Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-10-22
THE FIRST GUNS
OF THE CAMPAIGN

A couple OF bonfires announced the first
speaking Of the campaign. which took
place at the Opera House Wednesday even
Ing before . fair audience, when Hon.
Thomas Wren, the Populist candidate for
Congress, and Mr.. J. b. Mccullough. who
desires TO be Governor on the same ticket.
made their addresses to the voters OF Eu.
reks. After introducing himself Mr.. Wren
spoke In part as follows
A few years ago both parties were con-
trolled by the gold bugs. but finally three.
fourths OF the voters Of Nevada rose almost
as one lar and demanded q party devoted
to the Silver cause. The Populist Party
Convention at Omaha adopted resolution
In favor of the reconciliation Of silver ct
q ratio OF 16 TO /, and IL WAS this which
first brought the silver question promi-
nently before the public, as the Populist
party at it's inception was national, not
local In character. Parties which have
large msjorities grow corrupt and this is
the case with the Silver party in Nevada.
Mr.. Newland's record shows he Was Q
Democrat in California and q candidate
for the U. s. Senate, but Mr.. Hesrst's mill
lions were too much for him. When he
first came to Nevada he made many prom
Uses Of what he would do for the State, but
none OF them have been realized. He made
a visit to England and brought back Eng
lish servants and English ways, thus Gre
asing q prejudice against himself In
Washoe. When be first appeared as q can
didate against Bartine, IN old soldier and
Q very worthy man, l told him be had bet
ter go to Jericho and let his beard grow.
He was afterwards nominated by q faction
Of the Republican party, and with the en-.
dorsement Of the Silver party was elected
to Congress by an immense majority. AS
soon as be was elected he quit having any
thing to do with Nevada, and built q fine
home In Washington, ting heav-
lily in property there. He has done moth.
ing for Nevada except o bill for the relief
OF Moore Of Virginia, Of about $500 In
amount. He tells you about his Hawaiian |
resolution, which was In fact an admins |
trstion measure, given to him for intro
duction with q view OF getting his support. |
He opposed Colonial expansion and the
annexation Of the Philippines. II was
whispered, too, that he was not sound on
the Silver question. There was no proof
Of this until he wrote q letter 10 Gage, the
gold bug Secretary Of the Treasury. in |
which be made that good gold bug ssser-
ton that there was "a flood Of silver In
this country" Newlands' only explans-
ton was that he had written the letter In
reply to one by Gage TO him On the Silver
question. His remedy was to stop the
location OF new mines, while the mines
already in operation should be allowed TO
keep on, and the production should be
limited by charging o heavy seignorsge or
royalty for coinage. II would be infinitely
worse to follow this advice than 10 leave
things as they are. as the mines would
soon fall into the hands Of the class to
whom Newlands belongs, and reducing
wages OF tae working GLASS.
Newlands has appointed non.residents
70 Annapolis and West Point, and one OF
bis s~ppointees, Mr.. Hamilton, 10 now
holding the position. His course In poll.
tics Is like 9 thimble-rigging game, one can
never bet on what party he belongs 10. he
calls himself 8 leader In Congress. where
the Silver party, which he leads. consists
Of one member-himself.
Az for myself. when I was In Congress
the free coinage act which became Q law %
the Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act
was passed % the result Of my endeavors.
OF four anti. Chinese bills the one which I
presented was selected by the committee
and passed Congress, though vetoed by
the President. secured the passage OF .
bill to permit the cutting Of wood on gov.
srnment land for domestic purposes. Bus
I 4 made q mistake in supporting the Thur
man bill and the Reagan bill. which were
opposed by the Railroad Company.
Referring to bis friend. Mr.. McCui-
Tough. Mr.. Wren gave some figures as to
the probabilities OF the coming election,
stating that the party which could carry
5000 votes would probably win. Hestated
II as his opinion that there would be q re
msrkable amount Of boiling from the
Silver party. but that II was impossible to
state with any degree Of positiveness what
the result would be.
Mr.. Wren then introduced Mr.. McCol-
Tough, who said briefly that he would do
what he thought his duty 10 the campaign
and leave the result to the voters OF the
State. The meeting then adjourned with
cheers.