Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-11
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sane rgEI 70 have LIS o;iriucE and
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Re i5su started hzrt 70 IS5j and
ElE!-s5 ttEt from that time 70 1881
the problems q r-ngrstraction &C.
CuPlsl tie EfiEI-gu Of tie American
people I'D nothing was heard 0! the
tsrid o. dIsrci2l questions eIoep;
the agitation started by ;Ls NzuoDaI
Greenfield: part! which was not
strong ecOVgh 70 accomplish anything.
HanrccE- rsuarE aDJu: the tariff
bring s!rcaI Sue started the discus-
sion 0! tha: qustjUD. From 1851 tn
ls-5 the tariff question vas threshed
over yearly. In lis; C!erel. and was
elected cu : platform fayoriug the
Zee coinage Of rilyer. Tho QUESTION
Vas Tot discussed in the East where
he Tas al the time. Before his in.
sugn-ariDa Cleveland wrote the War
ne' letter II opposition ~ The Demo-
cratic platform, and he WIS able to
throttle any legislation favorable TO
silver during his administration. In
1883 tie financial question became
prominent and Harrison Was elected
on d platform favorlug the use Of both
gold aud silTcT as money. The Dem
ocrstic platform WAS silent on the
question. At this time our mines
we're closing down and bankruptcy
~as staring the people in the face.
Republicans all believed that Har-
risOn would give Us free coinage.
Harrison made no mention Of silver
in his Inaugural! address, but still he
had faith IL Republican prOmises,
IN his first message TO Congress he
advised Congress not to be tooimpuI-
size to ~legislHie IL favor Of silver.
Tie Mckinley bill reforming the
tariff was passed. Western Senators
were discussing silver and The tariff
bill could not pass without their
voter. Colorado uui Nevada in
structed their Senators to hold up all
tariff Legislation unless something was
done for Silver. Tho result wa the
pasFage 81 the Sherman Act Of 1880.
Western Democrats sought FOR further
legislation favorable 10 silver, bu,
nothing could be done.
The Judge then thre7hed over the
old straw 81 the organization Of tho
Silver party and the great things it
was TO d ccOmplish. The. battle for
silver was preCipitdted III 1892 aud the
feeling WIS - strong in Nevada that
u yellow dog Shat represented tue
principles Of the Silver party could
have been elected To any Office in Tie
State. He then discussed the cum
paigDs 81 '9i and Sc and claimed that
the Democrats and Republicans IA.
ynf~l'the srnRlc gold standard. He
claimed Judge BjgclOw's action in
dumping the State for Mckinley was
a precedent FOR his action nov il u
we're needed. The attitude Of the Dem.
0cra's aud Republicans in the present
campaign next received his attention.
lie claimed that neitiIc: could he
trusted. Ia 1896 tho National Demo.
cratic party adopted a strong silver
platform and nominated n man in
sympathy with it.. The Silver party
OF Nevada gave Bryun its loyal sup.
port. lie combsttcd the claim that
the Democratic party was tho only
National organization favorable TO ell.
yer and pointed TO the TACT that the
New York Democracy had refused 10
adopt the Chicago platform On its po.
li,ical creed lie then turned his nc
%tcntion to General Clarke aud claim.
ed be did not support Bryan, but was
now s;umping tho State for tho Dem.
~Ocratic party. Clarke is not n bimet.
allist at the ratio Of 10 to /. lie said
that General Clarke told him in Car.
ron City that the next National Dem.
octdtic convention would not ondorae
Bryan or tho Chicago platform. lie
read from a pamphlet written by
Clarke and claimed that tho General