duStry. IL tbe fight Eas not won in
ISN the slavery 90 The masses i near.
-t:fay call NE old. but ! atm younger
tlNr all " them when IL c.nes 10 a
tight
Tie Senator closed amid applause
and ;he MEETING adjourned.