Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-03
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gest meeting Of the campaign. There
was not a vacant seat and standing
room was at a premium. The meet
ing was called to order by George S.
Brown who introduced General r.
M. Clarke as the tilst speaker.
Mr.. Clarke was received with ap-
plause and began by saying that he
was in no condition to make speech.
That for the last two days he had
been stupetied with the cold and was
suffering from its effects. He would,
however, give some reasons why the
people of Nevada should vote the
Democratic ticket on the 9Th Of No.
vember. There we're two great
parties i'll the Nation, one Demo-
cratic and the other Republican.
There were many splinters from those
great trunks none of which we're
national or permanent. They cannot
accomplish the purposes for which
we seek. The two great parties diff
fer widely in their fundamental prin
ciples. The Democratic party from
its foundation has been the party of
the people. the party of the great
common masses of the country. The
other was the party of corporations,
syndicates and classes. The Demo-
cratic party believed in the equal
rights Of all men before the law. The
Republican party leSislated for the
classes and established industries at
the expense of the great masses of
the people. The Democratic Iarty
believed that every citizen was en-
TITLED to the equal protection of his
natural rights,
He then took up the silver question
and said that he was bimetalli and
was III favor of the double standard
for the payments OF all debts public
and private. That both metals
should be true and good money to
answer the necessities of trade and
commerce. The Republicans We're in
favor Of making gold the only money
for the payment ofdebts. One party
not strong favored silver as the. only
money. Between the two stood the
great Democratic party of the Nation
conrending in favor OF the use Of both
gold and silver as money. The Dem
ocratlc party OF Nevada standing ON
-
the Chicago platfor m favored the use
OF both. silver and gold as money
metals at the ratio Of 16 to 1. The
people Of Nevada had double in
terest in the solution Of the money
question because we produce both
metals. The adoption Of the double
standard will stimulate industry and
deyelope the resources of the State.
The bimetallists are in favor of open-
ing the tnints to tile free and unlimit-
ed coinage of both metals. How to
bring this about was the great ques-
ton. '.t'" '''. '''., - ''1'#1,, Al ~
!, The speaker next took up the de-
monetization Of silver in 1878. He
said that in 1867 a monetary confer
ence composed Of representatives
from the leading nations of the world
n,etin Paris to adopt standard OF
value. The United States had a rep
resentative there. Cold was adopted
as the standard and our Commissioner
joined IN the report. His report was
made to George s. Boutwell, who was
then Secretary Of the Treasury under
President Grant. John Jay Knox
who was then Treasurer Of the United
States approved this report, drafted
a bill to carry it into effect and sent
it to President Grant. Grant APP
proved the bill and sent it to the Sen
ate. Under this bill gold was to be
the only legal tender for all debts
public and private over IS. The bill
was introduced in 1870 and passed in
1873. 1t was reported favorably by
John Sherman, chairman Of the Sen Z
ate Finance Committee. John Sher-
man fer some reason never explained
voted against that bill and Senator