Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-05
TURNING TO DEMOCRACY.

The signs OF the timees indicate a
gradual disintegration of the forces
that elected Mckinley in 1896. From
every section OF the country comes
the glad tidIngs that the people are
awakening to the dangers that threat
en- the perpetuity of our free institu-
tons and are alignlng themselves
with the party whose faitl, is founded
on the immutable principles that un-
derby the constitution of the United
States. T..
This discomfort is caused by the
failure of the administration to keep
its pledges to the people on the tariff
and currency questions. The people
were promised tariff bill that would
provide sufficient revenue to support
the government and at the same time
protect the wage earners in the fac
tories and other fields Of labor. This
was to be accomplished by McKin-.
ley's administration without increas-
ing the taxes upon those articles that
enter into the construction and main
tenancs Of the poor mans home,
Has this pledge been kept2 Let
the Dingley tariff act passed at the
extra session OF Congress answer.
Under the operations of this law the
deficit in government receipts has
grown larger every month since it
went into effect and the administra-
ton is forced to face the question Of
bond issue in time of profound
peace. Instead of it increasing the
wages Of those who toll in the shops
and the factories, notices are posted
in the mills and shops of the protect
ed industries telling the employees
that their already small wages must
suffer another cut in order that the
employer may reap rich return ON
his capital. The wage earners are
learning that the McKinley-O :ngley
brand of protection reduces their
daily stipend, bringing misery and
want into their homes, while 1t turns
golden stream into the pockets of
those already surreited with wealth.
The necessaries OF life, the lumber IN
his humble home, the shoes upon his
feet, the coarse blankets that cover
his wife and children and protect
tbop, From, fbo Gold op fho Iooc. W.,
ter nights, the clothes upon his back,
the cutlery upon his table, the tin
pail in which he carries his lunch to
his work are all taxed from % to
100 per cent higher than under the
Wilson law, while the clothing of the
rich and the furnishings of the rich
mans home are either imported free
of duty or the duty has been reduc-
ed by the Dlngley law. Under this law
trusts and combines have grown and
fattened until nearly every imagin-
able article of trade and commerce is
controlled by some huge trust. These
iniquities Of the Dingley law have
caused their full measure of the dis
content now rife among the people.
The failure Of the administration to
keep faith with the bimetallists who
we're hoodwinked into the support of
Mckinley by the phantom Of inter
national bimetallism and the an
nouncement Of Secretary Gage that
the policy Of the administration is to
commit the country more thoroughly
to the gold standard have alienated
large number Of sincere silver
men who now realize the deception
practiced upon them. They are leav.
ing the sinking ship in droves.
These signe clearly portend an over.
whelming Democratic triumph in the
Congressional elections this Fall. Ir
this triumph the Democracy of Ne
wade should have its full share Of the
glory. What course shall the Nevada
Democracy pursue in the Fall cam
paign to reap its share OF the glory
The answer will be given in futur,
article.